Published: 2015-07-08
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(a) The trustees may by rule require all persons to pay fees, rents, deposits, and charges for services, facilities or materials provided by the trustees to such persons. The trustees may, by rule, provide for the method of collecting such fees, rents, deposits, and charges, and may, by rule, provide for the refund in whole or part of such fees, rents, deposits, and charges collected in error or collected for facilities, services, or materials not utilized.
(b) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 3560) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if such provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1165, Sec. 1.)
(a) Notwithstanding the requirement of Section 89301 that tuition, material, and service fees be collected by campus officials at the time of registration, the trustees, in consultation with student representatives, may authorize installment payments for the California State University fee established by the trustees pursuant to Section 89700 to cover the costs of services, facilities, or materials, and for nonresident tuition established pursuant to Section 89705. Installment payment schedules may be established in accordance with timetables as determined appropriate by the trustees, in consultation with student representatives.
(b) The trustees, in consultation with student representatives, shall impose a fee in an amount necessary to cover the costs of administering a system of installment payments and may deposit that fee in the General Fund or in local trust accounts as authorized by Section 89721 and established for the purpose of covering those costs. The administrative costs shall include, but not be limited to, the cost of collecting delinquent and defaulted accounts.
(c) The trustees shall include, in the fee imposed for administering the system of installment payments, the interest that the state would have earned in the Pooled Money Investment Account had the fee been collected at the time of registration. The portion of the administrative fee attributable to reimbursement for loss of interest earnings shall be deposited in the General Fund.
(d) The trustees shall provide notice of the amount of the fee that is imposed upon students who use the installment payment system. That notice shall include information regarding the amount of the fee and shall be included in the billing statement sent to the student and posted on signs at the campus cashier window. The information regarding the fee may also be conveyed to the students in any other manner determined appropriate by the trustees.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 536, Sec. 3. Effective August 21, 1992.)
(a) The trustees are authorized to acquire, pursuant to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) or by lease or other means, real property and to construct, operate, and maintain motor vehicle parking facilities and other transportation facilities thereon for state university officers, employees, students, or other persons. The trustees may prescribe the terms and conditions of the parking, and of parking on facilities existing on the effective date of this section, including the payment of parking fees in the amounts and under the circumstances determined by the trustees. Varying rates of parking fees may be established for different localities or for different parking facilities and for the purposes authorized by subdivision (b). In determining rates of parking fees, the trustees may consider the rates charged in the same locality by other public agencies and by private employers for employee parking, the rates charged to students by other universities and colleges.
(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, revenues received by the trustees from any of the motor vehicle parking facilities, as well as from all parking facilities existing on the effective date of this section, may be transmitted to the Treasurer and, if transmitted, shall be deposited by that officer in the State Treasury to the credit of the State University Parking Revenue Fund, which is hereby created.
(2) All revenues received by the trustees under this section may be pledged for the acquisition, construction, and improvement of parking and other transportation facilities, and may also be pledged to supplement other revenue funded projects relating to debt obligations issued by the trustees pursuant to the State University Revenue Bond Act of 1947. Nothing in this section shall be construed as altering or permitting a change in the pledge of parking fee revenues established in connection with debt obligations issued prior to the enactment of this section and pursuant to the State University Revenue Bond Act of 1947.
(3) All revenues received by the trustees from parking facilities, to the extent not pledged in connection with bonds or notes issued pursuant to the State University Revenue Bond Act of 1947, are hereby appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the trustees for the acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance of motor vehicle parking facilities on real property acquired hereunder or on real property otherwise under the jurisdiction of the trustees, and for the study, development, enhancement, operation, and maintenance of alternate methods of transportation for officers, students, and employees of the California State University.
(4) The trustees shall allocate the funds for the construction of parking facilities for each of the California State University campuses only after programs incorporating alternate methods of transportation have been thoroughly investigated and considered, as determined by the alternative transportation committees of each campus and the trustees, in consultation with students and local government officials.
(5) Moneys in the State University Parking Revenue Fund may be invested by the Treasurer, upon approval of the trustees, in those eligible securities listed in Section 16430 of the Government Code. All interest or other earnings received pursuant to the investments shall be deposited to the credit of the State University Parking Revenue Fund.
(c) The Legislature, by this section, does not intend to authorize the institution of a private parking program unrelated to state purposes in competition with private industry.
(d) If any provision of this section is in conflict with any provision of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 3560) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if one or more provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 285, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
Moneys in the State University Parking Revenue Fund received as parking fines and forfeitures shall be used exclusively for the development, enhancement, and operation of alternate methods of transportation programs for students and employees, for the mitigation of the impact of off-campus student and employee parking in university communities, and for the administration of the parking fines and forfeitures programs.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1168, Sec. 2. Effective October 14, 1991.)
(a) The Trustees of the California State University may acquire, pursuant to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) or by lease or other means, real property and may construct and improve student health centers entirely or in part by the use of funds acquired pursuant to this section.
(b) The trustees may prescribe under Section 89700 a fee to provide for the acquisition, construction, and improvement of student health center facilities, in the amounts and under the circumstances as may be determined by the trustees.
(c) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, revenues received by the trustees from the student health center facilities fee may be transmitted to the Treasurer and, if transmitted, shall be deposited by that officer in the State Treasury to the credit of the State University Facilities Revenue Fund, which is hereby created.
(2) All revenues received by the trustees under this section may be pledged for the acquisition, construction, and improvement of student health facilities projects pursuant to the State University Revenue Bond Act of 1947 (Article 2 (commencing with Section 90010) of Chapter 8), and may also be pledged to supplement other revenue funded projects relating to debt obligations issued by the trustees pursuant to the State University Revenue Bond Act of 1947. Nothing in this section shall be construed as altering or permitting a change in the pledge of student health facility fee revenues established in connection with debt obligations issued prior to the enactment of this section and pursuant to the State University Revenue Bond Act of 1947.
(3) All revenues received by the trustees from the facilities fee, to the extent not pledged in connection with bonds or notes issued pursuant to the State University Revenue Bond Act of 1947, are hereby appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the trustees for the acquisition, construction, and improvement of student health centers on real property acquired pursuant to this section or on real property otherwise under the jurisdiction of the trustees.
(4) Moneys in the State University Facilities Revenue Fund may be invested by the Treasurer, upon approval of the trustees, in those eligible securities listed in Section 16430 of the Government Code. All interest or other earnings received pursuant to the investments shall be deposited to the credit of the State University Facilities Revenue Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 285, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)
(a) The trustees may prescribe student housing rental rates and fees to provide revenues for student housing programs in the amounts and under the circumstances that are determined by the trustees.
(b)(1) The trustees may pledge all or any part of student housing revenues in connection with bonds or notes issued pursuant to State University Revenue Bond Act of 1947 (Article 2 (commencing with Section 90010) of Chapter 8), in which case the revenues shall be deposited, transmitted, and used in the manner provided by that act.
(2) All revenues received by the trustees from housing rental rates and fees under this section may be pledged for the acquisition, construction, and improvement of student housing projects, and may also be pledged to supplement other revenue funded projects relating to debt obligations issued by the trustees pursuant to the State University Revenue Bond Act of 1947. Nothing in this section shall be construed as altering or permitting a change in the pledge of housing rental revenues established in connection with debt obligations issued prior to the enactment of this section and pursuant to the State University Revenue Bond Act of 1947.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 285, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2001.)
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, revenues received by the Trustees of the California State University from extension programs, special session, and other self-supporting instructional programs, including but not limited to, fees and charges required by the trustees, may be transmitted to the Treasurer and, if transmitted, shall be deposited by that officer in the State Treasury to the credit of the State University Continuing Education Revenue Fund, which is hereby created, and which is hereby designated as successor to the State College Extension Program Revenue Fund.
(b) All revenues are hereby appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the trustees for the support and development of self-supporting instructional programs of the California State University. However, proposed expenditures or obligations to be incurred during any fiscal year from the State University Continuing Education Revenue Fund, other than expenditures or obligations authorized by subdivision (d), shall be contained in the budget submitted for that fiscal year by the Governor pursuant to Section 12 of Article IV of the Constitution, and shall be subject to Article 2 (commencing with Section 13320) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(c) Moneys in the State University Continuing Education Revenue Fund may be invested by the Treasurer, upon approval of the trustees, in those eligible securities listed in Section 16430 of the Government Code. All interest or other earnings received pursuant to the investments shall be deposited to the credit of the State University Continuing Education Revenue Fund.
(d) All revenues received by the trustees under this section may be pledged for the acquisition, construction, and improvement of facilities for extension programs, special session, and other self-supporting instructional programs pursuant to the State University Revenue Bond Act of 1947 (Article 2 (commencing with Section 90010) of Chapter 8), and may also be pledged to supplement other revenue funded projects relating to debt obligations issued by the trustees pursuant to the State University Revenue Bond Act of 1947.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 285, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), and as otherwise specially provided, an admission fee and rate of tuition fixed by the trustees shall be required of each nonresident student. The rate of tuition to be paid by each nonresident student, as defined in Section 68018, shall not be less than three hundred sixty dollars ($360) per year. The rate of tuition paid by each nonresident student who is a citizen and resident of a foreign country and not a citizen of the United States, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be fixed by the trustees and shall not be less than three hundred sixty dollars ($360) per year.
(b) The trustees may waive entirely, or reduce below the rate, or the minimum rate, fixed by this section, the tuition fee of a nonresident student who is a citizen and resident of a foreign country and not a citizen of the United States and who attends a state university or college under an agreement entered into by a governmental agency or a nonprofit corporation or organization with a similar agency, or corporation or association, domiciled in and organized under laws of a foreign country, where a principal purpose of the agreement is to encourage the exchange of students with the view of enhancing international good will and understanding. The trustees shall, in each instance, determine whether the conditions for this exemption from fees exist and may prescribe appropriate procedures to be complied with in obtaining the exemption.
(c) The trustees shall waive entirely the admission fee and rate of tuition fixed under this section for a nonresident student who is a United States citizen who resides in a foreign country, if that nonresident meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Demonstrates a financial need for the exemption.
(2) Has a parent or guardian who has been deported or was permitted to depart voluntarily under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act in accordance with Section 1229c of Title 8 of the United States Code. The student shall provide documents from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services evidencing the deportation or voluntary departure of his or her parent or guardian.
(3) Moved abroad as a result of the deportation or voluntary departure specified in paragraph (2).
(4) Lived in California immediately before moving abroad. The student shall provide information and evidence that demonstrates the student previously lived in California.
(5) Attended a public or private secondary school, as described in Sections 52 and 53, in the state for three or more years. The student shall provide documents that demonstrate his or her secondary school attendance.
(6) Upon enrollment, will be in his or her first academic year as a matriculated student in California public higher education, as that term is defined in subdivision (a) of Section 66010, will be living in California, and will file an affidavit with the institution stating that he or she intends to establish residency in California as soon as possible.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 576, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2014.)
The trustees may, on the basis of demonstrated financial need and scholastic achievement, waive entirely, or reduce below the rate, or the minimum rate, fixed by Section 89705, the tuition fee of a nonresident student, as defined in Section 68018, who is a citizen and resident of a foreign country, who is an undergraduate student of exceptional scholastic ability and prior scholastic achievement, and who is enrolled in a course of study of no less than 10 semester units.
The number of reductions and waivers granted by the trustees under this section shall at no time exceed 71/2 percent of the nonresident undergraduate students who are citizens and residents of a foreign country, then enrolled in the California State University.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 143, Sec. 141.)
The trustees may, on the basis of demonstrated financial need and scholastic achievement, waive entirely, or reduce below the rate, or the minimum rate, fixed by Section 89705, the tuition fee of a nonresident student or a nonresident student, as defined in Section 68018, who is a citizen and resident of a foreign country, who is a graduate student of exceptional scholastic ability and prior scholastic achievement, and who, while not employed full time by a state university, is employed 20 hours or more a week by a state university or is enrolled in a course of study of not less than 10 semester or quarter units.
The number of reductions and waivers granted by the trustees under this section shall at no time exceed 25 percent of the nonresident graduate students, including nonresident graduate students who are citizens and residents of a foreign country, then enrolled in the California State University.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 143, Sec. 142.)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 89301, a nonresident student who is a citizen and resident of a foregin country and not a citizen of the United States may pay the nonresident tuition fee required of such students in three equal installments per semester if attending on the semester system or in two equal installments per quarter if attending on the quarter system. Any such student shall pay all registration fees required of resident students by the same date as required for resident students. The first installment of the nonresident tuition fee for a nonresident student who is a citizen and resident of a foreign country and not a citizen of the United States shall be due no sooner than 30 days following the deadline for payment of registration fees by resident students. The trustees shall establish an appropriate payment schedule for payment of the nonresident tuition fee and may assess a service charge to finance the cost of administering this installment plan consistent with the provisions of this section.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
Tuition fees adequate, in the long run, to meet the cost of maintaining special sessions in the California State University shall be required of, and collected from, students enrolled in each special session under and pursuant to rules and regulations prescribed by the trustees.
“Special sessions,” as used in this division, means self-supporting instructional programs conducted by the California State University. The special sessions shall include, but not be limited to, career enrichment and retraining programs. It is the intent of the Legislature that those programs, currently offered on a self-supporting basis by the California State University during summer sessions, may be provided throughout the year, and shall be known as special sessions. The self-supporting special sessions shall not supplant regular course offerings available on a non-self-supporting basis during the regular academic year.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 143, Sec. 143.)
The trustees may require and collect special fees to cover cost of materials for specific services and other fees to cover the cost of accommodation services and other services provided students from students enrolled in each special session.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
To enhance the opportunities for California State University employees to participate in training and career development the trustees may, subject to the rules and regulations they may establish, waive entirely or reduce any or all fees for employees who enroll in work-related courses offered by the California State University necessary for improving skills for existing jobs or advancement in accordance with a career development plan at the California State University.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 143, Sec. 144.)
(a) Except as provided for in subdivision (b), a California State University campus-based mandatory fee established through an affirmative vote of the majority of the student body voting on the fee, but not specifically authorized by statute, shall not be reallocated without an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of either the student body or a campus fee advisory committee established under the policies of the California State University voting on the fee reallocation.
(b) A California State University campus-based mandatory fee established through an affirmative vote of the majority of the student body voting on the fee, but not specifically authorized by statute, may be reallocated without an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of either the student body or a campus fee advisory committee voting on the fee if the vote that established the fee authorized an alternative or automatic reallocation mechanism for that fee.
(c) This section shall not apply to campus-based fees approved prior to the enactment of this section.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 574, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2013.)
(a) A campus of the California State University, or the Chancellor of the California State University, or both, shall not approve a student success fee, as defined in subdivision (d), before January 1, 2016.
(b) During the 2014–15 fiscal year, the chancellor shall conduct a review of the California State University Student Fee Policy relating to student success fees and recommend to the trustees changes to the fee policy. In conducting the review and preparing recommended changes to the fee policy, the chancellor shall consider all of the following:
(1) The approval process for student success fees, including, but not limited to, the benefit of utilizing a student election or the consultative process in the approval process.
(2) The need for statewide policies governing a student election, the consultative process, or both, for approving a proposed student success fee, including, but not necessarily limited to, policies requiring campuses to issue a voter pamphlet, or other informational document, or both, that provides an objective analysis of the proposed fee, a detailed description of the proposed fee uses, statements for and against the proposed fee action, and a notification to students regarding the dates, times, and locations available to either vote, for purposes of a student election, or confer with campus leadership, for purposes of the consultative process, regarding a proposed fee.
(3) The means to improve transparency and accountability regarding a campus’ use of student success fee funds for the benefit of members of the campus’ community, including, but not necessarily limited to, students, faculty, staff, and the general public.
(4) The development of an annual report describing the use of student success fee funds by each campus in the prior academic year, to be posted on each campus’ Internet Web site.
(5) The approval of a statewide policy to prohibit a campus from implementing a student success fee for a period exceeding five years unless a continuance of that fee is approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the student body voting, or through the consultative process. Approval to continue an approved fee shall be required every five years.
(6) The impact of student success fees on campuses’ academic programs and services available for students, including, but not necessarily limited to, low-income students.
(7) A provision for financial assistance to offset the cost of the fee for low-income students.
(c) (1) The chancellor shall report to the Department of Finance and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature, on or before February 1, 2015, regarding the chancellor’s proposed revisions to the California State University Student Fee Policy related to student success fees.
(2) This subdivision is inoperative on January 1, 2019, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(d) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Low-income student” means an undergraduate student who has an expected family contribution, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 69432.7, at any time during the student’s matriculation at the institution that would qualify the student to receive a federal Pell Grant. The calculation of a student’s expected family contribution shall be based on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application or an application determined by the California Student Aid Commission to be equivalent to the FAFSA application submitted by that applicant.
(2) A “student success fee” is a type of category II campus-based mandatory fee that must be paid by a student to enroll or attend a campus of the California State University, as determined by that campus or the Chancellor of the California State University.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 34, Sec. 23. Effective June 20, 2014.)