University Affairs Issue Briefs: Student Fees

• Which Student Fees?
  
  
• Historical and Policy Context
  • California's Historical Commitment to Free or Affordable Public Education
  • The Master Plan
  • Cornerstones
  • The State's Increased Burden for Financing Public Education after
    Proposition 13
    
    
• Laws and Regulations
  • Statutes
    • Code of Regulations, Title 5, Subchapter 5, Article 3, § 41800 (a)
    • Education Code § 89700
  • Board of Trustees
    • Board of Trustees Resolution RFIN 03-04-00
    • Board of Trustees Standing Orders, Chapter III, section 6(f)
  • Chancellor
    • Executive Order 740
      
      
• Proposed Legislation and Policies
  • California Post Secondary Education Commission's Draft Long-Term Resident Student Fee Policy
  • Proposed Legislation
    Three bills proposing a long-term student fee policy have been introduced in the current legislative session. They are listed below. For the text of these bills, including the most recent versions and bill status and history, go to
    
    http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html

    The three bills are all Assembly bills; indicate that choice on the search
    form and enter the bill number where requested.

    • AB 119
    • AB 550 - This bill has been endorsed in concept by CSSA as a student friendly bill
    • AB 843
    
    
    
• Information on Student Fees from the CSU Administration Perspective
  • CSU Administration Presentation on the Benefits of a Long-Term Student Fee Policy (.pdf) This presentation was prepared by Assistant Vice Chancellor Karen Yelverton-Zamarripa, Governmental Affairs. It includes excellent charts and graphs which place the issue of student fees in historical context.
  • Chart Showing the Amount of Student Fees from 1991 to Present
    
    
• Student Perspectives on Student Fees
  • CSSA’s Position on Student Fees
  • Other State Student Association Positions