Reviews, researches and makes recommendations to the CSSA Board of Directors on legislation from the California State Legislature and U.S. Congress
Responsibilities
- Reviews proposed bills affecting the CSU
- Monitors state finances and the potential effect on the CSU budget
- Ensures progress within the association’s policy agenda
- Ensures adequate student representation exists within relevant state entities
- Supports and develops the local student Lobby Corps across the CSU system. legislative-affairs.shtml
Overview
- One of CSSA’s two policy committees
- Chaired by the Vice President of Legislative Affairs and includes a member from each CSU campus
- Staffed by the CSSA Director of Government Relations
- Meets monthly
Past Accomplishments
- 1987: Sponsored bill to repeal state law penalizing student financial aid in response to protests
- 1975-1979: Repeatedly killed an annual tuition bill intended for CSU students
- 1989-1990: Effectively lobbied the governor to change student fee increase from 10% to 3.6%
- 1992: Sponsored AB 3294, allowing fee installment plans for public university students
- 2000-2006: Participated in national student effort to change credit-card marketing practices on public college campuses
- 2007: Sponsored AB 2813, raising the Cal Grant age eligibility from 24 to 27 years of age.
