California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB1555: Community colleges: exemption from nonresident tuition fee: College of the Siskiyous.
Status: Chaptered, September 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 76140 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges. community colleges Community colleges: exemption from nonresident tuition fee: College of the Siskiyous. (1) Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state and authorizes them to operate campuses and provide instruction to students…
From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:
An act to amend Section 76140 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges. community colleges Community colleges: exemption from nonresident tuition fee: College of the Siskiyous. (1) Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state and authorizes them to operate campuses and provide instruction to students. Existing law authorizes community college districts to admit nonresident students, and requires that nonresident students be charged a nonresident tuition fee unless an exemption applies. Existing law authorizes a community college district to exempt a student who attends Lake Tahoe Community College and who has residence in one of several designated communities in Nevada, as specified. This bill would additionally authorize a community college district to exempt from the nonresident tuition fee a student who attends College of the Siskiyous and who has residence in one of several designated counties in Oregon. The bill would require the governing board of the Siskiyou Joint Community College District to adopt rules and regulations for determining a student’s residence classification and for establishing procedures for an appeal and review of the residence classification. By imposing new duties on the Siskiyou Joint Community College …