Existing law requires the California State University and requests the University of California to implement measures to assist undocumented students detained, deported, or unable to attend to their academic requirements due to immigration orders to take all reasonable steps to help these students retain eligibility upon their return.
SB 307 expands existing law to support students affected by immigration enforcement orders. It requires that CSUs and UCs ensure that undocumented students subject to immigration enforcement do not lose their qualification for the exemption from paying nonresident tuition. CSUs and UCs must also ensure that staff and the designated Dreamer Resource Liaison assist undocumented students in accessing all financial aid and academic resources available to undocumented students.
Finally, SB 307 requires that the Trustees of the CSU, and requests the Regents of the UC, adopt systemwide policies addressing course grades, administrative withdrawal, and reenrollment for undocumented students who are unable to attend their courses by the final drop date due to immigration enforcement activities. The policy must specify the timeframe during which the student is reenrolled and retains the same academic status they held before the withdrawal, following the student’s written submission confirming their intent to return to the CSU or UC.
(SB 307 adds Section 66093.2 to the Education Code.)
