Public postsecondary education: waiver of mandatory systemwide tuition and fees: current or former foster youth.
Existing law, the Donahoe Higher Education Act, establishes the segments of the public postsecondary education system in the state, including the University of California administered by the Regents of the University of California, the California State University administered by the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. The provisions of the act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution, make them applicable. The act prohibits campuses of those segments from charging mandatory systemwide tuition or fees to specified students who apply for a waiver.
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SB 967
California SB 967 (20172018)
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Public postsecondary education: waiver of mandatory systemwide tuition and fees: current or former foster youth.
California SB 967 (20172018) — Public postsecondary education: waiver of mandatory systemwide tuition and fees: current or former foster youth.
Existing law, the Donahoe Higher Education Act, establishes the segments of the public postsecondary education system in the state, including the University of California administered by the Regents of the University of California, the California State University administered by the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. The provisions of the act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution, make them applicable. The act prohibits campuses of those segments from charging mandatory systemwide tuition or fees to specified students who apply for a waiver.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 967 Berryhill, T. Consent Calendar Second Day — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB967 Berryhill et al. Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Special Consent SB967 — 39–0 (pass) · upper
SB 967 Berryhill, T. Senate Third Reading By ACOSTA — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 13–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Berryhill — primary (person)
Acosta — principal coauthor (person)
Bates — coauthor (person)
Mayes — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-01-31 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-02-01 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 3.
2018-02-08 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2018-03-08 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-03-21 Re-referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2018-03-23 Set for hearing April 11.
2018-04-17 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4622.) (April 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-04-18 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2018-04-20 Set for hearing April 30.
2018-04-30 April 30 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2018-05-18 Set for hearing May 25.
2018-05-25 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4300.) (May 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-05-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-29 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2018-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4451.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-31 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-06-07 Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. referral-committee
2018-06-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-08-08 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-08-09 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-16 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6310.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-16 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2018-08-20 Withdrawn from engrossing and enrolling.
2018-08-20 Ordered to the Assembly.
2018-08-20 In Assembly. Held at Desk.
2018-08-20 Action rescinded whereby Action rescinded whereby the bill was read a third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate.
2018-08-20 Ordered to third reading.
2018-08-24 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2018-08-24 Ordered to third reading.
2018-08-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6758.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-30 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2018-08-31 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2018-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 6115.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2018-09-22 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-22 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 688, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/88922815-1aec-4cd8-b271-b2b99488efe4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).