UCLA Faculty Association: Athlete Tuition Bill Signed

Governor Newsom signed a bill earlier this week granting in-state tuition at a UC, CSU, or community college to any "Team USA" athlete who trains in California. The bill - AB 2747 - was passed unanimously in the legislature in late August and is linked to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. From the text of the bill:

SECTION 1. Section 68083 of the Education Code is amended to read:

(a) Any Team USA student athlete who trains in the state in an elite level program approved by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee is entitled to resident classification for tuition and fee purposes until the athlete has resided in the state the minimum time necessary to become a resident.

(b) The student athlete shall certify their participation in an Olympic or Paralympic elite level training program through supporting documentation from the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee verifying eligibility, and shall submit the supporting documentation to the campus they are attending at the California State University, University of California, or California Community Colleges.

(c) For purposes of this section, “Team USA student athlete” means any student athlete who meets the eligibility standards defined and approved by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and by the national governing body for the sport in which the athlete competes.

(d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2032, and, as of January 1, 2033, is repealed...

Full bill text at https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2747.

The bill was signed in a brief video ceremony. See:

https://archive.org/details/newsom-9-1-22-heat-wave/newsom+10-17-22+athlete+tuition+bill.mp4.

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