AA/01/AS/23/UEPC - Priority Registration for Student Parents

Effective Spring 2024

Whereas: The named legislation defines “student parent” as “a student who has a child or children under 18 years of age who will receive more than half of their support from that student,” and

Whereas: The deadline for implementation is July 1, 2023, then

Be it Resolved: Following a process of self-identification, documentation, and institutional verification, student parents of minors will be granted priority registration by class level; and be it further

Resolved: That this policy be effective for the Spring 2024 registration cycle that begins November 2023; and be it further

Resolved: that faculty and staff will make student parents aware of the eligibility requirements and process to obtain this priority registration, and be it further

Resolved: That this policy be reviewed by UEPC two years after implementation to assess effectiveness of the process of identification and verification.

Rationale:

Relevant Portion of AB 2881

Public postsecondary education: students with dependent children. (2021-2022)

SEC. 3. Section 66025.81 is added to the Education Code, to read: 66025.81.

(a)   (1) By no later than July 1, 2023, the California State University and each community college district shall, and the University of California is requested to, with respect to each                 campus in their respective jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system, grant priority in that system for registration for enrollment to a student parent.

       (2) In implementing this subdivision, each campus of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California is encouraged to use                   information from any or a combination of the following to help determine a student parent’s eligibility for the priority registration established pursuant to this subdivision:

           (A) The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
           (B) The California Dream Act Application (CADAA).
           (C) The application to receive a fee waiver pursuant to Section 76300.
           (D) Any campus form or documentation that identifies student parents.

(b) For purposes of this section, “student parent” means a student who has a child or children under 18 years of age who will receive more than half of their support from that student.
 

Review History: Approved by the Academic Senate on February 28, 2023
Approved by President Ellen Junn on April 13, 2023

Academic Affairs  Division has the primary responsibility for this policy.

Attachment(s): 01/AS/23/UEPC Priority Registration for Student Parents  

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