California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 6 - California Community Colleges › Chapter 5 - Students › Subchapter 3 - Attendance [Repealed] › Section 54200 - Certain Students' Residences More than 60 Miles from Nearest Attendance Center

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Any student under 21 years of age, and any student under 25 years of age who
				  has been honorably discharged or is otherwise returning from active or inactive
				  military service within the armed forces of the United States, who resides in
				  this state and more than 60 miles from the nearest community college measured
				  by the usual vehicular route between the student's home and the college, may
				  request to attend credit courses at any community college in the state, whether
				  or not the student's residence is in a district maintaining a community
				  college. The governing board of the district maintaining the community college
				  designated by the student shall admit the student provided all requirements for
				  admission are met.
(b) The
				  provisions of this section shall not apply to any student residing in a
				  district maintaining a community college if that district maintains adequate
				  dormitories or housing facilities or provides adequate transportation for the
				  student between the student's home and community college attendance
				  center.
(c) If the student resides
				  within territory not included within any district and resides more than 60
				  miles from the nearest community college, measured by the usual vehicular route
				  between the student's home and the attendance center, there shall be paid to
				  the parents or other persons having charge or control of the student and
				  directly to adult students and married minors, by the district in which the
				  student attends, a maintenance allowance not to exceed four dollars ($4) per
				  calendar day, including weekends and school holidays, for the portion of a
				  semester, quarter, or other session or term in which the student is enrolled
				  and attends credit classes full time in a community college under this section.
				  The Chancellor may annually increase this amount by the same percentage
				  increase as the Implicit Price Deflator for State and Local Government Purchase
				  of Goods and Services. Districts shall receive reimbursement from the
				  Chancellor's Office for allowances paid to students from nondistrict territory
				  for the prior fiscal year not to exceed the maximum amount as provided by
				  law.
(d) Notwithstanding any
				  provisions to the contrary, a student is eligible for the maintenance allowance
				  authorized by this section for the period of time that the student is enrolled
				  and attends credit courses full time at a single community college district or
				  combines credit classes taken at no more than two community college districts
				  to constitute full time enrollment in credit classes.
(e) If a student combines enrollment at two
				  districts to satisfy the full time enrollment and attendance requirement of
				  this section, the claim for reimbursement and payment to the student as noted
				  in subdivision (c) shall be made by the district where the student is enrolled
				  for the higher number of credit units. If the student is enrolled for an equal
				  number of credit units at each district, the claim for reimbursement and
				  payment to the student shall be made by the district that is located closer to
				  the student's home address. The district that submits the claim for
				  reimbursement and makes payment to the student is responsible for verifying all
				  the claimed credit units that serve as the basis for payment.
(f) Credit classes offered through distance
				  education that meet the requirements of sections
				  55200 et seq. may be included in
				  establishing full time enrollment so long as a portion of the credit units
				  taken at each community college district to satisfy the requirements of this
				  section are not taken through distance education.
(g) No later than 60 days after the close of
				  each fiscal year the Chancellor shall determine the daily allowance rate for
				  the prior fiscal year. If claims made by districts exceed total funds
				  appropriated in any fiscal year for this purpose, the Chancellor shall prorate
				  the allowances made under this section. No later than 90 days after the close
				  of each fiscal year, the community college districts shall pay eligible
				  students, as verified by the appropriate county superintendent of schools, at
				  the rate prescribed by the Chancellor.
(h) The Chancellor shall prescribe procedures
				  for the submission of claims by districts.
(i) For the purpose of this section, a person
				  shall be deemed to be honorably discharged from the armed forces (a) if he or
				  she was honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States or (b)
				  if he or she was inducted into the armed forces of the United States under the
				  "Military Selective Service Act," and
(1)
				  satisfactorily completes his or her period of training and service under that
				  Act and is issued a certificate to that effect pursuant to that Act,
				  or
(2) having served honorably on
				  active duty was transferred to a reserve component of the armed forces of the
				  United States pursuant to that Act, or
(3) was otherwise released pursuant to that
				  Act under honorable conditions.