Public postsecondary education: residency: dependents of members of the Armed Forces: reenrollments

The law closes a residency gap for eligible students who temporarily leave college but have a right to return. It preserves their resident tuition classification when their military sponsor is reassigned out of state or retires.

What the law does ​

• Extends resident tuition protections to eligible military dependents granted the right to reenroll in their baccalaureate degree program.
• Prevents loss of resident classification after the service member is transferred outside California on military orders or retires from active duty.

Who it affects ​

• Dependent natural or adopted children, stepchildren, and spouses of active-duty Armed Forces members stationed in California.
• Eligible students attending or admitted to California public postsecondary institutions who are granted reenrollment rights.