AB 2436

Bill Text  - AB-2436 Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes.
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                     AB-2436 Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes. (2025-2026)
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               Date Published: 08/24/2026 09:00 PM
AB2436:v98#DOCUMENT
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                Enrolled
                 August 24, 2026
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                Senate
                 August 20, 2026
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               IN 
                Assembly
                 May 26, 2026
                    CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
                    2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
                Assembly Bill
                    No. 2436  Introduced by Assembly Member Fong (Coauthors: Assembly Members Harabedian, McKinnor, Sanchez, Schultz, Solache, Zbur, Alanis, and Schiavo) (Coauthors: Senators Gonzalez, Richardson, and Rubio)       February 20, 2026  An act to amend and repeal Section 68083 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.       LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST     AB 2436, Fong.
                          Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes.     The Donahoe Higher Education Act establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, and the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in the state.  Existing law establishes uniform residency requirements for purposes of ascertaining the amount of tuition and fees to be paid by students of public postsecondary education institutions. Existing law, until July 1, 2032, entitles a Team USA student athlete, as defined, who trains in the state in an elite level program approved by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee to resident
		classification for the purpose of determining tuition and fees. After July 1, 2032, existing law entitles an amateur student athlete in training at the United States Olympic Training Center in the City of Chula Vista to resident classification for that same purpose. These provisions apply to the University of California only to the extent that the regents, by appropriate resolution, make them applicable.  This bill would remove the July 1, 2032, sunset provision, and make conforming changes, thereby extending the provisions that entitle a Team USA student athlete who trains in the state in an elite level program approved by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee to resident classification indefinitely. To the extent the bill would require community college districts to exempt more students from nonresident tuition, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.  The California Constitution
		requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.  This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.        Digest Key
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       YES        Bill Text     The people of the State of California do enact as follows:      SECTION 1.  Section 68083 of the Education Code, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 972 of the Statutes of 2022, is amended to read:       68083.  (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.  SEC. 2.  Section 68083 of the Education Code, as added by Section 2 of Chapter 972 of the Statutes of 2022, is repealed.       SEC. 3.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.