Request No. | 2019-44 |
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Date of Request | November 20, 2019 |
Requester | Nancy Jodaitis, Immigrants Rising |
Application(s) | Standard Application |
Section / Page | AB 540 eligibility algorithm / status |
Steering Hearing Date | TBD |
Proposed Change to Download File | TBD |
Proposed Change to Residency Logic | Yes / AB540 Logic |
During a review of the current application workflow, including the submission and post-submission process for undocumented/nonresidents, and she pointed out that our AB 540 logic is out-dated and needs to be updated ASAP. Additional education information must be included - above the two high school values and the visa types.
Nancy Jodaitis from Immigrants Rising will review the details in the Standard Data Dictionary and submit a detailed set of requirements for updates to this important eligibility
REFERENCE: https://ab540.com/
COMING SOON more from Immigrants Rising - Detailed requirements on what is needed to ensure CCCApply is in compliance with AB540 eligibility logic. |
#1 Response: https://immigrantsrising.org/resource/understand-the-differences-in-state-tuition-ca-dream-act-and-daca/
Non-credit in adult school should be counted. and adult school. Not international. Only undocumented, documented, legal permanent residents, T and U visa holders, TPS holders lawfully present immigrants.
#2 Response: https://dream.csac.ca.gov/Only domestic. Not international. I don’t think noncredit.
*The text below was taken from the University of California website for "Undocumented Student Resources"
AB 540 is a California law that allows some nonresident and undocumented students to pay in-state tuition and fees. To be eligible for AB 540, students must:
Learn more about AB 540 and how to apply.
The California Dream Act is made up of two California Assembly Bills: AB 130 and AB 131. Both pieces of legislation enable students who qualify for AB 540 to be eligible for certain types of UC and state financial aid. Together, these bills means that AB 540 students are now eligible for:
Learn more about the California Dream Act and how to apply for financial aid.
AB 540 or the California Nonresident Tuition Exemption, also known as the AB540 Affidavit. Once you are admitted to a California public college or university you can submit the California Nonresident Tuition Exemption Request. As long as you maintain continuous enrollment once you have been granted the exemption you will continue to be charged the in-state tuition rate.
AB 540 has attendance, coursework and graduation Requirements. As a result of AB 540 you can apply for exemption from out-of-state tuition. This is a brief summary of the requirements. For a full listing see the “What is AB 540” page.
Coursework and Graduation Requirements
Attendance Requirements
If your dream is to go to the finest college or university you have to work hard in K-12, take college preparatory courses (i.e. the UC and CSU A-G course list) from the 8th to 12th grade, take high school advanced placement courses, and stayed out of trouble.
Undocumented parents live with the fear of deportation and they strongly caution their children to keep their immigration status private. Therefore, students heed their parent’s warning and are reluctant to talk to teachers and counselors about their situation and the constraints of being undocumented. If a student’s parent is fearful about disclosure, it may be helpful to tell the parent that there is a law that protects the privacy of Kindergarten – 12th grade students, college students and parents. That law is called FERPA – the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. As a result, universities cannot release the student’s information, including the fact that they are undocumented, except under very specific circumstances, such as a court order.
Data Element: | elig_ab540 |
Description: | Whether applicant is eligible for AB540 tuition waver, as determined by the Submission Calculation Service |
Format, Length: | boolean, 1 |
Values: | 1 = True/Yes 0 = False/No |
Allows Null: | No |
Default: | None |
Usage: | Alerts college Financial Aid personnel to applicants who are eligible for AB540 tuition waiver. Determines whether AB540 information and links are included on the Links and Opportunities page. |
Notes: | Populated by Submission Calculation Service; for details, see CCCApply Appendix A: Submission Calculations Service specification. residency table Appendix A: Submission Calculation Logic & Residency Algorithmon page 197 |
Xap Field: | eligibleForWaiver |
Revision Log: | ~~ |
CCCApply facilitates early awareness of financial assistance in two directions. The application process asks questions about the Needs & Interests of the applicant to alert them to the possibility of financial assistance, and offer links to the online BOG Fee Waiver application and FAFSA federal aid application form. Based on responses to the Needs & Interests questions, CCCApply can send notification to financial aid departments at the same time as the application is downloaded by the college so that financial aid departments can begin their processes of contacting and assisting the applicants.
The process of identifying the student and the information required in the notification to the financial aid departments are outlined below.
If the AB540 Eligibility flag is “Yes”, then the following links are automatically generated on the Special Links and Opportunities page:
You may be eligible for a special tuition waiver.
For more information see the Explanation of AB540 Tuition Exemption Para imformacion en Español, lea AB540 Tuition Exemption en Español
Print and mail the AB540 Tuition Exemption Request Form:
Note: All documents must by ADA‐compliant. The High Technology Center concludes that PDF is not yet generally acceptable, so HTML is the better choice of format for compliance. The forms will be available in both HTML and PDF).
After the Preliminary Residency Determination is set, the AB540 Eligibility Flag is set according to the following logic:
All data items referred to above, as well as the eligibility flag, are available in the standard download file for all colleges.
Description | File Type | URL | Notes |
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AB540 | URL | ||
AB540 Affidavit | https://ab540.com/uploads/californiaCC.pdf | (updated) | |
What is Ab540? | URL | https://ab540.com/What_Is_AB540_.html | |
Suggestion for AB 540 Language Requirements
If you're granted an AB 540 exemption, you will be charged in-state tuition and fees, and not the supplemental tuition charged to nonresidents.
Students (including undocumented students) who, for various reasons, are classified as nonresidents may be eligible.
You must meet all three of the following requirements to be eligible:
1. Time and coursework requirements
Either:
Attendance for three full-time years or the equivalent at any combination of the following:
Or:
Three years of California high school coursework and three years of total attendance at a California elementary school, California secondary school, or any combination of the two.
2. Degree or unit requirements
Meet one of the following requirements:
3. Signed Nonresident Exemption Request
You also must have signed the California Nonresident Exemption Request, which states that you meet all the requirements to qualify for AB 540 status and, if you are undocumented, are in the process of adjusting your immigration status (or will do so as soon as you are eligible).