California Education Code ARTICLE 3 - General Provisions

• Section 66011.
  (a) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Legislature that all resident applicants to California institutions of public higher education, who are determined...
• Section 66012.
  It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Legislature that the fixed master plan approach in the development of public postsecondary education be...
• Section 66013.
  Each segment of public higher education shall strive for excellence in its sphere, as assigned in this part.(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
• Section 66014.
  The provisions of this part shall supersede the provisions of any other law which conflict with the provisions of this part.(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch.
• Section 66014.2.
  Each campus of the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, post on its Internet Web site,...
• Section 66014.3.
  (a) The California State University shall, and the University of California is requested to, publicly provide labor market outcome information relating to the graduates of their...
• Section 66014.5.
  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize the role of independent, regionally accredited postsecondary education in California postsecondary education. Statewide planning, policy coordination,...
• Section 66014.8.
  (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Institutional accreditation documents” means the institution’s institutional accreditation visiting team reports and the institutional...
• Section 66015.
  It is the intent of the Governor and the Legislature, in cooperation with the Trustees of the California State University, to do both of the...
• Section 66015.1.
  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The 1986 Report on Lower Division Education at the University of California stated that “lower division (education)...
• Section 66015.5.
  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that quality classroom instruction be continually improved and that courses required for normal progress to a baccalaureate degree...
• Section 66015.7.
  (a) In order to maintain and strengthen the high quality of international education in California, the Legislature encourages all public and private institutions of higher education...
• Section 66015.10.a.
  (a) The University of California is requested to annually notify the governing board of each high school of both of the following:(1) The number of graduates who...
• Section 66015.12.
  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the California State University assess and report the entry-level proficiency of all first-time freshmen. On or before...
• Section 66016.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that opportunities for participation in intercollegiate athletic programs in the community colleges, in the campuses of the California...
• Section 66016.3.
  (a) Any student, including a person without lawful immigration status, or a person who is exempt from nonresident tuition pursuant to Section 68130.5, may serve in...
• Section 66016.4.
  If a state court finds that Section 66016.3, or any similar provision adopted by the Regents of the University of California, is unlawful, the court...
• Section 66017.
  The respective governing boards of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California shall adopt appropriate procedures and designate appropriate...
• Section 66017.7.
  (a) A public postsecondary educational institution or independent institution of higher education, or employee or student thereof, that confines dogs or cats for the purposes set...
• Section 66018.
  Each institution of public higher education shall require that all applications for any type of financial aid for students shall disclose all taxable income and...
• Section 66018.55.
  (a) As used in this section, “college and university” includes all institutions of public higher education and all independent institutions of higher education.(b) The Office of Privacy...
• Section 66019.
  (a) Each state university and college, when determining eligibility for any state university or college educational opportunity program, and each governing board of a community college...
• Section 66019.3.
  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California to disseminate information...
• Section 66020.
  (a) The Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall, and the Regents of the University of...
• Section 66020.5.
  (a) The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the Trustees of the California State University, and the Student Aid Commission, including any auxiliary organization...
• Section 66021.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that the Budget Act for each fiscal year provide sufficient funding for financial aid for students with demonstrated...
• Section 66021.1.
  (a) For purposes of this section “student” includes undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree students.(b) The California State University shall, and the University of California is requested to,...
• Section 66021.2.
  Consistent with the state’s historic commitment to provide educational opportunity by ensuring both student access to and selection of an institution of higher education for...
• Section 66021.4.
  It is the intent of the Legislature to support student financial aid programs for eligible students enrolled in teacher credential and graduate degree programs, including...
• Section 66021.5.
  Notwithstanding any other law, payments made, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11402.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to a student or applicant for...
• Section 66021.6.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and except as provided for in subdivision (b), the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of...
• Section 66021.7.
  Notwithstanding any other law, on and after January 1, 2012, a student attending the California State University, the California Community Colleges, or the University of...
• Section 66022.
  (a) The governing board of every community college district, the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the Board...
• Section 66023.
  Each segment of public higher education shall establish, and update as necessary, a written policy concerning students who are called to active military service. The...
• Section 66024.
  The Legislature hereby affirms its commitment to the continuing quality and development of graduate and professional programs of the University of California, the California State...
• Section 66025.
  (a) Systemwide fees charged to resident undergraduate students at the University of California and the California State University shall be reduced for the 1998–99 fiscal year...
• Section 66025.3.
  (a) No campus of the University of California, the California State University, or the California Community Colleges shall charge any mandatory systemwide tuition or fees, including...
• Section 66025.7.
  By July 1, 2015, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, using common course descriptors and pertinent recommendations of the American Council on Education, shall...
• Section 66025.8.
  (a) 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...
• Section 66025.9.
  (a) 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...
• Section 66025.91.
  Each community college district, with respect to each campus in its jurisdiction that administers a priority enrollment system, shall grant priority registration for enrollment to...
• Section 66025.92.
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the priority enrollment for registration required by this section is necessary to ensure that the flexibility related to educational...
• Section 66025.93.
  (a) Each public or private postsecondary educational institution that is located in a county that participates in the Restaurant Meals Program established pursuant to Section 2020...
• Section 66025.95.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that, consistent with the requirements and intent outlined in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 78215, and to...
• Section 66026.
  Unless otherwise specified, reports submitted to the Legislature by the University of California, the California State University, and the Office of the Chancellor of the...
• Section 66027.
  (a) (1) The Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing board of each community college district are requested...
• Section 66027.5.
  (a) The California Community Colleges and the California State University shall provide information about credit by examination opportunities wherever course and class information is available.(b) The...
• Section 66027.8.
  (a) For the purposes of this section, “program” means a student meal plan donation program.(b) The Trustees of the California State University shall, and the Regents of...

Last modified: October 22, 2018