AB 1850: Educational services: permanent residents: foreign nationals.
- Session Year: 2015-2016
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2016-07-22
(1)The existing California Civil Liberties Public Education Act has been enacted for the stated purpose of sponsoring public educational activities and development of educational materials to ensure that the events surrounding the exclusion, forced removal, and internment of persons of Japanese ancestry will be remembered and so that the causes and circumstances of this and similar events may be illuminated and understood.
Existing law requires, to the extent that federal financial analysis methodology incorporates this exemption, income received as reparation payments paid pursuant to federal law for the purpose of redressing the injustice done to persons of Japanese ancestry who were interned during World War II not be considered in determining an applicants financial need for purposes of student financial aid programs.
This bill would delete the term resident aliens from these provisions and replace it with the term permanent residents.
(2)Existing law expresses findings of the Legislature with respect to the impact of the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 on illegal aliens. Existing law also states the intent of the Legislature to establish a state test that may be used by eligible aliens to attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States to meet the requirements of that act. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation with the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, to develop the state test referenced above.
This bill would delete the word illegal from the legislative findings relating to these aliens.
(3)This bill would also replace the word alien with the term foreign national in various provisions relating to educational services provided to immigrants, relating to adult education, and relating to the determination of residence for students of specified public postsecondary educational institutions, but this replacement would be operative only if the Superintendent certifies, in writing, to the Secretary of State of California on or before January 20, 2017, that this terminology has been changed in federal law as specified.
(1)The existing California Civil Liberties Public Education Act has been enacted for the stated purpose of sponsoring public educational activities and development of educational materials to ensure that the events surrounding the exclusion, forced removal, and internment of persons of Japanese ancestry will be remembered and so that the causes and circumstances of this and similar events may be illuminated and understood.
Existing law requires, to the extent that federal financial analysis methodology incorporates this exemption, income received as reparation payments paid pursuant to federal law for the purpose of redressing the injustice done to persons of Japanese ancestry who were interned during World War II not be considered in determining an applicants financial need for purposes of student financial aid programs.
This bill would delete the term resident aliens from these provisions and replace it with the term permanent residents.
(2)Existing law expresses findings of the Legislature with respect to the impact of the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 on illegal aliens. Existing law also states the intent of the Legislature to establish a state test that may be used by eligible aliens to attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States to meet the requirements of that act. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation with the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, to develop the state test referenced above.
This bill would delete the word illegal from the legislative findings relating to these aliens.
(3)This bill would also replace the word alien with the term foreign national in various provisions relating to educational services provided to immigrants, relating to adult education, and relating to the determination of residence for students of specified public postsecondary educational institutions, but this replacement would be operative only if the Superintendent certifies, in writing, to the Secretary of State of California on or before January 20, 2017, that this terminology has been changed in federal law as specified.
(1)The existing California Civil Liberties Public Education Act has been enacted for the stated purpose of sponsoring public educational activities and development of educational materials to ensure that the events surrounding the exclusion, forced removal, and internment of persons of Japanese ancestry will be remembered and so that the causes and circumstances of this and similar events may be illuminated and understood.
Existing law requires, to the extent that federal financial analysis methodology incorporates this exemption, income received as reparation payments paid pursuant to federal law for the purpose of redressing the injustice done to persons of Japanese ancestry who were interned during World War II not be considered in determining an applicants applicants financial need for purposes of student financial aid programs.
This bill would delete the term resident aliens from these provisions and replace it with the term permanent residents.
(2)Existing law expresses findings of the Legislature with respect to the impact of the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 on illegal aliens. Existing law also states the intent of the Legislature to establish a state test that may be used by eligible aliens to attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States to meet the requirements of that act. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation with the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, to develop the state test referenced above.
This bill would delete the word illegal from the legislative findings relating to these aliens.
(3)This bill would also replace the word alien with the term foreign national in various provisions relating to educational services provided to immigrants, relating to adult education, and relating to the determination of residence for students of specified public postsecondary educational institutions, but this replacement would be operative only if the Superintendent certifies, in writing, to the Secretary of State of California on or before January 20, 2017, that this terminology has been changed in federal law as specified.
(1)The existing California Civil Liberties Public Education Act has been enacted for the stated purpose of sponsoring public educational activities and development of educational materials to ensure that the events surrounding the exclusion, forced removal, and internment of persons of Japanese ancestry will be remembered and so that the causes and circumstances of this and similar events may be illuminated and understood.
Existing law requires, to the extent that federal financial analysis methodology incorporates this exemption, income received as reparation payments paid pursuant to federal law for the purpose of redressing the injustice done to persons of Japanese ancestry who were interned during World War II not be considered in determining an applicants financial need for purposes of student financial aid programs.
This bill would delete the term resident aliens from these provisions and replace it with the term permanent residents.
Existing
(2)Existing law expresses findings of the Legislature with respect to the impact of the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 on illegal aliens. Existing law also states the intent of the Legislature to establish a state test that may be used by eligible aliens to attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States to meet the requirements of that act. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation with the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, to develop the state test referenced above.
This bill would delete the word illegal from the legislative findings relating to these aliens.
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(3)This bill would also replace the word alien with the term foreign national in these provisions, various provisions relating to educational services provided to immigrants, relating to adult education, and relating to the determination of residence for students of specified public postsecondary educational institutions, but this replacement would be operative only if the Superintendent certifies, in writing, to the Secretary of State of California on or before January 20, 2017, that this terminology has been changed in federal law as specified.
Existing law expresses findings of the Legislature with respect to the impact of the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 on illegal aliens. Existing law also states the intent of the Legislature to establish a state test that may be used by eligible aliens to attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States to meet the requirements of that act. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation with the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, to develop the state test referenced above.
This bill would delete the word illegal from the legislative findings relating to these aliens.
The bill would also replace the word alien with the term foreign national in these provisions, but this replacement would be operative only if the Superintendent certifies, in writing, to the Secretary of State of California on or before January 20, 2017, that this terminology has been changed in federal law as specified.
(a)This part shall be known and may be cited as the California Civil Liberties Public Education Act. The purpose of the California Civil Liberties Public Education Act is to sponsor public educational activities and development of educational materials to ensure that the events surrounding the exclusion, forced removal, and internment of citizens and permanent residents of Japanese ancestry will be remembered, and so that the causes and circumstances of this and similar events may be illuminated and understood.
(b)The Legislature finds and declares that the federal Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) was established by Congress in 1980 to review the facts and circumstances surrounding Executive Order 9066, issued in February 19, 1942, and the impact of such Executive Order on American citizens and permanent residents... and to recommend appropriate remedies. The CWRIC issued a report of its findings in 1983 with the reports Personal Justice Denied and Personal Justice Denied-Part II, Recommendations. The reports were based on information gathered through 20 days of hearings in cities across the country, particularly the West Coast, hearing testimony from more than 750 witnesses: evacuees, former government officials, public figures, interested citizens, and historians and other professionals who have studied the subjects of Commission inquiry.
(c)The lessons to be learned from the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II are embodied in Personal Justice Denied-Part II, Recommendations. The CWRIC concluded as follows: In sum, Executive Order 9066 was not justified by military necessity, and the decisions that followed from it-exclusion, detention, the ending of detention and the ending of exclusion-were not founded upon military considerations. The broad historical causes that shaped these decisions were race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership. Widespread ignorance about Americans of Japanese descent contributed to a policy conceived in haste and executed in an atmosphere of fear and anger at Japan. A grave personal injustice was done to the American citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry who, without individual review or any probative evidence against them were excluded, removed and detained by the United States during World War II.
(d)The Legislature further finds and declares that President Ronald Reagan signed into law the federal Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and declared during the signing ceremony that This is a great day for America. In that act the Congress declared as follows:
The Congress recognizes that, as described in the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, a grave injustice was done to both citizens and permanent residents of Japanese ancestry by the evacuation, relocation, and internment of civilians during World War II. As the Commission documents, these actions were carried out without adequate security reasons and without any acts of espionage or sabotage documented by the Commission, and were motivated largely by racial prejudice, wartime hysteria, and a failure of political leadership. The excluded individuals of Japanese ancestry suffered enormous damages, both material and intangible, and there were incalculable loses in education and job training, all of which resulted in significant human suffering for which appropriate compensation has not been made. For these fundamental violations of the basic civil liberties and constitutional rights of these individuals of Japanese ancestry, the Congress apologizes on behalf of the Nation.
SEC. 2.Section 32400 of the Education Code is amended to read:32400.(a)The Legislature finds that as many as one million seven hundred thousand aliens could be granted amnesty and would seek permanent residency in California under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603). Under the act, eligible aliens would be required to demonstrate an understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States.
(b)Further, it is the intent of the Legislature to establish a state test for use by eligible aliens that would attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States to meet the requirements of Section 312 of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1423) and the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603).
SEC. 3.Section 32400 of the Education Code is amended to read:32400.(a)The Legislature finds that as many as one million seven hundred thousand undocumented foreign nationals could be granted amnesty and would seek permanent residency in California under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603). Under the act, eligible undocumented foreign nationals would be required to demonstrate an understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States.
(b)Further, it is the intent of the Legislature to establish a state test for use by eligible foreign nationals that would attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States to meet the requirements of Section 312 of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1423) and the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603).
SEC. 4.Section 32401 of the Education Code is amended to read:32401.(a)The Superintendent, in consultation with the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, shall develop a test or adopt an existing test, subject to the approval of the United States Attorney General pursuant to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603), to measure whether an eligible foreign national has a minimal understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States as required under Section 312 of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1423).
(b)The Governor, the Superintendent, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the Assembly shall petition the Director of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Attorney General for approval to use the test referred to in subdivision (a) as one means by which an eligible foreign national may satisfy the requirements under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603).
(c)The Superintendent shall distribute the test referred to in subdivision (a) to school districts, county offices of education, and community colleges, upon their request for purposes of administration, to eligible foreign nationals granted legal status pursuant to Section 245A of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603). Any school district, county office of education, or any other eligible agency that receives federal legalization impact-assistance funds to provide educational services may administer the test for purposes of determining the need of an eligible foreign national applying for legal status for appropriate educational services, and of allowing an eligible foreign national to demonstrate an understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States. Test results shall be confidential, and shall not be released without the written consent of the eligible foreign national for any purpose that is not directly related to the provision of educational services. Upon request by an eligible foreign national applying for legal status, test results may be transmitted to the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. School districts, county offices of education, community colleges, and any other eligible agencies that receive federal funds for this purpose shall administer the test using appropriate test monitor and control procedures and provide for necessary test security measures.
SEC. 5.Section 52613 of the Education Code is amended to read:52613.(a)Notwithstanding any section to the contrary, each governing board of a school district maintaining classes for adults that issues a Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F-1) Student Status - For Academic and Language Students, Form I-20AB, or completes Form I-20AB for a nonimmigrant foreign national, as defined in subparagraph (F)(i) of paragraph (15) of subsection (a) of Section 1101 of Title 8 of the United States Code, for the purposes of enrolling the nonimmigrant foreign national in a class in English and citizenship for foreigners or a class in an elementary subject, shall charge the nonimmigrant foreign national a fee to cover the full costs of instruction, but in no case shall the fee exceed the actual cost of the instruction. The fee shall be adopted at a regular meeting of the governing board of each of these school districts maintaining classes for adults at least 90 days before the commencement of the classes for which the fee is charged.
(b)No school district maintaining classes for adults shall include the attendance of F-1 visa students enrolled in a class in English and citizenship for foreigners or in a class in elementary subjects for apportionment purposes.
SEC. 6.Section 52651 of the Education Code is amended to read:52651.For purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a)Board of Governors means the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
(b)Chancellor means the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.
(c)Community-based organizations means public nonprofit benefit corporations of demonstrated effectiveness approved by the Superintendent to provide educational services to eligible legalized persons.
(d)Department means the State Department of Education.
(e)Educational outreach activities means:
(1)Information transmitted to temporary resident foreign nationals regarding the requirements of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. Secs. 1160, 1161, and 1255a), as those requirements existed on the effective date of this chapter, relating to adjustment of resident status, sources of assistance to those foreign nationals obtaining adjustment of resident status, including educational, informational, and referral services, and the rights and responsibilities of those foreign nationals and foreign nationals lawfully admitted for permanent residence, the identification of health, employment, and social services, and the importance of identifying oneself as a temporary resident foreign national to service providers. It does not include client counseling or any other service that would assume responsibility of the foreign nationals application for the adjustment of resident status.
(2)Information provided to newly legalized persons and other immigrants regarding educational opportunities available to them.
(f)Immigrant means a person who is a citizen of a country other than the United States and is eligible for education services in California or a naturalized United States citizen who is now residing in California.
(g)Newly legalized person means a foreign national who has been granted lawful temporary resident status under Sections 1160, 1161, and 1255a of Title 8 of the United States Code, as those sections existed on the effective date of this chapter. In addition, it means a person who has, after being granted lawful temporary resident status, obtained permanent resident or citizenship status.
(h)Services provider means any community-based organization, school district maintaining adult education programs, or community college that has been approved by the Superintendent in the 199192 fiscal year as eligible to provide educational services to newly legalized persons pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 23.50 of the Budget Act of 1991.
(i)SLIAG means the State Legalization Impact-Assistance Grants as set forth in Section 204 of the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, (Sec. 204, P.L. 99-603), as it exists on the effective date of this chapter.
(j)Superintendent means the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
SEC. 7.Section 68062 of the Education Code is amended to read:68062.In determining the place of residence the following rules are to be observed:
(a)There can only be one residence.
(b)A residence is the place where one remains when not called elsewhere for labor or other special or temporary purpose, and to which he or she returns in seasons of repose.
(c)A residence cannot be lost until another is gained.
(d)The residence can be changed only by the union of act and intent.
(e)A man or woman may establish his or her residence. A womans residence shall not be derivative from that of her husband.
(f)The residence of the parent with whom an unmarried minor child maintains his or her place of abode is the residence of the unmarried minor child. When the minor lives with neither parent his or her residence is that of the parent with whom he or she maintained his or her last place of abode, provided the minor may establish his or her residence when both parents are deceased and a legal guardian has not been appointed.
(g)The residence of an unmarried minor who has a parent living cannot be changed by his or her own act, by the appointment of a legal guardian, or by relinquishment of a parents right of control.
(h)A foreign national, including an unmarried minor foreign national, may establish his or her residence, unless precluded by the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1101 et seq.) from establishing domicile in the United States.
(i)The residence of an unmarried minor foreign national shall be derived from his or her parents pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions (f) and (g).
SEC. 8.Section 68130.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:68130.5.Notwithstanding any other law:
(a)A student, other than a nonimmigrant foreign national within the meaning of paragraph (15) of subsection (a) of Section 1101 of Title 8 of the United States Code, who meets all of the following requirements shall be exempt from paying nonresident tuition at the California State University and the California Community Colleges:
(1)Satisfaction of either of the following:
(A)High school attendance in California for three or more years.
(B)Attainment of credits earned in California from a California high school equivalent to three or more years of full-time high school coursework and a total of three or more years of attendance in California elementary schools, California secondary schools, or a combination of those schools.
(2)Graduation from a California high school or attainment of the equivalent thereof.
(3)Registration as an entering student at, or current enrollment at, an accredited institution of higher education in California not earlier than the fall semester or quarter of the 200102 academic year.
(4)In the case of a person without lawful immigration status, the filing of an affidavit with the institution of higher education stating that the student has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration status, or will file an application as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.
(b)A student exempt from nonresident tuition under this section may be reported by a community college district as a full-time equivalent student for apportionment purposes.
(c)The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the Trustees of the California State University shall prescribe rules and regulations for the implementation of this section.
(d)Student information obtained in the implementation of this section is confidential.
SEC. 9.Section 69505 of the Education Code is amended to read:69505.(a)To the extent that federal financial analysis methodology incorporates this exemption, income received as reparation payments paid pursuant to federal law on or after October 1, 1990, for the purpose of redressing the injustice done to United States citizens and permanent residents of Japanese ancestry who were interned during World War II shall not be considered in determining an applicants financial need.
(b)To the extent that federal financial analysis methodology incorporates this exemption, income received as reparation payments paid by the Canadian government for the purpose of redressing the injustice done to persons of Japanese ancestry who were interned in Canada during World War II shall not be considered in determining an applicants financial need.
SEC. 10.(a)Sections 3 to 8, inclusive, of this act shall not become operative unless, on or before January 20, 2017, the Superintendent of Public Instruction certifies, in writing, to the Secretary of State of California that House Resolution 3785 of the 114th United States Congress, or an equivalent measure, has been enacted and the Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act has become law, accomplishing both of the following with respect to an executive agency of the federal government:
(1)The replacement of the term alien with the term foreign national when used to refer to an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States.
(2)The replacement of the term illegal alien with the term undocumented foreign national when used to refer to an individual who is unlawfully present in the United States or who lacks a lawful immigration status in the United States.
(b)In the event that the Superintendent of Public Instruction makes the certification referenced in subdivision (a), Section 2 of this act shall become inoperative.
(a)This part shall be known and may be cited as the California Civil Liberties Public Education Act. The purpose of the California Civil Liberties Public Education Act is to sponsor public educational activities and development of educational materials to ensure that the events surrounding the exclusion, forced removal, and internment of citizens and permanent residents of Japanese ancestry will be remembered, and so that the causes and circumstances of this and similar events may be illuminated and understood.
(b)The Legislature finds and declares that the federal Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) was established by Congress in 1980 to review the facts and circumstances surrounding Executive Order 9066, issued in February 19, 1942, and the impact of such Executive Order on American citizens and permanent residents... and to recommend appropriate remedies. The CWRIC issued a report of its findings in 1983 with the reports Personal Justice Denied and Personal Justice Denied-Part II, Recommendations. The reports were based on information gathered through 20 days of hearings in cities across the country, particularly the West Coast, hearing testimony from more than 750 witnesses: evacuees, former government officials, public figures, interested citizens, and historians and other professionals who have studied the subjects of Commission inquiry.
(c)The lessons to be learned from the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II are embodied in Personal Justice Denied-Part II, Recommendations. The CWRIC concluded as follows: In sum, Executive Order 9066 was not justified by military necessity, and the decisions that followed from it-exclusion, detention, the ending of detention and the ending of exclusion-were not founded upon military considerations. The broad historical causes that shaped these decisions were race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership. Widespread ignorance about Americans of Japanese descent contributed to a policy conceived in haste and executed in an atmosphere of fear and anger at Japan. A grave personal injustice was done to the American citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry who, without individual review or any probative evidence against them were excluded, removed and detained by the United States during World War II.
(d)The Legislature further finds and declares that President Ronald Reagan signed into law the federal Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and declared during the signing ceremony that This is a great day for America. In that act the Congress declared as follows:
The Congress recognizes that, as described in the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, a grave injustice was done to both citizens and permanent residents of Japanese ancestry by the evacuation, relocation, and internment of civilians during World War II. As the Commission documents, these actions were carried out without adequate security reasons and without any acts of espionage or sabotage documented by the Commission, and were motivated largely by racial prejudice, wartime hysteria, and a failure of political leadership. The excluded individuals of Japanese ancestry suffered enormous damages, both material and intangible, and there were incalculable loses in education and job training, all of which resulted in significant human suffering for which appropriate compensation has not been made. For these fundamental violations of the basic civil liberties and constitutional rights of these individuals of Japanese ancestry, the Congress apologizes on behalf of the Nation.
SEC. 2.Section 32400 of the Education Code is amended to read:32400.(a)The Legislature finds that as many as one million seven hundred thousand aliens could be granted amnesty and would seek permanent residency in California under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603). Under the act, eligible aliens would be required to demonstrate an understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States.
(b)Further, it is the intent of the Legislature to establish a state test for use by eligible aliens that would attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States to meet the requirements of Section 312 of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1423) and the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603).
SEC. 3.Section 32400 of the Education Code is amended to read:32400.(a)The Legislature finds that as many as one million seven hundred thousand undocumented foreign nationals could be granted amnesty and would seek permanent residency in California under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603). Under the act, eligible undocumented foreign nationals would be required to demonstrate an understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States.
(b)Further, it is the intent of the Legislature to establish a state test for use by eligible foreign nationals that would attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States to meet the requirements of Section 312 of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1423) and the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603).
SEC. 4.Section 32401 of the Education Code is amended to read:32401.(a)The Superintendent, in consultation with the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, shall develop a test or adopt an existing test, subject to the approval of the United States Attorney General pursuant to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603), to measure whether an eligible foreign national has a minimal understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States as required under Section 312 of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1423).
(b)The Governor, the Superintendent, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the Assembly shall petition the Director of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Attorney General for approval to use the test referred to in subdivision (a) as one means by which an eligible foreign national may satisfy the requirements under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603).
(c)The Superintendent shall distribute the test referred to in subdivision (a) to school districts, county offices of education, and community colleges, upon their request for purposes of administration, to eligible foreign nationals granted legal status pursuant to Section 245A of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603). Any school district, county office of education, or any other eligible agency that receives federal legalization impact-assistance funds to provide educational services may administer the test for purposes of determining the need of an eligible foreign national applying for legal status for appropriate educational services, and of allowing an eligible foreign national to demonstrate an understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States. Test results shall be confidential, and shall not be released without the written consent of the eligible foreign national for any purpose that is not directly related to the provision of educational services. Upon request by an eligible foreign national applying for legal status, test results may be transmitted to the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. School districts, county offices of education, community colleges, and any other eligible agencies that receive federal funds for this purpose shall administer the test using appropriate test monitor and control procedures and provide for necessary test security measures.
SEC. 5.Section 52613 of the Education Code is amended to read:52613.(a)Notwithstanding any section to the contrary, each governing board of a school district maintaining classes for adults that issues a Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F-1) Student Status - For Academic and Language Students, Form I-20AB, or completes Form I-20AB for a nonimmigrant foreign national, as defined in subparagraph (F)(i) of paragraph (15) of subsection (a) of Section 1101 of Title 8 of the United States Code, for the purposes of enrolling the nonimmigrant foreign national in a class in English and citizenship for foreigners or a class in an elementary subject, shall charge the nonimmigrant foreign national a fee to cover the full costs of instruction, but in no case shall the fee exceed the actual cost of the instruction. The fee shall be adopted at a regular meeting of the governing board of each of these school districts maintaining classes for adults at least 90 days before the commencement of the classes for which the fee is charged.
(b)No school district maintaining classes for adults shall include the attendance of F-1 visa students enrolled in a class in English and citizenship for foreigners or in a class in elementary subjects for apportionment purposes.
SEC. 6.Section 52651 of the Education Code is amended to read:52651.For purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a)Board of Governors means the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
(b)Chancellor means the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.
(c)Community-based organizations means public nonprofit benefit corporations of demonstrated effectiveness approved by the Superintendent to provide educational services to eligible legalized persons.
(d)Department means the State Department of Education.
(e)Educational outreach activities means:
(1)Information transmitted to temporary resident foreign nationals regarding the requirements of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. Secs. 1160, 1161, and 1255a), as those requirements existed on the effective date of this chapter, relating to adjustment of resident status, sources of assistance to those foreign nationals obtaining adjustment of resident status, including educational, informational, and referral services, and the rights and responsibilities of those foreign nationals and foreign nationals lawfully admitted for permanent residence, the identification of health, employment, and social services, and the importance of identifying oneself as a temporary resident foreign national to service providers. It does not include client counseling or any other service that would assume responsibility of the foreign nationals application for the adjustment of resident status.
(2)Information provided to newly legalized persons and other immigrants regarding educational opportunities available to them.
(f)Immigrant means a person who is a citizen of a country other than the United States and is eligible for education services in California or a naturalized United States citizen who is now residing in California.
(g)Newly legalized person means a foreign national who has been granted lawful temporary resident status under Sections 1160, 1161, and 1255a of Title 8 of the United States Code, as those sections existed on the effective date of this chapter. In addition, it means a person who has, after being granted lawful temporary resident status, obtained permanent resident or citizenship status.
(h)Services provider means any community-based organization, school district maintaining adult education programs, or community college that has been approved by the Superintendent in the 199192 fiscal year as eligible to provide educational services to newly legalized persons pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 23.50 of the Budget Act of 1991.
(i)SLIAG means the State Legalization Impact-Assistance Grants as set forth in Section 204 of the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, (Sec. 204, P.L. 99-603), as it exists on the effective date of this chapter.
(j)Superintendent means the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
SEC. 7.Section 68062 of the Education Code is amended to read:68062.In determining the place of residence the following rules are to be observed:
(a)There can only be one residence.
(b)A residence is the place where one remains when not called elsewhere for labor or other special or temporary purpose, and to which he or she returns in seasons of repose.
(c)A residence cannot be lost until another is gained.
(d)The residence can be changed only by the union of act and intent.
(e)A man or woman may establish his or her residence. A womans residence shall not be derivative from that of her husband.
(f)The residence of the parent with whom an unmarried minor child maintains his or her place of abode is the residence of the unmarried minor child. When the minor lives with neither parent his or her residence is that of the parent with whom he or she maintained his or her last place of abode, provided the minor may establish his or her residence when both parents are deceased and a legal guardian has not been appointed.
(g)The residence of an unmarried minor who has a parent living cannot be changed by his or her own act, by the appointment of a legal guardian, or by relinquishment of a parents right of control.
(h)A foreign national, including an unmarried minor foreign national, may establish his or her residence, unless precluded by the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1101 et seq.) from establishing domicile in the United States.
(i)The residence of an unmarried minor foreign national shall be derived from his or her parents pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions (f) and (g).
SEC. 8.Section 68130.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:68130.5.Notwithstanding any other law:
(a)A student, other than a nonimmigrant foreign national within the meaning of paragraph (15) of subsection (a) of Section 1101 of Title 8 of the United States Code, who meets all of the following requirements shall be exempt from paying nonresident tuition at the California State University and the California Community Colleges:
(1)Satisfaction of either of the following:
(A)High school attendance in California for three or more years.
(B)Attainment of credits earned in California from a California high school equivalent to three or more years of full-time high school coursework and a total of three or more years of attendance in California elementary schools, California secondary schools, or a combination of those schools.
(2)Graduation from a California high school or attainment of the equivalent thereof.
(3)Registration as an entering student at, or current enrollment at, an accredited institution of higher education in California not earlier than the fall semester or quarter of the 200102 academic year.
(4)In the case of a person without lawful immigration status, the filing of an affidavit with the institution of higher education stating that the student has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration status, or will file an application as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.
(b)A student exempt from nonresident tuition under this section may be reported by a community college district as a full-time equivalent student for apportionment purposes.
(c)The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the Trustees of the California State University shall prescribe rules and regulations for the implementation of this section.
(d)Student information obtained in the implementation of this section is confidential.
SEC. 9.Section 69505 of the Education Code is amended to read:69505.(a)To the extent that federal financial analysis methodology incorporates this exemption, income received as reparation payments paid pursuant to federal law on or after October 1, 1990, for the purpose of redressing the injustice done to United States citizens and permanent residents of Japanese ancestry who were interned during World War II shall not be considered in determining an applicants financial need.
(b)To the extent that federal financial analysis methodology incorporates this exemption, income received as reparation payments paid by the Canadian government for the purpose of redressing the injustice done to persons of Japanese ancestry who were interned in Canada during World War II shall not be considered in determining an applicants financial need.
SEC. 10.(a)Sections 3 to 8, inclusive, of this act shall not become operative unless, on or before January 20, 2017, the Superintendent of Public Instruction certifies, in writing, to the Secretary of State of California that House Resolution 3785 of the 114th United States Congress, or an equivalent measure, has been enacted and the Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act has become law, accomplishing both of the following with respect to an executive agency of the federal government:
(1)The replacement of the term alien with the term foreign national when used to refer to an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States.
(2)The replacement of the term illegal alien with the term undocumented foreign national when used to refer to an individual who is unlawfully present in the United States or who lacks a lawful immigration status in the United States.
(b)In the event that the Superintendent of Public Instruction makes the certification referenced in subdivision (a), Section 2 of this act shall become inoperative.
(a)This part shall be known and may be cited as the California Civil Liberties Public Education Act. The purpose of the California Civil Liberties Public Education Act is to sponsor public educational activities and development of educational materials to ensure that the events surrounding the exclusion, forced removal, and internment of citizens and permanent residents of Japanese ancestry will be remembered, and so that the causes and circumstances of this and similar events may be illuminated and understood.
(b)The Legislature finds and declares that the federal Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) was established by Congress in 1980 to review the facts and circumstances surrounding Executive Order 9066, issued in February 19, 1942, and the impact of such Executive Order on American citizens and permanent residents... and to recommend appropriate remedies. The CWRIC issued a report of its findings in 1983 with the reports Personal Justice Denied and Personal Justice Denied-Part II, Recommendations. The reports were based on information gathered through 20 days of hearings in cities across the country, particularly the West Coast, hearing testimony from more than 750 witnesses: evacuees, former government officials, public figures, interested citizens, and historians and other professionals who have studied the subjects of Commission inquiry.
(c)The lessons to be learned from the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II are embodied in Personal Justice Denied-Part II, Recommendations. The CWRIC concluded as follows: In sum, Executive Order 9066 was not justified by military necessity, and the decisions that followed from it-exclusion, detention, the ending of detention and the ending of exclusion-were not founded upon military considerations. The broad historical causes that shaped these decisions were race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership. Widespread ignorance about Americans of Japanese descent contributed to a policy conceived in haste and executed in an atmosphere of fear and anger at Japan. A grave personal injustice was done to the American citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry who, without individual review or any probative evidence against them were excluded, removed and detained by the United States during World War II.
(d)The Legislature further finds and declares that President Ronald Reagan signed into law the federal Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and declared during the signing ceremony that This is a great day for America. In that act the Congress declared as follows:
The Congress recognizes that, as described in the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, a grave injustice was done to both citizens and permanent residents of Japanese ancestry by the evacuation, relocation, and internment of civilians during World War II. As the Commission documents, these actions were carried out without adequate security reasons and without any acts of espionage or sabotage documented by the Commission, and were motivated largely by racial prejudice, wartime hysteria, and a failure of political leadership. The excluded individuals of Japanese ancestry suffered enormous damages, both material and intangible, and there were incalculable loses in education and job training, all of which resulted in significant human suffering for which appropriate compensation has not been made. For these fundamental violations of the basic civil liberties and constitutional rights of these individuals of Japanese ancestry, the Congress apologizes on behalf of the Nation.
SEC. 2.Section 32400 of the Education Code is amended to read:32400.(a)The Legislature finds that as many as one million seven hundred thousand aliens could be granted amnesty and would seek permanent residency in California under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603). Under the act, eligible aliens would be required to demonstrate an understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States.
(b)Further, it is the intent of the Legislature to establish a state test for use by eligible aliens that would attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States to meet the requirements of Section 312 of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1423) and the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603).
SEC. 3.Section 32400 of the Education Code is amended to read:32400.(a)The Legislature finds that as many as one million seven hundred thousand undocumented foreign nationals could be granted amnesty and would seek permanent residency in California under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603). Under the act, eligible aliens undocumented foreign nationals would be required to demonstrate an understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States.
(b)Further, it is the intent of the Legislature to establish a state test for use by eligible foreign nationals that would attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States to meet the requirements of Section 312 of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1423) and the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603).
SEC. 4.Section 32401 of the Education Code is amended to read:32401.(a)The Superintendent, in consultation with the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, shall develop a test or adopt an existing test, subject to the approval of the United States Attorney General pursuant to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603), to measure whether an eligible foreign national has a minimal understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States as required under Section 312 of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1423).
(b)The Governor, the Superintendent, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the Assembly shall petition the Director of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Attorney General for approval to use the test referred to in subdivision (a) as one means by which an eligible foreign national may satisfy the requirements under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603).
(c)The Superintendent shall distribute the test referred to in subdivision (a) to school districts, county offices of education, and community colleges, upon their request for purposes of administration, to eligible foreign nationals granted legal status pursuant to Section 245A of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603). Any school district, county office of education, or any other eligible agency that receives federal legalization impact-assistance funds to provide educational services may administer the test for purposes of determining the need of an eligible foreign national applying for legal status for appropriate educational services, and of allowing an eligible foreign national to demonstrate an understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States. Test results shall be confidential, and shall not be released without the written consent of the eligible foreign national for any purpose that is not directly related to the provision of educational services. Upon request by an eligible foreign national applying for legal status, test results may be transmitted to the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. School districts, county offices of education education, community colleges, and any other eligible agencies that receive federal funds for this purpose shall administer the test using appropriate test monitor and control procedures and provide for necessary test security measures.
SEC. 5.Section 52613 of the Education Code is amended to read:52613.(a)Notwithstanding any section to the contrary, each governing board of a school district maintaining classes for adults that issues a Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F-1) Student Status - For Academic and Language Students, Form I-20AB, or completes Form I-20AB for a nonimmigrant foreign national, as defined in subparagraph (F)(i) of paragraph (15) of subsection (a) of Section 1101 of Title 8 of the United States Code, for the purposes of enrolling the nonimmigrant foreign national in a class in English and citizenship for foreigners or a class in an elementary subject, shall charge the nonimmigrant foreign national a fee to cover the full costs of instruction, but in no case shall the fee exceed the actual cost of the instruction. The fee shall be adopted at a regular meeting of the governing board of each of these school districts maintaining classes for adults at least 90 days before the commencement of the classes for which the fee is charged.
(b)No school district maintaining classes for adults shall include the attendance of F-1 visa students enrolled in a class in English and citizenship for foreigners or in a class in elementary subjects for apportionment purposes.
SEC. 6.Section 52651 of the Education Code is amended to read:52651.For purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a)Board of Governors means the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
(b)Chancellor means the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.
(c)Community-based organizations means public nonprofit benefit corporations of demonstrated effectiveness approved by the Superintendent to provide educational services to eligible legalized persons.
(d)Department means the State Department of Education.
(e)Educational outreach activities means:
(1)Information transmitted to temporary resident foreign nationals regarding the requirements of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. Secs. 1160, 1161, and 1255a), as those requirements existed on the effective date of this chapter, relating to adjustment of resident status, sources of assistance to those foreign nationals obtaining adjustment of resident status, including educational, informational, and referral services, and the rights and responsibilities of those foreign nationals and foreign nationals lawfully admitted for permanent residence, the identification of health, employment, and social services, and the importance of identifying oneself as a temporary resident foreign national to service providers. It does not include client counseling or any other service that would assume responsibility of the foreign nationals application for the adjustment of resident status.
(2)Information provided to newly legalized persons and other immigrants regarding educational opportunities available to them.
(f)Immigrant means a person who is a citizen of a country other than the United States and is eligible for education services in California or a naturalized United States citizen who is now residing in California.
(g)Newly legalized person means a foreign national who has been granted lawful temporary resident status under Sections 1160, 1161, and 1255a of Title 8 of the United States Code, as those sections existed on the effective date of this chapter. In addition, it means a person who has, after being granted lawful temporary resident status, obtained permanent resident or citizenship status.
(h)Services provider means any community-based organization, school district maintaining adult education programs, or community college that has been approved by the Superintendent in the 199192 fiscal year as eligible to provide educational services to newly legalized persons pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 23.50 of the Budget Act of 1991.
(i)SLIAG means the State Legalization Impact-Assistance Grants as set forth in Section 204 of the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, (Sec. 204, P.L. 99-603), as it exists on the effective date of this chapter.
(j)Superintendent means the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
SEC. 7.Section 68062 of the Education Code is amended to read:68062.In determining the place of residence the following rules are to be observed:
(a)There can only be one residence.
(b)A residence is the place where one remains when not called elsewhere for labor or other special or temporary purpose, and to which he or she returns in seasons of repose.
(c)A residence cannot be lost until another is gained.
(d)The residence can be changed only by the union of act and intent.
(e)A man or woman may establish his or her residence. A womans residence shall not be derivative from that of her husband.
(f)The residence of the parent with whom an unmarried minor child maintains his or her place of abode is the residence of the unmarried minor child. When the minor lives with neither parent his or her residence is that of the parent with whom he or she maintained his or her last place of abode, provided the minor may establish his or her residence when both parents are deceased and a legal guardian has not been appointed.
(g)The residence of an unmarried minor who has a parent living cannot be changed by his or her own act, by the appointment of a legal guardian, or by relinquishment of a parents right of control.
(h)A foreign national, including an unmarried minor foreign national, may establish his or her residence, unless precluded by the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1101 et seq.) from establishing domicile in the United States.
(i)The residence of an unmarried minor foreign national shall be derived from his or her parents pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions (f) and (g).
SEC. 8.Section 68130.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:68130.5.Notwithstanding any other law:
(a)A student, other than a nonimmigrant foreign national within the meaning of paragraph (15) of subsection (a) of Section 1101 of Title 8 of the United States Code, who meets all of the following requirements shall be exempt from paying nonresident tuition at the California State University and the California Community Colleges:
(1)Satisfaction of either of the following:
(A)High school attendance in California for three or more years.
(B)Attainment of credits earned in California from a California high school equivalent to three or more years of full-time high school coursework and a total of three or more years of attendance in California elementary schools, California secondary schools, or a combination of those schools.
(2)Graduation from a California high school or attainment of the equivalent thereof.
(3)Registration as an entering student at, or current enrollment at, an accredited institution of higher education in California not earlier than the fall semester or quarter of the 200102 academic year.
(4)In the case of a person without lawful immigration status, the filing of an affidavit with the institution of higher education stating that the student has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration status, or will file an application as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.
(b)A student exempt from nonresident tuition under this section may be reported by a community college district as a full-time equivalent student for apportionment purposes.
(c)The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the Trustees of the California State University shall prescribe rules and regulations for the implementation of this section.
(d)Student information obtained in the implementation of this section is confidential.
SEC. 9.Section 69505 of the Education Code is amended to read:69505.(a)To the extent that federal financial analysis methodology incorporates this exemption, income received as reparation payments paid pursuant to federal law on or after October 1, 1990, for the purpose of redressing the injustice done to United States citizens and permanent residents of Japanese ancestry who were interned during World War II shall not be considered in determining an applicants financial need.
(b)To the extent that federal financial analysis methodology incorporates this exemption, income received as reparation payments paid by the Canadian government for the purpose of redressing the injustice done to persons of Japanese ancestry who were interned in Canada during World War II shall not be considered in determining an applicants financial need.
SEC. 10.(a)Sections 3 to 8, inclusive, of this act shall not become operative unless, on or before January 20, 2017, the Superintendent of Public Instruction certifies, in writing, to the Secretary of State of California that House Resolution 3785 of the 114th United States Congress, or an equivalent measure, has been enacted and the Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act has become law, accomplishing both of the following with respect to an executive agency of the federal government:
(1)The replacement of the term alien with the term foreign national when used to refer to an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States.
(2)The replacement of the term illegal alien with the term undocumented foreign national when used to refer to an individual who is unlawfully present in the United States or who lacks a lawful immigration status in the United States.
(b)In the event that the Superintendent of Public Instruction makes the certification referenced in subdivision (a), Section 2 of this act shall become inoperative.
(a)This part shall be known and may be cited as the California Civil Liberties Public Education Act. The purpose of the California Civil Liberties Public Education Act is to sponsor public educational activities and development of educational materials to ensure that the events surrounding the exclusion, forced removal, and internment of civilians citizens and permanent resident aliens residents of Japanese ancestry will be remembered, and so that the causes and circumstance circumstances of this and similar events may be illuminated and understood.
(b)The Legislature finds and declares that the federal Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) was established by Congress in 1980 to review the facts and circumstances surrounding Executive Order 9066, issued in February 19, 1942, and the impact of such Executive Order on American citizens and permanent residents... and to recommend appropriate remedies. The CWRIC issued a report of its findings in 1983 with the reports Personal Justice Denied and Personal Justice Denied-Part II, Recommendations. The reports were based on information gathered through 20 days of hearings in cities across the country, particularly the West Coast, hearing testimony from more than 750 witnesses: evacuees, former government officials, public figures, interested citizens, and historians and other professionals who have studied the subjects of Commission inquiry.
(c)The lessons to be learned from the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II are embodied in Personal Justice Denied-Part II, Recommendations. The CWRIC concluded as follows: In sum, Executive Order 9066 was not justified by military necessity, and the decisions that followed from it-exclusion, detention, the ending of detention and the ending of exclusion-were not founded upon military considerations. The broad historical causes that shaped these decisions were race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership. Widespread ignorance about Americans of Japanese descent contributed to a policy conceived in haste and executed in an atmosphere of fear and anger at Japan. A grave personal injustice was done to the American citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry who, without individual review or any probative evidence against them were excluded, removed and detained by the United States during World War II.
(d)The Legislature further finds and declares that President Ronald Reagan signed into law the federal Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and declared during the signing ceremony that This is a great day for America. In that act the Congress declared as follows:
The Congress recognizes that, as described in the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, a grave injustice was done to both citizens and permanent residents of Japanese ancestry by the evacuation, relocation, and internment of civilians during World War II. As the Commission documents, these actions were carried out without adequate security reasons and without any acts of espionage or sabotage documented by the Commission, and were motivated largely by racial prejudice, wartime hysteria, and a failure of political leadership. The excluded individuals of Japanese ancestry suffered enormous damages, both material and intangible, and there were incalculable loses in education and job training, all of which resulted in significant human suffering for which appropriate compensation has not been made. For these fundamental violations of the basic civil liberties and constitutional rights of these individuals of Japanese ancestry, the Congress apologizes on behalf of the Nation.
SECTION 1.SEC. 2.Section 32400 of the Education Code is amended to read:32400.(a)The Legislature finds that as many as one million seven hundred thousand aliens could be granted amnesty and would seek permanent residency in California under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603). Under the act, eligible aliens would be required to demonstrate an understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States.
(b)Further, it is the intent of the Legislature to establish a state test for use by eligible aliens that would attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States to meet the requirements of Section 312 of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1423) and the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603).
SEC. 2.SEC. 3.Section 32400 of the Education Code is amended to read:32400.(a)The Legislature finds that as many as one million seven hundred thousand undocumented foreign nationals could be granted amnesty and would seek permanent residency in California under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603). Under the act, eligible aliens would be required to demonstrate an understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States.
(b)Further, it is the intent of the Legislature to establish a state test for use by eligible foreign nationals that would attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States to meet the requirements of Section 312 of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1423) and the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603).
SEC. 3.SEC. 4.Section 32401 of the Education Code is amended to read:32401.(a)The Superintendent, in consultation with the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, shall develop a test or adopt an existing test, subject to the approval of the United States Attorney General pursuant to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603), to measure whether an eligible foreign national has a minimal understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States as required under Section 312 of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1423).
(b)The Governor, the Superintendent, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the Assembly shall petition the Director of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Attorney General for approval to use the test referred to in subdivision (a) as one means by which an eligible foreign national may satisfy the requirements under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603).
(c)The Superintendent shall distribute the test referred to in subdivision (a) to school districts, county offices of education, and community colleges, upon their request for purposes of administration, to eligible foreign nationals granted legal status pursuant to Section 245A of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603). Any school district, county office of education, or any other eligible agency that receives federal legalization impact-assistance funds to provide educational services may administer the test for purposes of determining the need of an eligible foreign national applying for legal status for appropriate educational services, and of allowing an eligible foreign national to demonstrate an understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States. Test results shall be confidential, and shall not be released without the written consent of the eligible foreign national for any purpose that is not directly related to the provision of educational services. Upon request by an eligible foreign national applying for legal status, test results may be transmitted to the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. School districts, county offices of education community colleges, and any other eligible agencies that receive federal funds for this purpose shall administer the test using appropriate test monitor and control procedures and provide for necessary test security measures.
SEC. 5.Section 52613 of the Education Code is amended to read:52613.(a)Notwithstanding any section to the contrary, each governing board of a school district maintaining classes for adults that issues a Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F-1) Student Status - For Academic and Language Students, Form I-20AB, or completes Form I-20AB for a nonimmigrant alien, foreign national, as defined in subparagraph (F)(i) of paragraph (15) of subsection (a) of Section 1101 of Title 8 of the United States Code, for the purposes of enrolling the nonimmigrant alien foreign national in a class in English and citizenship for foreigners or a class in an elementary subject, shall charge the nonimmigrant alien foreign national a fee to cover the full costs of instruction, but in no case shall the fee exceed the actual cost of the instruction. The fee shall be adopted at a regular meeting of the governing board of each of these school districts maintaining classes for adults at least 90 days prior to before the commencement of the classes for which the fee is charged.
(b)No school district maintaining classes for adults shall include the attendance of F-1 visa students enrolled in a class in English and citizenship for foreigners or in a class in elementary subjects for apportionment purposes.
SEC. 6.Section 52651 of the Education Code is amended to read:52651.For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a)Board of Governors means the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
(b)Chancellor means the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.
(c)Community-based organizations means public nonprofit benefit corporations of demonstrated effectiveness approved by the superintendent Superintendent to provide educational services to eligible legalized persons.
(d)Department means the State Department of Education.
(e)Educational outreach activities means:
(1)Information transmitted to temporary resident aliens foreign nationals regarding the requirements of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. Secs. 1160, 1161, and 1255a), as those requirements existed on the effective date of this chapter, relating to adjustment of resident status, sources of assistance to those aliens foreign nationals obtaining adjustment of resident status, including educational, informational, and referral services, and the rights and responsibilities of those aliens and aliens foreign nationals and foreign nationals lawfully admitted for permanent residence, the identification of health, employment, and social services, and the importance of identifying oneself as a temporary resident alien foreign national to service providers. It does not include client counseling or any other service that would assume responsibility of the aliens foreign nationals application for the adjustment of resident status.
(2)Information provided to newly legalized persons and other immigrants regarding educational opportunities available to them.
(f)Immigrant means a person who is a citizen of a country other than the United States and is eligible for education services in California or a naturalized United States citizen who is now residing in California.
(g)Newly legalized person means an alien a foreign national who has been granted lawful temporary resident status under Sections 1160, 1161, and 1255a of Title 8 of the United States Code, as those sections exist existed on the effective date of this chapter. In addition, it means a person who has, after being granted lawful temporary resident status, obtained permanent resident or citizenship status.
(h)Services provider means any community-based organization, school district maintaining adult education programs, or community college that has been approved by the superintendent Superintendent in the 199192 fiscal year as eligible to provide educational services to newly legalized persons pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 23.50 of the Budget Act of 1991.
(i)SLIAG means the State Legalization Impact-Assistance Grants as set forth in Section 204 of the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, (Sec. 204, P.L. 99-603), as it exists on the effective date of this chapter.
(j)Superintendent means the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
SEC. 7.Section 68062 of the Education Code is amended to read:68062.In determining the place of residence the following rules are to be observed:
(a)There can only be one residence.
(b)A residence is the place where one remains when not called elsewhere for labor or other special or temporary purpose, and to which he or she returns in seasons of repose.
(c)A residence cannot be lost until another is gained.
(d)The residence can be changed only by the union of act and intent.
(e)A man or woman may establish his or her residence. A womans residence shall not be derivative from that of her husband.
(f)The residence of the parent with whom an unmarried minor child maintains his or her place of abode is the residence of the unmarried minor child. When the minor lives with neither parent his or her residence is that of the parent with whom he or she maintained his or her last place of abode, provided the minor may establish his or her residence when both parents are deceased and a legal guardian has not been appointed.
(g)The residence of an unmarried minor who has a parent living cannot be changed by his or her own act, by the appointment of a legal guardian, or by relinquishment of a parents right of control.
(h)An alien, A foreign national, including an unmarried minor alien, foreign national, may establish his or her residence, unless precluded by the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101, Sec. 1101 et seq.) from establishing domicile in the United States.
(i)The residence of an unmarried minor alien foreign national shall be derived from his or her parents pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions (f) and (g).
SEC. 8.Section 68130.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:68130.5.Notwithstanding any other law:
(a)A student, other than a nonimmigrant alien foreign national within the meaning of paragraph (15) of subsection (a) of Section 1101 of Title 8 of the United States Code, who meets all of the following requirements shall be exempt from paying nonresident tuition at the California State University and the California Community Colleges:
(1)Satisfaction of either of the following:
(A)High school attendance in California for three or more years.
(B)Attainment of credits earned in California from a California high school equivalent to three or more years of full-time high school coursework and a total of three or more years of attendance in California elementary schools, California secondary schools, or a combination of those schools.
(2)Graduation from a California high school or attainment of the equivalent thereof.
(3)Registration as an entering student at, or current enrollment at, an accredited institution of higher education in California not earlier than the fall semester or quarter of the 200102 academic year.
(4)In the case of a person without lawful immigration status, the filing of an affidavit with the institution of higher education stating that the student has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration status, or will file an application as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.
(b)A student exempt from nonresident tuition under this section may be reported by a community college district as a full-time equivalent student for apportionment purposes.
(c)The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the Trustees of the California State University shall prescribe rules and regulations for the implementation of this section.
(d)Student information obtained in the implementation of this section is confidential.
SEC. 9.Section 69505 of the Education Code is amended to read:69505.(a)To the extent that federal financial analysis methodology incorporates this exemption, income received as reparation payments paid pursuant to federal law on or after October 1, 1990, for the purpose of redressing the injustice done to United States citizens and resident aliens permanent residents of Japanese ancestry who were interned during World War II shall not be considered in determining an applicants financial need.
(b)To the extent that federal financial analysis methodology incorporates this exemption, income received as reparation payments paid by the Canadian government for the purpose of redressing the injustice done to persons of Japanese ancestry who were interned in Canada during World War II shall not be considered in determining an applicants financial need.
SEC. 4.SEC. 10.(a)Sections 2 and 3 3 to 8, inclusive, of this act shall not become operative unless, on or before January 20, 2017, the Superintendent of Public Instruction certifies, in writing, to the Secretary of State of California that House Resolution 3785 of the 114th United States Congress, or an equivalent measure, has been enacted and the Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act has become law, accomplishing both of the following with respect to an executive agency of the federal government:
(1)The replacement of the term alien with the term foreign national when used to refer to an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States.
(2)The replacement of the term illegal alien with the term undocumented foreign national when used to refer to an individual who is unlawfully present in the United States or who lacks a lawful immigration status in the United States.
(b)In the event that the Superintendent of Public Instruction makes the certification referenced in subdivision (a), Section 1 2 of this act shall become inoperative.
(a)The Legislature finds that as many as one million seven hundred thousand illegal aliens could be granted amnesty and would seek permanent residency in California under the provisions of the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603). Under the act, eligible aliens would be required to demonstrate an understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States.
(b)Further, it is the intent of the Legislature to establish a state test that may be used for use by eligible aliens to that would attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States to meet the requirements of Section 312 of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1423) and the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603).
SEC. 2.Section 32400 of the Education Code is amended to read:32400.(a)The Legislature finds that as many as one million seven hundred thousand illegal aliens undocumented foreign nationals could be granted amnesty and would seek permanent residency in California under the provisions of the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603). Under the act, eligible aliens would be required to demonstrate an understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States.
(b)Further, it is the intent of the Legislature to establish a state test that may be used for use by eligible aliens to foreign nationals that would attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States to meet the requirements of Section 312 of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1423) and the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603).
SEC. 3.Section 32401 of the Education Code is amended to read:32401.(a)The Superintendent of Public Instruction, Superintendent, in consultation with the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, shall develop a test or adopt an existing test, subject to the approval of the United States Attorney General pursuant to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603), to measure whether an eligible alien foreign national has a minimal understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States as required under Section 312 of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1423).
(b)The Governor, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Superintendent, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the Assembly shall petition the Director of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Attorney General for approval to use the test referred to in subdivision (a) as one means by which an eligible immigrant foreign national may satisfy the requirements under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603).
(c)The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall distribute this test the test referred to in subdivision (a) to school districts, county offices of education, and community colleges, upon their request for purposes of administration, to eligible immigrants foreign nationals granted legal status pursuant to Section 245A of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603). Any school district, county office of education, or any other eligible agency which that receives federal legalization impact-assistance funds to provide educational services may administer the test for purposes of determining the need of an eligible immigrant foreign national applying for legal status for appropriate educational services, and of allowing an eligible immigrant foreign national to demonstrate an understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States. Test results shall be confidential and may confidential, and shall not be released without the written consent of the eligible immigrant foreign national for any purpose that is not directly related to the provision of educational services. Upon request by an eligible immigrant foreign national applying for legal status, test results may be transmitted to the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. School districts, county offices of education community colleges, and any other eligible agencies that receive federal funds for this purpose shall administer the test using appropriate test monitor and control procedures and provide for necessary test security measures.
SEC. 4.(a)Sections 2 and 3 of this act shall not become operative unless, on or before January 20, 2017, the Superintendent of Public Instruction certifies, in writing, to the Secretary of State of California that House Resolution 3785 of the 114th United States Congress, or an equivalent measure, has been enacted and the Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act has become law, accomplishing both of the following with respect to an executive agency of the federal government:
(1)The replacement of the term alien with the term foreign national when used to refer to an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States.
(2)The replacement of the term illegal alien with the term undocumented foreign national when used to refer to an individual who is unlawfully present in the United States or who lacks a lawful immigration status in the United States.
(b)In the event that the Superintendent of Public Instruction makes the certification referenced in subdivision (a), Section 1 of this act shall become inoperative.
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| May 5, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 69, Statutes of 2016. |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Jul 11, 2016 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m. |
| Jun 30, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4647.). |
| Jun 30, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. |
| Jun 30, 2016 | In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. |
| Jun 21, 2016 | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| Jun 20, 2016 | From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. |
| Jun 8, 2016 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| May 12, 2016 | Referred to Com. on ED. |
| May 5, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 4690.) |
| Feb 10, 2016 | Read first time. To print. |
| May 5, 2016 | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| May 3, 2016 | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| May 2, 2016 | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| Apr 28, 2016 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 27). |
| Apr 12, 2016 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Apr 11, 2016 | Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| Apr 7, 2016 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| Apr 7, 2016 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. |
| Feb 25, 2016 | Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD. |
| Feb 11, 2016 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 12. |
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| Jun 30, 2016 | Consent Calendar 2nd AB1850 Eduardo Garcia | Senate Floor |
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| Jun 8, 2016 | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Senate Standing Committee on Education |
Passed |
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| May 5, 2016 | AB 1850 GARCIA, E. Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| Apr 27, 2016 | Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. | Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations |
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| Apr 12, 2016 | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Assembly Standing Committee on Judiciary |
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| Apr 6, 2016 | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Assembly Standing Committee on Education |
Passed |
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CONSENT
Bill No: AB 1850
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SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 9-0, 6/8/16
AYES: Liu, Block, Hancock, Huff, Leyva, Mendoza, Monning, Pan, Vidak
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 79-0, 5/5/16 (Consent) - See last page for vote
DIGEST: This bill replaces the term “illegal aliens” with the term “undocumented foreign nationals,” deletes the word “illegal” from any reference to “aliens,” replaces references to “aliens” and “immigrants” with the terms “permanent residents” and “foreign nationals,” and makes certain of its provisions contingent upon the enactment of related federal law, as specified.
Existing law:
- Makes findings and declarations relative to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603) (Act), including stating that as many as 1,700,000 illegal aliens could be granted amnesty and would seek permanent residency in California under the Act. Existing law further declares the Legislature’s intent to establish a state test for use by eligible aliens to attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States, to meet the requirements of the Act. (Education Code § 32400)
- Uses the word “alien” or "resident alien" in several sections of the Education Code, including sections pertaining to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, adult education, Immigrant Workforce Act, and postsecondary residency and non-resident tuition provisions. (EC § 13000, § 52613, § 52651, § 68062, § 68130.5, and § 9505)
This bill:
- Replaces the term “resident aliens” with “permanent residents” in provisions of the Education Code relative to the internment of persons of Japanese ancestry during World War II.
- Replaces the term “illegal aliens” with the term “undocumented foreign nationals” and delete’s the word “illegal” from any reference to “aliens” throughout the Education Code.
- Replaces the terms “alien” and “immigrant” with “foreign national” in Adult Education, Immigrant Workforce Act, and postsecondary residency and non-resident tuition provisions of the Education Code.
- Provides that specified provisions of the bill that reference federal law are operative only upon notification of the Secretary of State by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, by January 20, 2017 of the enactment of specified federal law.
- Makes other technical changes.
Comments
- Need for the bill. According to the author, the statutory use of the term “illegal alien” to describe a person who is not a citizen or national in the United States is derogatory and antiquated. This bill removes the term "illegal alien" from various sections of the Education Code, and replaces it with the term "foreign national," or other more appropriate terms, depending on the context. This bill also recognizes the need for state terminology to parallel federal definitions, and makes many of its provisions contingent on conforming changes in federal law.
- Related federal legislation. Legislation pending in Congress, “Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act” (H.R. 3785, Castro) would prohibit an executive agency from using “alien” and “illegal alien” in any rule, regulation, interpretation, publication, other document, display, or sign issued by the agency, and would replace the term “alien” with “foreign national,” and “illegal alien” with “undocumented foreign national.”
This bill conditions replacement of these same terms in federally related provisions of the Education Code upon certification by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to the Secretary of State of California that this terminology has been changed in federal law.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: Fiscal Com.: Local:
California Teachers Association
OPPOSITION: (Verified 6/22/16)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 79-0, 5/5/16
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Beth Gaines
6/22/16 15:14:58
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Senator Carol Liu, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular
Bill No: AB 1850
Author: | |||
Version: | May 2, 2016 Hearing Date: June 8, 2016 | ||
Urgency: | No | Fiscal: | Yes |
Consultant: | Kathleen Chavira | ||
Subject: Educational services: permanent residents: foreign nationals
SUMMARY
This bill replaces the term “illegal aliens” with the term “undocumented foreign nationals,” deletes the word “illegal” from any reference to “aliens,” replaces references to “aliens” and “immigrants” with the terms “permanent residents” and “foreign nationals,” and makes certain of its provisions contingent upon the enactment of related federal law, as specified.
BACKGROUND
Existing law makes findings and declarations relative to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603) (the Act), including stating that as many as 1,700,000 illegal aliens could be granted amnesty and would seek permanent residency in California under the Act. Existing law further declares the Legislature’s intent to establish a state test for use by eligible aliens to attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States, to meet the requirements of the Act. (Education Code § 32400)
Existing law also uses the word “alien” or "resident alien" in several sections of the Education Code, including sections pertaining to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, adult education, Immigrant Workforce Act, and postsecondary residency and non-resident tuition provisions.
(EC § 13000, § 52613, § 52651, § 68062, § 68130.5, and § 9505)
ANALYSIS
This bill:
- Replaces the term “resident aliens” with “permanent residents” in provisions of the Education Code relative to the internment of persons of Japanese ancestry during World War II.
- Replaces the term “illegal aliens” with the term “undocumented foreign nationals” and delete’s the word “illegal” from any reference to “aliens” throughout the Education Code.
- Replaces the terms “alien” and “immigrant” with “foreign national” in Adult Education, Immigrant Workforce Act, and postsecondary residency and non-resident tuition provisions of the Education Code.
- Provides that specified provisions of the bill that reference federal law are operative only upon notification of the Secretary of State by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, by January 20, 2017 of the enactment of specified federal law.
- Makes other technical changes.
STAFF COMMENTS
- Need for the bill. According to the author, the statutory use of the term “illegal alien” to describe a person who is not a citizen or national in the United States is derogatory and antiquated. This bill removes the term "illegal alien" from various sections of the Education Code, and replaces it with the term "foreign national," or other more appropriate terms, depending on the context. The bill also recognizes the need for state terminology to parallel federal definitions, and makes many of its provisions contingent on conforming changes in federal law.
- Related Federal legislation. Legislation pending in Congress, “Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act” (H.R. 3785, Castro) would prohibit an executive agency from using “alien” and “illegal alien” in any rule, regulation, interpretation, publication, other document, display, or sign issued by the agency, and would replace the term “alien” with “foreign national,” and “illegal alien” with “undocumented foreign national.”
This bill conditions replacement of these same terms in federally related provisions of the Education Code upon certification by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to the Secretary of State of California that this terminology has been changed in federal law.
- Similar legislation. Last year the Legislature approved and the Governor signed SB 432 (Mendoza, Chapter 160, Statutes of 2015) which eliminated references to "alien" throughout the Labor Code.
SUPPORT
California Teachers Association
OPPOSITION
None received.
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Date of Hearing: April 27, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:AB 1850
Author:(Eduardo Garcia) – As Amended Ver:April 7, 2016
Policy Committee: | Education | Vote: | 7 - 0 |
Judiciary | 10 - 0 |
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill deletes the word “illegal” from the descriptor “illegal alien” in legislative findings and declarations related to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and replaces the word “alien” with the term “foreign national” in these provisions, subject to a terminology change in federal law. Specifically, this bill:
- Makes certain changes operative only if the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) certifies, in writing, to the Secretary of State of California on or before January 20, 2017, that House Resolution 3785 of the 114th United States Congress, or an equivalent measure, has been enacted and the Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act has become law.
FISCAL EFFECT:
No significant state fiscal effect.
COMMENTS:
- Purpose. According to the author, current law uses the term “illegal alien” to describe a person who is not a citizen or national in the United States. This language is derogatory and antiquated. This bill seeks to remove and replace "illegal alien" with the term “foreign national.” This would complete the effort made by the legislature to completely remove the term “illegal aliens” from the California code and to move society forward away from this term.
- Pending federal legislation. Legislation pending in Congress, titled the “Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act” (H.R.3785, Castro) proposes to prohibit an executive agency from using “alien” and “illegal alien” in any rule, regulation, interpretation, publication, other document, display, or sign issued by the agency, and replace the term “alien” with “foreign national,” and “illegal alien” with “undocumented foreign national.”
This bill replaces the word “alien” with the term “foreign national” in specified provisions of the Education Code only if the SPI certifies to the Secretary of State of California that this terminology has been changed in federal law. For purposes of consistency, these specified provisions, because of their relation to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, are thought best to leave unaltered unless identical changes are also enacted in the federal statutes.
- Prior related legislation. AB 432 (Mendoza), Chapter 160, Statutes of 2015 repealed two statutes using the term "alien" in the Labor Code.
Analysis Prepared by: Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916) 319-2081
Date of Hearing: April 12, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Mark Stone, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:AB 1850
Author:(Eduardo Garcia) – As Amended Ver:April 7, 2016
PROPOSED CONSENT
SUBJECT: EDUCATIONAL SERVICES: FEDERAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND CONTROL ACT OF 1986
KEY ISSUE: SHOULD the potentially derogatory term "illegal alien" be replaced by the more neutral term "foreign national", or other appropriate term, wherever it appears in the education code?
SYNOPSIS
This noncontroversial bill seeks to remove the term "illegal alien" from various sections of the Education Code where it appears, and replaces it with the term "foreign national," or other more appropriate term, depending on the context. While the numerous changes sought by the bill are not particularly substantive in nature, they do serve an important purpose, according to the author, by updating the Education Code to eliminate a term that is considered by many to be offensive and even derogatory. While the bill originally amended only a handful of sections related to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act, more instances of the term "illegal alien" were identified in the Education Code, and the bill was subsequently amended to correct those instances as well. This bill previously passed the Education Committee by unanimous consent, and has no known opposition.
SUMMARY: Strikes the term "illegal alien" in multiple locations where it appears in the Education Code, and replaces it with term "foreign national" or other term in an appropriate context. Specifically, this bill:
- Replaces the word “alien” with the term “foreign national” and “illegal alien” with the term “undocumented foreign national” in sections related to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
- Makes many of these changes operative only if the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) certifies, in writing, to the Secretary of State of California on or before January 20, 2017, that House Resolution 3785 of the 114th United States Congress, or an equivalent measure, has been enacted and the Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act has become law, accomplishing both of the following with respect to an executive agency of the federal government:
- the replacement of the term “alien” with the term “foreign national” when used to refer to an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States;
- the replacement of the term “illegal alien” with the term “undocumented foreign national” when used to refer to an individual who is unlawfully present in the United States or who lacks a lawful immigration status in the United States.
- Provides that if the SPI makes the above certification, then Section 32400 of the Education Code would use only the term "undocumented foreign national" and not the term "alien" to refer to people who were previously referred to as "illegal aliens."
- Replaces the word "alien" with the term "foreign national" in other sections of the Education Code relating to determination of a student's residence and the Immigrant Workforce Preparation Act, among other things.
- Strikes the term "alien" and replaces it with "resident alien" or "permanent resident", as appropriate, in several sections of the Education Code where reference is made to persons of Japanese ancestry who were interned by the United States Government during WWII.
EXISTING LAW:
- Makes certain findings and declarations relative to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603) (the Act), including stating that as many as 1,700,000 illegal aliens could be granted amnesty and would seek permanent residency in California under the Act. Further states Legislative intent to establish a state test for use by eligible aliens to attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States, to meet the requirements of the Act. (Education Code Section 32400.)
- Uses the word “alien” or "resident alien" in several unrelated sections of the Education Code, including sections pertaining to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, determination of a student's residence, and adult education, among other things. (Education Code Sections 13000, 52613, 52651, 68062, 68130.5, and 69505.)
FISCAL EFFECT: As currently in print this bill is keyed fiscal.
COMMENTS: This bill seeks to remove the term "illegal alien" from various sections of the Education Code where it appears, and replaces it with the term "foreign national," or another more appropriate term, depending on the context. While the numerous changes sought by the bill are not particularly substantive in nature, they do serve an important purpose, according to the author, by updating the Education Code to eliminate a term that is insensitive to many and even considered derogatory. The author states:
Current law uses the term “illegal alien” to describe a person who is not a citizen or national in the United States. This language is derogatory and antiquated and this bill would seek means to remove and replace this word with the word “foreign national.” This would complete the effort made by the legislature to completely remove the term “illegal aliens” from the California code and to move society forward away from this term.
Recent movement away from the use of the term "illegal alien" by journalists and government institutions when referring to immigrants. This bill is another step in a growing movement to eliminate customary usage of the term "illegal alien" in state and federal laws, as well as in journalism and library practice. The Pew Research Center noted in 2013 that several news organizations, including The Los Angeles Times and The Associated Press, announced a ban on the term “illegal immigrant” because they said it lacked precision and broadly labeled a large group. Their analysis of terminology used by the news media in stories about immigrants found that the use of the term ‘illegal alien’ reached its low point in 2013, dropping to 5% of terms used—in contrast to the other periods studied, where its use had consistently been in double digits (peaking at 21% in 2007). According to the Pew Center study, this corresponded with increased use in the press of alternative terms such as "undocumented immigrant" or "undocumented person" over that time period. (Available at: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/06/17/illegal-undocumented-unauthorized-news-media-shift-language-on-immigration/.)
Last year the Legislature approved and the Governor signed SB 432 (Mendoza), Ch. 160, Stats. 2015, which eliminates references to "alien" throughout the Labor Code. In a Los Angeles Times editorial, Sen. Mendoza was quoted as saying: " 'Alien' is now commonly considered a derogatory term for a foreign-born person and has very negative connotations. The United States is a country of immigrants who not only form an integral part of our culture and society but are also critical contributors to our economic success." (See: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0814-vargas-illegal-alien-20150813-story.html.)
Finally, even the Library of Congress has taken steps to eliminate the term "illegal alien" by announcing in late March that it would no longer use that term as a bibliographical term. According to a recent article in the L.A. Times, the Library of Congress has used the term "illegal aliens" as a catalog subject heading since 1993, and before that they had used the term "aliens, illegal" since 1980. ("Library of Congress to stop using term 'illegal alien'"; Los Angeles Times, April 3, 2016. Available at: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-library-congress-alien-20160403-story.html.)
Contingent provisions to maintain consistency with federal law where appropriate. Legislation pending in Congress, titled the “Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act” (H.R.3785, Castro) would make changes in federal law similar to those in this bill. H.R.3785 would prohibit an executive agency from using “alien” and “illegal alien” in any rule, regulation, interpretation, publication, other document, display, or sign issued by the agency, and replace the term “alien” with “foreign national,” and “illegal alien” with “undocumented foreign national.”
This bill replaces the word “alien” with the term “foreign national” in specified provisions of the Education Code only if the Superintendent of Public Instruction certifies to the Secretary of State of California that this terminology has been changed in federal law. For purposes of consistency, these specified provisions, because of their relation to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, are thought best to leave unaltered unless identical changes are also enacted in the federal statutes. At this time, however, the CHANGE Act has not yet advanced in the House of Representatives.
Reference to Japanese residents of the U.S. who were interned during WWII. Education Code section 13000, the California Civil Liberties Public Education Act, uses the term “resident alien” to describe legal permanent residents of Japanese ancestry who, along with American citizens of Japanese ancestry, were interned during World War II. This section quotes Congress’ and the President Reagan’s apology for the internment, the federal Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which described those interned as “citizens and permanent residents” of Japanese ancestry.
Due to the particular historical context of the Japanese American internment, and the fact that the legal permanent residents who were interned were ineligible for citizenship until 1952, the author recently amended this section, as well as Section 69505 of the Education Code (on financial aid calculations related to reparations from the internment) to maintain use of the terminology used in the federal Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (“citizens and permanent residents”), and make these changes not subject to a change in federal law. Unlike other sections of the Code which use the term "illegal alien" as an operative term for some rule of law, this particular use of the term is to characterize a group of persons in relation to an historical event, and do not relate to immigration status, or any requirements or eligibility under the law.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
California Immigrant Policy Center
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Anthony Lew / JUD. / (916) 319-2334
Date of Hearing: April 6, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Patrick O'Donnell, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:AB 1850 (
Author:Eduardo Garcia) – As Introduced Ver:February 10, 2016
[Note: This bill is doubled referred to the Assembly Judiciary Committee and will be heard by that Committee as it relates to issues under its jurisdiction.]
SUBJECT: Educational services: federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
SUMMARY: Deletes the word “illegal” from the descriptor “illegal alien” in legislative findings and declarations related to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and replaces the word “alien” with the term “foreign national” in these provisions, subject to a terminology change in federal law. Specifically, this bill:
- Replaces the word “alien” with the term “foreign national” and “illegal alien” with the term “undocumented foreign national” in sections related to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
- Makes these changes operative only if the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) certifies, in writing, to the Secretary of State of California on or before January 20, 2017, that House Resolution 3785 of the 114th United States Congress, or an equivalent measure, has been enacted and the Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act has become law, accomplishing both of the following with respect to an executive agency of the federal government:
- the replacement of the term “alien” with the term “foreign national” when used to refer to an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States
- the replacement of the term “illegal alien” with the term “undocumented foreign national” when used to refer to an individual who is unlawfully present in the United States or who lacks a lawful immigration status in the United States
- Strikes the term “illegal” from one of these sections, leaving the term “alien” in law, and states that if the above certification is made, this change would become inoperative.
EXISTING LAW:
- States findings and declarations relative to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-603), including provisions that granted amnesty and made illegal aliens eligible for permanent residency in California. States that under the act, eligible aliens would be required to demonstrate an understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States.
- States the intent of the Legislature to establish a state test for use by eligible aliens to attest to their understanding of English and understanding of the history and government of the United States, to meet the requirements of Section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1423) and the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
- Requires the SPI, in consultation with the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, to develop a test or adopt an existing test, subject to the approval of the United States Attorney General pursuant to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, to measure whether an eligible alien has a minimal understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States as required under Section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
- Uses the word “alien” in several other sections, including those pertaining to curriculum on the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, adult education, and higher education.
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown
COMMENTS:
Need for the bill. The author’s office states: “Current law uses the term ‘illegal alien’ to describe a person who is not a citizen or national in the United States. This language is derogatory and antiquated, and this bill would seek means to remove and replace this word with the word ‘foreign national.’ This would complete the effort made by the Legislature to completely remove the term ‘illegal aliens’ from the California code and to move society forward and away from this term.”
Federal legislation to change terminology. This bill replaces the word “alien” with the term “foreign national” in these provisions only if the SPI certifies to the Secretary of State of California that this terminology has been changed in federal law.
Legislation pending in Congress, titled the “Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act” (H.R.3785, Castro) would make such a change in federal law. H.R.3785 would prohibit an executive agency from using “alien” and “illegal alien” in any rule, regulation, interpretation, publication, other document, display, or sign issued by the agency, and replace the term “alien” with “foreign national,” and “illegal alien” with “undocumented foreign national.”
Terminology changing in the media. This legislation reflects a recent shift in terminology in the media. A 2013 Pew Research Center analysis of news media terminology relating to immigrants found that “use of ‘illegal alien’ reached its low point in 2013, dropping to 5% of terms used. It had consistently been in double digits in the other periods studied, peaking at 21% in 2007.”
Other provisions of the Education Code which use the term “alien.” In addition to the section amended by this bill, there are a number of other sections of the Education Code in which the term “alien” appears. To meet the author’s intent, staff recommends that the bill be amended to include the following sections (subject to the same requirements):
52382: Summer vocational education
52613: Adult schools
52651: Immigrant Workforce Preparation Act
68062: Determination of student residence
68130.5: Student residency requirements
In addition, Education Code section 13000, the California Civil Liberties Public Education Act, uses the term “resident alien” to describe legal permanent residents of Japanese ancestry who, along with American citizens of Japanese ancestry, were interned during World War II. There also appears to be an error in this section in which the term “citizens” appears as “civilians.” This section quotes Congress’ and the President Reagan’s apology for the internment, the federal Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which described those interned as “citizens and permanent residents” of Japanese ancestry.
Due to the particular historical context of the Japanese American internment, and the fact that the legal permanent residents who were interned were ineligible for citizenship until 1952, staff recommends that this section, as well as section 69505 of the Education Code (on financial aid calculations related to reparations from the internment), be amended to conform to the terminology used in the federal Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (“citizens and permanent residents”), and make these changes not subject to a change in federal law. These provisions characterize a group of persons in relation to an historical event, and do not relate to immigration status, or any requirements or eligibility under the law.
Related legislation. SB 432 (Mendoza) of this Session repealed from the Labor Code the definition of “alien” and a hiring preference provision which used that term, by repealing the section in which the term appeared.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
California Immigrant Policy Center
Opposition
None received
Analysis Prepared by: Tanya Lieberman / ED. / (916) 319-2087
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