Board of Governors Fee Waiver Regulatory Changes

EOPS/Care Statewide Technical Assistance Training – March 4, 2014

30 Minutes?

• Enrollment Priority Regulations• Student Success and Support Program

Statute and Regulations• BOG Fee Waiver Regulations

– Nuts and bolts

– Student Impact

– Implementation Planning

Enrollment Priority Regulations

• Tier 1 – CalWORKS, DSPS, EOPS, Foster Youth, and Vets who have completed orientation, assessment and educational plans

• Tier 2 - New students who have completed orientation, assessment and educational plans and continuing students in good standing

• Loss of Enrollment Priority at 100 units or two consecutive terms of not meeting academic and/or progress standards

• Academic standard = cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher

• Progress standard – cumulative satisfactory completion of at least 50% of coursework

• Notifications and appeals covered• Regulations will be reopen to align with

statute regarding CalWORKs, EOPS and DSPS students

Student Success and Support Program Regulations

• Renaming the “Matriculation” program • Updating the 20+ year old regulations • Target funding to the core services of

orientation, assessment, counseling, advising and educational planning, and follow up services

• Address new elements, such as “course of study” and “career goals;” and,

• Establish policies for requiring students to complete core services

SSSP Funding

• $50 million program funding, plus funds for technology approved for 2013-14

• $200 million proposed funds for 2014-15– Let the games begin! Stay tuned for the final

dollar amount and a list of winners

BOG Fee Waiver Changes

• Workgroup began in June 2012• SB 1456 passed September 2012• Workgroup met again in January and

February 2013, and by phone spring 2013• Draft regs pulled from September BOG

meeting• 1st reading of regs November, 2013• Regulations passed January 2014

BOG Fee Waiver Regulations

• Workgroup met June and July 2012• SB 1456 adopted September 2012• Workgroup met January and February,

plus conference calls 2013• Draft regulations scheduled for first

reading September 2013, agenda item pulled

• First reading at BOG November 2013• Regulations adopted January 2014• Final steps spring 2014

Loss of Fee Waiver

• Two consecutive terms of probation for not meeting academic and/or progress standards

• Foster Youth not subject to loss of fee waiver under the regulations

• Notification and appeals process defined• “Extenuating circumstances also includes

special consideration of the specific factors associated with Veterans, CalWORKs, EOPS and DSPS students.”

Student Impact

• CCCCO ran a simulation based on a cohort from 2011

• 31,342 students were subject to loss of the fee waiver = 3.9% of all students receiving fee waivers– EOPS = 4.8%

– CalWORKs = 4.7%

– DSPS = 6%

• SSSP services, early notification of change, and appeals will lower these numbers

Implementation

• Notification to students spring 2015• Fully operational for registration fall 2016• Workgroup will be formed to help

develop guidelines and best practices• Local polies will need to be developed• System wide communication strategies

will be employed• FAO system programming changes to

conform to regulations

Questions?