(a) The governing board of the San Mateo County Community College District may adopt a policy that uses local unrestricted general funds to provide fee waivers to students with the greatest financial need, as determined by the community college district, when other fee waivers are not provided to those students. The policy shall include a requirement to prepare a fiscal impact statement, including a three-year projection of fiscal impact of the fee waiver on the community college district. The fiscal impact statement shall be presented at a public meeting of the governing board of the community college district and made available to the public.

(b) In addition to funding received pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 76396, the San Mateo County Community College District may use local unrestricted general funds to provide assistance to students for the total cost of attendance.

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(c) The San Mateo County Community College District may use local unrestricted general funds for the purposes described in this section only for students who reside within the boundary of the community college district.

(d) On or before March 1, 2026, the governing board of the San Mateo Community College District shall submit a report to the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges, the Department of Finance, and the appropriate committees of the Legislature on the implementation of this section. The report shall include all of the following:

(1) How the district has determined to use local unrestricted general funds to support implementation of the California College Promise.

(2) How the district has determined to use local unrestricted general funds to assist students with the total cost of attendance.

(3) How the district has determined to use California College Promise funds to assist students with the total cost of attendance.

(4) A copy of the policy adopted by the governing board of the San Mateo Community College District pursuant to subdivision (a).

(5) A copy of the fiscal impact statement prepared pursuant to subdivision (a).

(6) The number and percentage of students receiving a fee waiver pursuant to this section, disaggregated by age, race and ethnicity, unit load, and income level.

(7) The number and percentage of students receiving a California Promise Grant, disaggregated by age, race and ethnicity, unit load, and income level.

(8) The number and percentage of students receiving other forms of institutional aid, including scholarships and grants, disaggregated by age, race and ethnicity, unit load, and income level.

(9) The services and programs that were limited or eliminated due to the implementation of this section.

(e) For purposes of this section, the total cost of attendance for a student attending a community college shall be defined to include the student’s tuition and fees, books and supplies, living expenses, transportation expenses, and any other student expenses used to calculate a student’s financial need for purposes of federal Title IV student aid programs.

(f) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2028, and as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 937, Sec. 1. (SB 893) Effective January 1, 2023. Inoperative July 1, 2028, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, by its own provisions.)