California Community Colleges Access and Continuity for Deported Students Act.

The document was reformatted from an official enrolled legislative document (with clerk signatures, page numbers, and approval block) to a web-based bill text page with navigation elements, version history, and status information. No changes to the actual statutory language.

Short title corrected from 'An act to add and repeal Article 10 (commencing with Section 76150) to of Chapter 1' to 'An act to add and repeal Article 10 (commencing with Section 76150) of Chapter 1', removing an erroneous word.

Legislative counsel's digest updated: removed 'as amended' from the bill citation, fixed doubled words ('would would' to 'would', 'bill bill' to 'bill'), and removed the vote/appropriation/fiscal committee summary line.

Enrollment formalities added: passage dates (Assembly September 13, 2025; Senate September 12, 2025), clerk signatures, and Governor's approval block.

New Section 76153 adds a sunset clause: the entire article (Sections 76150-76152) is repealed as of January 1, 2030. The act's title was changed from 'add Article 10' to 'add and repeal Article 10' to reflect this.

Section 76152(d) no longer requires that a deported student 'legally reenters the United States' before resuming in-person education. The condition is now simply 'if and when a deported student resumes in-person education at a California community college,' removing the explicit legal reentry requirement.

Section 76152(d)(2) removed the redundant phrase 'and eligible tuition' from the description of the nonresident tuition exemption benefit upon resuming in-person education.

Section 76151(b) changed the definition of 'online education program' from 'distance learning education program' to 'distance education program,' a minor terminology adjustment.

The definition of 'deported student' was expanded from only those involuntarily removed due to immigration enforcement actions commencing in 2025 to anyone who departed the United States on or after January 1, 2025, for three specified reasons: (1) DHS enforcement action, (2) voluntary departure due to threat of DHS enforcement, or (3) denial of reentry after a brief voluntary trip abroad. Students must have been enrolled at the time of departure or detention.

The list of credentials that maintain the nonresident tuition exemption was expanded to include certificates of completion, certificates of achievement, certificates of competency in a recognized career field by articulating with college-level coursework, and courses required for transfer to a four-year degree program, in addition to associate degrees.

A new three-year deadline was added: students must reenroll in an online education program no later than three years from the date they departed the United States.

The proof requirement was changed from 'proof of deportation status' to a self-attestation that the student no longer resides in the US, the date of departure, and the reason for departure consistent with the statutory definition.

The definition of 'online education program' was expanded to explicitly include career development and college preparation courses offered pursuant to Section 84760.5 of the Education Code.

An urgency clause (Section 4) was added, declaring the bill an urgency statute necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, or safety, requiring it to take effect immediately upon enactment. This changes the vote requirement from a simple majority to two-thirds.