SB 307: Public postsecondary education: immigration enforcement. - California

09/13/25 - Enrolled → 10/12/25 - Chaptered · 3 edits · Oct 12, 2025

MINOR

This diff reflects the transition of SB 307 from its enrolled version to its chaptered (signed into law) version. The substantive policy content is identical in both versions; all changes are formatting and procedural, including the addition of the chapter number (668), the governor's approval date (October 12, 2025), and reformatting of page numbers and headers.

TECHNICAL

The bill was assigned Chapter 668 and received the official 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL' header replacing the enrolled bill's Senate and Assembly passage certifications.

The governor's receipt line with blank date fields was replaced with the confirmed approval date of October 12, 2025.

Page numbers shifted from 95 to 94 and page markers were reformatted to match the chaptered bill layout. The legislative counsel's digest text was reflowed but is substantively unchanged.

04/10/25 - Amended Senate → 06/26/25 - Amended Assembly · 4 edits · Jun 26, 2025

MODERATE

The Assembly amended SB 307 to broaden protections for undocumented students at CSU and UC campuses by adding a new standalone requirement that immigration enforcement activity (not just a federal immigration order) cannot affect a student's nonresident tuition exemption. The bill also added 'immigration enforcement activity' as an additional trigger for the systemwide policy on grades, withdrawal, and reenrollment, and removed a reference to in-state tuition under the California Dream Act that appears redundant with existing law.

REQUIREMENT

New paragraph (1) requires that if an undocumented student is subject to immigration enforcement activity, their inability to meet academic requirements due to that activity does not affect their qualification for the nonresident tuition exemption under Section 68130.5. This is a broader trigger than the previous 'federal immigration order' standard.

SCOPE

The systemwide policy requirement (now paragraph 3) was expanded to cover students unable to attend courses by the final drop date due to 'immigration enforcement activity,' not just detainment, deportation, or actions of immigration authorities in relation to a federal immigration order.

ELIGIBILITY

The reference to 'qualification for in-state tuition under the California Dream Act' was removed from the protections. The bill now only references the nonresident tuition exemption under Section 68130.5, likely because in-state tuition eligibility is already addressed in existing law (Section 68130.5).

TECHNICAL

The structure of subsection (b) was reorganized from 'do both of the following' to 'do all of the following,' reflecting the addition of a third requirement. The Dreamer Resource Liaison assistance provision was moved from paragraph (1)(A) to paragraph (2).

10/12/25 - Chaptered → SB307 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes occurred between these two versions. The difference is purely presentational: the first version is the official chaptered text with formal legislative formatting, while the second is a web-rendered version from the California legislature website that includes navigation menus, search tools, and metadata. The actual statutory language of Section 66093.2 is identical in both.

TECHNICAL

The document changed from an official chaptered legislative format (with state authentication header and clean statutory text) to a web page rendering that includes website navigation elements, search functionality, version history links, and publication metadata. The underlying bill text is unchanged.

06/26/25 - Amended Assembly → 09/13/25 - Enrolled · 3 edits · Sep 13, 2025

MINOR

SB 307 moved from its amended assembly version to enrolled (final) form after passing both chambers. The substantive change broadens the scope of protections for undocumented students at CSU and UC campuses by removing the condition that a 'federal immigration order' must exist before the obligations apply, and by replacing references to specific federal immigration orders with the broader term 'immigration enforcement activity.' This makes the tuition exemption protection, resource access, and reenrollment policy requirements standing obligations rather than conditional ones.

SCOPE

Subsection (b) no longer requires that an undocumented student be 'subject to a federal immigration order' before the Trustees of CSU must act. The obligations now apply as standing requirements regardless of whether a specific federal immigration order is in place.

Subsection (3) changed the triggering language from 'due to the students' detainment, deportation, or inability to attend their courses due to the actions of immigration authorities in relation to a federal immigration order' to the broader 'due to immigration enforcement activity.' This expands the systemwide reenrollment policy requirement to cover all immigration enforcement activity, not just actions tied to a specific federal immigration order.

TECHNICAL

The internal structure of subsection (1) was simplified by removing the A/B sub-parts and consolidating into a single requirement about nonresident tuition exemption protection.

02/10/25 - Introduced → 03/26/25 - Amended Senate · 5 edits · Mar 26, 2025

MODERATE

SB 307 was substantially expanded from a non-binding legislative intent statement into a bill that adds new Section 66093.2 to the Education Code, imposing binding requirements on CSU Trustees (and requests on UC Regents) to protect undocumented students who face federal immigration enforcement actions. The new section requires institutions to ensure such students retain in-state tuition eligibility under the California Dream Act, maintain access to financial aid and academic resources, and adopt a systemwide policy on grades, withdrawal, and reenrollment that preserves academic status upon return.

REQUIREMENT

New Section 66093.2 requires CSU Trustees (and requests UC Regents) to ensure that an undocumented student's detainment, deportation, or inability to attend due to a federal immigration order does not affect their qualification for in-state tuition under the California Dream Act, provided they meet existing requirements of Section 68130.5.

New Section 66093.2 requires institutions to adopt a systemwide policy addressing course grades, administrative withdrawal, and reenrollment for undocumented students unable to attend by the final drop date due to immigration-related actions. The policy must include a timeframe during which a withdrawn student can reenroll and retain the same academic status held before withdrawal upon submitting written confirmation of intent to return.

New Section 66093.2 requires staff and the designated Dreamer Resource Liaison at each institution to assist undocumented students in accessing all financial aid and academic resources available to them when they are subject to a federal immigration order.

SCOPE

The bill's scope expanded from a purely aspirational intent statement (no binding obligations) to one that imposes enforceable requirements on CSU and requests on UC, while retaining the original intent statement as a secondary section.

FISCAL

The fiscal committee designation changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now requires fiscal committee review due to its new binding institutional obligations.

03/26/25 - Amended Senate → 04/10/25 - Amended Senate · 4 edits · Apr 10, 2025

MODERATE

SB 307 was amended to remove a second section that expressed legislative intent to enact future laws addressing online course continuation for students who are arrested, imprisoned, detained, or deported. The bill also broadened the term 'immigration officer' to 'immigration authorities' and added a more specific reference to the nonresident tuition exemption under Section 68130.5. These changes narrow the bill's forward-looking scope while slightly expanding the range of federal actors covered.

SCOPE

Section 2 was deleted entirely. It had stated the Legislature's intent to enact future legislation addressing challenges in accessing a higher education degree during arrest, imprisonment, detainment, or deportation, including arrangements for online continuation of courses to enable degree completion.

The legislative counsel digest was shortened by removing the description of existing law regarding nonresident tuition exemptions under the California Dream Act and the paragraph describing the bill's intent to enact future legislation on online course continuation.

DEFINITION

The term 'immigration officer' was changed to 'immigration authorities' in multiple places, broadening the scope of federal actors whose actions trigger the bill's protections.

ELIGIBILITY

Added an explicit reference to the nonresident tuition exemption under Section 68130.5, specifying that a student's qualification for this exemption is preserved if they meet the requirements in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of that section.

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