{"id":11,"date":"2016-01-29T10:23:31","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T18:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/alass\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2021-10-06T17:20:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T00:20:46","slug":"ab540","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/alass\/a-l-a-s-s-home\/ab540\/","title":{"rendered":"Undocumented Student Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

What Is AB540?<\/span><\/h1>\n

It’s a State Law.<\/h2>\n

On October 12, 2001, Governor Gray Davis signed into law Assembly Bill 540 (Stats. 2001, ch. 814) adding a new section, 68130.5, to the California Education Code. Section 68130.5 created a new exemption from the payment of non-resident tuition for certain non-resident students who have attended high school in California and received a high school diploma or its equivalent. AB 2000 expanded the scope of AB 540 in 2014.<\/p>\n

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The ALASS AB540 committee’s mission will be to empower Palomar College Staff, Students, Faculty and Administration to work together to advocate for and raise awareness for AB540, undocumented, and mixed-status students. Collaborating with various campus constituencies, the committee will assist the campus in working toward a welcoming, safe, and supportive environment. In order to accomplish this, the committee will<\/p>\n