California Code of Regulations
Title 5 - Education
Division 6 - California Community Colleges
Chapter 5 - Students
Subchapter 1 - Student Residence Classification
Section 54010 - Residence Classification Procedures
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) Residence classification shall be made for each student at the time applications for admission are accepted and whenever a student has not been in attendance for more than one semester or quarter. A student previously classified as a nonresident may be reclassified as of any residence determination date.
(b) The student shall be required to present evidence of physical presence in California, intent to make California the home for other than a temporary purpose and, if the student was classified as a nonresident in the preceding term, financial independence.
(c) Community college districts shall require applicants to supply information as specified in this subchapter and may require additional information as deemed necessary.
(d) The district shall weigh the information provided by the student and determine whether the student has clearly established that he or she has been a resident of California for one year prior to the residence determination date.
(e) Applicants shall certify their answers on residence questionnaires under oath or penalty of perjury.
(f) Pursuant to section 54300, the district may authorize any information required by this section to be submitted electronically using electronic signatures in lieu of manual signatures as specified in section 54300.
1. Amendment
filed 3-4-91 by Board of Governors of California Community Colleges with the
Secretary of State; operative 4-5-91 (Register 91, No. 23). Submitted to OAL
for printing only pursuant to Education Code Section
70901.5(b).
2.
Editorial correction of HISTORY 1 (Register 95, No. 19).
3. New
subsection (f) and amendment of NOTE filed 5-13-99; operative 6-14-99 (Register
99, No. 20).
4. Amendment of subsections (c) and (f) filed
3-15-2006; operative 4-14-2006. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to
Education Code section
70901.5
(Register 2006, No. 17).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 66700, 68044, 70901 and 70901.1, Education Code. Reference: Sections 68044, 68062 and 70901.1, Education Code.
