RESOLUTION NO. ________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY BILL 91 (ALVAREZ)
“COMMUNITY COLLEGES: EXEMPTION FROM
NONRESIDENT TUITION FEE: SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL
COUNTIES COMMUNITY COLLEGES ASSOCIATION.”
WHEREAS, Assemblymember David Alvarez introduced Assembly Bill 91 (AB 91) titled Community Colleges: Exemption from Nonresident Tuition Fee: San Diego and Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association; and
WHEREAS, AB 91 would exempt from the nonresident tuition fee a nonresident, low - income student who resides within 45 miles from the California-Mexico border, and registers for lower division courses at a San Diego and Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association (SDICCCA) college; and
WHEREAS, AB 91 is supported by SDICCCA, which includes Southwestern Community College located in Chula Vista; and
WHEREAS, according to the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, San Diego County must double the amount o f people with post -secondary education by 2030 to meet the demands of the local economy; and
WHEREAS, in conformance with the approved 2023 -2024 Legislative Platform, AB 91 reinforces and supports the City’s vision of developing a four -year multi -institutional and binational university to the South Bay by reducing barriers to education.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it supports Assembly Bill 91 (Alvarez) “Community Colleges: Exemption from Nonresident Tuition Fee: San Diego and Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association.”
Presented by Approved as to form
By:
Maria V. Kachadoorian Jill D.S. Maland City Manager Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak Acting City Attorney