Section 66028.2.

The following state policies apply to student financial aid for resident students, and mandatory systemwide fees charged at the University of California and the California State University:

(a) As any changes in mandatory systemwide fees and financial aid resources are considered, the impact on students should be explained to students, including, but not limited to, changes to the minimum work or loan burden for all students, if applicable, institutional financial aid awards, and the average student loan debt for undergraduate students.

(b) Students should be consulted before increases on mandatory systemwide fees are proposed, so that students can provide input and ask questions regarding the need for any increases in mandatory systemwide fees.

(c) Adequate advance notice should be provided to students regarding any future mandatory systemwide fees, thereby allowing the students and their families greater time to prepare for the mandatory systemwide fees to be assessed.

(d) In order to ensure that access is not precluded for any eligible student, and particularly for financially needy students, all current and prospective students should be provided with timely information concerning student financial aid, including the processes associated with applying for and obtaining student financial assistance.

(e) In order for the general public to maintain confidence in the state's public colleges and universities, every effort should be made to ensure increased transparency in the uses of mandatory systemwide fee revenue and the rationale for implementing mandatory systemwide fee increases.

(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 620, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2013.)