2005 California Education Code Sections 66057 Article 5.7. Year-Round Academic Programs

66057.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
   (1) The future economic vitality of California will depend on the
state's ability to educate its citizens and to help them develop the
work and social skills needed to compete with workers of other
nations and states in our global economy.
   (2) Ensuring that California's colleges and universities can
accommodate a tidal wave of new students, as well as enable those
from diverse backgrounds to achieve success in their college careers,
will require a variety of strategies.
   (3) The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) has reported that most
campuses of the University of California, the California State
University, and the California Community Colleges will soon exceed
their current capacities.
   (4) The LAO has identified year-round operation as a
cost-efficient strategy to address future enrollment growth, by
avoiding capital expenditure for instructional space, such as
classrooms, class laboratories, study space in libraries, and other
selected student support service facilities.
   (5) Year-round operation also increases student access to high
demand campuses, and allows students to accelerate their progress to
degrees.
   (b) Summer session fees at all campuses of the University of
California and the California State University shall not exceed the
fees charged per credit unit for any other academic term, if the
state provides funding to offset any revenue losses that may occur
due to the difference between the state university fee and fees
charged for self-supporting academic programs.
   (c) In recognition of the differing circumstances on the various
campuses throughout the state, the University of California and the
California State University shall retain the flexibility to implement
year-round operation differently on individual campuses.