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PART D – SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS TO BE COMPLETED WHERE APPLICABLE
In some cases, even if you have not been in California for more than a year and one day, you may still qualify for either residence classification or a
tuition/fee waiver under one of the following special exceptions provided by law. Check if any one of the following exceptions applies, and please
bring the requested documentation (an original and one copy) with you.
Self Support (T5 §54040)
If you are under 19 years of age, and you have supported yourself
financially for at least one year and a day, please provide the following:
(1) Documentation of employment (either W-2 forms or a letter
from your employer showing earnings for the past year),
(2) A statement that you have actually been present in California
for the past year, AND
(3) A statement showing all your expenses for the past year.
Dependent of a Military Member (T5 §54041)
If you are a child or spouse of a member of the armed forces of the
United States who is stationed in California, please provide the
following:
(1) A statement from the military person’s commanding officer or
personnel officer, AND
(2) Evidence that you are a dependent of the military person’s for
federal tax purposes.
Military Member on Active Duty in California (T5 §54042)
If you are a member of the armed forces of the United States stationed in
California on active duty and not assigned for educational purposes to an
SBCCD college, please provide the following:
(1) A statement from your commanding officer or personnel
officer that the assignment to active duty in California is not
for educational purposes AND
(2) Evidence of the date of assignment to California.
Military Member Remaining in California After
Discharge
(EC §68075.5)
If you were: (1) a member of the armed forces of the United States who
was stationed in this state on active duty for more than one year
immediately prior to being discharged AND (2) have remained in
California after your discharge for less than a year and one day, you may
be eligible for resident classification. Please provide a copy of your
Military Discharge Form, DD-214.
AB540 Exempt (T5 §54045.5, EC §68130.5)
If you attended a California high school for at least three (3) years and
graduated or received a certificate of completion, please submit the
following:
(1) AB540 Tuition Exemption form.
(2) Official sealed high school transcripts.
Public School Employee With a Valid Credential or
Emergency Permit
(T5 §54046)
If you hold a valid credential or a valid emergency permit authorizing
service in the California public schools, are employed by a school district
in a full-time position, and are enrolling in an SBCCD college to fulfill
credential requirements, please provide the following:
(1) A statement from your employer showing that you are
employed in a full-time position requiring certification
qualifications AND
(2) A copy of your credential.
Adult Dependent of a California Resident (EC §68076)
If you have not been an adult resident of California for more than one
year and you either (a) are the dependent child of a California resident
who has residence in California for more than one year or (b) have a
parent who has both contributed court-ordered support for you on a
continuous basis and has been a California resident for a minimum of
one year, please provide documentation of your parent’s California
Residency.
Agricultural Laborer for Hire (or Child of Such Laborer)
(T5 §54048)
(“Agricultural labor for hire” means seasonal employment in connection
with actual production of agricultural crops, including seeding, thinning
and harvesting.) If your parent
earns a livelihood by performing
agricultural labor for hire, please provide the following: (1) Evidence
that your parent with whom you live earns a livelihood primarily by
performing agricultural labor for hire and has performed such labor in
California for at least two months in each of the two preceding years, (2)
Evidence that your parent lived within the district, AND (3) Proof that
your parent claims you as a dependent on his/her income tax return, if
your parent had sufficient income to incur personal income tax liability.
If you
are an agricultural laborer for hire, please provide evidence
showing that you earn a livelihood primarily by performing agricultural
labor for hire and that such labor has been performed in California for at
least two months in each of the preceding two years.
Graduate of a School in California Operated by the
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
(EC §68077)
If you are a graduate of any school located in California that is operated
by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, including, but not limited
to, the Sherman Indian High School, please provide a copy of your
diploma.
Full-Time Employee of a California State Agency
Assigned to Work Outside California (or Child or Spouse
of Such Employee)
(EC §68079)
If you, your parent or spouse is a full-time employee of a California state
agency (i.e., any office, department, division, bureau, board or
commission of the state of California) and assigned to work outside
California, please provide the following:
(1) Evidence of such employment AND
(2) Evidence of the out-of-state assignment.
Relocated Federal Civil Service Employee (or Child of
Such Employee)
(EC §68084)
If you or your parent is a federal civil service employee who moved to
California as a result of military mission realignment action that involved
the relocation of at least 100 employees, please provide:
(1) Evidence of such employment AND
(2) Evidence of the reassignment to California.
To Be Hired By a Public Agency as a Peace Officer
(EC §76140.5)
If a public agency (e.g., city, county, district or other local authority or
public body of or within the state of California) intends to classify you as
a peace officer upon successful completion of a police academy training
course at an SBCCD college, please provide the following:
(1) Evidence that you have passed all other requirements of the
hiring public agency AND
(2) Evidence that the public agency intends to classify you as a
peace officer.
Surviving Dependent of Any Individual Killed in the
September 11
th
Attacks (EC §76300 (j))
If you are a surviving dependent of an individual killed in the September
11, 2001 terrorist attacks (i.e., the World Trade Center in New York
City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., or the crash of United Airlines
Flight 93 in Pennsylvania) and you were given written notice of
eligibility for a tuition and fee waiver by the California Victim
Compensation and Government Claims Board, please provide a copy of
your notice of waiver.