Koeberer, Albiani and Guilbault. All three are nominees by Governor Schwarzenegger to the California Community College Board of of Governors. If FR sources are right, all three of these nominees will soon be former Board of Governors members. In order to be confirmed to these positions, you need a 2/3 vote of the State Senate. Perhaps all three should have thought about that before the took radical pro-criminal alien policy positions on the Board of Governors (once appointed by the Governor, they can serve up to a year without confirmation).
State Senator Bob Dutton, one of two GOPers on the Senate Rules Committee, found out about the radical views of these nominees and prepared an extensive briefing for his GOP colleagues. We obtained a copy of his written briefing, which is reprinted below.
From other reliable sources (not Senator Dutton, I might add), we learned that Senate Republicans are resolute about not confirming these nominees.
Note to the Governor: Please nominate new Board of Governors members who are not interested in increasing illegal immigration to California by increasing taxpayer funded benefits to them.
THE DUTTON MEMO
To: Republican Senators
From: Senator Bob Dutton
Date: June 13, 2007
RE: 27 vote nominees and illegal immigration
In Rules Committee on June 6, Community College Board of Governors (BOG) nominees said they would enforce existing law regarding illegal aliens paying residence fees. If the law changed to bar illegal aliens from receiving financial assistance, they said they would enforce that law as well. However, after further investigation it is clear to me that they do more than simply enforce existing law.
I discovered they have taken public positions in support of making more illegal aliens eligible for residency fees and additional financial assistance at colleges and universities.
SB 160 Quick Summary (Caucus analysis attached)
SB 160 permits illegal immigrants at California colleges and universities to receive Cal Grants and other state financial aid, mandates that community colleges waive fees for these persons if they otherwise qualify and makes more illegal immigrants eligible to pay resident fees.
· All three members voted to support the concept of SB 160 at the BOG meeting on January 15-17, 2007. They voted for the 2007-08 Legislative Program, which included support to: “Provide Cal Grant Eligibility for AB 540 eligible students.” (AB 540 students are illegal immigrants granted residency status.)
· The BOG has taken a support position on SB 160, which is consistent with the BOG’s position on similar legislation in prior years.
In follow-up conversations, John W. Koeberer has indicated that he will simply enforce the law. The previous votes were minor parts of a larger agenda.
Nominees Albiani and Guilbault have indicated that they support increasing financial assistance to illegal immigrants and making more illegal immigrants eligible for residence fees.
Background
AB 540 (Firebaugh, 2001) (Senate Floor: 27-7: AYE: Margett, McPherson; NO: Ackerman, Brulte, Johnson, Knight, McClintock, Oller; ABS: Battin, Morrow, Poochigian; Assembly Floor: 57-15: AYE: Campbell, Maldonado; NO: Aanestad, Ashburn, Cox, Hollingsworth; ABS: G. Runner) exempts “non-immigrant aliens” from paying nonresident tuition at UC, CSU, and CCC if the student meets all of the following requirements:
1) Attended high school in California for three or more years;
2) Graduated from a California high school or attained the equivalent thereof;
3) Registered as an entering student at, or current enrollment at an accredited institution of higher education in California not earlier than the fall semester or quarter of the 2001-02 academic year;
4) Filed an affidavit with the institution of higher education stating that the student has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration status, or will do so as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.
Related Legislation:
SB 268 (McClintock, 2007) Repeals the provisions of AB 540 (Firebaugh) (Senate Education 2-6: Aye: Wyland, Denham; ABS: Maldonado)
SB 160 (Cedillo, 2006) was nearly identical in intent and effect to this bill, but did not expand the scope of the existing program. That bill passed the Senate 24-15 (NO: all Republicans) and the Assembly 44-31 (NO: all Republicans) but was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger.
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