(a) Any Team USA student athlete who trains in the state in an elite level program approved by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee is entitled to resident classification for tuition and fee purposes until the athlete has resided in the state the minimum time necessary to become a resident.

(b) The student athlete shall certify their participation in an Olympic or Paralympic elite level training program through supporting documentation from the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee verifying eligibility, and shall submit the supporting documentation to the campus they are attending at the California State University, University of California, or California Community Colleges.

(c) For purposes of this section, “Team USA student athlete” means any student athlete who meets the eligibility standards defined and approved by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and by the national governing body for the sport in which the athlete competes.

(d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2032, and, as of January 1, 2033, is repealed.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 972, Sec. 1. (AB 2747) Effective January 1, 2023. Inoperative July 1, 2032, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2033, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 2 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 972.)