Education Law
Jan. 9, 2024
Bill would prohibit withholding degree over debt
“Students would no longer have any incentive to pay, on time or at all, for the entirety of their enrollment with the university,” stated the California State University Chancellor’s Office,
On Tuesday, the Assembly Higher Education Committee will take up a bill that would prohibit a college from withholding a student’s degree over unpaid debts. That could prevent disputes like the one that cost former law student James Camper III the right to take the California Bar Exam for more than a year.
Reached Monday, Camper said he settled with Monterey College of Law and received his diploma last week. He plans to take the bar exam n...
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