SACRAMENTO â Ahead of the upcoming California State University (CSU) Board of Trustee Meeting on Wednesday, March 22, Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva, with bipartisan support of members of the California Legislature, sent a letter to the Board of Trustee members urging them to reconsider increasing tuition for the 2017-2018 Academic Year.
âIt is my belief that funding our systems of higher education should not be done on the backs of students and their families,â said Quirk-Silva. âFor this reason, we strongly oppose this tuition increase which would continue to put a burden on low-income and middle-class families.â
This year, Quirk-Silva authored AB 393: The Student Protection Act in response to the financial challenges faced by todayâs college students, including deepening debt and long work hours necessary to supplement their educational costs.
âOur economy and the quality of life in California have been built in large part because we have had such a large, accessible public higher education system. So, we ask that the Board of Trustee members reconsider the way in which we fund higher education because high tuition costs constrict access to our institutions of higher education, and deny students and their families the dream of obtaining a degree.â
The CSU board of trustees is meeting in Long Beach, with the Finance Committee meeting at 8 a.m., Wednesday, March 22. The board will follow with a vote.
Assembly letter to CSU Board of Trustees: 
California State University Letter to Board of Trustees by Quirk-Silva