The Regents of the University of California are requested to perform all of the following duties:
(a) Provide for the operation and governance of the California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science, including the appointment of an advisory committee to assist in planning and administering the summer school.
(b) Develop and implement a statewide application procedure in cooperation with appropriate state and local agencies, including, but not limited to, school districts, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges. The cost of the application process shall be at least partially offset by charging each applicant a fee not to exceed thirty dollars ($30). Applicants who are unable to pay the fee shall petition the University of California for a waiver, which shall be granted or denied pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8669.
(c) Develop the curriculum of the summer school.
(d) Establish a nonprofit foundation to develop and receive private support for the summer school or establish a separate account for donations.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 422, Sec. 1. (AB 1663) Effective January 1, 2013.)