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The issue came to Padilla's attention early this year when the National College Players Association sent a petition to the NCAA signed by hundreds of football and basketball players from schools including UCLA in Padilla's district. Lawmakers in a number of other states planned similar legislation, but California is the first to enact the requirements.
"This legislation is the first of its kind in the nation and promises student-athletes important protections that should have been in place long ago," Ramogi Huma, president of the National College Players Association, said in a statement.
The legislation was one of several higher education bills the governor announced signing.
Another, AB970, would require the University of California and California State University systems to provide public notice and consult with students before raising tuition.
The fee notice bill also signed by Brown comes after protests from student activists that their education costs were abruptly increased to help universities survive state budget cuts as California battled a lingering deficit.
It requires universities to provide weeks of public notice before considering fee hikes, provide written justification for the proposed increases, detail the effect on students, and outline any possible alternatives. It also limits when the university systems can raise fees each year.
Brown signed the bills during a meeting with more than a dozen college students in his Capitol office, according to a video tape released by the administration.
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