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  Community colleges in California could offer additional classes during shorter summer and winter sessions at higher fees under a bill that has passed the state Assembly.

• Bill adds community college classes at higher cost

  Bill adds community college classes at higher cost

  Students at California community colleges could see additional class options for short summer and winter sessions under a bill that passed the state Assembly on Monday, but those courses would come with a higher price tag.

• Capitol Alert: Bill to add class offerings at higher price passes Assembly

  Capitol Alert: Bill to add class offerings at higher price passes Assembly

  A bill authorizing additional community college classes for students willing to pay higher fees divided Assembly Democrats on Monday as some questioned whether the proposed legislation would create a two-tiered system.

• The Buzz: Higher-priced college classes debated; Torres sworn into Senate

  The Buzz: Higher-priced college classes debated; Torres sworn into Senate

  A bill authorizing additional community college classes for students willing to pay higher fees divided Assembly Democrats on Monday as some questioned whether the proposed legislation would create a two-tiered system.

• EDITORIAL: Reject two-tier pricing idea

  EDITORIAL: Reject two-tier pricing idea

  Imagine you go to the grocery store and find long lines at the checkout. A clerk approaches and says, "You can wait in line, or if you're willing to pay four times more, we can get you out right away."

  That, in essence, is what Assembly Member Das Williams, D-Santa Barbara, is proposing for California's community colleges in Assembly Bill 955. Can't get into a high-demand course? Pay a $600 fee for a three-credit course and take it during the summer or winter intersession. Students in the regular class would pay the usual $138. Parallel courses, but different prices.

  When Santa Monica City College tried this "hot lane" or "pay-to-play" ploy last year, students and then-system Chancellor Jack Scott objected and it was abandoned. A similar bill in 2011 passed the Assembly but, thankfully, died in the Senate.