Since 1984, the California community colleges have charged an enrollment fee of $5 per credit unit for all students. A 1987 study revealed that the fee contributed to an enrollment decline during the first year, especially among low-income and part-time students, and that the Board Financial Assistance Program (BFAP) for low-income students did not significantly compensate for the fee's impact. In subsequent years, however, enrollment stabilized, and there was a return of low-income and minority students. The statutes authorizing the enrollment fee expire in January 1992. If the fees are not reauthorized, the colleges would lose about $70 million annually, one or more programs would lose funding, and there would be no mechanisms for distributing BFAP funds to low-income students. To forestall these problems and promote the enrollment of underrepresented groups, the following policies have been proposed: (1) apply a cost of living adjustment to the fee that would raise it to $6 per unit up to $60 per semester in an estimated 3 to 4 years; (2) continue the present BFAP program; (3) increase the health fee maximum from $7.50 per semester to $10 per semester and continue to exempt BFAP recipients from this fee; (4) remove the mandate that all colleges must maintain their 1987 level of health services; (5) clarify and standardize practices involving instructional materials charges. Appendixes summarize principles and policies on fees and financial aid, costs of attending a community college full time, distribution of community college students by income level, financial assistance awarded in 1984-85 and 1989-90, and statewide general fund revenues. (GFW)