BILL NUMBER: AB 1241 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 24, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Weber
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
An act to amend Sections 69434 and 69435.3 of the Education Code,
relating to student financial aid.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1241, as amended, Weber. Student financial aid: Cal Grant
Program.
Existing law, the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant
Program (Cal Grant Program), establishes the Cal
Grant A and B Entitlement Awards awards
, the California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement
Awards awards , the Competitive Cal
Grant A and B Awards awards , the Cal
Grant C Awards awards , and the Cal
Grant T Awards awards under the
administration of the Student Aid Commission, and establishes
eligibility requirements for awards under these programs for
participating students attending qualifying institutions. Among the
eligibility requirements for the Cal Grant A and B Entitlement
Awards awards is a requirement that the
applicant submit a complete financial aid application postmarked no
later than March 2 of the academic year of high school graduation or
its equivalent, or no later than March 2 of the academic year
following high school graduation or its equivalent, for the 2nd award
year.
This bill , commencing with the 2015-16 award year and
continuing each award year thereafter, would extend this period
of eligibility by 3 2 years, allowing
an applicant for Cal Grant A and B Entitlement Awards
awards to submit a complete financial aid
application no later than March 2 of the 4th
3rd academic year after his or her high school graduation or
its equivalent for an award commencing the academic year
following the application.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 69434 of the Education Code is amended to read:
69434. (a) A Cal Grant A award shall be used only for tuition or
student fees, or both, in a for-credit instructional program with a
length of not less than two academic years. Each student who meets
the Cal Grant A qualifications as set forth in this article shall be
guaranteed an award. The amount of any individual award is dependent
on the cost of tuition or fees, or both, at the qualifying
institution at which the student is enrolled. For each applicant, the
award amount shall not exceed the amount of the calculated financial
need.
(b) Pursuant to Section 66021.2, any California resident is
entitled to a Cal Grant A award, and the commission, or a qualifying
institution pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 69450),
shall allocate that award, if all of the following criteria are met:
(1) The student (A)
For award years preceding and including the 2014-15 award year, the
student has submitted, pursuant to Section 69432.9, a complete
financial aid application, submitted or postmarked no later than
March 2 of the academic year of high school graduation or its
equivalent for the award year immediately following the academic year
of high school graduation or its equivalent, or no later than March
2 of the academic year following high school graduation or its
equivalent for the second award year follow ing the
academic year of high school graduation or its equivalent.
(B) For the 2015-16 award year and each
award year thereafter, the student has submitted,
pursuant to Section 69432.9, a complete financial aid application,
submitted or postmarked no later than March 2 of the fourth
third academic year after his or her high school
graduation or its equivalent for the award year immediately
following the academic year of the application.
(2) The student demonstrates financial need pursuant to Section
69433.
(3) The student attains a high school grade point average of at
least 3.0 on a four-point scale.
(4) The student's household has an income and asset level that
does not exceed the level for Cal Grant A recipients set forth in
Section 69432.7.
(5) The student is pursuing an undergraduate academic program of
not less than two academic years that is offered by a qualifying
institution.
(6) The student is enrolled at least part time.
(7) The student meets the general Cal Grant eligibility
requirements set forth in Article 1 (commencing with Section 69430).
(8) The student graduated from high school or its equivalent
during or after the 2000-01 academic year.
(c) A student who meets the Cal Grant A Entitlement Program
criteria specified in this article shall receive a Cal Grant A award
for tuition or fees, or both, pursuant to Section 66021.2.
SEC. 2. Section 69435.3 of the Education Code is amended to read:
69435.3. (a) Any California resident is entitled to receive a Cal
Grant B award, and the commission shall allocate that award pursuant
to Section 66021.2, if all of the following criteria are met:
(1) The (A) For
award years preceding and including the 2014-15 award year, the
student has submitted, pursuant to Section 69432.9, a complete
financial aid application, submitted or postmarked no later than
March 2 of the academic year of high school graduation or its
equivalent for the award year immediately following the academic
year of high school graduation or its equivalent, or no
later than March 2 of the academic year following high school
graduation or its equivalent for the second award year following the
academic year of high school graduation or its equivalent.
(B) For the 2015-16 award year and each
award year thereafter, the student has submitted, pursuant to
Section 69432.9, a complete financial aid application, submitted or
postmarked no later than March 2 of the fourth
third academic year after his or her high school
graduation or its equivalent for the award year immediately following
the academic year of the application.
(2) The student demonstrates financial need pursuant to Section
69433.
(3) The student attains a high school grade point average of at
least 2.0 on a four-point scale.
(4) The student's household has an income and asset level that
does not exceed the level for Cal Grant B recipients as set forth in
Section 69432.7.
(5) The student is pursuing an undergraduate academic program of
not less than one academic year that is offered by a qualifying
institution.
(6) The student is enrolled at least part-time.
(7) The student meets the general Cal Grant eligibility
requirements set forth in Article 1 (commencing with Section 69430).
(8) The student graduated from high school or its equivalent
during or after the 2000-01 academic year.
(b) A student who meets the Cal Grant B Entitlement Program
criteria specified in this article shall receive a Cal Grant B award
for access costs and tuition and fees pursuant to Section 66021.2.