AB 1544, as introduced, Allen. Student financial aid.
Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission as the primary state agency for the administration of state-authorized student financial aid programs available to students attending all segments of postsecondary education. Under existing law, the commission, among other things, administers the Cal Grant awards, the Assumption Program of Loans for Education, the Graduate Assumption Program of Loans for Education, and the Middle Class Scholarship Program. The commission also administers the state’s participation in the Federal Family Education Loan Program.
This bill would make various nonsubstantive changes in a provision relating to the membership of the commission.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 69510 of the Education Code is amended
2to read:
The Student Aid Commission shall be composed of the
4following 15 members:
P2 1(a) One representative from public, proprietary, or nonprofit
2postsecondary schools located in California.
3(b) One representative from a California independent college
4or university.
5(c) One representative each from the University of California,
6the California State University, and the California Community
7Colleges.
8(d) Two membersbegin insert,end insert each of whom shall be a student enrolled in
9a
California postsecondary educational institution at the time of
10appointment, andbegin insert whoend insert
shall be enrolled in a California
11postsecondary educational institution for the duration of the term.
12A student member who graduates from an institution with no more
13than six months of his or her term remaining shall be permitted to
14serve for the remainder of the term.
15(e) Three public members.
16(f) One representative from a California secondary school.
17(g) Two representatives appointed by the Senatebegin insert Committee onend insert
18 Rulesbegin delete Committeeend delete.
19(h) Two representatives appointed by the Speaker of the
20Assembly.
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