AB 2160, as amended, Ting. Cal Grant Program: grade point average.
The Cal Grant Program establishes the Cal Grant A and B Entitlement Awards, the California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Awards, the Competitive Cal Grant A and B Awards, the Cal Grant C Awards, and the Cal Grant T Awards under the administration of the Student Aid Commission, and establishes eligibility requirements for awards under these programs for participating students attending qualifying institutions.
A provision of the program specifies that the commission shall require that a grade point average be submitted, as specified, to the commission for Cal Grant A and B applicants, except for those applicants permitted to provide test scores in lieu of a grade point average.
This bill would requirebegin delete that thisend deletebegin insert
that, except for pupils who opt out, as specified, each pupil enrolled in grade 12 be deemed a Cal Grant applicant. The bill would require, except for pupils who have opted out, as specified, that aend insert grade point average be submitted electronically for allbegin delete high school
seniorsend deletebegin insert grade 12 pupilsend insert at public schools, including charter schools, each academic year, and all other Cal Grant A and B applicants, except those permittedbegin insert, at the discretion of the commission, to submit a grade point average in a nonend insertbegin insertelectronic format orend insert to provide test scores in lieu of a grade point average, and provide that grade point averages submitted shall be subject to review by the commission or its designee. The bill wouldbegin delete condition these requirements upon the school district or charter school obtaining written permission of the parent or guardian in compliance with a specified federal lawend deletebegin insert
require the school district or charter school, no later than October 15 of a pupil’s grade 12 academic year, to notify, in writing, the parent or guardian of each grade 12 pupil that the pupil will be deemed a Cal Grant applicant unless the pupil opts out, and provide an opportunity for that pupil to opt outend insert. To the extent thatbegin delete this provisionend deletebegin insert these provisionsend insert would impose new duties on local educational agencies and community college districts,begin delete itend deletebegin insert theyend insert would constitute a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 69432.9 of the Education Code is
2amended to read:
(a) A Cal Grant applicant shall submit a complete
4official financial aid application pursuant to Section 69433 and
P3 1applicable regulations adopted by the commission.begin insert Each pupil
2enrolled in grade 12 in a California public school, other than
3pupils who opt out as provided in subdivision (d), shall be deemed
4to be a Cal Grant applicant.end insert
5(b) Financial need shall be determined to establish an applicant’s
6initial eligibility for a Cal Grant award and a renewing recipient’s
7continued eligibility using the federal financial need methodology
8pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 69506 and applicable
9regulations adopted
by the commission, and as established by Title
10IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20
11U.S.C. Secs. 1070 et seq.).
12(1) “Expected family contribution,” with respect to an applicant
13or renewing recipientbegin insert,end insert shall be determined using the federal
14methodology pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 69506 (as
15established by Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of
161965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Secs. 1070 et seq.)) and applicable
17rules and regulations adopted by the commission.
18(2) “Financial need” means the difference between the student’s
19cost of attendance as determined by the commission and the
20expected family contribution. The calculation of financial need
21shall
be consistent with Title IV of the federal Higher Education
22Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Secs. 1070 et seq.).
23(3) (A) The minimum financial need required for receipt of an
24initial and renewal Cal Grant A or C award shall be no less than
25the maximum annual award value for the applicable institution,
26plus an additional one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) of
27financial need.
28(B) The minimum financial need required for receipt of an initial
29and renewal Cal Grant B award shall be no less than seven hundred
30dollars ($700).
31(c) begin deleteExcept end deletebegin insert(1)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertExcept for pupils who have opted out end insertas provided
32in subdivision (d), the commission shall require that a grade point
33average be submittedbegin insert electronicallyend insert for allbegin delete high school seniorsend delete
34begin insert grade 12 pupilsend insert at public schools, including charter schools, each
35academic year, andbegin insert forend insert all other Cal Grant A and B applicants,
36except those permittedbegin insert, at the discretion of the commission, to
37submit a grade point average in a nonend insertbegin insertelectronic
format orend insert to
38provide test scores in lieu of a grade point average.begin delete Theend delete
39begin insert(2)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertTheend insert commission shall require that each report of a grade
40point average be submittedbegin delete electronicallyend delete by a school or school
P4 1district official, with a certificationbegin insert by a school officialend insert, under
2penalty of perjury, that the grade point average reported is
3accurately
reported. A submitted grade point average shall be
4subject to review by the commission or its designee.begin delete Theend delete
5begin insert(3)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertTheend insert commission shall adopt regulations that establish a grace
6period for receipt of the grade point average and any appropriate
7corrections, and that set forth the circumstances under which a
8student may submit a specified test score designated by the
9commission, by regulation, in lieu of submitting a qualifying grade
10point average. It is the intent of the Legislature that high schools
11and institutions
of higher educationbegin delete electronically submitend deletebegin insert certifyend insert
12 the grade point averages of their students in time to meet the
13application deadlines imposed by this chapter.
14(d) Prior to submitting the grade point average of a pupil who
15has not applied for a Cal Grant award, the school district or charter
16school shall obtain written permission of the parent or guardian in
17compliance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy
18Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g).
19(d) The school district or charter school shall, no later than
20October 15 of a pupil’s grade 12 academic year, notify, in writing,
21the parent or guardian of each grade 12 pupil that, pursuant to
22subdivision (a), the pupil will be deemed a Cal Grant applicant
23unless the pupil opts out, and provide an opportunity for that pupil
24to opt out of being automatically deemed a Cal Grant applicant.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that
26this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to
27local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
28pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
294 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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