SB 1264, as introduced, Pavley. Student financial aid: Assumption Program of Loans for Education.
Existing law establishes the Assumption Program of Loans for Education, administered by the Student Aid Commission, under which any person enrolled in a participating institution of postsecondary education, or any person who agrees to participate in a teacher trainee or teacher internship program, is eligible to enter into an agreement for loan assumption, to be redeemed pursuant to a prescribed procedure upon becoming employed as a teacher if he or she satisfies certain conditions.
Existing law requires the applicant to agree, among other things, to teach full time for at least 4 consecutive academic years or on a part-time basis the equivalent of 4 consecutive academic years at an eligible school. Existing law defines “eligible school” to mean, among other things, a school that is ranked in the lowest 2 deciles on the Academic Performance Index, a measure of the performance of schools and school districts.
This bill would amend the definition of “eligible school” to mean, among other things, a school that is ranked in the lowest 3 deciles on the Academic Performance Index.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 69612.5 of the Education Code is
2amended to read:
For purposes of this article, the following terms have
4the following definitions:
5(a) “Eligible institution” means a postsecondary institution that
6is determined by the Student Aid Commission to meet both of the
7following requirements:
8(1) The institution is eligible to participate in state and federal
9financial aid programs.
10(2) The institution maintains a program of professional
11preparation that has been approved by the Commission on Teacher
12Credentialing.
13(b) “Eligible school” means a school that meets any of the
14following criteria:
15(1) It serves a large population of pupils from low-income
16families, as designated by the Superintendentbegin delete of Public Instructionend delete.
17(2) The institution has 20 percent or more teachers holding
18emergency-type permits including, but not limited to, any of the
19following:
20(A) Provisional internships.
21(B) Short-term staff permits.
22(C) Credential waivers.
23(D) Substitute permits.
24(3) It is a school that is ranked in the lowestbegin delete twoend deletebegin insert
threeend insert deciles
25on the Academic Performance Index.
26(4) It is a school that serves a rural area.
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