Amended in Assembly April 14, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 206


Introduced by Assembly Members Mark Stone and Medina

(Principalbegin delete coauthor:end deletebegin insert coauthors:end insert Assemblybegin delete Member Alejoend deletebegin insert Members Alejo and Jones-Sawyerend insert)

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Santiago and Williams)

January 29, 2015


An act to add Article 18.5 (commencing with Section 69975) to Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to student financial aid.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 206, as amended, Mark Stone. Student financial aid: California DREAM Work-Study Program.

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.

This bill, commencing with the 2016-17 fiscal year, would establish the California DREAM Work-Study Program under the administration of thebegin delete Student Aid Commissionend deletebegin insert California State University and University of Californiaend insert to provide financial aid for students meeting its requirements. These requirements would include: enrollment, or acceptance for enrollment, at a campus of the California State University or the University of California; exemption from nonresident tuition pursuant to a specified provision of existing law or an equivalent provision adopted by the Regents of the University of California; making a timely application for financial aidbegin delete underend deletebegin insert usingend insert a designatedbegin delete provision of existing lawend deletebegin insert applicationend insert; qualification under applicable income and need standards applied to work-study programs at the institution at which the student is enrolled or accepted for enrollment; and meeting additional eligibility requirements as may be deemed appropriate by the institution at which the student is enrolled or accepted for enrollment.begin insert The bill would deem a student who participates in other work-study programs ineligible to receive financial aid under the California Dream Work-Study Program.end insert

begin deleteThe end deletebegin insertTo participate in the program, the end insertbill wouldbegin delete furtherend delete require, upon verification that a student is eligible for financial aid under this program, that thebegin delete Student Aid Commissionend deletebegin insert California State University and the University of Californiaend insert match 100% of the cost of the work-study grant of a student whose work under the program is accomplished on a campus of thebegin delete California State University or the University of Californiaend deletebegin insert respective universityend insert or at a campus or other facility of a school district or community collegebegin delete districtend deletebegin insert district,end insert or 50% of the cost of the work-study grant of a student whose work under the program is accomplished at any other location.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 69975 is added to the Education Code,
2to read:

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3begin insert

begin insertSECTION 1.end insert  

end insert

begin insertArticle 18.5 (commencing with Section 69975) is
4added to Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the end insert
begin insert5Education Codeend insertbegin insert, to read:end insert

6 

7Article 18.5.  California DREAM Work-Study Program
8

 

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69975.  

(a) Commencing with the 2016-17 fiscal year, the
10California DREAM Work-Study Program is hereby established
11under the administration of thebegin delete Student Aid Commissionend deletebegin insert California
12State University and the University of Californiaend insert
to provide
13financial aid for students meeting the requirements of this section.

14(b) In order to be eligible for financial aid under this article, a
15student shall meet all of the following requirements, as determined
16by the institution at which he or she is enrolled or has been
17accepted for enrollment:

P3    1(1) Be enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, at a campus of the
2California State University or the University of California.

3(2) Be exempt from nonresident tuition pursuant to Section
468130.5 or pursuant to equivalent requirements adopted by the
5Regents of the University of California.

6(3) Make a timely application for financial aidbegin delete underend deletebegin insert using the
7application established by the Student Aid Commission pursuant
8to subdivision (b) ofend insert
Sectionbegin delete 69508.5.end deletebegin insert 69508.5, known as the Dream
9Act Application.end insert

10(4) Qualify under the income and need standards applied to
11work-study programs by the institution at which the student is
12enrolled or accepted for enrollment.

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13(5) Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as an undergraduate
14student, and demonstrate satisfactory academic progress, as
15determined by the California State University and the University
16of California, as appropriate.

end insert
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17(6) Have federal authorization to work in accordance with
18federal law or executive order

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19(5)

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20begin insert(7)end insert Meet additional eligibility requirements as may be deemed
21appropriate by the institution at which the student is enrolled or
22accepted for enrollment.

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23(c) A student who participates in other work-study programs
24shall be ineligible to receive financial aid under this article.

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69976.  

begin deleteUpon end deletebegin insertTo participate in the program, upon end insertverification
26that a student is eligible for financial aid under this article, the
27begin delete Student Aid Commissionend deletebegin insert California State University and the
28University of Californiaend insert
shall provide funding in accordance with
29both of the following:

30(a) Thebegin delete commissionend deletebegin insert California State University and University
31of Californiaend insert
shall match 100 percent of the cost of the work-study
32grant of a student whose work under the program is accomplished
33on a campus of thebegin delete California State University or the University
34of Californiaend delete
begin insert respective universityend insert or at a campus or other facility
35of a school district or community college district.

36(b)  Thebegin delete commissionend deletebegin insert California State University and the
37University of Californiaend insert
shall match 50 percent of the cost of the
38work-study grant of a student whose work under the program is
P4    1accomplished at a location other than those specified in subdivision
2 (a).



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