AB 1181, as introduced, Calderon. Adult education programs: qualification: federal Pell Grant Program.
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district maintaining secondary schools to establish and maintain classes for adults, as specified.
This bill would express the Legislature’s intent to enact legislation that would, to the extent feasible, qualify adult education programs operated by local educational agencies to participate in the federal Pell Grant Program under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 so that students enrolled in those programs may qualify to receive federal Pell Grant Program awards for short-term career technical education programs.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
2legislation that would, to the extent feasible, qualify adult education
3programs operated by local educational agencies to participate in
4the federal Pell Grant Program under Title IV of the federal Higher
5Education Act of 1965 so that students enrolled in those programs
P2 1may qualify to receive federal Pell Grant Program awards for
2short-term career technical education programs.
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