BILL NUMBER: AB 1529	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Committee on Veterans Affairs

                        MARCH 18, 2015

   An act relating to student financial aid.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1529, as introduced, Committee on Veterans Affairs. California
National Guard Education Assistance Award Program.
   Existing law establishes various student financial aid programs
under the administration of the Student Aid Commission, and
establishes eligibility requirements for the receipt of awards under
those programs by participating students attending qualifying
institutions. Existing law, until July 1, 2019, establishes the
California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program, which
provides financial aid to qualifying members of the California
National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and the Naval Militia,
under the administration of the commission. Existing law requires the
Legislative Analyst, on or before January 1, 2016, to prepare and
submit to the Legislature a report on the program.
   This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation regarding extending the program beyond July 1, 2019,
after receiving and considering the Legislative Analyst's report.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation regarding extending the California National Guard
Education Assistance Award Program beyond its inoperative date of
July 1, 2019, after receiving and considering the Legislative Analyst'
s report described in Section 69999.26 of the Education Code.