Amended in Assembly January 4, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1529

Introduced by Committee on Veterans Affairs

March 18, 2015

An act begin delete relating to student financial aid. end delete begin insert to repeal Section 69999.30 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1529, as amended, 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. begin delete Existing law requires the Legislative Analyst, on or before January 1, 2016, to prepare and submit to the Legislature a report on the program. end delete

This bill would begin delete 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. end delete begin insert delete the sunset date for this financial aid program, thereby extending the program indefinitely. end insert

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

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

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begin insert Section 69999.30 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is
repealed. end insert

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69999.30.  

This article shall become inoperative on July 1,
2019, and, as of January 1, 2020, is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2020,
deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and
is repealed.

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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.

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