BILL NUMBER: AB 2766	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Lopez
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Brown)

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act to amend Section 69510 of the Education Code, relating to
student financial aid.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2766, as introduced, Lopez. Student Aid Commission.
   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. Existing law requires the commission to
include 2 members, appointed by the Governor, wh are students
enrolled in a California postsecondary educational institution.
   This bill would instead require the commission to include 4
student members, one from each of the following: the University of
California, the California State University, the California Community
Colleges, and a California private postsecondary educational
institution.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 69510 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   69510.  The Student Aid Commission shall be composed of the
following  15   17  members:
   (a) One representative from public, proprietary, or nonprofit
postsecondary schools located in California.
   (b) One representative from a California independent college or
university.
   (c) One representative each from the University of California, the
California State University, and the California Community Colleges.

   (d) Two members each of whom shall be a student enrolled in a
California  
   (d) (1) Four student members, one from each of the following
postsecondary educational institutions:  
   (A) The University of California.  
   (B) The California State University.  
   (C) The California Community Colleges.  
   (D) A California private postsecondary educational institution.

    (2)     A student member described in to
paragraph (1) shall be enrolled in the  postsecondary
educational institution at the time of appointment, and shall be
enrolled in  a California postsecondary educational
institution   that institution for the duration of
the term. A student member who graduates from an institution with no
more than six months of his or her term remaining shall be permitted
to serve for the remainder of the term.
   (e) Three public members.
   (f) One representative from a California secondary school.
   (g) Two representatives appointed by the Senate Rules Committee.
   (h) Two representatives appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.