BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 2908
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Date of Hearing: May 4, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2908 (Committee on Higher Education) - As Amended April 11, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: YesReimbursable:
Yes
SUMMARY:
This bill makes several minor changes to various statutes
related to higher education. Specifically, this bill:
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1)Reassigns, from the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO), to the
University of California (UC) and the California State
University (CSU), the legislative reporting requirement on UC
and CSU expenditures.
2)Removes the requirement for postsecondary institutions to
submit hate violence reports to the LAO; and, specifies that
the postsecondary institutions shall still complete reports
and post their findings publicly on their respective websites.
3)Authorizes the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) to
require grade point average (GPA) submission no later than
October 1 of each academic year.
4)Moves the time frame and grade level upon which a school
district or charter school shall notify in writing to each
pupil, and for a pupil under 18 years of age, his or her
parent or guardian, about the GPA submission to CSAC, from
October 15 to January 1 and from grade 12 to grade 11.
5)Changes the due date for the LAO to report on Cal Grant C from
April 1, 2017 to April 1, 2018.
6)Changes the due date for the LAO to report on CSU's online
courses, as specified, from October 1, 2017 to October 1,
2018.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Negligible fiscal impact.
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COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. This is the Assembly Committee on Higher Education's
omnibus bill, making various changes to the Education Code.
Since the November 2011 closure of the California
Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC), the LAO has been
required to perform many of the duties of CPEC, including
researching, writing, and producing many reports to the
Legislature. Committee staff understands that the LAO is
beyond capacity with the volume of reports assigned to the LAO
on an annual basis. This measure seeks to make necessary
adjustments to some of the report due dates, as specified.
2)Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). In September
2015, significant changes were announced to the FAFSA process
that will impact millions of students. Effective this year,
students will be able to:
a) Submit a FAFSA earlier, starting October 1 rather than
starting the following January 1; and,
b) Use earlier income information: commencing with the
2017-18 FAFSA, students will report income information from
an earlier tax year. That is to say, on the 2017-18 FAFSA,
students and parents, as appropriate, will report their
2015 income information, rather than their 2016 income
information.
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This authorizes CSAC to make necessary changes in order to
accommodate the federal changes, as aforementioned.
Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)
319-2081