BILL ANALYSIS �
AB 970
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 970 (Fong)
As Amended May 27, 2011
Majority vote
HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 12-0
(vote not relevant)
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| | |Ayes:|Fuentes, Blumenfield, |
| | | |Bradford, Charles |
| | | |Calderon, Campos, Davis, |
| | | |Gatto, Hall, Hill, Lara, |
| | | |Mitchell, Solorio |
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SUMMARY : Requires the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC)
to report to the Legislature no later than July 31, 2012,
examining the policies and interactions between various state
and federal financial aid programs, including the interactions
between systemwide and campus-based student fees, institutional
financial aid at the University of California (UC) and the
California State University (CSU), Cal Grants, and federal
financial aid programs.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, one-time minor General Fund costs (up to $50,000) to
CSAC for the report.
COMMENTS : The most recent amendments removed the provisions of
the bill heard by the Assembly Higher Education Committee on
March 29, 2011. The current provisions have not been heard in
policy committee. The parameters of this report are extremely
broad and, thus, may not provide the information the author
seeks.
The federal government, state, and institutions offer a variety
of financial aid programs, including:
1)State-administered financial aid programs include the Cal
Grant Entitlement Programs, Cal Grant Competitive Program,
California Community Colleges (CCC) Board of Governors Fee
Waiver, CCC Transfer Entitlement Programs, Cal Grant C
Programs for career technical education, as well as Assumption
Program of Loans for Education, State Nursing Assumption
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Program of Loans for Education, Child Development grants, and
Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents grants.
2)UC and CSU receive state funding and divert approximately 1/3
of student fees to their institutional aid programs for needy
students. The state-funded CCC Board of Governors Fee Waiver
program provides relief from CCC fees for financially needy
students
3)The federal government administers Pell Grants (which provide
up to $5,500 annually), work-study awards, scholarships, and
federal student loans.
Students may vote to approve campus-based fees for specific
purposes. These fees vary from campus to campus and are not
included in Cal Grant awards, which cover systemwide fees.
Analysis Prepared by : Sandra Fried / HIGHER ED. / (916)
319-3960 FN:
0000936