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CONSENT
Bill No: SB 1103
Author: Wright (D)
Amended: 4/24/12
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 8-0, 4/18/12
AYES: Lowenthal, Alquist, Hancock, Huff, Liu, Price,
Simitian, Vargas
NO VOTE RECORDED: Runner, Blakeslee, Vacancy
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SUBJECT : Postsecondary education: Cal Grant Program
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requires the California Student Aid
Commission, commencing on a specified date, to post annual
reports submitted by institutions participating in the Cal
Grant program which will a searchable database, and provide
other information useful to students and parents.
ANALYSIS : Existing law establishes the Cal Grant program
under the administration of the California Student Aid
Commission (CSAC) and establishes eligibility requirements
for students attending qualifying institutions
Existing law requires, beginning in 2012, institutions
participating in the Cal Grant Program to submit to CSAC
annual enrollment, persistence, and graduation data for all
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students, including Cal Grant recipients, and requires
institution to also provide job placement rate and salary
and wage information for occupational and career programs
as specified.
This bill requires, the CSAC, commencing on a specified
date, to provide on its Internet Web site:
1. Annual report information submitted by institutions
participating in the Cal Grant Program which will be
posted on a searchable database.
2. Other information and links useful to students and
parents including but not limited to local occupational
profiles available through the Employment Development
Department's Labor Market Information Data Library.
Comments
According to the Senate Education Committee analysis, the
Trailer Bill language SB 70 (Senate Budget and Fiscal
Review Committee), Chapter 7, Statutes of 2011, in the 2011
Budget Act requires the 430 institutions participating in
the Cal Grant Program to report enrollment, persistence,
graduation, job placement and wage data on an annual basis
to the Student Aid Commission beginning in 2012. This bill
requires the CSAC to make that information publicly
available on its Web site along with other information and
links that would be useful to students, such as labor
market information through the state's Employment
Development Department. The CSAC reports it expects to
start the regulatory process for the reporting requirements
this spring.
Prior Legislation
SB 70 (Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee), Chapter
7, Statutes of 2011, requires Cal Grant participating
institutions to report enrollment, persistence, graduation,
job placement and wage data to the CSAC.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
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SUPPORT : (Verified 5/7/12)
California Business Education Association
California Manufacturers and Technology Association
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author's office,
college is a significant investment for students and their
families. While there are many Web sites that provide
information about college programs and costs, there are few
sites that easily enable students to compare programs and
schools to help them make informed choices about their
investment. Since the majority of college students
participate in some type of financial aid program, and
since each year approximately 250,000 students set up a Web
Grant account where they can access information about and
manage their Cal Grants, the CSAC Web site is a logical
place to house information that would enable students and
parents to do a side-by-side comparison of institutions or
compare similar programs at different institutions.
PQ:do 5/8/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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