AB 684,
as amended, Medina. begin deleteStudent financial aid: end deletebegin insertWorkforce training: end insertGeneral Educational Development (GED) test preparationbegin delete and career employment training.end deletebegin insert: grantend insertbegin inserts.end insert
Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state, and authorizes school districts to award high school diplomas to pupils who have met specified requirements. Existing law also establishes various programs that provide financial aid for qualifying students attending postsecondary educational institutions.begin insert Existing law establishes the California Workforce Investment Board for, among other purposes, promoting the development of a well-educated and highly skilled workforce.end insert
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature tobegin delete enact legislation at the 2013-14 Regular Session that would make students who were high school dropouts, and end deletebegin insert
provide funding to institutions that offer instruction to persons who end insertare preparing for the General Educational Development (GED) testbegin delete, eligible for student financial aid to be used for both GED test preparation and subsequent career employment training at a postsecondary educational institutionend delete.begin insert The bill would authorize the California Workforce Investment Board to provide grants from available federal and state funds to accredited institutions that provide instruction to persons who are preparing for the GED test and that apply to the board to receive grants pursuant to these provisions. The bill would require the board to develop and adopt regulations and procedures for the process of receiving and evaluating applications for grants under these provisionsend insertbegin insert.end insert
Vote: majority.
Appropriation: no.
Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.
State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
begin deleteIt end deletebegin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertThe Legislature finds and declares that it
2is important to increase the number of Californians who obtain a
3marketable and industry-recognized credential or degree and to
4advance the education and training of these students and workers
5so that they can keep pace with the education and skill needs of
6the state, its regional economies, and leading industry sectors.end insert
7begin insert(b)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertTherefore, it end insertis the intent of the Legislature tobegin delete enact begin insert provide funding to
8legislation at the 2013-14 Regular Session that would make
9students who were high school dropouts, and end delete
10institutions that offer instruction to persons whoend insert are preparing for
11the General Educational Development (GED) test,begin delete eligible for begin insert so that more Californians may pass the
12student financial aid to be used for both GED test preparation and
13subsequent career employment training at a postsecondary
14educational institutionend delete
15GED test and become eligible to receive
financial aid to advance
16in postsecondary education or vocational trainingend insert.
begin insertThe California Workforce Investment Board established
18pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 14010) of Chapter
193 of Division 7 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is authorized
20to provide grants, from state and federal funds that are available
21to the board for this purpose, to accredited institutions that provide
22instruction to persons who are preparing for the General
23Educational Development (GED) test and that apply to the board
24to receive grants pursuant to this section. The board shall develop
25and adopt regulations and procedures for the process of receiving
26and evaluating applications for grants
under this section. end insert
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