Amended in Assembly April 3, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1862


Introduced by Assembly Member Melendez

February 19, 2014


An act tobegin delete repeal Section 69999.30end deletebegin insert amend Section 69999.26end insert of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1862, as amended, Melendez. Postsecondary education: financial aid.

Existing law establishes various student financial aid programs under the administration of the Student Aid Commission, and establishes eligibility requirements for the receipt of awards under those programs by participating students attending qualifying institutions. Existing law, until July 1, 2019, establishes the California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program, which provides financial aid to qualifying members of the California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and the Naval Militia, under the administration of the commission.begin insert Existing law requires the Legislative Analyst, on or before January 1, 2016, to prepare and submit to the Legislature a report on the program.end insert

This bill wouldbegin delete delete the sunset date for this financial aid program, thereby extending the program indefinitelyend deletebegin insert instead require the Legislative Analyst to submit that report to the Legislature on or before January 31, 2015end insert.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: begin deleteyes end deletebegin insertnoend insert. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

P2    1begin insert

begin insertSECTION 1.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 69999.26 of the end insertbegin insertEducation Codeend insertbegin insert is
2amended to read:end insert

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69999.26.  

The Legislative Analyst shall, on or beforebegin delete January
41, 2016end delete
begin insert January 31, 2015end insert, prepare and submit to the Legislature
5a report on the program established in this article. The report may
6include recommendations for modifying or extending this article.

begin delete7

SECTION 1.  

Section 69999.30 of the Education Code is
8repealed.

end delete


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