California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2160

Introduced by Assembly Member Ting

(Principal coauthor: Senator Hill)

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Ammiano, Brown, Chávez, and Maienschein)

(Coauthors: Senators Evans and Padilla)

February 20, 2014

An act relating to postsecondary education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2160, as introduced, Ting. Postsecondary education: financial aid.

The Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program sets forth the state’s educational opportunity grant program for postsecondary study.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would streamline the financial aid process for students in order to encourage students to pursue higher education.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

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

SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would streamline the financial aid process for
students in order to encourage students to pursue higher education.