AB 2160,
as amended, Ting. begin deletePostsecondary education: financial aid. end deletebegin insertCal Grant Program: grade point average.end insert
The Cal Grant Program establishes the Cal Grant A and B Entitlement Awards, the California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Awards, the Competitive Cal Grant A and B Awards, the Cal Grant C Awards, and the Cal Grant T Awards under the administration of the Student Aid Commission, and establishes eligibility requirements for awards under these programs for participating students attending qualifying institutions.
end insertbegin insertA provision of the program specifies that the commission shall require that a grade point average be submitted, as specified, to the commission for Cal Grant A and B applicants, except for those applicants permitted to provide test scores in lieu of a grade point average.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would require that this grade point average be submitted electronically for all high school seniors at public schools and all other Cal Grant A and B applicants, and provide that grade point averages submitted shall be subject to review by the commission or its designee. To the extent that this provision would impose new duties on local educational agencies and community college districts, it would constitute a state-mandated local program.
end insertbegin insertThe California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
end insertThe Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program sets forth the state’s educational opportunity grant program for postsecondary study.
end deleteThis 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.
end deleteVote: majority.
Appropriation: no.
Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.
State-mandated local program: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
begin insertSection 69432.9 of the end insertbegin insertEducation Codeend insertbegin insert is amended
2to read:end insert
(a) A Cal Grant applicant shall submit a complete
4official financial aid application pursuant to Section 69433 and
5applicable regulations adopted by the commission.
6(b) Financial need shall be determined to establish an applicant’s
7initial eligibility for a Cal Grant award and a renewing recipient’s
8continued eligibility using the federal financial need methodology
9pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 69506 and applicable
10regulations adopted by the commission, and as established by Title
11IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20
12U.S.C. Secs. 1070 et seq.).
13(1) “Expected family contribution,” with respect to an applicant
14or renewing recipient shall be determined using the
federal
15methodology pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 69506 (as
16established by Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of
P3 11965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Secs. 1070 et seq.)) and applicable
2rules and regulations adopted by the commission.
3(2) “Financial need” means the difference between the student’s
4cost of attendance as determined by the commission and the
5expected family contribution. The calculation of financial need
6shall be consistent with Title IV of the federal Higher Education
7Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Secs. 1070 et seq.).
8(3) (A) The minimum financial need required for receipt of an
9initial and renewal Cal Grant A or Cal Grant C award shall be no
10less than the maximum annual award value for the applicable
11institution, plus an additional one thousand five hundred dollars
12($1,500) of financial need.
13(B) The minimum financial need required for receipt of an initial
14and renewal Cal Grant B award shall be no less than seven hundred
15dollars ($700).
16(c) The commission shall require that a grade point average be
17submitted for allbegin insert high school seniors at public schools and all
18otherend insert Cal Grant A and Bbegin delete applicants, except for those permitted to begin insert applicantsend insert. The
19provide test scores in lieu of a grade point averageend delete
20commission shall require that each report of a grade point average
21begin delete include a certification, executed under penalty of perjury,end deletebegin insert
be
22submitted electronicallyend insert by a schoolbegin insert or school districtend insert official,
23begin insert with a certification, under penalty of perjury,end insert that the grade point
24average reported is accurately reported.begin delete The certification shall
25include a statement
that it isend delete
26beend insert subject to review by the commission or its designee. The
27commission shall adopt regulations that establish a grace period
28for receipt of the grade point average and any appropriate
29corrections, and that set forth the circumstances under which a
30student may submit a specified test score designated by the
31commission, by regulation, in lieu of submitting a qualifying grade
32point average. It is the intent of the Legislature that high schools
33and institutions of higher educationbegin delete certifyend deletebegin insert
electronically submitend insert
34 the grade point averages of their students in time to meet the
35application deadlines imposed by this chapter.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
37legislation that would streamline the financial aid process for
38students in order to encourage students to pursue higher education.
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