After discussion, CalSACC agreed to attempt to reach a resolution of the issue within the system before sponsoring legislation. No consensus was taken. Staff presented the Council with a report of the Los Angeles Community College District Financial Aid Task Force. This report will be distributed to the field with a cover letter from the Chancellor. Council members were urged to use the the recommendations in the report to improve financial aid access on their campuses.
Individuals are also available to attend any upcoming conferences to speak on the subject.
The Council received a document entitled What Can You Do, along with a calendar of available programs. The calendar shows that we will not be able to look at performance indicators until 2006. There was a brief discussion on the availability of TANF data and planned activities. The general consensus of the Council was to advise the Chancellor to continue the work of the task force.