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2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 5.5 - Graduate Assumption Program of Loans for Education › Section 69618.4.

69618.4. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), in the event that a program participant fails to complete a minimum of three consecutive academic years of teaching as required by this article, under the terms of the agreement pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (c) of Section 69618.1, the participant shall assume full liability for all student loan obligations remaining after the commission’s assumption of loan liability for the last academic year of qualifying instruction pursuant to Section 69618.3.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in the event that a program participant becomes unable to complete one of the three consecutive years of teaching service due to a serious illness, pregnancy, or other natural causes, the participant shall receive a deferral of the resumption of full liability for the loan for a period not to exceed one academic year.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 330, Sec. 32. Effective August 21, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 5.5 - Graduate Assumption Program of Loans for Education › Section 69618.5.

69618.5. (a) The commission shall accept nominations from accredited colleges and universities made pursuant to Section 69618.1.
(b) The commission shall choose from among those nominations deemed financially needy with outstanding student loans pursuant to Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 69503) based upon criteria that may include the following:
(1) Grades at the undergraduate level in the subject field in which the student intends to complete graduate work.
(2) Grades in the undergraduate program.
(3) Aptitude for graduate work in the subject fields.
(4) General aptitude for graduate study.
(5) Critical human resource needs.
(c) The commission may develop additional criteria for the selection of award recipients consistent with the purposes of this article.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 330, Sec. 32. Effective August 21, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 5.5 - Graduate Assumption Program of Loans for Education › Section 69618.6.

69618.6. The commission shall administer this article, and shall adopt rules and regulations for that purpose. The rules and regulations shall include, but need not be limited to, provisions regarding the period of time for which a warrant shall remain valid and the development of projections for funding purposes. In developing these rules and regulations, the commission shall solicit the advice of representatives from postsecondary education institutions.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 330, Sec. 32. Effective August 21, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 5.5 - Graduate Assumption Program of Loans for Education › Section 69618.7.

69618.7. The commission shall work in conjunction with lenders participating in the Federal Family Education Loan Program to develop a streamlined application process for participation in the program set forth in this article.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 330, Sec. 32. Effective August 21, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 5.5 - Graduate Assumption Program of Loans for Education › Section 69618.9.

69618.9. Commencing with the 1998–99 fiscal year, the commission shall issue warrants for the assumption of up to 500 student loans for program participants eligible under this article. The issuance of warrants shall be subject to funding to be provided in the annual Budget Act for each fiscal year. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no warrants for the assumption of loans under this article shall be issued in the 2003–04 fiscal year.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 227, Sec. 28. Effective August 11, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 5.5 - Graduate Assumption Program of Loans for Education › Section 69619.

69619. It is the intent of the Legislature that, commencing with the 1998–99 fiscal year, funding necessary for the administration of this student loan assumption program shall be included within the annual budget of the commission in an amount necessary to meet the student loan obligations incurred by the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 330, Sec. 32. Effective August 21, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 7 - Child Development Teacher and Supervisor Grant Program › Section 69620.

69620. There is hereby established the Child Development Teacher and Supervisor Grant Program, to be administered by the Student Aid Commission, with participation by students attending California public or private two-year or four-year postsecondary educational institutions who intend to teach or supervise in the field of child care and development in a licensed children’s center. The Student Aid Commission may enter into an agreement with another state or local agency to administer this program.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 721, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 7 - Child Development Teacher and Supervisor Grant Program › Section 69621.

69621. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Child Development Permit” means a permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing that authorizes an individual to teach, instruct, or supervise in a licensed child care and development program.
(b) “Licensed children’s center” means a public school district-based, nonprofit community-based, or private proprietary program licensed by the State Department of Social Services under the health and safety requirements of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations or administered by the State Department of Education under Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. Licensed children’s centers include federally subsidized, state-subsidized, and nonsubsidized child care and development programs serving children part day or full day.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 83, Sec. 44. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 7 - Child Development Teacher and Supervisor Grant Program › Section 69622.

69622. (a) Participants shall be enrolled in an approved course of study leading to the teacher, site supervisor, or program director level of the Child Development Permit.
(b) An applicant shall be eligible to participate if he or she meets one of the following criteria:
(1) Is nominated by a postsecondary institution.
(2) Is nominated by his or her employing agency that holds an approved waiver of staffing qualifications on behalf of the applicant.
(c) From the list of applicants who are eligible under subdivisions (a) and (b), the Student Aid Commission, or an agency designated by the commission, shall select participants on the basis of their demonstrated financial need and academic achievement, which may include, but not be limited to, high school grade-point average, college grade-point average, or academic test scores.
(d) Participants shall maintain no less than half-time enrollment and satisfactory academic progress as defined by the postsecondary educational institution.
(e) Recipients of a grant may renew their participation by maintaining satisfactory academic progress, financial need, and intent to pursue the approved course of study leading to the teacher, site supervisor, or program director level as provided in subdivision (a). The maximum amount any one recipient may receive through the grant program is six thousand dollars ($6,000).
(f) Participants may not concurrently receive benefits from the grant program under this article and from the Child Development Teacher Loan Assumption Program.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 721, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 7 - Child Development Teacher and Supervisor Grant Program › Section 69623.

69623. (a) To receive a grant under this article, a participant shall enter into a contractual agreement with the Student Aid Commission under which the participant agrees to do all of the following:
(1) Pursue a course of study leading to the Child Development Permit at the teacher, site supervisor, or program director level.
(2) Maintain full-time employment in a licensed children’s center in California for a period of one year for each year in which grant assistance was received and provide the Student Aid Commission with evidence of compliance with this requirement.
(b) Each participant shall complete and return to the Student Aid Commission an employment verification for each year of service as a teacher, instructor, or supervisor. A year of employment may be based on a calendar year or a school year.
(c) The Student Aid Commission shall develop appropriate mechanisms to document and report annually to the State Department of Education regarding compliance with the requirements of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 721, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 7 - Child Development Teacher and Supervisor Grant Program › Section 69624.

69624. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that up to 100 new grants be awarded each year, or that the maximum number of grants be based on the amount of federal funds available from the Child Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (P.L. 97-35).
(b) (1) Grants shall be awarded in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each academic year if the participant is enrolled at least one-half time in a four-year institution.
(2) Grants shall be awarded in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each academic year if the participant is enrolled at least one-half time in a two-year institution.
(3) Participants may renew their awards for a maximum of one additional year.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 721, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 7 - Child Development Teacher and Supervisor Grant Program › Section 69625.

69625. (a) In order to accomplish the purposes set forth in this article, commencing January 1, 1998, the Controller, the State Department of Education, the State Department of Social Services, or any other state agency receiving funds from the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (P.L. 97-35) shall make these funds available to the Student Aid Commission for this program only to the extent this program is incorporated into, and approved in, the state plan established pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 658E of Subchapter C as contained in Section 5082 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-508).
(b) For the purpose of implementing this article, the State Department of Education or designated state agency shall enter into an interagency agreement with the Student Aid Commission to allocate federal funds received annually for purposes of this program and to include funds for the administrative costs.
(c) On or before January 1, 1999, and each year thereafter, the Student Aid Commission shall report to the State Department of Education or designated state agency regarding the federal funding level required to award 100 new grants and all of the renewal grants annually. The State Department of Education or designated state agency shall take these amounts into consideration when developing the state plan referenced in subdivision (a). The State Department of Education or designated state agency shall notify the Student Aid Commission of any revision to the federal funding level as reflected in changes to the Child Care and Development Block Grant State Plan.
(d) This program is contingent upon the receipt of federal funds for the childcare and development block grant for the purposes of implementing this program.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 659, Sec. 1. Effective September 18, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 7 - Child Development Teacher and Supervisor Grant Program › Section 69626.

69626. (a) The Student Aid Commission shall administer the Child Development Teacher and Supervisor Grant Program. This includes determining the application procedures and the selection criteria for grant awards.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Student Aid Commission consult with the Child Development Division of the California Department of Education, postsecondary educational institutions, and child care and development representatives of statewide organizations regarding the development of the program, including the program requirements and selection criteria.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 721, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 7 - Child Development Teacher and Supervisor Grant Program › Section 69627.

69627. Notwithstanding Section 7550.5 of the Government Code, the Student Aid Commission shall report to the Governor and the Legislature by January 1, 2001, on the Child Development Teacher and Supervisor Grant Program to assess the following:
(a) The number of applicants annually.
(b) The number of participants annually.
(c) The rate of compliance with academic and employment requirements.
(d) Participating postsecondary educational institutions.
(e) Needs assessment for program growth based on the eligible pool of applicants.
(f) Participation and success rates for each permit.
(g) The amount of grant funds awarded each year, by institution.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 721, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 7 - Child Development Teacher and Supervisor Grant Program › Section 69628.

69628. This article shall not be implemented unless and until federal funds are made available for the purposes of implementing this article in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 69625.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 721, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 8 - Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services › Section 69640.

69640. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the California Community Colleges recognize the need and accept the responsibility for extending the opportunities for community college education to all who may profit from that education regardless of economic, social, and educational status. It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature in establishing the Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) to encourage local community colleges to establish and implement programs directed to identifying those students affected by language, social, and economic handicaps, to increase the number of eligible EOPS students served, and to assist those students to achieve their educational objectives and goals, including, but not necessarily limited to, obtaining job skills, occupational certificates, or associate degrees, and transferring to four-year institutions.
(b) The rules and regulations of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall be consistent with this article. The operation of EOPS, as well as these rules and regulations, shall be consistent with all of the following goals:
(1) To increase the number and percentage of students enrolled in community colleges who are affected by language, social, and economic disadvantages, consistent with state and local matriculation policies.
(2) To increase the number and percentage of EOPS students who successfully complete their chosen educational objectives.
(3) To increase the number and percentage of EOPS students who are successfully placed into career employment.
(4) To increase the number and percentage of EOPS students who transfer to four-year institutions following completion of the related educational programs at community colleges.
(5) To strive to assist community colleges to meet student and employee affirmative action objectives.
(6) To improve the delivery of programs and services to the disadvantaged.
(c) The Legislature further intends that EOPS shall not be viewed as the only means of providing services to nontraditional and disadvantaged students or of meeting student and employee affirmative action objectives.
(d) The Legislature finds that the establishment and development of extended opportunity programs and services are essential to the conservation and development of the cultural, social, economic, intellectual, and vocational resources of the state.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 134. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 8 - Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services › Section 69641.

69641. The Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) provided by a community college district shall supplement the regular educational programs of the community college district to encourage the enrollment of students handicapped by language, social, and economic disadvantages, and to facilitate the successful completion of their educational goals and objectives. EOPS shall be provided by certificated directors and instructors, as well as by counselors and other support staff approved by the governing board of the community college district. Participation in an extended opportunity program or service shall not preclude participation in any other program offered by the community college district.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 247.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 8 - Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services › Section 69641.5.

69641.5. The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall consider adopting regulations which include all of the following objectives:
(a) That the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services provided by a community college shall include, but not be limited to, staff qualified to counsel all EOPS students regarding their individual educational objectives and the specific academic or vocational training program necessary to achieve those objectives, and that each EOPS student receives that counseling upon his or her initial enrollment in the community college, and at least every six months thereafter.
(b)  That in assisting all EOPS students to identify their educational objectives, the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services provided by a community college identifies those students who want to transfer to a four-year institution, and those who have the potential to transfer successfully, and that the EOPS director at each community college disseminates the names and addresses of these potential transfer students to admissions staff at public universities throughout the state at least once a year.
(c) That the EOPS director at each community college shall work with other community college staff to encourage all interested EOPS students to enroll in existing community college classes designed to develop skills necessary for successful study at a university, including, but not limited to, time management, research and study skills, classroom note-taking skills, and writing skills, and that these classes be developed if they are not already established.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 248.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 8 - Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services › Section 69642.

69642. Definitions:
(a)  “Extended opportunity program” means a special program or method of instruction designed to facilitate the language, educational, or social development of a student and increase his or her potential for success in the college.
(b) “Extended opportunity services” means a program of assistance designed to aid students with socioeconomic handicaps to permit them to enroll in and participate in the educational activities of the college, and to progress toward completing their educational goals and objectives, including, but not limited to, graduation from college.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 249.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 8 - Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services › Section 69643.

69643. (a) There is in the state government the Advisory Committee on Extended Opportunity Programs and Services. It shall be comprised of nine members appointed by the board, two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and two members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The nine members appointed by the board shall serve for four-year terms, except the first term of each shall be determined by lot at the first meeting of the board. Three shall serve for four years, three shall serve for three years, and three shall serve for two years. The two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and the two members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules shall serve at the pleasure of the respective appointing powers.
(b) The chairperson and vice chairperson of the committee shall be designated by the board.
(c) The members of the committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in performing their duties and responsibilities.
(d) The committee shall serve as an advisory body to the board, shall formulate and present policy recommendations as it determines will effect statewide establishment and conduct of community college programs of extended opportunities and services, shall review annually and report to the board the progress made under this article with the California Community Colleges toward the extension of educational opportunities for all students who may profit from instruction, and make other recommendations to implement this article. The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall be executive secretary of the committee, shall report to the board on the actions of the committee, and, at the recommendation of the committee and its direction, shall make recommendations to the board pursuant to this article.
(e) All meetings of the committee shall be open and public, and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meeting of the committee.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1038, Sec. 1. Effective October 14, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 8 - Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services › Section 69648.

69648. By January 1, 1986, the board shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement this article, including rules and regulations which do all of the following:
(a) Prescribe the procedure by which a district shall identify a student eligible for extended opportunity programs or services on the basis of the student’s language, social, or economic disadvantages.
(b) Establish minimum standards for the establishment and conduct of extended opportunity programs and services. The standards may include, but shall not be limited to, guidelines for all of the following:
(1) The provision of staffing and program management.
(2) The establishment of a documentation and data collection system.
(3) The establishment of an EOPS advisory committee.
(4) The provision of recruitment and outreach services.
(5) The provision of cognitive and noncognitive assessment, advising, and orientation services.
(6) The provision of college registration.
(7) The provision of basic skills instruction, seminars, and tutorial assistance.
(8) The provision of counseling and retention services.
(9) The provision of transfer services.
(10) The provision of direct aid.
(11) The establishment of objectives to achieve the goals specified in Section 69640, and objectives to be applied in implementing extended opportunity programs and services.
(c)  Subject to approval of the chancellor, establish procedures for the review and evaluation of the districts’ extended opportunity programs and services.
(d) Require the submission of the reports by districts that will permit the evaluation of the program and services offered.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 255.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 8 - Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services › Section 69648.5.

69648.5. The board of governors may use up to 1 percent of the funds appropriated for the EOPS program by the annual Budget Act to monitor program activities and to conduct the evaluation of EOPS offered by districts.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 256.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 8 - Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services › Section 69649.

69649. (a) The governing board of a community college district may, with the approval of the board, establish an extended opportunity program.
Except as provided in subdivision (b), in order to be eligible to receive state funding, the program shall meet the minimum standards established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 69648.
(b) The board of governors may waive any or all of the minimum standards established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 69648 if the board of governors determines that unusual circumstances which merit a waiver exist.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 258.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 8 - Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services › Section 69650.

69650. The governing board of a community college district may, with the approval of the board, establish extended opportunity services. Such services may include, but need not be limited to:
(a) Loans or grants to meet living costs or a portion thereof.
(b) Loans or grants to meet the cost of student fees.
(c) Loans or grants to meet cost of transportation between home and college.
(d) The provision of scholarships.
(e) Work-experience programs.
(f) Job placement programs.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 8 - Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services › Section 69651.

69651. The governing board of a community college district shall not use any funds received from the state for the operation and administration of extended opportunity programs and services to supplant district resources, programs, or services authorized by Sections 69649 and 69650. The governing board may use those funds to meet the matching requirements to receive federal funds, or funds granted by nonprofit foundations, designated for the same purposes, for extended opportunity programs and services, as defined by Section 69641.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1178, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 8 - Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services › Section 69652.

69652. The governing board of a community college district may apply to the board for an allowance to meet all or a portion of the cost of establishing and operating extended opportunity programs or services authorized by this article. The application shall contain a detailed plan or plans for use of the allowance. The plan or plans shall be submitted in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the board. The board may also adopt rules and regulations relating to the form and content of applications and procedures for review, evaluation, and approval thereof.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 8 - Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services › Section 69653.

69653. Applications shall be subject to the approval of the board. Upon approval by the board, it shall certify an apportionment or apportionments to the Controller. The Controller shall draw warrants on the State Treasury in the amounts certified in favor of the governing board of the community college district which has jurisdiction over the applicant district in accordance with a schedule of payments established by the board and approved by the Department of Finance.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 260. Operative January 1, 1992, by Sec. 709 of Ch. 1372.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 8 - Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services › Section 69654.

69654. The board shall review the need for state funds to carry out the purposes of this chapter and shall include an estimate of such need in its budget for each year.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 8 - Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services › Section 69655.

69655. (a) Pursuant to Section 69648, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall determine the elements of a statewide data base for the Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, which shall be used for periodic evaluation of the programs and services. The data base shall include all information necessary to demonstrate the statewide progress towards achieving the program goals identified in Section 69640, and program objectives adopted pursuant to Section 69648 including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) The annual number of extended opportunity programs and services (EOPS) students and non-EOPS students who complete degree or certificate programs, transfer programs, or other programs, as determined by state and local matriculation policies.
(2) The annual number of EOPS and non-EOPS students who transfer to institutions which award the baccalaureate degree. In implementing this paragraph, the chancellor shall work in cooperation with the California Postsecondary Education Commission, the President of the University of California, the Chancellor of the California State University, and the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities to establish methods for obtaining the necessary data.
(3) The annual number of EOPS and non-EOPS students completing occupational programs who find career employment.
In implementing this paragraph, the chancellor shall integrate the data collection with existing data collection requirements pertaining to vocational education.
(b) Beginning in January 1987, the chancellor shall annually report to the Legislature regarding the number of students served by the Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services and the number of EOPS students who achieve their educational objectives.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1455, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs › ARTICLE 8 - Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services › Section 69656.

69656. It is the intent of the Legislature that the California State University and the University of California provide fee waivers for admissions applications for all EOPS transfer students who provide waiver forms signed by a community college EOPS director.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1586, Sec. 3.)
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69670. (a) This article shall be known as the Golden State Education and Training Grant Program Act.
(b) For purposes of this article:
(1) “Commission” means the Student Aid Commission.
(2) “Grant” means a Golden State Education and Training Grant awarded pursuant to this article.
(3) “Institution of higher education” means a campus or extension center of the University of California, the California State University, or the California Community Colleges.
(4) “Program” means the Golden State Education and Training Grant Program established by this article.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 144, Sec. 30. (AB 132) Effective July 27, 2021.)
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69730. There is hereby established the Willie L. Brown, Jr. Community Service Scholarship Program, the purpose of which shall be to reward pupils for volunteering to serve their communities, to address serious social and economic community needs, and to increase the tendency of youth to be involved in public service. The program shall be administered by the Student Aid Commission. Pursuant to that authority, the commission shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide information regarding the program to each school district in this state. Any public high school of this state, other than any continuation or alternative high school, may participate in the program upon request. Each participating high school shall provide adequate notice to its pupils of the availability of the scholarships authorized under this article.
(b) Establish a model scholarship application form of no more than one page in length, requiring no more than 25 data elements, and provide copies of that application form to all participating high schools. Participating high schools may use either the model form or their own scholarship application form. Scholarship funds to be awarded pursuant to this article shall be provided without regard to the requirements otherwise set forth in this chapter.
(c) Conduct periodic reviews in order to ensure that the selection of scholarship recipients is conducted in compliance with this article.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1188, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1990, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1188.)
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69732. Each applicant for a scholarship under this article shall meet all of the following qualifications:
(a) Is maintaining satisfactory educational progress, as defined in Section 35160.5.
(b) Has provided volunteer service to one or more community organizations or agencies, as described in subdivision (c).
(c) Is eligible to graduate from high school in the school year in which the application is made.
(d) Intends to attend an institution of higher education in California during the subsequent school year, and to maintain a course load of at least six semester units or the equivalent.
(e) Is a resident of California.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1188, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1990, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1188.)
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69740. Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions in this section govern the construction of this article.
(a) “Commission” means the Student Aid Commission.
(b) “Eligible education and training programs” means education and training programs approved by the commission that lead to eligibility for a license to practice law as a licensed attorney.
(c) “Eligible expenses” means reasonable expenses associated with the costs of acquiring an education such as tuition, books, equipment, fees, room and board, and other expenses determined by the commission.
(d) “Eligible participant” means a licensed attorney who has been admitted to the program and is a resident of this state and who can provide proof of residency in this state.
(e) “Licensed attorney” means an attorney who resides in this state who has successfully passed the California bar examination and has been admitted to practice in this state or has otherwise been licensed to practice law in this state by the State Bar of California.
(f) “Loan repayment” means a loan that is paid in full or in part if the participant renders legal services in this state in a public interest area of the law.
(g) “Participant” means a licensed attorney who has been admitted to the program and has commenced practice as a licensed attorney in this state in a public interest area of the law.
(h) “Program” means the Public Interest Attorney Loan Repayment Program.
(i) “Public interest area of the law” means those areas of the law determined by the commission, in consultation with the advisory committee, to serve the public interest, including, but not necessarily limited to, providing direct legal service at a local (1) legal services organization, (2) prosecuting attorney’s office, (3) child support agency office, or (4) criminal public defender’s office. For the purposes of this article, a “legal services organization” is a legal services provider in California that serves a clientele over 70 percent of whom are low-income persons according to applicable federal income guidelines.
(j) “Required service obligation” means an obligation by the participant to provide legal services in this state in a public interest area of the law as established pursuant to this article.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 881, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
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69741. The Public Interest Attorney Loan Repayment Program is established for licensed attorneys who practice or agree to practice in public interest areas of the law in this state. The program shall be administered by the commission.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 881, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
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69741.5. (a) Participants in this program are eligible for a maximum of eleven thousand dollars ($11,000) in loan assistance for four years, as follows:
(1) For the first year, two thousand dollars ($2,000) in loan repayment assistance.
(2) For the second, third, and fourth years, three thousand dollars ($3,000) in loan repayment assistance for each year.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any fiscal year, the commission shall award no more than the number of warrants that are authorized in the annual Budget Act for that fiscal year for the assumption of loans pursuant to this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 79, Sec. 28. Effective July 19, 2006.)
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69742. (a) The commission shall establish eligibility criteria for participation in the program based upon need and merit. These criteria shall be based on all of the following, which are set forth in order of importance:
(1) The applicant’s need, which shall be based on the applicant’s salary, personal resources, and law school debt.
(2) The applicant’s commitment to public interest law, which shall be determined by examining the applicant’s employment and volunteer history, and taking into consideration a low-income applicant’s need to work while in law school.
(3) The applicant’s declared interest in practicing in areas of the state where the need for public interest attorneys is high.
(4) The applicant’s academic achievements.
(b) The commission shall adopt initial regulations for the program within one year of the effective date of the initial appropriation funding the program.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 881, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
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69743. The program is intended to supplement, and not to replace, existing loan repayment programs operated by law schools. Prior to participating in the program, an applicant shall apply for any educational loan assistance from his or her educational institution for which he or she may qualify. Only if an applicant has received no loan repayment assistance, or only partial assistance, from other available sources, may he or she apply to the program for assistance in repaying the balance of his or her educational loans.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 881, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
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69743.5. The commission shall select, from the qualified applicants, the individuals who are eligible to participate in the program. After each year-long period of full-time, or full-time equivalent, employment in a public interest area of the law, the loan repayment of the eligible participant shall be made to the lender.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 881, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
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69744. The commission may use the funds appropriated for the program for the purpose of loan repayments and to defray reasonable administrative costs. The commission shall annually establish the total amount of funding to be awarded for loan repayments. Allocation of funds shall be established based upon the best use of funding for that year, as determined by the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 79, Sec. 29. Effective July 19, 2006.)
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69745. (a) Loans from both government sources and financial institutions may be repaid by the program. Each participant shall agree to allow the commission access to loan records and to acquire information from lenders necessary to verify eligibility and to determine payments. Loans may not be renegotiated with lenders to accelerate repayment.
(b) Payments shall be made annually to the lender until the loan is repaid, fulfilled, or until the required service obligation is fulfilled and eligibility discontinues, whichever comes first.
(c) If the participant discontinues practicing in a public interest area of the law, payments against the loans of the participant shall cease to be effective on the date that the participant discontinues service.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 881, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
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69746. The commission is not responsible for any outstanding payments on principal and interest to any lender once a participant’s eligibility expires.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 881, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)