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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 1.7 - Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program › ARTICLE 8 - Cal Grant Alternative Delivery System Pilot Program › Section 69458.

69458. (a) Participation in the pilot alternative delivery system pursuant to this article is voluntary. Any local agency electing to participate in the pilot alternative delivery system is deemed to have acknowledged and agreed that its participation is voluntary and does not constitute a cost that is reimbursable under Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(b) All costs associated with a qualifying institution’s election to participate in the pilot alternative delivery system shall be paid by the qualifying institution and, if the qualifying institution is a public institution, shall not require any additional state funds.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 51. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011. Conditionally inoperative as prescribed in Section 69475 (if it becomes operative). Repealed conditionally pursuant to Section 69475 (if it becomes operative).)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 1.7 - Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program › ARTICLE 8 - Cal Grant Alternative Delivery System Pilot Program › Section 69460.

69460. (a) On or before January 10, 2012, the Legislative Analyst’s Office shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on the implementation and outcomes of the first award cycle under the pilot program. The report shall assess the extent to which the pilot program resulted in improved Cal Grant delivery to students, parents, and high school and financial aid counselors; administrative efficiencies; and sufficient state oversight. The report shall also identify any challenges or barriers to expansion of the alternative Cal Grant delivery system, as well as any associated information technology challenges that may need to be addressed or changes that may be required.
(b) Consistent with the criteria in subdivision (a), the Student Aid Commission may provide a report to the Legislature and the Governor.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 52. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011. Conditionally inoperative as prescribed in Section 69475 (if it becomes operative). Repealed conditionally pursuant to Section 69475 (if it becomes operative).)
2023 California Code › Education Code - EDC › TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION › DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM › CHAPTER 1.7 - Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program › ARTICLE 11 - Suspension of Chapter Operation › Section 69475.

69475. This chapter, except for Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 69438), Article 9 (commencing with Section 69465), and Article 10 (commencing with Section 69470), shall become inoperative on July 1, 2024, and as of January 1 of the year following that inoperative date, is repealed, only if General Fund moneys over the multiyear forecasts beginning in the 2024–25 fiscal year are available to support ongoing augmentations and actions, and if funding is provided in the annual Budget Act to implement the Cal Grant Reform Act pursuant to Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 69405) of this part.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 54, Sec. 17. (AB 183) Effective June 30, 2022. Conditionally operative as prescribed by Stats. 2022, Ch. 54, Sec. 65. Conditionally repealed as prescribed by its own provisions. Note: Repeal would affect Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 69430) except Articles 5.5, 9, and 10; Section 69431.7 contains its own repeal provisions.)
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 1 - Purposes › Section 69500.

69500. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Student assistance programs have the primary purpose of providing equal opportunity and access to postsecondary education for persons of both sexes, and all races, ancestries, incomes, ages, and geographies in California.
(b) Student aid programs should enhance the ability of individuals to choose the most appropriate postsecondary educational opportunity and among different institutions.
(c) Student aid programs should assist students to progress through the educational program in accordance with the individual’s educational objectives.
(d) Student aid programs should provide assistance to individuals who desire to enroll in an independent college or university.
(e) Student aid programs should, furthermore, complement more general statewide goals for public postsecondary education.
(f) State purposes regarding student aid programs should complement the purposes of federal student assistance programs so as to enhance the effectiveness of state programs; the state’s purposes mentioned above serve to enhance the purposes of the Pell Grant Program.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1079, Sec. 2.)
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 1.5 - General Provisions › Section 69503.

69503. In enacting this article, the Legislature finds and declares:
(a) The awarding of financial assistance to needy students by state-funded student aid programs appropriately considers family income in determining an applicant’s financial need.
(b) Claiming of financial independence by students whose parents are in fact able to provide financial assistance unfairly redirects limited student aid dollars from students with legitimate financial need.
(c) Definitions and procedures by which a student may declare financial independence from the student’s parents differ among state-funded student aid programs and among institutions. A statutory definition of when a student’s eligibility for need-based, state-funded grants is to be determined without regard to his or her parents’ financial circumstances will reduce confusion and ensure that such grants are allocated to students on the basis of a more equitable evaluation of their financial need.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)
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69503.6. Each institution of higher education with a physical presence in this state shall separately list the cost of institutionally operated housing and meal plans on all Internet Web sites and documents it provides to students for purposes of advertising or otherwise displaying the student costs associated with institutionally operated housing.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 314, Sec. 1. (AB 1961) Effective January 1, 2019.)
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69504. The provisions of this article apply to all need-based student grants that are funded by the state or a public postsecondary educational institution. Nothing in this article shall be construed as attempting to regulate the selection or awarding of scholarships to applicants by the state or a public postsecondary educational institution where the scholarships are funded and awarded pursuant to the terms of a private endowment, trust, or similar instrument.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1214.)
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69504.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, students who are victims of trafficking, domestic violence, and other serious crimes who have been granted a status under Section 1101(a)(15)(T)(i) or (ii), or Section 1101(a)(15)(U)(i) or (ii), of Title 8 of the United States Code shall be eligible to apply for, and participate in, all student financial aid programs and scholarships administered by a public postsecondary educational institution or the State of California to the same extent as individuals who are admitted to the United States as refugees under Section 1157 of Title 8 of the United States Code.
(b) The University of California is requested to adopt policies that are consistent with this section.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 509, Sec. 2. (AB 1899) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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69505. (a) To the extent that federal financial analysis methodology incorporates this exemption, income received as reparation payments paid pursuant to federal law on or after October 1, 1990, for the purpose of redressing the injustice done to United States citizens and permanent residents of Japanese ancestry who were interned during World War II shall not be considered in determining an applicant’s financial need.
(b) To the extent that federal financial analysis methodology incorporates this exemption, income received as reparation payments paid by the Canadian government for the purpose of redressing the injustice done to persons of Japanese ancestry who were interned in Canada during World War II shall not be considered in determining an applicant’s financial need.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 69, Sec. 9. (AB 1850) Effective January 1, 2017.)
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69505.5. (a) (1) No campus of the California Community Colleges or the California State University shall enter into a contract on or after January 1, 2014, with any entity, whether a specific depository institution or an entity that partners with one or more depository institutions, that requires a student to open an account with that entity as a condition of the student receiving his or her financial aid disbursement.
(2) Each campus of the University of California is requested to not enter into a contract on or after January 1, 2014, with any entity, whether a specific depository institution or an entity that partners with one or more depository institutions, that requires a student to open an account with that entity as a condition of the student receiving his or her financial aid disbursement.
(b) (1) Each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall offer a student the option of receiving his or her financial aid disbursement via direct deposit into an account at a depository institution of the student’s choosing. Each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall ensure that its contract or contracts for financial aid disbursement entered into on or after January 1, 2014, provide that the contracting entity shall initiate the direct deposit within one business day of receipt of the financial aid disbursement moneys from each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University.
(2) Each campus of the University of California is requested to offer a student the option of receiving his or her financial aid disbursement via direct deposit into an account at a depository institution of the student’s choosing. Each campus of the University of California is requested to ensure that its contract or contracts for financial aid disbursement entered into on or after January 1, 2014, provide that the contracting entity shall initiate the direct deposit within one business day of receipt of the financial aid disbursement moneys from each campus of the University of California.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 217, Sec. 1. (SB 595) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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69506. (a) The methodology set forth in federal law or regulation shall serve as the formula for determining the expected family contribution of students seeking any state-funded financial assistance.
(b) For the purposes of determining the dependent and independent status of students, the definition set forth in the federal law or regulation shall serve as the definition for students seeking any state-funded financial assistance.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 620, Sec. 2.)
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69506. (a) (1) The methodology set forth in federal law or regulation shall serve as the formula for determining the expected family contribution of students seeking any state-funded financial assistance.
(2) Commencing with the 2024–25 award year, if funding for the Cal Grant Reform Act (Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 69405)) is included in the annual Budget Act, the methodology set forth in federal law or regulation shall serve as the formula for determining the eligibility index for student aid of students seeking any state-funded financial assistance.
(b) For purposes of determining the dependent and independent status of students, the definition set forth in the federal law or regulation shall serve as the definition for students seeking any state-funded financial assistance.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 54, Sec. 18. (AB 183) Effective June 30, 2022. Conditionally operative as prescribed by Stats. 2022, Ch. 54, Sec. 65.)
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69506.3. It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission, commencing with the 1991–92 academic year, shall implement the income verification process authorized in Section 19286.9 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and develop procedures which allow postsecondary educational institutions to use information obtained through that process.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 620, Sec. 3.)
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69506.5. Notwithstanding Section 69506, the Student Aid Commission may, whenever it is determined to be in the best interest of the state, develop and adopt regulations that modify the methodology set forth in federal law or regulation for determining the expected family contribution of students seeking any state-funded financial assistance or the federal definition for establishing the dependent and independent status of students seeking any state-funded financial assistance. It is the Legislature’s intent that these regulations promote consistency between federal and state standards, encourage the maximum contribution from parents while being sensitive to individual student financial and personal circumstances, and encourage a simple financial aid application process.
(a) The regulations developed pursuant to this section shall be adopted as Student Aid Commission regulations in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(b) Prior to adopting or amending regulations pursuant to this section, the commission shall conduct, and make public, a full analysis which includes at least an examination and explanation of the cost of the change, the effect on student applicant and recipient eligibility and award levels, and the effects of implementing the criteria on those programs administered by the commission.
(c) Not later than July 1 of the year following any modifications to the methodology for determining expected family contribution or the federal definition of student dependence or independence made pursuant to this section, the commission shall report to the Governor and the Legislature the impact of the changes on those programs administered by the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 21, Sec. 36. Effective March 7, 1993.)
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69507. In instances where an applicant does not meet the criteria specified in Section 69506, and the parents refuse to provide financial information, the student may not be considered for a grant. In those instances, however, the student may be considered for a loan or employment aid to the extent that such are available on the basis of the resources of the student and the student’s spouse, if any.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)
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69507.5. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no student shall receive a grant or fellowship administered by the Student Aid Commission if he or she has previously defaulted on any student loan, or has failed to repay a federal or state student grant where required to do so.
(b) If a student has made satisfactory arrangements to repay a default on a previous student loan, or to repay grant funds where required to do so, the student may be eligible to receive a grant or fellowship administered by the Student Aid Commission.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1079, Sec. 3.)
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69508. When federal regulations defining the financial independence of students are altered, the Student Aid Commission shall as soon as possible report to the Legislature on what changes are necessary to conform this article to federal standards.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1214.)
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69508.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a student who meets the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 68130.5, or who meets equivalent requirements adopted by the Regents of the University of California, is eligible to apply for, and participate in, any student financial aid program administered by the State of California to the full extent permitted by federal law. The Legislature finds and declares that this section is a state law within the meaning of Section 1621(d) of Title 8 of the United States Code.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the Student Aid Commission shall establish procedures and forms that enable students who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition under Section 68130.5, or who meet equivalent requirements adopted by the regents, to apply for, and participate in, all student financial aid programs administered by the State of California to the full extent permitted by federal law.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that all forms of state-based aid in California be made equally available to students who are exempt, pursuant to Section 68130.5, from paying nonresident tuition and to all other students who qualify for state-based aid in this state.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 53, Sec. 15. (SB 77) Effective July 1, 2019.)
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69509. (a) Upon the commencement of any cause of action, including an emergency action, by the commission against an educational institution in connection with the Federal Family Education Loan Program or other state student financial aid program, the director of the commission may order that all or any part of state financial aid funds scheduled to be delivered to that institution by the commission, whether payable to that institution or its students, be withheld from the institution and deposited in a separate state account. However, in order to alleviate the financial hardships imposed upon students by withholding the delivery of state financial aid funds to an educational institution, the director of the commission, at any time after the initial withholding, may release state financial aid funds to these students, giving first priority to the release of funds for subsistence payments.
(b) The director shall give notice to the institution and affected students of any action taken pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) The director, upon the termination of any action taken pursuant to subdivision (a), shall order the disposition of the withheld funds in a manner consistent with the outcome of the cause of action and in the best interest of the affected students. The director may order that the funds be withheld from an institution permanently, in which case those funds shall be returned to the state fund or account from which it originated, for subsequent use by the commission.
(d) “Cause of action” and “emergency action,” for the purposes of this section, mean those actions described in Sections 30302 and 30304 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, and as those sections may subsequently be amended, concerning the limitation, suspension, and termination of eligibility under the Federal Family Education Loan Program.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 758, Sec. 63. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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 1.5 - General Provisions › Section 69509.5.

69509.5. (a) Within five days of the commencement of any cause of action, including an emergency action, by the commission against a private postsecondary educational institution in connection with the Federal Family Education Loan Program, the director of the commission shall give notice, in writing, of the commencement of the action to the Council for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education.
(b) “Cause of action” and “emergency action” for the purposes of this section, mean those actions described in Sections 30302 and 30304 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, and as those sections may subsequently be amended, concerning the limitation, suspension, and termination of eligibility under the Federal Family Education Loan Program.
(c) The director of the commission, or his or her designee, shall give written notice to the Council for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education when, in the administration of a program review concerning any private postsecondary educational institution’s participation in the Cal Grant Program or the Federal Family Education Loan Program, evidence indicates that a private postsecondary educational institution is in violation of the standards adopted by its responsible accrediting agency or when it is in violation of Section 94800, Sections 94811 to 94825, inclusive, or Section 94930.
(d) The director of the commission may develop selection criteria for the scheduled review of any private postsecondary or vocational educational institution.
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1997.
(Repealed (in Sec. 64) and added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 758, Sec. 64.5. Effective January 1, 1996. Section operative January 1, 1997, by its own provisions.)
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69509.6. (a) Commencing with the 2018–19 award year, each higher education institution, except for the California Community Colleges, shall, to the extent that the institution receives a student borrower’s federal, state, and private education loan information, send an individualized letter, by regular mail or electronic mail, to that student that includes all of the following information:
(1) An estimate of all of the following:
(A) The total cumulative principal amount of his or her federal, state, and private education loans.
(B) The potential total payoff amount of his or her federal, state, and private education loans incurred or a range of the total payoff amount.
(C) Monthly repayment amounts that a similarly situated borrower may incur, including principal and interest, for the amount of loans the student has taken out at the time the information is provided, assuming a 10-year repayment plan under current federal loan interest rates.
(2) A statement that the estimates provided pursuant to paragraph (1) are general in nature and not meant as a guarantee or promise of the actual projected amounts, and that they are based on the loan amounts that the institution is aware of and may not include all student debt incurred; that borrowers with private loans may have substantially higher payments; and that federal student loan borrowers may be eligible for repayment plans that extend beyond ten years.
(3) Contact information for the institution’s financial aid office or a financial aid or academic adviser of the institution.
(b) An institution described in subdivision (a) shall not incur liability for any representations made in the estimates provided pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(c) If an institution is not able to provide a student with estimates pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), the institution shall inform the student in the letter described in subdivision (a) that he or she may view his or her financial aid history by establishing a federal student aid account, or accessing his or her federal student aid account if established, through the National Student Loan Data System. The institution shall provide the student with the Internet Web site link to the system.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 448, Sec. 1. (AB 1178) Effective January 1, 2018.)
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 2 - The Student Aid Commission › Section 69510.

69510. The Student Aid Commission shall be composed of the following 15 members:
(a) One representative from public, proprietary, or nonprofit postsecondary schools located in California.
(b) One representative from a California independent college or university.
(c) One representative each from the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges.
(d) Two members each of whom shall be a student enrolled in a California postsecondary educational institution at the time of appointment, and shall be enrolled in a California postsecondary educational institution for the duration of the term. A student member who graduates from an institution with no more than six months of his or her term remaining shall be permitted to serve for the remainder of the term.
(e) Three public members.
(f) One representative from a California secondary school.
(g) Two representatives appointed by the Senate Rules Committee.
(h) Two representatives appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1573, Sec. 2.)
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69511.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 69511, the Governor shall appoint each student member of the Student Aid Commission pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 69510 from the persons nominated in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (b).
(b) For each student member of the commission, the appropriate student organization may submit a list of nominees. The list shall specify not less than three and not more than five nominees. The appropriate student organization for each segment shall be a composite group of at least five representative student government associations, as determined by the commission.
(c) The student member appointed to the commission shall not be enrolled in the same segment as the outgoing student member or in the same segment of the other sitting student member.
(d) Participating student organizations designated in subdivision (b) shall inform students within their respective segment of pending student vacancies on the commission.
(e) The person appointed as a student member of the Student Aid Commission pursuant to this section shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate as required in subdivision (d) of Section 69511.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1573, Sec. 3.)
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69512. The members of the commission shall annually select a chairperson from the members of the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1379, Sec. 1. Effective October 1, 1985.)
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69513. The commission shall appoint a director who shall be the chief executive officer for the commission and who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. The Legislature hereby requests the commission to designate that executive officer as the person holding the position confidential to it, within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article VII of the Constitution.
The commission may employ other employees as it deems necessary to carry out its functions under this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 8, Sec. 18. Effective April 15, 1993.)
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69513.1. The commission may delegate to the director any power, duty, purpose, function, or jurisdiction that the commission may lawfully delegate, including the authority to enter into and sign contracts on behalf of the commission. The director may redelegate any of those powers, duties, purposes, functions, or jurisdictions to his or her designee, unless by statute, or rule or regulation, the director is expressly required to act personally.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 482, Sec. 2. Effective August 14, 1992.)
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69513.5. In no event shall the director of the commission, any employee of the commission, or any individual retained by the commission serve as chairperson or a member of an advisory committee of the commission. This prohibition shall include, but not be limited to, all advisory committees established by statute and all advisory committees established by the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 268, Sec. 16.38. Effective June 30, 1984.)
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69514. The commission shall do all of the following:
(a) Report, on or before April 1 of each year, statistical data examining the impact and effectiveness of state-funded programs. The commission shall utilize common criteria in determining the impact of these programs, and shall have the authority to obtain any data from postsecondary educational institutions necessary for the reports. To the extent practicable, this report shall specifically note the number and the demographic characteristics of the students who qualify for a Cal Grant award based on obtaining high school graduation or its equivalent pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 69433.9.
(b) Collect and disseminate data concerning the financial resources and needs of students and potential students, and the scope and impact of existing state, federal, and institutional student aid programs.
(c) Report, on or before April 1 of each year, the aggregate financial need of individuals seeking access to postsecondary education and the degree to which current student aid programs meet this legitimate financial need.
(d) Develop and report annually the distribution of funds and awards among income groups, ethnic groups, grade point average levels, and postsecondary education segments.
(e) Prepare and disseminate information regarding the criteria utilized in distributing available student aid funds.
(f) Be authorized to expend funds for the purpose of disseminating information about all institutional, state, and federal student aid programs to potential applicants. This distribution of information shall primarily focus on potential applicants with the greatest financial need.
(g) In the event that the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet developed by the United States Department of Education is no longer available, develop, in consultation with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, a similar form that a postsecondary educational institution subject to the requirements of either Section 66021.3 or 94912.5 shall use. The form shall provide students and their families with information including, but not necessarily limited to, grant and scholarship opportunities and net costs associated with attendance at an institution.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 28, Sec. 35. (SB 1380) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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69514.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may receive donations, bequests, grants, and philanthropic funding, subject to conditions or restrictions that the executive director of the commission may deem advisable, and subject to the approval of the Director of Finance as provided in Section 11005 of the Government Code.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2024, at the first regular commission meeting of the calendar year, the commission shall publicly report both of the following:
(1) The source, and the amount from each source, of any philanthropic funding received during the calendar year immediately preceding the reporting deadline.
(2) The purpose for which that philanthropic funding was used.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 187, Sec. 1. (AB 2286) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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69514.5. (a) The Community College Student Financial Aid Outreach Program is hereby established. The commission shall, in consultation with the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, develop and administer this program for the purpose of providing financial aid training to high school and community college counselors and advisers who work with students planning to attend or attending a community college. This training shall also address the specific needs of all of the following:
(1) Community college students intending to transfer to a four-year institution of higher education.
(2) Foster youth and former foster youth, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 66025.9.
(3) Homeless youth and former homeless youth, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 66025.9.
(4) Students with disabilities.
(b) The program shall provide specialized information on financial aid opportunities available to community college students, with a particular focus on students who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university. The commission shall work in collaboration with the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and other segments of higher education to develop and distribute this specialized information to assist community college students who are planning to transfer to a four-year college or university. Each year, the program shall offer financial aid workshops for high school and community college counselors, targeted for students planning to attend a community college or to transfer from a community college to a four-year institution of higher education. The program shall assist community college counselors in conducting student and family workshops that provide general information about financial aid and technical assistance in completing financial aid forms.
(c) The program shall concentrate its efforts on high schools and community colleges that are located in geographic areas that have a high percentage of low-income families.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 163, Sec. 3. (AB 806) Effective January 1, 2020.)
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69515. As used in this division, “commission” means the Student Aid Commission created by this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1113, Sec. 9.5.)
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69515.5. (a) The commission may enter into an agreement with a public agency of a state other than California, or a private entity related to an agency of another state, to assist the other agency or entity in implementing student financial aid programs, including providing assistance with processing grants, fellowships, and loans through the use of automated information systems. The commission may receive payment, reimbursement, or other resources as consideration for services provided pursuant to agreements entered into under this section.
(b) The commission shall establish fees for services it provides pursuant to this section in order to recover, at a minimum, the full costs of providing those services, including all direct and indirect costs.
(c) The Financial Aid Technical Assistance Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury, and moneys in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the commission, for the direct and indirect costs of providing assistance to agencies and entities of other states with implementation of Dream Act programs and to improve financial aid services for California. The commission shall deposit the proceeds of the fees established under this section into the fund. Only the moneys received for purposes of this section shall be deposited into the fund. The fund shall be credited with all of the investment income earned by the moneys deposited in the fund. Moneys in the fund are not part of the General Fund as defined in Section 16300 of the Government Code.
(d) The commission shall use moneys deposited in the fund for all costs associated with providing technical assistance to agencies of states other than California, and related private entities, pursuant to this section, and moneys remaining in the fund after those costs are retired shall be used to improve student financial aid services for California. Prior to the expenditure of these residual funds, the commission shall submit a detailed expenditure plan for approval by the Department of Finance as part of the annual budget process.
(e) Beginning October 1, 2014, the commission shall submit an annual report to the Department of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee detailing the total revenues collected in the fund, by service provided and applicable fee collected, and the use of the moneys in the fund.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 50, Sec. 1. (AB 94) Effective July 1, 2013.)
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69516. The commission shall work cooperatively with the State Department of Social Services to develop an automated system to verify a student’s status as a foster youth to aid in the processing of applications for federal financial aid.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 722, Sec. 1. (SB 12) Effective January 1, 2018.)
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69517. (a) The Student Aid Commission, in consultation with an advisory committee of students and representatives of postsecondary institutions, may make adjustments to award selection procedures and selection criteria. In determining adjustments, the commission shall consider at least all of the following factors:
(1) The impact of the adjustments on the distribution of funds and awards among income groups, ethnic groups, and grade point average levels.
(2) The impact of the adjustments on the distribution of funds and awards among postsecondary education segments.
(3) The costs of implementing proposed adjustments.
(4) The availability of financial aid from other sources for students who qualify for an award.
(b) The commission may also consider the impact of inflation in the proposed adjustments pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) In proposing changes to the procedures and criteria for award selection that would result in a substantive change in the recipient population, the commission shall submit the proposed changes for public review and comment in accordance with procedures established in Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1113, Sec. 11.)
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69517.5. The Student Aid Commission shall, with the assistance of the Attorney General’s office, seek refunds on any awards to students made under this part that resulted from the student or his or her parents, or both, reporting information concerning their status incorrectly, with the incorrect information leading to the establishment of the student’s financial eligibility to receive an award.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 43, Sec. 4. Effective June 26, 2006.)
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69518. (a) By September 15 of each fiscal year, the Student Aid Commission shall submit budget change proposals to the Department of Finance for inclusion in the Governor’s Budget prepared pursuant to Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution.
(b) The budget change proposals submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the impact of any proposed adjustments in the distribution of funds and awards.
(c) Any supporting materials prepared for the Student Aid Commission’s consideration and public review and comment pursuant to this section, including, when it becomes available, data pertaining to the impact of any proposed adjustments on the distribution of funds and awards among income groups, ethnic groups, grade point average levels, and postsecondary education segments, shall be incorporated within the expenditure plan.
(d) If the Student Aid Commission proposes, in its budget change proposals, adjustments to the maximum grant, number of grants, and the income ceiling for grant awards made pursuant to Section 69532, at least the following factors shall be considered in determining the appropriate adjustments:
(1) The impact of inflation.
(2) The availability of financial aid from other sources for students who would qualify for a grant award.
(3) Any changes in the level of educational support provided to students at public colleges and universities in the state.
(4) The impact of proposed adjustments in the maximum grant and in the income ceiling upon the utilization of public and private postsecondary educational institutions.
(5) The number of applicants eligible to receive an award in the previous year who did not receive an award in the previous year.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1113, Sec. 12.)