California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 4 - California Student Aid Commission › Chapter 1 - California Student Aid Commission › Article 15.5 - Middle Class Scholarship Program › Section 30800 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) "California
				  Dream Act Application" or "CADAA" means the financial aid application for students
				  eligible for state financial aid programs pursuant to Education Code Sections
				  68122,
				  68130.5,
				  69504.5 and
				  69508.5.
(b) "California Resident" means a student that
				  satisfies the eligibility requirements for a Cal Grant award pursuant to Education
				  Code Section
				  69433.9, except
				  that a student who is exempt from nonresident tuition under Education Code Section
				  68130.5 or
				  68122 shall not
				  be required to satisfy the requirements of subdivision (a) of Education Code Section
				  69433.9.
(c) "CCC" means the California Community College
				  system.
(d) "CCC BA Program" means a
				  California Community College that offers a Baccalaureate program.
(e) "COA" means Cost of Attendance.
(f) "Commission" means the California Student Aid
				  Commission.
(g) "CSU" means the
				  California State University system.
(h)
				  "Electronic Funds Transfer" or "EFT" means the process the Commission uses to
				  transfer funds to Institutions electronically.
(i) "Eligible Student" means a student who meets
				  the criteria defined by Education Code Section
				  70022.
(j) "Enrollment File Record Layout" means the
				  "2023-2024 MCS Enrollment File Record Layout" (4/27/2023), which is hereby
				  incorporated by reference. The "2023-2024 MCS Enrollment File Record Layout" is the
				  guide the Commission provides to Institutions which specifies how to upload
				  enrollment file records to the Commission's WebGrants system.
(k) "Enrollment Record" means the student-level
				  record information submitted by the Institution to the Commission needed to
				  calculate the student's MCS award.
(l)
				  "Expected Family Contribution" or "EFC" means a measure of how much the student and
				  their family can be expected to contribute to the cost of the student's education
				  for a given award year.
(m) "Free
				  Application for Federal Student Aid" or "FAFSA" means the application for federal
				  financial aid and state financial aid programs.
(n) "Institution" means a CCC with a Baccalaureate
				  program, CSU, or UC campus that is eligible to participate in the MCS
				  Program.
(o) "MCS Program" or "MCS"
				  means the Middle Class Scholarship Program established pursuant to Article 22 of the
				  Education Code, commencing with Education Code Section
				  70020.
(p) "Payment Roster File Layout" means the "MCS
				  Payment Roster File Layout" (11/20/2023), which is hereby incorporated by reference.
				  The "MCS Payment Roster File Layout" is the guide the Commission provides to
				  Institutions that specifies how payment data should be organized and presented so
				  that it can be uploaded to the Commission's WebGrants system.
(q) "Student Aid Index" or "SAI" means an
				  eligibility index number that a student's college or career school's financial aid
				  office uses to determine how much federal student aid the student would receive if
				  they attended the school.
(r) "TCP"
				  means a program of professional teacher preparation at an Institution approved by
				  the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
(s) "UC" means the University of California
				  system.
(t) "WebGrants" means the
				  California Student Aid Commission's grant management system.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 70021, 70022 and 70023,
						Education Code. Reference: Sections 70021, 70022 and 70023, Education Code.