Bill Text: CA AB1314 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Law enforcement use of force settlements and judgements: reporting.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-07-02 - Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. [AB1314 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB1314-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1314

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Introduced by Assembly Members Medina and McCarty

February 22, 2019

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An act relating to student financial aid.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1314, as introduced, Medina. Student financial aid: Cal Grant Reform Act.

The Cal Grant Program establishes the Middle Class Scholarship Program, the Cal Grant A and B Entitlement awards, the California Community College Transfer 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.

This bill would express legislative findings and declarations relating to the state’s student financial aid system. The bill would also express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation, to be known as the Cal Grant Reform Act, to accomplish specified goals.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that California’s student financial aid system is overly complex and burdensome to students and families. While the intent of the that system is to make college “access and affordability a guarantee to every qualified student,” it is outdated and needs to be completely reformed to better serve California’s low-income students.

(b) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation, to be known as the Cal Grant Reform Act, that will accomplish all of the following:

(1) Consolidate Cal Grant A, B, and C awards and the Middle Class Scholarship Program into one program.

(2) Remove or reduce eligibility and access barriers in the current Cal Grant Program.

(3) Change the model of the Cal Grant Program to focus on the total cost of attendance, including maintaining of full coverage of tuition and systemwide fees for public college and university students.

(4) Reinstate a formula for an annual adjustment to the maximum Cal Grant award for students who attend private nonprofit institutions.

(5) Support additional Cal Grant eligibility for students taking summer coursework.