Bill Text: CA AB1401 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Assembly Bill 1401 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Veterans: student financial aid.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-09-03 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 254, Statutes of 2015. [AB1401 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB1401-Chaptered.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 1401	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  254
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 20, 2015
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 22, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Baker

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to add Section 981.8 to the Military and Veterans Code,
relating to veterans.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1401, Baker. Veterans: student financial aid.
   Prior law, in effect until January 1, 2012, requested the Office
of the Adjutant General to, among other things, make copies of the
enrollment fee waiver application of the Board of Governors of the
California Community Colleges and the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) available to each member of the California
National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and the Naval Militia not
having a baccalaureate degree. Prior law also requested the Office
of the Adjutant General to assist these persons in completing these
forms, as needed.
   This bill would reinstate these provisions and request that the
Adjutant General also make available additional information,
including information regarding the federal Post-9/11 GI Bill and the
California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program, and
contact information for veterans' educational assistance.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 981.8 is added to the Military and Veterans
Code, to read:
   981.8.  (a) The Office of the Adjutant General is requested to
annually make all of the following available to each member of the
California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and the Naval
Militia who does not have a baccalaureate degree:
   (1) A copy of the enrollment fee waiver application of the Board
of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
   (2) A copy of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA).
   (3) A copy of the latest brochure or information relative to the
current federal Post-9/11 GI Bill.
   (4) A copy of the latest brochure or information relative to the
California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program.
   (5) The contact information for a County Veterans Service Officer
or the division responsible within the California Department of
Veterans Affairs for higher education or the California National
Guard.
   (b) The Office of the Adjutant General is requested to provide
assistance as necessary to help the members complete the forms made
available to them under subdivision (a).