Bill Text: CA AB244 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Postsecondary education: student financial aid: Cal Grants.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Failed) 2020-02-03 - Died at Desk. [AB244 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB244-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 244

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Introduced by Assembly Member Voepel

January 18, 2019

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An act relating to student financial aid.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 244, as introduced, Voepel. Postsecondary education: student financial aid: Cal Grants.

Existing law, the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program, establishes 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 declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would increase awards under the Cal Grant Program from $10,000 to $15,000 annually.

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.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would increase awards under the Cal Grant Program from $10,000 to $15,000 annually.