Bill Text: CA AB3089 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Student financial aid: Chafee grant awards.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-09-20 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 594, Statutes of 2018. [AB3089 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB3089-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
August 21, 2018 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
May 25, 2018 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 02, 2018 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 20, 2018 |
Assembly Bill | No. 3089 |
Introduced by Assembly Members Thurmond and Quirk-Silva |
February 16, 2018 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Digest Key
Vote:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 69519 of the Education Code is amended to read:69519.
(a) The commission, through an interagency agreement with the State Department of Social Services, currently operates a federally funded scholarship program, known as the Chafee Educational and Training Vouchers Program, that provides grant aid to provide access to California’s current and former foster youth to postsecondary education. Funds provided through an appropriation by the Legislature shall be supplemental to funds provided by the federal government, and are designated to ensure program availability in the absence of and prior to the annual receipt of federal funds for this purpose. The department shall opt in, as necessary, to expand program age eligibility of former foster youth up to 26 years of age pursuant to federal program guidelines. The department shall pursue and seek possible Chafee Educational and Training Vouchers Program federal matching dollars.(f)
SEC. 2.
This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:(a)The commission, through an interagency agreement with the State Department of Social Services, currently operates a federally funded scholarship program that provides grant aid to provide access to California’s current and former foster youth to postsecondary education. Funds provided through an appropriation by the Legislature shall be supplemental to funds provided by the federal government, and are designated to ensure program availability in the absence of and prior to the annual receipt of federal funds for this purpose.
(b)Funds provided for this program shall be used to assist students who are current and former foster youth, for career and technical training or traditional
college courses. The commission shall operate this program in accordance with the program instructions provided by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, and the program guidelines developed by the State Department of Social Services.
(c)The total amount of funding and the amount of individual awards shall depend upon the amount of federal funding provided in addition to state funding. The commission, in conjunction with the State Department of Social Services, shall determine the individual award amounts and total number of students awarded on an annual basis as the amount of total annual funding is determined.
(d)Commencing with the 2019–20 award year, the commission shall make a new Chafee grant award to a
student only if the student meets both of the following conditions:
(1)Will not be 26 years of age or older by December 31 of the award year.
(2)Attends either of the following institutions:
(A)A qualifying institution that is eligible for participation in the Cal Grant Program pursuant to Section 69432.7.
(B)An institution that is not located in California that satisfies the provisions of subparagraphs (C) and (F) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (l) of Section 69432.7.
(e)The commission shall annually report to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, all of the following
information for the preceding award year:
(1)The number of students that apply to receive a Chafee grant award.
(2)The number of Chafee grants awarded.
(3)The number of students paid through the Chafee Educational and Training Vouchers Program.