Bill Text: CA SB1103 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Cal Grant Program: annual report.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-09-07 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 273, Statutes of 2012. [SB1103 Detail]
Download: California-2011-SB1103-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 1103 CHAPTERED BILL TEXT CHAPTER 273 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 PASSED THE SENATE MAY 10, 2012 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 16, 2012 AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 24, 2012 AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 9, 2012 AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 27, 2012 INTRODUCED BY Senator Wright FEBRUARY 16, 2012 An act to amend Section 69433.2 of the Education Code, relating to student financial aid. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1103, Wright. Cal Grant Program: annual report. Existing law establishes the Cal Grant Program under the administration of the Student Aid Commission, and establishes eligibility requirements for awards under the program for participating students attending qualifying institutions. Existing law requires each Cal Grant participating institution, as a condition for its voluntary participation in the Cal Grant Program, to annually report to the commission specified information for its undergraduate programs. This bill would require the commission, commencing on a specified date, to provide on its Internet Web site the information submitted by a Cal Grant participating institution pursuant to the reporting requirement described above, which would be required to be made available in a searchable database, and other specified information and links that are useful to students and parents who are in the process of selecting a college or university. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 69433.2 of the Education Code is amended to read: 69433.2. (a) As a condition for its voluntary participation in the Cal Grant Program, each Cal Grant participating institution shall, beginning in 2012, annually report to the commission, and as further specified in the institutional participation agreement, both of the following for its undergraduate programs: (1) Enrollment, persistence, and graduation data for all students, including aggregate information on Cal Grant recipients. (2) The job placement rate and salary and wage information for each program that is either designed or advertised to lead to a particular type of job or advertised or promoted with a claim regarding job placement. (b) Commencing the year after the commission begins to receive reports pursuant to subdivision (a), the commission shall provide both of the following on its Internet Web site: (1) The information submitted by a Cal Grant participating institution pursuant to subdivision (a), which shall be made available in a searchable database. (2) Other information and links that are useful to students and parents who are in the process of selecting a college or university. This information may include, but not be limited to, local occupational profiles available through the Employment Development Department's Labor Market Information Data Library.