Bill Text: CA SB291 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Postsecondary education: California Community College Student Financial Aid Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-06-06 - Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. [SB291 Detail]
Download: California-2019-SB291-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
May 17, 2019 |
Amended
IN
Senate
April 03, 2019 |
Amended
IN
Senate
March 19, 2019 |
Senate Bill | No. 291 |
Introduced by Senator Leyva (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Bloom) (Coauthors: Senators Allen, Bradford, Jackson, Portantino, and Wiener) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Chiu, Mullin, Reyes, and Wicks) |
February 14, 2019 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 70200) is added to Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read:CHAPTER 4. California Community College Student Financial Aid Program
70200.
(a) There is hereby established the California Community College Student Financial Aid Program.70201.
Subject to an appropriation in the Budget Act or other statute for these purposes, the board shall administer the California Community College Student Financial Aid Program consistent with the provisions of this chapter.70202.
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:70203.
(a) Each eligible California community college shall calculate the sum of the following for each term in an academic year for each eligible student at the eligible community college:70204.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that an appropriation for the program be included in future Budget Acts.(a)It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that would appropriate moneys for the purposes of the California Community College Student Financial Aid Program as follows:
(1)For the 2019–20 fiscal year, the sum of $250,000,000.
(2)For the 2020–21 fiscal year, the sum of $500,000,000.
(3)For the 2021–22 fiscal year, the sum of $750,000,000.
(4)For the 2022–23 fiscal year, the sum of $1,000,000,000.
(5)For the 2023–24 fiscal year, the sum of $1,250,000,000.
(6)For the 2024–25 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of $1,500,000,000.
(b)Pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 70204 of the Education Code, the percentage of the sum calculated pursuant to Section 70203 of the Education Code that shall be awarded to each eligible student for each fiscal year shall be as follows:
(1)For the 2019–20 fiscal year, 17 percent.
(2)For the 2020–21 fiscal year, 33 percent.
(3)For the 2021–22 fiscal year, 50
percent.
(4)For the 2022–23 fiscal year, 67 percent.
(5)For the 2023–24 fiscal year, 83 percent.
(6)For the 2024–25 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, 100 percent.