70202.
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Academic year” has the same meaning as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 69432.7.
(b) “Board” means the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
(c) (1) “Cost of attendance” has the same meaning as specified in Section 1087ll of Title 20 of the United States Code.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the board may adopt rules governing the establishment of, and adjustment to, the cost of attendance by an eligible California community college for
purposes of this program.
(d) “Eligible California community college” means a California community college that satisfies both all of the following conditions:
(1) It is a qualifying institution pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 69432.7.
(2) It meets the requirements of Section 76396.2.
(3) Its district governing board has voluntarily decided to participate in the program and has designated it to participate.
(e) “Eligible program” has the same meaning as specified in Section 1088 of Title 20 of the United States Code.
(e)
(f) “Eligible student” means a person enrolled at an eligible California community college who meets all of the following conditions:
(1) The person either is a resident of California, based on the criteria set forth in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 68000) of Part 41 for determining nonresident and resident tuition for a student attending an
eligible California community college.
college, or meets the qualification for exemption from paying nonresident tuition pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 68130.5.
(2) The person has not received a grant for or grants for educational expenses totaling more than the equivalent of two full-time academic years.
(3) The person has made satisfactory academic progress, as defined in Section 69432.7.
(4) The person has completed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or a California Dream Act Application.
(5) The person is enrolled in an eligible program.
(f)
(g) “Expected family contribution” has the same meaning as specified in subdivision (g) of Section 69432.7.
(h) “Full-time student” has the same meaning as is consistent with the use of the term for the purposes of
the federal Pell Grant Program (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070a).
(g)
(i) “Gift aid” means financial aid received by a student that does not have to be repaid by the student, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Grants through the federal Pell Grant Program (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070a).
(2) Grants through the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program pursuant to Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 69430).
(3) Grants or scholarships pursuant
to Section 69650.
(4) Fees waived pursuant to subdivisions (g), (h), (i), and (j) of Section 76300 and pursuant to Section 76301.
(5) Fees waived pursuant to Section 76396.3.
(j) “Half-time student” has the same meaning as is consistent with the use of the term for the purposes of the federal Pell Grant Program (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070a).
(k) “Less-than-half-time student” has the same meaning as is consistent with the use of the term for the purposes of the federal Pell Grant Program (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070a).
(h)
(l) (1) “Reasonable student contribution” means an amount a student should reasonably be expected to contribute to educational expenses, to be adopted by the board for the academic year.
(2) The For the purposes of determining the reasonable student contribution, the board shall adopt
do both of the following:
(A) Adopt the reasonable student contribution amount and report consistent with all of the following:
(i) The minimum wage rates as specified pursuant to all of the following:
(I) Section 1182.12 of the Labor Code.
(II) Federal law.
(III) Local
laws.
(ii) Research regarding the level of work that may be harmful to student outcomes.
(iii) Data on barriers to work, including, but not necessarily limited to, current unemployment levels.
(B) Report the amount for the subsequent academic year to the Governor and the Legislature, consistent with Section 9795 of the Government Code, no later than March 2. 31.
(m) “Three-quarter-time student” has the same meaning as is
consistent with the use of the term for the purposes of the federal Pell Grant Program (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070a).
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:(1) The cost of attendance.
(2) The negative of the expected family contribution.
(3) The negative of the reasonable student contribution.
(4) The negative of the sum of all of the gift aid received by the student.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), for an eligible student who enrolls in fewer than 12 units in a term during the academic year, the sum shall instead be, for each term in an academic year, the sum calculated pursuant to subdivision (a), multiplied by the number of units in which the student enrolls, divided by 12.
is not a full-time student, the sum shall be the following:
(1) For a three-quarter-time student, the sum calculated pursuant to subdivision (a), multiplied by 0.75.
(2) For a half-time student, the sum calculated pursuant to subdivision (a), multiplied by 0.5.
(3) For a less-than-half-time student, the sum calculated pursuant to subdivision (a), multiplied by 0.25.