California Code
PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM
CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs

ARTICLE 1 - Purposes

Section 69500. - 69500. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

ARTICLE 1.5 - General Provisions

Section 69503. - 69503. In enacting this article, the Legislature finds and declares:...

Section 69503.6. - 69503.6. Each institution of higher education with a physical presence...

Section 69504. - 69504. The provisions of this article apply to all need-based...

Section 69504.5. - 69504.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, students who are victims...

Section 69505. - 69505. (a) To the extent that federal financial analysis methodology...

Section 69505.5. - 69505.5. (a) (1) No campus of the California Community Colleges...

Section 69505.8. - 69505.8. (a) The Board of Governors of the California Community...

Section 69506. - 69506. (a) The methodology set forth in federal law or...

Section 69506. - 69506. (a) (1) The methodology set forth in federal law...

Section 69506.3. - 69506.3. It is the intent of the Legislature that the...

Section 69506.5. - 69506.5. Notwithstanding Section 69506, the Student Aid Commission may, whenever...

Section 69507. - 69507. In instances where an applicant does not meet the...

Section 69507.5. - 69507.5. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no student...

Section 69508. - 69508. When federal regulations defining the financial independence of students...

Section 69508.5. - 69508.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a student who meets...

Section 69509. - 69509. (a) Upon the commencement of any cause of action,...

Section 69509.5. - 69509.5. (a) Within five days of the commencement of any...

Section 69509.6. - 69509.6. (a) Commencing with the 2018–19 award year, each higher...

ARTICLE 2 - The Student Aid Commission

Section 69510. - 69510. The Student Aid Commission shall be composed of the...

Section 69511. - 69511. (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), each...

Section 69511.5. - 69511.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 69511, the Governor shall appoint each...

Section 69512. - 69512. The members of the commission shall annually select a...

Section 69513. - 69513. The commission shall appoint a director who shall be...

Section 69513.1. - 69513.1. The commission may delegate to the director any power,...

Section 69513.2. - 69513.2. Notwithstanding any other law: (a) The commission may grant...

Section 69513.5. - 69513.5. In no event shall the director of the commission,...

Section 69514. - 69514. The commission shall do all of the following: (a)...

Section 69514.3. - 69514.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may receive...

Section 69514.5. - 69514.5. (a) The Community College Student Financial Aid Outreach Program...

Section 69515. - 69515. As used in this division, “commission” means the Student...

Section 69515.5. - 69515.5. (a) The commission may enter into an agreement with...

Section 69516. - 69516. The commission shall work cooperatively with the State Department...

Section 69517. - 69517. (a) The Student Aid Commission, in consultation with an...

Section 69517.5. - 69517.5. The Student Aid Commission shall, with the assistance of...

Section 69518. - 69518. (a) By September 15 of each fiscal year, the...

Section 69519. - 69519. (a) The commission, through an interagency agreement with the...

Section 69519.3. - 69519.3. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to...

ARTICLE 2.4 - Maximizing the Value of the State Student Loan Guarantee Program Assets and Liabilities

Section 69521. - 69521. (a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the...

Section 69521.2. - 69521.2. For the purposes of this article, all of the...

Section 69521.3. - 69521.3. (a) The Director of Finance is hereby authorized to...

Section 69521.4. - 69521.4. (a) If, after seeking the advice of, and in...

Section 69521.5. - 69521.5. (a) The Director of Finance is authorized to take...

Section 69521.6. - 69521.6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the approval...

Section 69521.7. - 69521.7. The state student loan guarantee program assets and liabilities...

Section 69521.8. - 69521.8. (a) The Director of Finance shall deposit all proceeds...

Section 69521.9. - 69521.9. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director...

Section 69521.10. - 69521.10. (a) The Director of Finance, in consultation with the...

Section 69521.11. - 69521.11. (a) The Director of Finance shall notify the Joint...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Auxiliary Organization

Section 69522. - 69522. (a) (1) The commission may establish an auxiliary organization...

Section 69522.5. - 69522.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, employees of...

Section 69523. - 69523. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions...

Section 69524. - 69524. Retirement benefits for employees of the auxiliary organization may...

Section 69525. - 69525. (a) The auxiliary organization established pursuant to Section 69522...

Section 69526. - 69526. (a) The board of directors shall approve all expenditures...

Section 69527. - 69527. (a) A certified public accountant shall be selected by...

Section 69528. - 69528. The auxiliary organization may contract with the commission for...

Section 69529. - 69529. The operating agreement with the board of directors of...

Section 69529.5. - 69529.5. (a) The commission shall report the following information to...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Cash for College Program

Section 69550. - 69550. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 69551. - 69551. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the...

ARTICLE 4 - California Student Opportunity and Access Program

Section 69560. - 69560. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 69560.5. - 69560.5. As used in the article, the following definitions apply:...

Section 69561. - 69561. (a) The California Student Opportunity and Access Program is...

Section 69562. - 69562. The Student Aid Commission shall establish a 12-member project...

Section 69564. - 69564. Allocation of any funds appropriated for purposes of this...

Section 69564.3. - 69564.3. Contingent upon sufficient funding provided for this purpose in...

Section 69566. - 69566. It is the intent of the Legislature that funding...

ARTICLE 5 - Assumption Program of Loans for Education

Section 69612. - 69612. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the...

Section 69612.5. - 69612.5. For purposes of this article, the following terms have...

Section 69613. - 69613. (a) Program participants shall meet all of the following...

Section 69613.1. - 69613.1. On or before January 1 of each year, the...

Section 69613.2. - 69613.2. The commission shall commence loan assumption payments, as specified...

Section 69613.4. - 69613.4. (a) The terms of a loan assumption granted under...

Section 69613.6. - 69613.6. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), if a...

Section 69613.7. - 69613.7. (a) For the purposes of this article, “subject matter...

Section 69613.8. - 69613.8. In addition to the amounts set forth in subdivision...

Section 69614. - 69614. (a) The commission shall distribute program information and student...

Section 69615. - 69615. (a) The commission shall administer this article, and shall...

Section 69615.4. - 69615.4. The commission shall report annually to the Legislature regarding...

Section 69615.6. - 69615.6. (a) For each school year, all of the following...

Section 69615.8. - 69615.8. Notwithstanding any other law, in any fiscal year, the...

ARTICLE 5.1 - Golden State Teacher Grant Program

Section 69617. - 69617. (a) (1) Subject to moneys appropriated by the Legislature...

ARTICLE 5.5 - Graduate Assumption Program of Loans for Education

Section 69618. - 69618. (a) The Legislature hereby recognizes the growing need for...

Section 69618.1. - 69618.1. (a) Program participants shall meet all of the following...

Section 69618.2. - 69618.2. The commission shall redeem an applicant’s warrant and commence...

Section 69618.3. - 69618.3. The terms of the loan assumptions granted under this...

Section 69618.4. - 69618.4. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), in the...

Section 69618.5. - 69618.5. (a) The commission shall accept nominations from accredited colleges...

Section 69618.6. - 69618.6. The commission shall administer this article, and shall adopt...

Section 69618.7. - 69618.7. The commission shall work in conjunction with lenders participating...

Section 69618.8. - 69618.8. The commission shall report annually to the Legislature on...

Section 69618.9. - 69618.9. Commencing with the 1998–99 fiscal year, the commission shall...

Section 69619. - 69619. It is the intent of the Legislature that, commencing...

ARTICLE 7 - Child Development Teacher and Supervisor Grant Program

Section 69620. - 69620. There is hereby established the Child Development Teacher and...

Section 69621. - 69621. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:...

Section 69622. - 69622. (a) Participants shall be enrolled in an approved course...

Section 69623. - 69623. (a) To receive a grant under this article, a...

Section 69624. - 69624. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 69625. - 69625. (a) In order to accomplish the purposes set forth...

Section 69626. - 69626. (a) The Student Aid Commission shall administer the Child...

Section 69627. - 69627. Notwithstanding Section 7550.5 of the Government Code, the Student...

Section 69628. - 69628. This article shall not be implemented unless and until...

ARTICLE 8 - Community College Extended Opportunity Programs and Services

Section 69640. - 69640. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 69641. - 69641. The Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) provided by...

Section 69641.5. - 69641.5. The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges...

Section 69642. - 69642. Definitions: (a) “Extended opportunity program” means a special program...

Section 69643. - 69643. (a) There is in the state government the Advisory...

Section 69648. - 69648. By January 1, 1986, the board shall adopt rules...

Section 69648.5. - 69648.5. The board of governors may use up to 1...

Section 69649. - 69649. (a) The governing board of a community college district...

Section 69650. - 69650. The governing board of a community college district may,...

Section 69651. - 69651. The governing board of a community college district shall...

Section 69652. - 69652. The governing board of a community college district may...

Section 69653. - 69653. Applications shall be subject to the approval of the...

Section 69654. - 69654. The board shall review the need for state funds...

Section 69655. - 69655. (a) Pursuant to Section 69648, the Chancellor of the...

Section 69656. - 69656. It is the intent of the Legislature that the...

ARTICLE 9 - Golden State Education and Training Grant Program Act

Section 69670. - 69670. (a) This article shall be known as the Golden...

Section 69671. - 69671. (a) From any funds appropriated by the annual Budget...

ARTICLE 11.5 - Willie L. Brown, Jr. Community Service Scholarship Program

Section 69730. - 69730. There is hereby established the Willie L. Brown, Jr....

Section 69731. - 69731. (a) At least one scholarship under this article shall...

Section 69732. - 69732. Each applicant for a scholarship under this article shall...

ARTICLE 12 - Public Interest Attorney Loan Repayment Program

Section 69740. - 69740. Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions in this...

Section 69741. - 69741. The Public Interest Attorney Loan Repayment Program is established...

Section 69741.5. - 69741.5. (a) Participants in this program are eligible for a...

Section 69742. - 69742. (a) The commission shall establish eligibility criteria for participation...

Section 69743. - 69743. The program is intended to supplement, and not to...

Section 69743.5. - 69743.5. The commission shall select, from the qualified applicants, the...

Section 69744. - 69744. The commission may use the funds appropriated for the...

Section 69745. - 69745. (a) Loans from both government sources and financial institutions...

Section 69746. - 69746. The commission is not responsible for any outstanding payments...

Section 69746.5. - 69746.5. The commission shall submit an annual written report to...

ARTICLE 13 - Federal Family Education Loan Program

Section 69760. - 69760. California is hereby authorized to participate in the Federal...

Section 69761. - 69761. (a) The purposes of California’s participation in the Federal...

Section 69761.5. - 69761.5. The commission shall serve as a state student loan...

Section 69761.7. - 69761.7. To promote responsible and timely repayment of guaranteed student...

Section 69762. - 69762. Loans made pursuant to this chapter shall be made...

Section 69763. - 69763. (a) (1) The commission shall administer the Federal Family...

Section 69763.1. - 69763.1. (a) If a borrower defaults on a guaranteed student...

Section 69763.2. - 69763.2. (a) The clerk, immediately upon the filing of the...

Section 69763.3. - 69763.3. At any time before wages are garnished or a...

Section 69763.4. - 69763.4. If the Student Aid Commission, or an authorized agent,...

Section 69764. - 69764. In the event that the amount of loans applied...

Section 69765. - 69765. (a) The commission shall guarantee any student loan made...

Section 69766. - 69766. (a) The Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund and the...

Section 69766.1. - 69766.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, in...

Section 69767. - 69767. The Treasurer shall invest, pursuant to statute, any surplus...

Section 69768. - 69768. (a) The funds in the Federal Student Loan Reserve...

Section 69769. - 69769. The commission shall establish a Loan Advisory Council. The...

Section 69769.3. - 69769.3. (a) The Loan Advisory Council established pursuant to Section...

Section 69769.4. - 69769.4. In addition to the members appointed to the Loan...

Section 69769.5. - 69769.5. The Loan Advisory Council shall review the activities and...

Section 69769.7. - 69769.7. (a) The Loan Advisory Council shall annually elect a...

Section 69771. - 69771. This article shall be applicable to the extent that...

Section 69772. - 69772. The commission shall annually report on the numbers of...

Section 69774. - 69774. (a) The commission shall provide, with each application form...

Section 69775. - 69775. The commission shall develop and distribute in cooperation with...

Section 69776. - 69776. The commission may contract for all or part of...

Section 69776.5. - 69776.5. The commission may enter into contracts with a public...

Section 69777. - 69777. The commission shall encourage private lenders to increase participation...

Section 69779. - 69779. The General Fund shall not be liable for any...

ARTICLE 14 - Military and Veterans Offices

Section 69785. - 69785. (a) The California Community Colleges and the California State...

Section 69786. - 69786. The California Community Colleges and the California State University...

ARTICLE 14.5 - Private Student Loans

Section 69800. - 69800. A public, private, or independent postsecondary educational institution, except...

Section 69800.2. - 69800.2. (a) Before certifying a borrower’s eligibility for a private...

Section 69800.5. - 69800.5. The California Community Colleges may, and are requested to,...

Section 69801. - 69801. This article shall apply to the University of California...

ARTICLE 15 - Forfeiture of State Aid to Students

Section 69810. - 69810. In accepting a scholarship, loan, fellowship, grant-in-aid, or any...

Section 69811. - 69811. Upon receipt of notice, as provided in Section 69810...

Section 69812. - 69812. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit...

Section 69813. - 69813. For the purposes of this article, “state financial aid”...

ARTICLE 18 - Learning-Aligned Employment Program

Section 69950. - 69950. (a) As used in this article, unless the context...

Section 69951. - 69951. The Leaning-Aligned Employment Program is hereby created to provide...

Section 69952. - 69952. (a) A postsecondary educational institution currently eligible to participate...

Section 69954. - 69954. All of the following entities shall be eligible to...

Section 69956. - 69956. (a) A student from an underrepresented background satisfying all...

Section 69958. - 69958. (a) Each participating public postsecondary educational institution shall collaborate...

Section 69959. - 69959. Both of the following priorities shall be followed at...

Section 69960. - 69960. The institution shall assure that each learning-aligned employment position...

Section 69962. - 69962. A participating institution shall do both of the following:...

Section 69963. - 69963. A participating public postsecondary educational institution is strongly encouraged...

Section 69964. - 69964. (a) The program may include summer learning-aligned employment opportunities...

Section 69967. - 69967. (a) The commission, in consultation with the office of...

Section 69969. - 69969. (a) Funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act or...

ARTICLE 19 - Golden State Scholarshare Trust Act

Section 69980. - 69980. As used in this article, the following terms have...

Section 69981. - 69981. (a) There is hereby created an instrumentality of the...

Section 69982. - 69982. In addition to the powers and authority granted pursuant...

Section 69983. - 69983. The Scholarshare trust may enter into participation agreements with...

Section 69984. - 69984. (a) (1) The board shall segregate moneys received by...

Section 69985. - 69985. (a) Any participant may cancel a participation agreement at...

Section 69986. - 69986. For all purposes of California law, all of the...

Section 69989. - 69989. (a) The board shall submit an annual audited financial...

Section 69990. - 69990. (a) The board shall provide an annual listing of...

Section 69991. - 69991. The assets of the trust, including the program fund,...

Section 69992. - 69992. The board shall aggressively market this program to the...

Section 69993. - 69993. Funding for startup and first-year administrative costs shall be...

Section 69993.5. - 69993.5. The board may adopt regulations for the purposes of...

Section 69993.7. - 69993.7. No public funds nor any funds available pursuant to...

Section 69994. - 69994. This act shall be construed liberally in order to...

ARTICLE 19.5 - California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program

Section 69996. - 69996. This article shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 69996.1. - 69996.1. The California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program is...

Section 69996.2. - 69996.2. For purposes of this article, unless the context requires...

Section 69996.3. - 69996.3. (a) (1) Each child born on or after a...

Section 69996.4. - 69996.4. The board shall have the power and authority to...

Section 69996.5. - 69996.5. The board may consider marketing the program to California...

Section 69996.6. - 69996.6. (a) The California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program...

Section 69996.7. - 69996.7. (a) Funds appropriated pursuant to Schedule 1 of Item...

Section 69996.8. - 69996.8. (a) The board may establish rules and regulations to...

Section 69996.9. - 69996.9. (a) (1) For the 2021–22 fiscal year, through the...

ARTICLE 20.5 - Management and Disbursement of Funds Previously Set Aside for Repealed Governor s Scholarship Programs

Section 69999.6. - 69999.6. (a) In enacting this article, it is the intent...

Section 69999.7. - 69999.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later...

Section 69999.8. - 69999.8. As used in this article: (a) “Board” means the...

ARTICLE 20.7 - California Military Department GI Bill Award Program

Section 69999.10. - 69999.10. This article shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 69999.12. - 69999.12. There is hereby established the California Military Department GI...

Section 69999.14. - 69999.14. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 69999.16. - 69999.16. (a) Commencing January 1 of the 2009–10 academic year,...

Section 69999.18. - 69999.18. (a) The Student Aid Commission is responsible for issuing...

Section 69999.20. - 69999.20. Qualifying members shall not receive both a California Military...

Section 69999.22. - 69999.22. The Student Aid Commission, in consultation with the Military...

Section 69999.23. - 69999.23. (a) Costs incurred by the Student Aid Commission for...

Section 69999.24. - 69999.24. The Student Aid Commission shall report annually to the...

Section 69999.28. - 69999.28. This article shall become operative only upon an appropriation...

ARTICLE 21 - Governor s Teaching Fellowships

Section 70000. - 70000. (a) The Governor’s Teaching Fellowships Program is hereby established...

Section 70001. - 70001. (a) The Chancellor’s office of the California State University...

Section 70002. - 70002. An intersegmental review committee is hereby established to review...

Section 70003. - 70003. (a) A fellowship recipient shall agree to teach in...

Section 70004. - 70004. The Trustees of the California State University shall provide...

Section 70005. - 70005. (a) The Chancellor’s office of the California State University...

ARTICLE 21.5 - The California Memorial Scholarship Program

Section 70010. - 70010. (a) The California Memorial Scholarship Program is hereby established....

Section 70010.1. - 70010.1. As used in this article: (a) “Board” means the...

Section 70010.5. - 70010.5. (a) The California Victim Compensation Board shall identify, and...

Section 70010.7. - 70010.7. (a) (1) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall deposit...

Section 70011. - 70011. (a) The board may enter into agreements with participants...

Section 70011.3. - 70011.3. Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize...

Section 70011.5. - 70011.5. Notwithstanding any other provisions of state law, any funds...

Section 70011.7. - 70011.7. Within the annual report required pursuant to Section 69989,...

Section 70011.9. - 70011.9. (a) The board may adopt regulations for the purposes...

ARTICLE 22 - Middle Class Scholarship Program

Section 70020. - 70020. The Middle Class Scholarship Fund is hereby established in...

Section 70021. - 70021. The Middle Class Scholarship Program is hereby established under...

Section 70022. - 70022. (a) (1) Subject to an available and sufficient appropriation,...

Section 70022.5. - 70022.5. (a) A scholarship award under this article may be...

Section 70023. - 70023. (a) For each academic year, the commission shall determine...

ARTICLE 23 - California DREAM Loan Program

Section 70030. - 70030. This article shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 70031. - 70031. The California DREAM Loan Program, which may also be...

Section 70032. - 70032. As used in this article, the following terms have...

Section 70033. - 70033. (a) Commencing with the 2015–16 academic year, a student...

Section 70034. - 70034. (a) The amount of a DREAM loan offered to...

Section 70035. - 70035. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that,...

Section 70036. - 70036. Each participating institution is responsible for all the following:...

Section 70037. - 70037. (a) The Trustees of the California State University and...

Section 70038. - 70038. (a) Each participating institution is entitled to an administrative...

Section 70039. - 70039. If a state court finds that Section 70033, or...

ARTICLE 24 - California Ban on Scholarship Displacement Act of 2021

Section 70045. - 70045. This act shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 70046. - 70046. The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:...

Section 70047. - 70047. As used in this article, unless the context requires...

Section 70048. - 70048. (a) Commencing with the 2023–24 academic year, an institution...

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California Code PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs

California Code
PART 42 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM
CHAPTER 2 - Student Financial Aid Programs