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CA SB148
Bill
AI Summary
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Adds financial aid eligibility requirement for new California Promise students starting in 2020-21 academic year, requiring eligibility for Cal Grant or federal Pell Grant awards
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Establishes the Student Success and On-time Completion Fund to provide Summer Term Grants (covering up to six units or two courses) and On-Track Progress Grants (up to $2,000 annually) to incentivize program participation
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Prohibits charging systemwide tuition and fees to California Promise students starting July 1, 2020, when required courses are unavailable or full, once the course becomes available or a substitute course is offered
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Requires California State University trustees to submit a report by July 1, 2021, detailing student participation numbers, graduation rates, and demographic breakdowns by campus
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Guarantees program participation for low-income students, first-generation college students, students from underrepresented communities, and transfer students with associate degrees for transfer
Legislative Description
Public postsecondary education: the California Promise: Student Success and On-time Completion Fund.
Last Action
August 30 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
8/30/2019