AB 183 Summary

• Student Housing Grants: Appropriates $1.428 billion for construction of affordable student housing at public postsecondary institutions, with 50% for community colleges, 30% for CSU, and 20% for UC; includes $17.974 million for planning grants.

• Cal Grant Reform: Establishes Cal Grant 2 and 4 programs (operative July 1, 2024 if funding available) to replace existing Cal Grant structure, expanding eligibility to students at independent institutions and increasing maximum awards to $9,358 for new recipients at independent institutions.

• Community College Support: Appropriates $840.655 million for facilities maintenance, $105 million for common course numbering system adoption, $65 million for transfer reforms, and $64 million for equitable placement and completion programs.

• Justice-Involved and Foster Youth Programs: Establishes Hire UP pilot program providing stipends to formerly incarcerated individuals, CalWORKs recipients, and former foster youth; creates Native American Student Support and Success Program ($30 million) and renames/expands foster youth support services.

• Additional Initiatives: Includes Asian American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander student programs, cybersecurity workforce development, climate change education center at West LA College, and reporting requirements on institutional financial aid for basic needs.