Title EDC — California Educ. Code

The commission may determine that an advance payment is essential to ensure that funds provided pursuant to this chapter to assist students to enroll in postsecondary education are available at the time students enroll. Upon making that determination, the commission may, on the b…

(a) A Cal Grant applicant shall submit a complete official financial aid application pursuant to applicable regulations adopted by the commission. Each pupil enrolled in grade 12 in a California public school, including a charter school, other than pupils who opt out as provided …

(a) The commission may require verification of high school graduation or its equivalent to be electronically submitted for all former grade 12 pupils who graduated from public schools, including charter schools, in the prior academic year, except for pupils who have opted out as …

(a) For purposes of this section, “qualifying institution” has the same meaning as in subdivision (k) of Section 69406. (b) Upon the initial award and renewal of a Cal Grant award, the commission shall notify the award recipient in writing, which may include email, of both of the…

(a) Only a resident of California, as determined pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 68000) of Part 41, or a student who is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under Section 68130.5, is eligible for an initial Cal Grant award. The recipient shall remain eligible for…

(a) The Cal Grant 2 Program is established for students enrolled at a campus of the California Community Colleges in a for-credit instructional program leading to a degree, certificate, or transfer. (b) To be eligible for an award under the Cal Grant 2 Program, a community colleg…

(a) The Cal Grant 4 Program is established for students enrolled in a for-credit instructional program at any institution, other than a community college, meeting the definition of “qualifying institution” in subdivision (k) of Section 69406. (b) To be eligible for an award under…

This chapter shall become operative for students to apply for Cal Grant 2 awards under Article 2 (commencing with Section 69424) and Cal Grant 4 awards under Article 3 (commencing with Section 69425) only if General Fund moneys over the multiyear forecasts beginning in the 2024–2…

It is the intent of the Legislature to resolve potential conflicts between California law and the provisions of Public Law 93-380 regarding the confidentiality of student records in order to insure the continuance of federal education funds to public community colleges within the…

As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) (1) “Student record” means any item of information directly related to an identifiable student, other than directory information, which is maintained by a community college or required to be maintained by any emp…

Community college districts shall establish, maintain, and destroy student records according to regulations adopted by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Such regulations shall establish state policy as to what items of information shall be placed into s…

Community college districts shall notify students in writing of their rights under this chapter upon the date of the student’s enrollment and at least annually thereafter. The notice shall take a form that reasonably notifies students of the availability of the following specific…

A log or record shall be maintained for each student’s record which lists all persons, agencies, or organizations requesting or receiving information from the record and the legitimate interests therefor. The listing need not include any of the following: (a) Students to whom acc…

Any community college may make a reasonable charge in an amount not to exceed the actual cost of furnishing copies of any student record; provided, however, that no charge shall be made for furnishing (1) up to two transcripts of students’ records or (2) up to two verifications o…

(a) When grades are given for any course of instruction taught in a community college district, the grade given to each student shall be the grade determined by the instructor of the course and the determination of the student’s grade by the instructor, in the absence of mistake,…

(a) Whenever a student transfers from one community college or public or private institution of postsecondary education to another within the state, appropriate records or a copy of appropriate records shall be transferred by the former community college, or college or university…

Any currently enrolled or former student has a right to access to any and all student records relating to him maintained by community colleges. The editing or withholding of any such records, except as provided for in this chapter, is prohibited. Each community college district s…

A student may waive his or her right to access to student records devoted solely to confidential recommendations for career placement, postsecondary admission, or the receipt of an honor or honorary recognition. However, the recommendations shall be used solely for the purpose fo…

(a) Any student may file a written request with the chief administrative officer of a community college district to correct or remove information recorded in his or her student records which the student alleges to be: (1) inaccurate; (2) an unsubstantiated personal conclusion or …

Whenever there is included in any student record information concerning any disciplinary action taken by community college personnel in connection with the student, the student shall be allowed to include in such record a written statement or response concerning the disciplinary …

Whenever there is included in any student record information concerning any disciplinary action taken by a community college in connection with any alleged sexual assault or physical abuse, including rape, forced sodomy, forced oral copulation, rape by a foreign object, sexual ba…

(a) (1) Community college districts shall adopt a policy identifying those categories of directory information, as defined under Section 1232g of Title 20 of the United States Code as it exists on January 1, 2006, that may be released. The names and addresses of students may be p…

Nothing in this chapter shall preclude a community college from providing, in its discretion, statistical data from which no student may be identified to any public agency or entity or private nonprofit college, university, or educational research and development organization whe…

A community college district may permit access to student records to any person for whom the student has executed written consent specifying the records to be released and identifying the party or class of parties to whom the records may be released. The recipient must be notifie…

(a) A community college or community college district is not authorized to permit access to student records to any person without the written consent of the student or unless pursuant to judicial order, except that access may be permitted to the following: (1) Officials and emplo…

Information concerning a student shall be furnished in compliance with a court order or a lawfully issued subpoena. The community college district shall make a reasonable effort to notify the student in advance of compliance with a lawfully issued subpoena and, in the case of com…

The service of a lawfully issued subpoena or a court order upon a community college employee solely for the purpose of causing the employee to produce a school record pertaining to any student may be complied with by that employee, in lieu of the personal appearance as a witness …

The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall adopt appropriate rules and regulations to insure the orderly implementation of this chapter. A community college district governing board may adopt rules and regulations which are not inconsistent with this chapte…