Title EDC, California Educ. Code

(a) (1) Subject to an available and sufficient appropriation, an undergraduate student enrolled in the California State University or the University of California, or a community college student enrolled in upper division coursework of a community college baccalaureate program, d…

(a) A scholarship award under this article may be renewed for a total of the equivalent of four years of full-time attendance in an undergraduate program or, for a community college award recipient, the equivalent of two years of full-time upper division coursework attendance in …

(a) For each academic year, the commission shall determine an amount sufficient, when combined with other federal, state, or institutionally administered student scholarships, grants, or fee waivers received by eligible students from other sources, to provide scholarships to elig…

This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California DREAM Loan Program. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 754, Sec. 3. (SB 1210) Effective January 1, 2015.)

The California DREAM Loan Program, which may also be referred to as the DREAM Program, is hereby established. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 754, Sec. 3. (SB 1210) Effective January 1, 2015.)

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) An “academic year” is July 1 to June 30, inclusive. The start date of a session shall determine the academic year in which it is included. (b) “Award year” means one academic year, or the equivalent, of…

(a) Commencing with the 2015–16 academic year, a student attending a participating institution may receive a loan under the DREAM Program if the student satisfies all of the following requirements: (1) The student is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under Section 68130.5, o…

(a) The amount of a DREAM loan offered to an individual student by a participating institution shall be determined by the institution, subject to the following provisions: (1) The loan may not exceed the financial need of the student. (2) (A) A student who is enrolled in an under…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, each fiscal year, funds shall be appropriated in the annual Budget Act to participating institutions for purposes of the DREAM Program. (b) The annual Budget Act shall allocate funding to participating institutions based on the number…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish the DREAM grant program. (b) Commencing with the 2024–25 academic year, a grant-eligible student attending a participating institution may receive a DREAM grant pursuant to this section. (c) Each participating institution may a…

Each participating institution is responsible for all the following: (a) The participating institution shall determine a student’s eligibility for a DREAM loan. (b) The participating institution shall award DREAM loan funds to students. (c) The participating institution shall pro…

(a) The Trustees of the California State University and the Regents of the University of California shall adopt regulations providing for the withholding of institutional services from a student or former student who has been notified in writing at the student’s or former student…

(a) Each participating institution is entitled to an administrative cost allowance for an award year if the institution elects to advance funds under the DREAM Program to students for that award year. (b) The amount of the administrative cost allowance described in subdivision (a…

If a state court finds that Section 70033, or any similar provision adopted by the Regents of the University of California, is unlawful, the court may order, as equitable relief, that the participating institution subject to the lawsuit terminate all loans awarded pursuant to tha…

The governing board of any school district conducting instruction for pupils in any grade level up to, and including, the completion of junior high school, may establish a program of affordably priced supervision for children before and after school. (Added by renumbering Section…

Child supervision programs conducted pursuant to this article shall be licensed or exempt programs administered and monitored by the school district. Programs may be staffed by district personnel or may be subcontracted to qualified private or nonprofit agencies, or to other publ…

Child supervision programs conducted pursuant to this article shall consist of supervised activities including, but not limited to, arts and crafts, sports, quiet games, playground time and snacks, and homework. Computer training may also be made available. Extra enrichment progr…

Each school that elects to establish a child supervision program shall apply to the State Department of Education for a grant for each program of up to four thousand dollars ($4,000). Grants for the new programs established pursuant to this section shall be allocated to programs …

(a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (1) The student loan guarantee business is not a core mission of government. Recognition of this fact led, in 1996, to the approval of the establishment of an auxiliary organization for the purpose of providing operati…

(a) The Director of Finance, in consultation with the Treasurer, shall select a firm or individual to provide advisory services based on demonstrated competence and professional qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the services required, in the manner desc…

(a) The Director of Finance shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in writing upon his or her determination that neither the sale nor any other transaction authorized by this article is anticipated to achieve the purposes of this article. (b) The Director of Finance …

For the purposes of this article, all of the following definitions apply: (a) “Auxiliary organization” means the organization established pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 69522). (b) “Director” means the Director of Finance. (c) “Federal Family Education Loan Prog…

(a) The Director of Finance is hereby authorized to act as agent for the state and, in that capacity, to sell the state student loan guarantee program assets and liabilities not retained by the Student Aid Commission to an entity that the director, in consultation with the Treasu…

(a) If, after seeking the advice of, and in active participation with, the Treasurer, the Director of Finance determines that an alternative arrangement to the sale of the state student loan guarantee program assets and liabilities may be financially beneficial to the state, the …

(a) The Director of Finance is authorized to take all actions that he or she deems to be necessary or convenient to accomplish any of the following: (1) To preserve the state student loan guarantee program assets, pending consummation of their sale or the consummation of any othe…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the approval of the Attorney General nor of the Director of General Services is required for the execution and implementation of the sale, lease, conveyance, exchange, transfer, or other disposition of the auxiliary organization…

The state student loan guarantee program assets and liabilities shall be transferred to the transferee guarantee agency upon the completion of any sale pursuant to this article, and may be transferred to the transferee guaranty program operator if contemplated by the transaction …

(a) The Director of Finance shall deposit all proceeds of any sale of, or any funds achieved through any other arrangement to maximize the value of, the state student loan guarantee program assets and liabilities under this article, net of any costs related to that transaction, i…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of Finance is authorized to enter into an agreement with a firm or individual to act as an advisor to the state in the transactions contemplated by this article. Section 14838 of the Government Code and Article 4 (comme…

This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Ban on Scholarship Displacement Act of 2021. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 925, Sec. 1. (AB 288) Effective January 1, 2023.)

The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (a) As of 2020, California students who have financial need and receive private scholarships are unable to make full use of the awards provided to them by private scholarship providers because institutions of higher educat…

As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply: (a) An “academic year” is July 1 to June 30, inclusive. The start date of a session shall determine the academic year in which it is included. (b) “Cost of attendance” means the stude…

(a) An institution of higher education shall not reduce the institutional gift aid offer of a student who is eligible to receive a federal Pell Grant award, a Cal Grant award, or financial assistance under the California Dream Act for an academic year as a result of private schol…

For purposes of this article, the following terms shall apply: (a) “Expulsion” means the permanent dismissal of a child from a program in response to a child’s behavior. (b) “Licensed family childcare provider” means a childcare provider who participates in a state-funded early c…

(a) (1) Except as authorized by paragraph (3), a program shall not do either of the following: (A) Expel or unenroll a child because of a child’s behavior. (B) Persuade or encourage a child’s parents or legal guardians to voluntarily unenroll from the program due to a child’s beh…

(a) Of the funds appropriated in Item 6100-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2022, two million dollars ($2,000,000) shall be allocated to the department to develop a process and tools for early identification of children at risk for developmental delays or learning di…

(a) (1) The governing board or body of a local educational agency that serves pupils in grades 7 to 12, inclusive, shall, before the beginning of the 2017–18 school year, adopt, at a regularly scheduled meeting, a policy on pupil suicide prevention in grades 7 to 12, inclusive. T…

(a) (1) Commencing July 1, 2025, a public school, including a charter school, or a private school that serves pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive, and that issues pupil identification cards shall have printed on either side of the pupil identification cards the number for …

(a) The Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission shall, in consultation with the department and the State Department of Public Health, develop an evidence based online training program that is accessible, free of charge, and available statewide to train …

(a) For purposes of this section, “local educational agency” means a county office of education, school district, state special school, or charter school that serves pupils in kindergarten or in any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive. (b) A local educational agency that conducts suicid…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Since the enactment of the Master Plan for Higher Education in 1960, California’s system of postsecondary education has provided access and high-quality educational opportunities that have fueled California’s economic g…

In order to promote the state’s competitive economic position and quality of civic life, it is necessary to increase the level of educational attainment of California’s adult population to meet the state’s civic and workforce needs. To achieve that objective, it is the intent of …

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that appropriate metrics be identified, defined, and formally adopted for the purpose of monitoring progress toward the achievement of the goals specified in Section 66010.91. It is further the intent of the Legislature that all of the foll…

For the purposes of this chapter, “segments of postsecondary education” means the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, as defined in Section 66010, and private postsecondary edu…

(a) (1) The department shall develop resources, or, as appropriate, update existing resources, for supports and community resources for the support of parents, guardians, and families of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) pupils and strategies to …

(a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Awards for Innovation in Higher Education Program. (b) The Awards for Innovation in Higher Education Program is hereby established to award funds appropriated for the program. (c) The Committee on Awards for Innovation in …