Title EDC — California Educ. Code

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…

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program.

There is hereby established the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program, which may also be referred to as the Cal Grant Program.

(a) (1) Cal Grant Program awards shall be known as “Cal Grant A Entitlement Awards,” “Cal Grant B Entitlement Awards,” “California Community College Expanded Entitlement Awards,” “California Community College Transfer Entitlement Awards,” “Competitive Cal Grant A and B Awards,” “…

The Budget required by the California Constitution to be submitted by the Governor at each Regular Session of the Legislature shall take into consideration the amount of federal grant funds for student financial aid.

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) An “academic year” is July 1 to June 30, inclusive. The starting date of a session shall determine the academic year in which it is included. (b) “Access costs” means living expenses and expenses for tr…

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 Section 69433 and 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 op…

(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 Section 69432.7. (b) For the purposes of subdivision (c) “Cal Grant” means all Cal Grant awards except the Cal Grant C award. (c) Upon the initial award and renewal of a Cal Grant award, the com…

(a) (1) A Cal Grant Program award shall be based upon the financial need of the applicant, and shall not exceed the calculated financial need for any individual applicant. The minimum level of financial need of each applicant shall be determined by the commission pursuant to Sect…

(a) As a condition for its voluntary participation in the Cal Grant Program, each Cal Grant participating institution, or the systemwide central office of the public postsecondary educational institution acting on behalf of the participating institution, shall, on or before March…

(a) Only a resident of California, as determined by the commission pursuant to Part 41 (commencing with Section 68000), is eligible for an initial Cal Grant award. The recipient shall remain eligible for award renewal only if he or she is a California resident, in attendance, and…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, Cal Grant A awards and Cal Grant B awards may be renewed for a total of the equivalent of four years of full-time attendance in an undergraduate program, provided that minimum financial need, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivi…

The commission shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this chapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission may adopt emergency regulations pursuant to Section 11346.1 of the Government Code in order to ensure that the program enacted by this chapter ma…

An award under this chapter does not guarantee admission to an institution of higher education or admission to a specific campus or program.

(a) To be eligible to receive a Cal Grant award pursuant to this chapter, a student shall be all of the following: (1) A citizen of the United States, or an eligible noncitizen, as defined for purposes of financial aid programs under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act o…

(a) A Cal Grant A award shall be used only for tuition or student fees, or both, in a for-credit instructional program with a length of not less than two academic years. Each student who meets the Cal Grant A qualifications as set forth in this article shall be guaranteed an awar…

(a) An individual selected for a Cal Grant A award who enrolls in a California community college may elect to have the award held in reserve for a period not to exceed two academic years, except that the commission may extend the period in which the individual’s award may be held…

(a) (1) A Cal Grant B award shall be used only for tuition, student fees, and access costs in a for-credit instructional program that is not less than one academic year in length. (2) The commission, or a qualifying institution pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 69450…

(a) Any California resident is entitled to receive a Cal Grant B award, and the commission shall allocate that award pursuant to Section 66021.2, if all of the following criteria are met: (1) (A) The student has submitted, pursuant to Section 69432.9, a complete financial aid app…

(a) Commencing with the 2021–22 academic year, a student who was not awarded a Cal Grant A or B award pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) or Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) at the time of the student’s high school graduation but will be enrolled at a C…

(a) A student who was not awarded a Cal Grant A or B award pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) or Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) at the time of their high school graduation but, at the time of transfer from a California community college to a qualifyi…

A participating qualifying institution shall report to the commission annually as to the number of students determined to be independent pursuant to subparagraph (E) of paragraph (8) of subdivision (b) of Section 69436 and the reasons therefor.

(a) Commencing with the 2001–02 academic year, and each academic year thereafter, there shall be established the Competitive Cal Grant A and B award program for students who did not receive a Cal Grant A or B entitlement award pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434)…

(a) The commission shall utilize the standardized student financial aid application described in Section 69432.9. (b) An official financial aid application shall be submitted pursuant to Section 69432.9, submitted or postmarked no later than March 2, or September 2 for students e…

Cal Grant A and B awards shall be used only for the purposes set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) and Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435), respectively.

(a) An applicant competing for an award under this article shall meet all the requirements of Article 1 (commencing with Section 69430). (b) To compete for a competitive Cal Grant A award, an applicant shall, at a minimum, meet all of the requirements of Article 2 (commencing wit…

After two award cycles, the commission shall review the competitive grant program and its priorities to gain a better understanding of early participation patterns and to determine the initial level of program effectiveness. The commission shall report these findings to the Legis…

The California Dreamer Service Incentive Grant Program is hereby established, commencing with the 2019–20 academic year, under the administration of the Student Aid Commission. As used in this article, “program” means the California Dreamer Service Incentive Grant Program establi…

(a) In order to receive a grant under the program, a student shall either be a recipient of a Cal Grant B award or a recipient of a Cal Grant A award who was eligible for a Cal Grant B award, and shall perform at least 100 hours per quarter or 150 hours per semester of community …

A student is eligible to participate in the program if the student meets all of the following requirements: (a) The student has completed, and submitted to the commission, a California Dream Act application. (b) The student meets all of the requirements for an exemption from payi…