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An act to amend Sections 17201, 66014.6, 66292, 66292.1, 66292.2, 69432, 69436, 69439, 70022, 76140, 78261, 78261.5, 78263.1, 84321.65, 84750.4, 87861, and 88826.5 of, to amend, repeal, and add Sections and of, to add Sections 10875, 66023.9, 75013, 84750.8, and to, to add

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Section 74500) to Division of Title of, the Education Code, to amend Sections and of the Health and Safety Code, to amend

Section of the Unemployment Insurance Code, to amend the Budget Act of by amending Item 6870-101-0001 of

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(1) Existing law establishes the California Cradle-to-Career Data System to be a source for actionable data and research on education, economic, and health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities, and to provide for expanded access to tools and services that support the navigation of the education-to-employment pipeline. Existing law defines “data providers” as the entities that submit the individual, educational, academic, training, employment, social service, health, and other information used to create the data system.

This bill would require the data providers, and would request the University of California, to enter into memoranda of understanding for data sharing purposes for implementation of the data system.

(2) Existing law establishes the Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program to provide one-time grants for the construction of student housing, or for the acquisition and renovation of commercial properties into student housing for the purpose of providing affordable, low-cost housing options for students enrolled in public postsecondary education in the state.

Existing law requires, as a condition of receiving these funds, the Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to, from the receipt of funds to completion of a project and following completion of a project for a 5-year period, report by July annually to the Department of Finance and the relevant policy and budget committees of the Legislature with information on the status of the project or the public benefit provided by the project, as applicable.

This bill would require this information to be provided by February rather than July 1, together with an annual report provided for in existing law on student housing data, if applicable.

(3) Existing law requires the office of the Chancellor of the California State University and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, and requests the office of the President of the University of California, to require each of their respective campuses that provide campus-owned, campus-operated, or campus-affiliated student housing to collect and post on its external and internal internet websites, data on student housing, and to submit an annual report with that information to the Legislature, as specified.

This bill would require the above-described annual report to be submitted together with certain information required to be provided pursuant to the Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program.

(4) Existing law requires each California State University campus, and requests each University of California campus, to establish the position of the Basic Needs Coordinator to, among other responsibilities, assist students with basic needs services and resources, including childcare, and to establish a Basic Needs Center where basic needs services, resources, and staff are made available to students, as provided.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature for certain funds appropriated to the University of California and the California State University in the annual Budget Act specifically for rapid rehousing, basic needs, and student mental health to be used for specified purposes, as provided. The bill would require those funds that are to be provided to students to be distributed to the student by the campus financial aid office, as specified.

(5) Existing law requires, among other requirements related to nondiscrimination, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the Chancellor of the California State University, and the President of the University of California to each annually present during a public hearing of the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance on the state of their respective systems in ensuring that their programs and activities are free from discrimination based on specified characteristics, as provided.

This bill would authorize a designee of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the Chancellor of the California State University, and the President of the University of California to perform the above-described presentation on nondiscrimination.

(6) Existing law, the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program, establishes the Cal Grant A and B Entitlement awards, the California Community College Expanded Entitlement awards, the California Community College Transfer Entitlement awards, the Competitive Cal Grant A and B awards, the Cal Grant C awards, and the Cal Grant T awards under the administration of the Student Aid Commission, and establishes eligibility requirements for these awards for participating students attending qualifying institutions.

Existing law requires a Cal Grant C award to be used only for occupational or technical training in a course of not less than months. This bill, among other changes related to the Cal Grant C award, would instead require a Cal Grant C award to be used only for occupational or technical training in a program of not less than weeks and provide Cal Grant C award amounts based on the length of the occupational or technical training program, as provided.

(7) Existing law prohibits a student who will be years of age or older by December of an award year from receiving a California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement award. This bill instead would prohibit, for the 2026–27 award year through the 2030–31 award year, inclusive, a student who will be years of age or older by December of an award year from receiving a California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement award.

(8) Beginning on July 1, 2026, for the financial aid award year of 2026–27 and each award year thereafter, existing federal law establishes the federal Workforce Pell Grant program to award grants to eligible students who are enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, in a short-term educational program that, among other things, provides an education aligned with the requirements of high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations, as provided.

This bill would require the commission, on behalf of the Governor, to determine whether a short-term program offered by postsecondary educational institution, as defined, meets specified requirements in order to receive federal Workforce Pell Grant program funds for students enrolled in the short-term program. The bill would require the Student Aid Commission to consult with the California Workforce Development Board and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency on the process for making those determinations and the short-term programs that the commission is proposing to approve, as specified.

The bill would require a postsecondary educational institution seeking a determination that one or more of its short-term programs meets the requirements of the federal Workforce Pell Grant program to provide to the commission, among other things, a completed program application, and to provide to the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data specified data. The bill would require the Employment Development Department to provide a list of high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand industry sectors and occupations to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, as specified.

The bill would require the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, after presenting the list to the California Workforce Development Board, to provide the list to the commission for the commission’s consideration in determining whether to approve a short-term program. This bill would prohibit the commission from authorizing a participating institution to receive federal Workforce Pell Grant program funds for a short-term program unless the commission determines, among other things, that the short-term program meets the requirements of the above-described federal provisions.

The bill would require the commission to determine a participating institution’s eligibility and provide written notice of its decision within days of receiving a request for an eligibility determination and a completed participation agreement, as specified. The bill would require the commission to submit specified reports to the Department of Finance, the Assembly Committee on Budget, and the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review with, among other things, a list of all institutions seeking an eligibility determination and an evaluation of the federal Workforce Pell Grant program.

(9) Existing law establishes the Middle Class Scholarship Program (MCSP) under the administration of the commission. Existing law, subject to an available and sufficient appropriation, makes an undergraduate student eligible for a scholarship award under the MCSP if the student is enrolled at the University of California or the California State University, or enrolled in upper division coursework in a community college baccalaureate program, and meets certain eligibility requirements.

Existing law generally sets the MCSP award at an amount that equals the difference between the student’s cost of attendance and the sum of other scholarships, grants, or fee waivers, including those administered by federal, state, and institutions, awarded to the student in excess of $7,898 in expected student contribution, and, for dependent students with a household income exceeding $100,000, a percentage of the parents’ contribution, as specified.

If a foster youth or former foster youth receives additional financial aid following the determination of the student’s MCSP award, this bill, for purposes of determining the student’s MCSP award amount, would not require the student’s MCSP award to be recalculated, except as provided.

(10) This bill would require the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to establish the Common Cloud Data Platform to create a unified, modern data infrastructure to enhance statewide reporting, data sharing, and available analytical tools across participating community college districts and the chancellor’s office. The bill would require the Common Cloud Data Platform to be designed to enable certain functions, as specified. The bill would require funding appropriated for the development, implementation, and systemwide adoption of the Common Cloud Data Platform to support specific areas of work.

(11) Existing law establishes the California Online Community College, commonly known as Calbright College, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, for the purpose of creating an organized system of accessible, flexible, and high-quality online content, courses, and programs focused on providing industry-valued credentials compatible with the vocational and educational needs of Californians who are not currently accessing higher education.

This bill would require the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to develop and submit to the Department of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, on or before October 1, 2028, recommendations for equating enrollment in competency-based education programs at all community college districts, including the California Online Community College, to full-time equivalent students for the purposes of generating funding. The bill would require the chancellor’s office to convene a workgroup of experts to support in developing these recommendations.

The bill would require, commencing with the 2026–27 fiscal year, the California Online Community College to submit data to the chancellor’s office’s management information system on the same reporting

schedule and using the comparable data elements applicable to noncredit programs offered by other community college districts, as provided, and would require the chancellor’s office to post this data on its internet website. The bill, as part of the Credit for Prior Learning Initiative described below, would require the chancellor’s office to make credit for prior learning recommendations for the California Online Community College’s programs and similar programs at other community colleges, as provided, and to submit these recommendations, on or before July 1, 2027, to the Department of Finance and Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

(12) Existing law authorizes community college districts to admit nonresident students, and requires that nonresident students be charged a nonresident tuition fee unless an exemption applies. Existing law includes among these exemptions a nonresident, low-income student who: (

A) is a resident of Mexico, (

B) registers for lower division courses at Cuyamaca College, Grossmont College, Imperial Valley College, MiraCosta College, Palomar College, San Diego City College, San Diego Mesa College, San Diego Miramar College, or Southwestern College, and (

C) has residence within miles of the California-Mexico border, as provided. Existing law, in any academic year, prohibits more than full-time equivalent students (FTES) at each of those community colleges from being exempted from payment of the nonresident tuition fee under that exemption. This bill would instead, in any academic year, prohibit more than 1,350 FTES in total, across all community colleges that choose to use the above-described exemption, from being exempted from payment of the nonresident tuition fee.

The bill would require the governing boards of the community colleges that choose to use that exemption to develop a plan to jointly administer and allocate the total number of FTES across these community colleges. For an enrolled student granted that exemption for an academic year, the bill would require that the student retains the exemption for that academic year.

(13) Existing law requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to establish, by March 31, 2019, an initiative to expand the use of course credit at the California Community Colleges for students with prior learning. Existing law required the chancellor to submit, by January 1, 2020, a report on the initiative to the Legislature. This bill would require the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to establish the Credit for Prior Learning Initiative as a systemwide initiative to award credit for prior learning opportunities at community colleges.

The bill would require the initiative to include specified components, including a systemwide process to identify students who may qualify for prior learning credit, statewide technology infrastructure to make credit for prior learning opportunities visible and accessible to the public, and support for community college faculty discipline review groups to develop credit recommendations for awarding credit for prior learning that community colleges may adopt systemwide.

The bill would require community colleges to evaluate prior learning documents and credentials of incoming students for the assessment and award of prior learning credit, as specified. The bill would also require community colleges to accept transcribed credit for prior learning from other community colleges as credit, as specified.

The bill would require and encourage the California Community Colleges system, in partnership with the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, to collaborate with certain entities of the California State University and the University of California for specified purposes, including for intersegmental alignment of credit for prior learning policies, as specified.

The bill, upon appropriation by the Legislature, would require the chancellor’s office to allocate designated funds to support implementation of these provisions at each campus using specified goals, including advancing career attainment through credit for prior learning. By imposing new duties on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

(14) Existing law requires community college districts that accept Nursing Enrollment Growth and Retention program funds to report specified data to the chancellor’s office and requires the chancellor’s office, beginning in the 2025–26 fiscal year, to compile and provide the reported data to the Legislature and the Governor biennially, on or before March 1. Existing law authorizes that data to be submitted with the below-described report related to allied health professional programs.

Existing law requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to report annually to the Legislature and the Governor, on or before March of each year, on students admitted to community college registered nursing programs through a multicriteria screening process, and requires the report to be submitted in conjunction with the above-described report related to Nursing Enrollment Growth and Retention program.

Existing law requires the chancellor, to submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor, on or before March 1, 2026, and each March thereafter, that examines and includes certain information, including the participation, retention, and completion rates in community college allied health programs of students admitted through a multicriteria screening process, as specified, and requires the report to be submitted in conjunction with the above-described Nursing Enrollment Growth and Retention program.

Existing law requires the chancellor, beginning in the 2025–26 fiscal year, to provide to the Legislature biennially, on or before March 1, a report that includes information related to certain allied health professional programs, and authorizes the report to be submitted with the above-described report related to the Nursing Enrollment Growth and Retention program. This bill would require all of the above-described reports to be submitted on or before December 31, 2026, and on or before December triennially thereafter, as provided.

(15) Existing law requires the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to adopt regulations providing for the payment of apportionments to community college districts on a specified schedule. Existing law, notwithstanding the provision referenced above, adjusts the payment of apportionments to community college districts for the 2025–26 fiscal year to defer $408,363,000 of those payments to the 2026–27 fiscal year in accordance with a designated schedule.

Existing law appropriates that amount to the board of governors for apportionments to community college districts for expenditure in the 2026–27 fiscal year, as specified. Existing law applies that amount toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts for the 2026–27 fiscal year imposed by

Section of

Article XVI of the California Constitution, as specified. This bill would apply the amount referenced in the provision above toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts for the 2024–25 fiscal year, rather than for the 2026–27 fiscal year.

(16) Existing law provides a formula for the calculation of general purpose apportionments of state funds to California Community Colleges under which the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges annually calculates a base allocation, supplemental allocation, and student success allocation for each community college district in the state, as specified. Existing law requires, to calculate the base allocation for each community college district, the chancellor’s office to calculate the 3-year rolling average of funded full-time equivalent students (FTES), as specified.

This bill would require, for purposes of calculating the base allocation commencing with the 2026–27 fiscal year, a community college district’s funded credit FTES to be the greater of the above-described 3-year rolling average of credit FTES or credit FTES for the current year, as provided.

This bill, commencing with the 2026–27 fiscal year, would require each community college district to receive the greater of its total revenue computed pursuant to the sum of the base allocation, supplemental allocation, and student success allocation for that fiscal year, or its general purpose apportionment funding computed for the 2024–25 fiscal year, including the greater of discretionary resources, or specified revenue received by the district, as adjusted to reflect the application of a 1.44% discretionary cost-of-living adjustment, as provided.

Beginning in the 2026–27 fiscal year, of the amount appropriated in a specified item of the annual Budget Act, this bill would require $159,741,000 to be allocated to reimburse community colleges for incurring costs related to providing employees with paid pregnancy disability leave, as provided.

(17) Existing law requires the governing board of a community college district to provide for a leave of absence from duty for a certificated employee or an academic employee of the district who is required to be absent from duty because of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery from those conditions. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a community college district to provide for a leave of absence from duty as it deems appropriate for a female employee in the classified service of the district who is required to be absent from duty because of pregnancy or convalescence following childbirth.

Existing law authorizes a governing board to adopt rules and regulations about leaves of absence for classified employees for these purposes, and authorizes a governing board to provide in the rules and regulations whether the leave granted shall be with or without pay, as provided. This bill would delete the latter provisions authorizing the governing board of a community college district to adopt those rules and regulations.

The bill instead would require a community college district to, for an academic employee or an employee in the classified service of the community college district, provide up to weeks of a leave of absence with specified pay benefits for an employee who is required to be absent from duty because of pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, or recovery from those conditions, as provided. The bill would authorize the paid leave to begin before and continue after childbirth if the employee is actually disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, or a related condition.

The bill would prohibit a leave of absence taken pursuant to these provisions from being deducted from other leaves of absence, as provided, would require community college districts to maintain group health coverage for an employee who takes a leave of absence under these provisions for the duration of the leave of absence at the same level and under the same conditions that coverage would have been provided if the employee had not taken a leave of absence, would require compensation during the leave of absence taken under these provisions to include retirement fund contributions required of the community college district, and would require the employee to earn full service credit during the leave of absence and to pay member contributions to the retirement fund.

The bill would prohibit any other eligibility requirements, including, but not limited to, minimum hours worked or length of service, before an employee disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, or related medical conditions is eligible for a paid leave of absence under these provisions. The bill would make these provisions operative on January 1, 2027.

(18) Existing law establishes the Part-Time Community College Faculty Health Insurance Program, which authorizes the governing board of a community college district to provide a program of health insurance for part-time faculty, multidistrict part-time faculty, and their dependents. Existing law requires the chancellor, by June of each year, to apportion funds that have been appropriated specifically for purposes of the program to each community college that establishes a program, as provided.

Existing law defines “health insurance benefits” for purposes of the program to include medical benefits but excludes vision or dental benefits. This bill instead would authorize health insurance benefits under the Part-Time Community College Faculty Health Insurance Program to include vision or dental benefits.

(19) This bill would require the office of the Chancellor of the California State University to annually develop and report to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, and the Department of Finance enrollment targets and related data for each California State University campus, as provided.

(20) Existing law establishes the Native American Heritage Commission and vests the commission with specified powers and duties. Existing law, the California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001, requires the commission to develop a list of all California Indian tribes and their respective state aboriginal territories for the purpose of the repatriation of Native American tribal human remains and cultural items.

The act requires all agencies and museums that receive state funding and have possession or control over collections of California Indian human remains and associated funerary objects to inventory those remains and objects for repatriation to the appropriate California Indian tribes, as specified.

The act provides a process by which a California Indian tribe can request the return of human remains and cultural items, and requires an agency or museum receiving a repatriation request to repatriate human remains and cultural items if specified conditions are met, including, among others, that none of the exceptions to repatriation listed in those regulations apply.

This bill would, for the purposes of repatriation of human remains and cultural items as described above, in order to align with updated federal regulations, recast the condition related to exceptions to instead condition repatriation on a stay of repatriation described in the federal regulations not being in effect, and would make other changes related to repatriation of human remains and cultural items, as specified.

(21) The Budget Act of made appropriations for the support of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges for the 2025–26 fiscal year, including $3,580,708,000 for apportionments. This bill would amend the Budget Act of by reducing the appropriation made to the board of governors for apportionments by $455,452,000.

(22) This bill would appropriate $36,078,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors to support Dreamer Resource Liaisons in assisting students in meeting certain requirements for those students to be exempt from paying nonresident tuition by streamlining access to all available financial aid and academic opportunities for those students.

(23) This bill would appropriate $147,208,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors to support the Student Support Block Grant.

(24) This bill would appropriate $16,000,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors for allocation for related and supplemental instruction hours for the 2024–25 and the 2025–26 fiscal years for certain apprenticeship programs, as provided.

(25) This bill would appropriate $10,000,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors to establish and support the California Early College Demonstration Initiative, a regional pilot focused on implementing and scaling comprehensive dual enrollment and early college systems through partnerships between local educational agencies and community college districts, as provided.

(26) This bill would appropriate $1,200,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors to support the Cal-Bridge First Academic Scholar Training Program.

(27) This bill would appropriate $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors to support Pierce College Family Resource Centers.

(28) This bill would appropriate $3,312,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors for specified purposes related to deferred maintenance, including, among other purposes, scheduled maintenance and special repairs of facilities, as provided.

(29) This bill would appropriate $15,000,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) students, as provided.

(30) This bill would appropriate $196,328,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors to support community college apportionments, and increase statewide growth of FTES, as provided.

(31) The funds appropriated by the bill would be applied toward meeting the minimum funding requirements for school district and community college districts imposed by

Section of

Article XVI of the California Constitution, as specified.

(32) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

(33) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2025.</xhtml:p>"?> MAJORITY YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO YES The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section is added to the Education Code , to read: 10875. (

a) The data providers shall, and the University of California is requested to, enter into memoranda of understanding for data sharing purposes, as necessary, for the implementation of this chapter. (

b) A signatory to the participation agreement meets the requirements of this section. (

c) This

section does not impose a requirement that differs from the requirement contained in former

Section 10858, as it read on January 1, 2024.

SEC. 2.

Section of the Education Code is amended to read: 17201. (

a) The Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program is hereby established to provide one-time grants for the construction of student housing, or for the acquisition and renovation of commercial properties into student housing for the purpose of providing affordable, low-cost housing options for students enrolled in public postsecondary education in California. (b) (1) (

A) Of the total amount appropriated pursuant to subdivision (l), and intended to be appropriated pursuant to subdivision (

p) in support of this

section and

Section 17202, as those sections read on January 1, 2023, 50 percent of the available funds shall be available for the California Community Colleges, 30 percent of the available funds shall be available for the California State University, and percent of the available funds shall be available for the University of California. (

B) Commencing with the 2023–24 fiscal year, funding previously allocated for construction grants for campuses of the University of California and the California State University, or funding that is planned to be allocated for additional construction grants for the University of California and the California State University, pursuant to this section, as it read on January 1, 2023, shall be funded with bonds issued by the University of California and the California State University instead of funded from previous and planned General Fund appropriations. (

C) Commencing with the 2023–24 fiscal year, funding previously allocated for construction grants for campuses of the California Community Colleges, or funding that is planned to be allocated for additional construction grants for the California Community Colleges, pursuant to this section, as it read on January 1, 2023, shall be funded with local revenue bonds issued by community college districts instead of funded from previous and planned General Fund appropriations.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the amounts designated in paragraph (1) for the California Community Colleges, and the amounts designated in subdivision (

n) for the University of California and the California State University, may be adjusted to accommodate and prioritize projects serving low-income students across more than one segment.

(3) It is the intent of the Legislature that grants will be disbursed to increase the current stock of affordable student housing, for purposes of supporting low-income students and facilitating low-income student access to higher education. (

c) Proposals for one-time grants for the construction of, or rehabilitation of commercial properties for, student housing shall include, at a minimum, the project goals, costs, number of students to be housed, timeline for the project, financial feasibility of the project, anticipated impact on the campus’ ability to accommodate California resident enrollment growth, a commitment to construct the project within the resource needs identified in the proposal, and any other information deemed necessary for evaluation of the criteria pursuant to subdivision (f). (d)

(1) University of California campuses, California State University campuses, and community college districts shall submit their applications to their respective administering entities.

(2) Applications for intersegmental projects shall be submitted to each of the administering entities overseeing a campus or college involved in the intersegmental project.

(3) Community college districts and intersegmental partners that receive planning grants may submit applications for construction grants to their respective administering entities only after feasibility studies and all other preliminary planning have been completed and reliable project cost estimates have been developed. (

e) The administering entities shall provide the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and the budget committees of the Legislature with information on all submitted project proposals, including, but not limited to, the information specified in subdivision (g), on or before February preceding the fiscal year in which program funds are appropriated. (

f) Submitted proposals shall demonstrate all of the following:

(1) Construction on the project could begin by December in the year the grant is awarded, or by the earliest possible date thereafter. (2) (

A) The rent provided in the applicable units of the development for low-income students shall be calculated at percent of percent of the area median income for a single-room occupancy unit type. The percentage of area median income may be adjusted upon written notification by the Director of Finance to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, and approval by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. (

B) Annual rent for the units described in this paragraph may be adjusted each year based on the lesser of the area median income calculation for a given year pursuant to subparagraph (A), or the percentage change in the annual average value of the California Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for the most recent calendar year of actual data. (

C) The affordability restriction described in subparagraph (

A) shall apply for the life of the facility.

(3) A commitment to first offer the housing available from the facilities to low-income students. In meeting this requirement, a campus may calculate the rental savings and number of low-income students that would be served by the student housing constructed pursuant to this section, and place the calculated number of students qualifying for the reduced rental rate throughout the campus’s available housing. (4) (

A) A commitment to require any students renting housing in the facilities to take a minimum average of degree-applicable units per semester term, or the quarterly equivalent, to facilitate timely degree completion. (

B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), eligible students renting housing in the facilities shall be permitted to live in the facilities for the full academic or calendar year so long as the student remains enrolled in the applicable campus. Renewal of housing in the facility in subsequent academic or calendar years shall require the student to demonstrate compliance with subparagraph (A). (

C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), students renting housing in the facilities may temporarily reduce their unit load below degree-applicable units if they are able to demonstrate an exceptional circumstance necessitating a reduced unit load, which may include, but is not limited to, illness or injury, as determined by the applicable campus.

(5) Receipt of a grant pursuant to this

chapter will result in a public benefit, such as providing low-cost student housing and reduced rents, reducing students’ total cost of attendance, serving more low-income students, or other tangible benefits that would not be practical without the grant for student housing.

(6) The University of California and the California State University shall not use a public-private partnership to construct, operate, maintain, or any combination thereof, a project.

(7) As a condition of receiving funding for a project, the University of California shall comply, with respect to the project, with the requirements of

Section applicable to capital outlay projects.

(8) A plan to build funds into the submitted project bid for project contingency. (

A) The amount for project contingency shall be percent of construction costs for University of California and California State University projects and percent of construction costs for California Community College projects. Intersegmental projects involving a California Community College shall include project contingency of percent of construction costs. Grant funds may be used to cover these project contingency amounts. (B) (

i) The plan also shall identify the fund sources, other than the construction grants received under this program, and their respective balances that would be available to cover costs above those projected in the application. (ii) Any applicant that receives a grant shall cover any costs above those identified in their application to the state using the fund sources identified in clause (i). (9) (

A) An applicant’s student population has unmet demand for housing, as measured by both of the following: (

i) The proportion of students waitlisted for on-campus housing compared to total enrollment. (ii) Rental vacancy rates for housing in the county for which the student housing project would be located, as defined by the United States Census Bureau. (

B) Applicants shall calculate the data pursuant to clauses (

i) and (ii) of subparagraph (

A) using data for the most recent year available.

(10) A campus shall not apply for a grant to reimburse costs that it has already incurred. (

g) In their submittals to the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and budget committees of the Legislature, the administering entities shall rank all eligible applications using a composite score of all of the following measures:

(1) State funding per bed for low-income students, with a lower ratio receiving a higher ranking.

(2) Projected rents for low-income student units relative to the limit set forth in subparagraph (

A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), with a lower measure receiving a higher ranking.

(3) Project timeline, with an earlier construction start date receiving a higher ranking.

(4) The geographic location of each project. It is the intent of the Legislature that projects selected for a grant are fairly representative of various geographical regions of the state and campuses of the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges.

(5) Whether the applicant is reapplying with a project that was previously deemed ineligible, with a higher ranking given to the updated project applications that address any issues identified in a previous application. (6) (

A) Unmet demand for housing, with a higher ranking given to projects with either of the following: (

i) Higher proportions of students waitlisted for on-campus housing when compared to total enrollment. (ii) Lower rental vacancy rates for housing in the county for which the student housing project would be located, as defined by the United States Census Bureau. (

B) Applicants shall calculate the proportions and rates pursuant to clauses (

i) and (ii) of subparagraph (

A) using data for the most recent year available. (

C) For each project, the administering entities shall select the measure determined pursuant to clauses (

i) and (ii) of subparagraph (

A) yielding the highest ranking. (

h) Proposals for student housing projects submitted pursuant to this

chapter shall be considered for inclusion in the annual Budget Act or other legislation, subject to an available and sufficient appropriation. (i)

(1) Appropriations provided to support a project included in the annual Budget Act or other legislation pursuant to this

chapter shall be considered grants to the applicant for purposes of constructing the project. As a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this chapter, the Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, or the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, or the respective statewide offices for each segment, shall do all of the following: (

A) Provide oversight of the project for which funds are appropriated. (

B) From the receipt of funds to completion of construction for the project, report annually, beginning on or before February of the fiscal year immediately following receipt of funding, to the Department of Finance and the relevant policy and budget committees of the Legislature, together with the annual report submitted pursuant to subdivision (

c) of

Section 66014.6, if applicable, on the status of the project. At a minimum, these reports shall include data on a project’s cost, funding by source, number of beds for low-income students, rents for low-income student beds, the number of standard rent beds and their associated rents, if applicable, building square footage, and project timeline. For each of these data elements that were included in a project’s application to the state, the reports shall compare the estimates provided in the application to the most recently available estimates. (

C) Following completion of the project, report annually, beginning on or before February of the year immediately following completion, for a five-year period to the Department of Finance and the relevant policy and budget committees of the Legislature, together with the annual report submitted pursuant to subdivision (

c) of

Section 66014.6, if applicable, on the public benefit provided by the project as related to the selection criteria outlined in this chapter. At a minimum, these reports shall include data on a project’s number of beds for low-income students, rents for low-income student beds, the number of standard rent beds and their associated rents, if applicable, annual operating costs and revenues, and housing occupancy rates compared to the campuswide average. For each of these data elements that were included in a project’s application to the state, the reports shall compare the estimates provided in the application to the most recently available estimates.

(2) For a community college project funded pursuant to this chapter, the local community college district may perform the oversight and reporting functions required pursuant to subparagraphs (

A) to (C), inclusive, of paragraph (1) in lieu of these functions being performed by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges or the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. (

j) For purposes of computing the maintenance of effort for the federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (Public Law 116-260), and the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2), these funds shall be considered fully expended in the year in which they are appropriated, and these funds shall be considered need-based financial aid, as the intent of the program is to reduce nontuition costs for students. (

k) Notwithstanding any other law, including subdivision (j), reduced housing expenses from student housing provided pursuant to this

chapter shall augment and not supplant student financial aid from other public sources, and shall not be considered when calculating eligibility for student financial aid. (

l) For the 2022–23 fiscal year, seventeen million nine hundred seventy-four thousand dollars ($17,974,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund for the purpose of providing planning grants for California Community Colleges that are exploring or determining if it is feasible to offer affordable student rental housing. (

m) The funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision (

l) shall be appropriated to the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, to be allocated to the following California Community Colleges, as follows:

(1) One hundred fifty-five thousand dollars ($155,000) for allocation to Chabot College.

(2) One hundred fifty-five thousand dollars ($155,000) for allocation to Las Positas College.

(3) One hundred eighty thousand dollars ($180,000) for allocation to Contra Costa College.

(4) One hundred eighty thousand dollars ($180,000) for allocation to Diablo Valley College.

(5) One hundred eighty thousand dollars ($180,000) for allocation to Los Medanos College.

(6) One hundred thirty-two thousand dollars ($132,000) for allocation to De Anza College.

(7) One hundred thirty-two thousand dollars ($132,000) for allocation to Foothill College.

(8) Five hundred eighty thousand dollars ($580,000) for allocation to Ohlone College for two projects.

(9) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to Berkeley City College.

(10) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to College of Alameda.

(11) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to Laney College.

(12) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to Merritt College.

(13) Two hundred thirty-five thousand dollars ($235,000) for allocation to Evergreen Valley College.

(14) Two hundred thirty-five thousand dollars ($235,000) for allocation to San Jose City College.

(15) Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for allocation to the College of San Mateo.

(16) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for allocation to Solano Community College.

(17) Three hundred fourteen thousand dollars ($314,000) for allocation to Cerro Coso Community College.

(18) Three hundred fourteen thousand dollars ($314,000) for allocation to Porterville College.

(19) One hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($145,000) for allocation to Merced College.

(20) Five hundred sixty-four thousand dollars ($564,000) for allocation to Merced College for an intersegmental project with the University of California, Merced.

(21) Four hundred forty-nine thousand dollars ($449,000) for allocation to Fresno City College.

(22) Four hundred forty-nine thousand dollars ($449,000) for allocation to Madera College.

(23) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for allocation to West Hills College Coalinga.

(24) Seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for allocation to Copper Mountain College.

(25) One hundred fifty-five thousand dollars ($155,000) for allocation to Mt. San Jacinto College.

(26) Five hundred forty thousand dollars ($540,000) for allocation to Moreno Valley College.

(27) Five hundred ninety thousand dollars ($590,000) for allocation to Norco College.

(28) Four hundred seventy thousand dollars ($470,000) for allocation to Riverside City College.

(29) Eight hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($845,000) for allocation to Crafton Hills College.

(30) Eight hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($845,000) for allocation to San Bernardino Valley College.

(31) Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for allocation to Antelope Valley Community College.

(32) Two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($225,000) for allocation to Cerritos College.

(33) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to El Camino College.

(34) One hundred twenty thousand dollars ($120,000) for allocation to Long Beach City College.

(35) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to East Los Angeles College.

(36) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to Los Angeles City College.

(37) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to Los Angeles Harbor College.

(38) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to Los Angeles Mission College.

(39) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to Los Angeles Pierce College.

(40) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to Los Angeles Southwest College.

(41) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to Los Angeles Trade Technical College.

(42) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to Los Angeles Valley College.

(43) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to West Los Angeles College.

(44) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for allocation to Cypress College.

(45) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for allocation to Pasadena City College.

(46) Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for allocation to Rancho Santiago Community College District.

(47) Five hundred twenty-two thousand dollars ($522,000) for allocation to Rio Hondo College.

(48) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to Santa Monica College.

(49) Three hundred twenty-three thousand dollars ($323,000) for allocation to Irvine Valley College.

(50) Four hundred eighty-three thousand dollars ($483,000) for allocation to Saddleback College.

(51) Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for allocation to Butte College for an intersegmental project with California State University, Chico.

(52) Three hundred forty-nine thousand dollars ($349,000) for allocation to Feather River College.

(53) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to American River College.

(54) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to Cosumnes River College.

(55) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to Folsom Lake College.

(56) One hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) for allocation to Sacramento City College.

(57) Two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for allocation to Mendocino College.

(58) One hundred fifty-five thousand dollars ($155,000) for allocation to Shasta College.

(59) One hundred fifty-five thousand dollars ($155,000) for allocation to Cuyamaca College.

(60) One hundred fifty-five thousand dollars ($155,000) for allocation to Grossmont College.

(61) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for allocation to MiraCosta College.

(62) Eight hundred twenty thousand dollars ($820,000) for allocation to Palomar College.

(63) Three hundred forty-four thousand dollars ($344,000) for allocation to San Diego City College.

(64) Six hundred eighteen thousand dollars ($618,000) for allocation to Southwestern College for five projects.

(65) One hundred eighty-five thousand dollars ($185,000) for allocation to Allan Hancock College.

(66) Two hundred forty-two thousand dollars ($242,000) for allocation to Cabrillo Community College.

(67) Three hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($325,000) for allocation to Hartnell College.

(68) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for allocation to Santa Barbara City College.

(69) Two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for allocation to Moorpark College.

(70) Two hundred forty-nine thousand dollars ($249,000) for allocation to Oxnard College. (

n) Commencing with the 2023–24 fiscal year all of the following shall apply: (1) (

A) The General Fund support for the grants provided to campuses of the University of California and the California State University, as listed in this

section pursuant to Chapters and of the Statutes of 2022, shall revert to the General Fund and the project grants shall instead be funded by revenue bonds issued by the University of California and the California State University. (

B) In addition to the funding for projects pursuant to subparagraph (

A) for the University of California, the University of California shall fund construction grants using revenue bond funding issued by the University of California for both of the following projects: (

i) Forty-three million dollars ($43,000,000) for allocation to the University of California, Davis, for the Segundo Infill Student Housing project. (ii) Forty-three million dollars ($43,000,000) for allocation to the University of California, Santa Barbara, for the East Campus Student Housing project. (

C) In addition to the funding for projects pursuant to subparagraph (

A) for the University of California, the University of California shall allocate funding for capital outlay planning and construction to finance all of the following projects: (

i) One hundred twenty-six million dollars ($126,000,000) for allocation to the University of California, Riverside, for an intersegmental project with Riverside City College. (ii) One hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) for allocation to the University of California, Merced, for an intersegmental project with Merced College. (iii) One hundred eleven million seven hundred eighty-seven thousand dollars ($111,787,000) for allocation to the University of California, Santa Cruz, for an intersegmental project with Cabrillo Community College. (D) (

i) In addition to the funding for projects pursuant to subparagraph (

A) for the California State University, the California State University shall fund construction grants using revenue bond funding issued by the California State University for all of the following projects: (

I) Eighty-nine million one hundred thousand dollars ($89,100,000) for allocation to the California State University, San Jose. (II) Forty-one million three hundred forty thousand dollars ($41,340,000) for allocation to the California State University, Sacramento. (III) Eighteen million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars ($18,850,000) for allocation to the California State University, Stanislaus. (ii) The California State University shall use seven million four hundred eighty-nine thousand dollars ($7,489,000) in revenue bond funding issued by the California State University to fund cost overruns associated with approved project grants described in subparagraph (A). (

E) Projects funded by revenue bond funds pursuant to this paragraph shall meet all requirements of this chapter. (2) (

A) The General Fund support for the grants provided to campuses of the California Community Colleges, as listed in this

section pursuant to Chapters and of the Statutes of 2022, shall revert to the General Fund, and the grants may instead be funded by local financing issued by community college districts for specified projects.

A community college that has already received an allocation of resources shall revert those General Fund resources upon the community college’s receipt of proceeds derived from amounts borrowed by the State Public Works Board pursuant to any financing program established to support community college affordable student housing projects, or upon the appropriation of funds related to fulfilling the community college’s obligation to revert the allocation it received pursuant to Chapters and of the Statutes of 2022. (

B) In addition to the funding for projects pursuant to subparagraph (A), the California Community Colleges may fund construction grants using local financing issued by community college districts for all of the following projects: (

i) Seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) for allocation to San Diego City College. (ii) Sixty-seven million nine hundred ninety-five thousand dollars ($67,995,000) for allocation to Cerritos College. (iii) Fifty-five million eight hundred fifty-four thousand dollars ($55,854,000) for allocation to the College of San Mateo. (iv) Twenty-eight million four hundred fifteen thousand dollars ($28,415,000) for allocation to the College of the Redwoods. (

C) In addition to the funding for projects pursuant to subparagraphs (

A) and (B), the California Community Colleges may fund construction grants using local financing issued by local community college districts for an additional eighty-one million three hundred forty-three thousand dollars ($81,343,000), subject to future legislation. (

D) Projects funded by local financing pursuant to this paragraph shall meet all requirements of this chapter. (

o) Any project receiving a grant pursuant to this

section shall deliver, at a minimum, the number of beds for low-income students specified in its application when it was approved by the state. Rents for these beds shall not exceed the rates assumed in the project’s application. A project may deliver more beds or charge lower rents than assumed in its application if financially feasible. (

p) Intersegmental projects funded through the University of California shall divide the number of beds for low-income students between the participating campuses as specified in the Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program application approved by the state and further defined in the subsequent operating agreements between each University of California campus and the California Community College district partnership. (

q) It is the intent of the Legislature that no later than the Budget Act of 2024, a statewide lease revenue bond or other statewide financing or fiscal approach be developed and included to support community college affordable student housing projects that have been approved pursuant to this section.

SEC.

Section 66014.6 of the Education Code is amended to read: 66014.6. (

a) The office of the Chancellor of the California State University and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall, and the office of the President of the University of California is requested to, require each campus that provides campus-owned, campus-operated, or campus-affiliated student housing to post on its external and internal internet websites, at least twice each academic year, all of the following information:

(1) The number of enrolled students, and how many of those students are veterans.

(2) Existing campus housing stock, including, but not limited to, the number of available beds on campus. (3) (

A) The number of students on the campus housing waiting list, and how many of those students are veterans. (

B) The number of students that have removed themselves from the waiting list since the last report, and how many of those students are veterans.

(4) If available, the number of students who request campus-owned, campus-operated, or campus-affiliated student housing, and how many of those students are veterans.

(5) If available, the number of incoming freshmen, transfer students, and international students requiring campus-owned, campus-operated, or campus-affiliated student housing, and how many of those students are veterans. (

b) Data collected pursuant to subdivision (

a) shall be collected by the department or center on campus that is tasked with providing on-campus and off-campus housing assistance to students. (c)

(1) The office of the Chancellor of the California State University and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall, and the office of the President of the University of California is requested to, submit, together with the information required pursuant to subparagraphs (

B) and (

C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (

i) of

Section 17201, an annual report with the information described in subdivision (

a) to the Legislature.

(2) The office of the Chancellor of the California State University and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall, and the office of the President of the University of California is requested to, submit one report that compiles all of the campus data collected pursuant to subdivision (a).

(3) A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with

Section of the Government Code. (

d) For purposes of this section, “veteran” has the same meaning as that term is defined in

Section of the Military and Veterans Code.

SEC.

Section 66023.9 is added to the Education Code , to read: 66023.9. (

a) For purposes of this section, the following

definitions apply: (1) “Basic needs” has the same meaning as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (

a) of

Section 66023.4. (2) “Homeless” and “housing insecure” mean students who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, or who are at imminent risk of losing housing. This includes students who are any of the following: (

A) Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason. (

B) Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations. (

C) Living in emergency or transitional shelters. (

D) Living in a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. (

E) Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings. (3) “Mental health” means services and resources to address the signs and symptoms of mental health challenges. Depending on student age and developmental level, this may include, but is not limited to, conditions such as depression, suicidal thoughts and behaviors, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, substance use conditions, eating disorders, and anxiety, including post-traumatic stress disorder. (

b) It is the intent of the Legislature that funding appropriated to the University of California and the California State University specifically for rapid rehousing, basic needs, and student mental health be used for the purposes described in this subdivision, including, but not limited to, for all of the following:

(1) Funds appropriated to the University of California and the California State University in the annual Budget Act specifically for purposes of this

section for rapid rehousing may be used to support efforts to assist homeless and housing insecure students, including, but not limited to, all of the following purposes: (

A) For campuses to establish ongoing partnerships with community organizations that have a tradition of helping populations experiencing homelessness to provide wraparound services and rental subsidies for students. (

B) To connect students with community case managers who have knowledge and expertise in accessing safety net resources. (

C) To establish ongoing emergency housing procedures, including on-campus and off-campus resources. (

D) To provide emergency grants necessary to secure housing, to prevent the imminent loss of housing, or to stabilize housing for students at risk of homelessness.

(2) Funds appropriated to the University of California and the California State University in the annual Budget Act specifically for purposes of this

section for basic needs are used to support, but are not limited to supporting, meal donation programs, food pantries serving students, CalFresh enrollment, and other means of directly providing nutrition assistance to students, and may be used, but are not limited to being used, for all of the following purposes: (

A) To assist homeless and housing insecure students in securing and maintaining stable housing. (

B) To supply students with personal hygiene products. (

C) To establish Basic Needs Centers as a centralized location on campus where students experiencing basic needs insecurity can be identified, supported, and linked to on-campus and off-campus resources to support timely program completion. Basic Needs Centers may use funds described in this paragraph for its operations. (

D) To designate or hire dedicated Basic Needs Coordinators for the Basic Needs Centers who will serve as a single point of contact for students.

(3) Funds appropriated to the University of California and the California State University in the annual Budget Act specifically for purposes of this

section for student mental health are used to increase mental health resources for students, including, but not limited to, the expansion, continuation, and support of existing campus-based mental health programs and services. (

c) Funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act specifically for purposes of this

section that are to be provided to students shall be distributed to the student by the campus financial aid office. Funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act specifically for purposes of this

section shall be allocated to University of California and California State University campuses based on demonstrated need. (

d) The University of California and the California State University shall each report annually on or before February on the use of funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act specifically for purposes of this

section for the two preceding fiscal years. Reporting on the use of all funds appropriated specifically for purposes of this

section may be included in a single report if all data elements required pursuant to this

section are separately identifiable. A report described in this subdivision shall be submitted to the Director of Finance and the Legislature in compliance with

Section of the Government Code, and shall include all of the following:

(1) For funds appropriated for rapid rehousing, the University of California and the California State University shall report information that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following: (

A) The number of professional staff and full-time employees that assist students with rapid rehousing. (

B) The number of students served by campus. (

C) The allocation of funds by campus. (

D) A description of the types of programs funded. (

E) Whether students receiving rapid rehousing support remained enrolled at the university or graduated. (

F) Other relevant outcomes.

(2) For funds appropriated for basic needs and student mental health, the University of California and the California State University shall report information that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following: (

A) The amount of funds allocated to each campus. (

B) For each campus that was allocated funds, a programmatic budget summarizing how the funds were spent. The programmatic budget shall include any other funding used to supplement the funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act specifically for purposes of this section. (

C) A description of the types of programs in which each campus spent the funds. (

D) A list of campuses that accept, or plan to accept, electronic benefits transfer. (

E) A list of campuses that participate, or plan to participate, in the CalFresh Restaurant Meals Program. (

F) The number of students who first started receiving CalFresh benefits in the preceding fiscal year and the total number of students in the preceding fiscal year that received CalFresh benefits. (

G) A list of campuses that have a data sharing agreement with the relevant county operating the CalFresh program to identify new, continuing, and returning students who are potentially eligible for CalFresh benefits, and a list of campuses with ongoing efforts to enter into such an agreement. (

H) A list of campuses that offer or plan to offer emergency housing or assistance with long-term housing. (

I) The number of students receiving mental health services on campus, disaggregated by race and ethnicity, gender, age group, and type of service received. (

J) The average wait time for initial routine mental health counseling appointments. (

K) The average number of campus mental health counseling appointments per student. (

L) The number of students referred to off-campus providers for mental health services. (

M) The number of student mental health staff by provider type and the counselor-to-student ratio. (

N) Total spending on student mental health services, by fund source, including spending covered by insurance providers.

(3) A description of how campuses leveraged or coordinated with other state or local resources to address housing insecurity, food insecurity, and student mental health.

(4) An analysis describing how funds appropriated specifically for purposes of this

section reduced food insecurity and homelessness among students, increased student mental health, and, if feasible, impacted student outcomes such as persistence or completion.

(5) Other findings and best practices implemented by campuses.

SEC. 5.

Section of the Education Code is amended to read: 66292. (

a) The governing board of each community college district and the chief executive officer of the community college district shall have joint responsibility for ensuring that programs and activities offered by the community college district are free from discrimination based on the characteristics listed in

Section 66270, including, but not limited to, the prevention of sexual harassment as defined in

Section 66262.5. (

b) The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall have responsibility for monitoring each community college district’s compliance with subdivision (a). (

c) The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall annually make a presentation during a public meeting of the Board of Governors on the state of the California Community Colleges system in ensuring that community college district programs and activities are free from discrimination based on the characteristics listed in

Section 66270. The presentation shall include an overview of the chancellor’s office’s efforts in monitoring and ensuring the compliance of each district with providing programs and activities that are free from discrimination, including, but not limited to, the prevention of sexual harassment as defined in

Section 66262.5. The presentation shall include an overview of how community college districts are complying with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C.

Sec. 1681 et seq.) and Sections 66281.5, 66281.8, 67385, 67385.7, and 67386. (

d) The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall annually review the California Community Colleges system’s regulations on nondiscrimination and shall revise the regulations as necessary to ensure that all community college districts are offering programs and activities that are free from discrimination based on the characteristics listed in

Section 66270. (

e) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, or the chancellor’s designee, shall annually present during a public hearing of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education the annual presentation described in subdivision (c). It is the intent of the Legislature that this presentation includes an overview of how the California Community Colleges are addressing and preventing discrimination based on the characteristics listed in

Section before the California Community Colleges system receives state student financial aid. (

f) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, or the chancellor’s designee, shall annually present during a public hearing of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance the annual presentation described in subdivision (c). It is the intent of the Legislature that the presentation includes an overview of how the California Community Colleges are addressing and preventing discrimination based on the characteristics listed in

Section before the California Community Colleges system receives state student financial aid. (

g) As used in this section, “Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.

SEC.

Section 66292.1 of the Education Code is amended to read: 66292.1. (

a) The president of each California State University campus shall have the primary responsibility for ensuring that campus programs and activities are free from discrimination based on the characteristics listed in

Section 66270, including, but not limited to, the prevention of sexual harassment as defined in

Section 66262.5. (

b) The Chancellor of the California State University shall have responsibility for monitoring the compliance of each California State University campus with subdivision (a). (

c) The chancellor’s office shall annually present a report to the Board of Trustees on the state of the California State University system in ensuring that programs and activities are free from discrimination based on the characteristics listed in

Section 66270. The report shall include an overview of the chancellor’s office’s efforts in monitoring and ensuring the compliance of each campus with providing programs and activities that are free from discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment as defined in

Section 66262.5. The report shall include how each campus is complying with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C.

Sec. 1681 et seq.) and Sections 66281.5, 66281.8, 67385, 67385.7, and 67386. (

d) The Chancellor of the California State University, or the chancellor’s designee, shall annually present during a public hearing of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education the report described in subdivision (c). It is the intent of the Legislature that the presentation includes an overview of how the California State University is addressing and preventing discrimination based on the characteristics listed in

Section before the California State University system receives state student financial aid. (

e) The Chancellor of the California State University, or the chancellor’s designee, shall annually present during a public hearing of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance the report described in subdivision (c). It is the intent of the Legislature that the presentation includes an overview of how the California State University is addressing and preventing discrimination based on the characteristics listed in

Section before the California State University system receives state student financial aid. (

f) As used in this section, the following

definitions apply: (1) “Board of Trustees” means the Board of Trustees of the California State University. (2) “Chancellor’s office” means the office of the Chancellor of the California State University.

SEC.

Section 66292.2 of the Education Code is amended to read: 66292.2. (

a) The chancellor of each University of California campus shall have the primary responsibility for ensuring that campus programs and activities are free from discrimination based on the characteristics listed in

Section 66270, including, but not limited to, the prevention of sexual harassment as defined in

Section 66262.5. (

b) The President of the University of California, or the president’s designee, shall have the responsibility for monitoring the compliance of each University of California campus with subdivision (a). (

c) The office of the President shall annually present a report to the Board of Regents on the state of the University of California system in ensuring that programs and activities are free from discrimination based on the characteristics listed in

Section 66270. The report shall include an overview of the office of the President’s efforts in monitoring and ensuring compliance of each campus with providing programs and activities that are free from discrimination, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment as defined in

Section 66262.5. The report shall include how each campus is complying with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C.

Sec. 1681 et seq.) and Sections 66281.5, 66281.8, 67385, 67385.7, and 67386. (

d) The President of the University of California, or the president’s designee, shall annually present the report described in subdivision (

c) during a public hearing of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education. It is the intent of the Legislature that the presentation includes an overview of how the University of California is addressing and preventing discrimination based on the characteristics listed in

Section before the University of California system receives state student financial aid. (

e) The President of the University of California, or the president’s designee, shall annually present the report described in subdivision (

c) during a public hearing of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance. It is the intent of the Legislature that the presentation includes an overview of how the University of California is addressing and preventing discrimination based on the characteristics listed in

Section before the University of California system receives state student financial aid. (

f) Section shall not apply to this section. (

g) As used in this section, the following

definitions apply: (1) “Board of Regents” means the Board of Regents of the University of California. (2) “Office of the President” means the office of the President of the University of California.

SEC. 8.

Section of the Education Code is amended to read: 69432. (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,” “Cal Grant C Awards,” and “Cal Grant T Awards.”

(2) For purposes of this section, “associate degree for transfer commitment” means a commitment by an independent institution of higher education that chooses to accept the California Community College associate degree for transfer pursuant to

Section 66749.6. (

b) Maximum award amounts for students at independent institutions of higher education, private for-profit postsecondary educational institutions, and for Cal Grant C and Cal Grant T awards shall be identified in the annual Budget Act. Maximum award amounts for Cal Grant A, B, and C awards for students attending public institutions shall be referenced in the annual Budget Act. (c)

(1) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), and subdivision (

c) of

Section 66021.2, commencing with the 2013–14 award year, the maximum tuition award amounts for Cal Grant A and B awards for students attending private for-profit postsecondary educational institutions shall be four thousand dollars ($4,000).

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subdivision, subdivision (

b) of this section, and subdivision (

c) of

Section 66021.2, commencing with the 2018–19 award year, the maximum tuition award amounts for Cal Grant A and B awards for students attending private for-profit postsecondary educational institutions accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges shall be nine thousand eighty-four dollars ($9,084) for new recipients, unless otherwise specified in the Budget Act of 2018. (

d) Notwithstanding subdivision (

b) of this section, and subdivision (

c) of

Section 66021.2, the maximum tuition award amounts for Cal Grant A and B awards for students attending independent institutions of higher education shall be as follows:

(1) For the 2015–16 to 2020–21 award years, inclusive, nine thousand eighty-four dollars ($9,084) for new recipients.

(2) For the 2021–22 award year, nine thousand two hundred twenty dollars ($9,220) for new recipients.

(3) For the 2022–23 and 2023–24 award years, nine thousand three hundred fifty-eight dollars ($9,358) for new recipients.

(4) For the 2024–25 award year and each year thereafter: (

A) If the number of new unduplicated transfer students accepted by independent institutions of higher education who have been given associate degree for transfer commitments in the prior award year meets or exceeds the target specified in subdivision (h), nine thousand three hundred fifty-eight dollars ($9,358) for new recipients. (

B) If the number of new unduplicated transfer students accepted by independent institutions of higher education who have been given associate degree for transfer commitments in the prior award year is less than the target specified in subdivision (h), eight thousand fifty-six dollars ($8,056) for new recipients. (e)

(1) The renewal award amount for a student whose initial award is subject to a maximum award amount specified in this

section shall be calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (

a) of

Section 69433.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subdivision, and paragraph (2) of subdivision (

a) of

Section 69433, the maximum tuition award amounts for Cal Grant A and B awards for students attending independent institutions of higher education shall be nine thousand three hundred fifty-eight dollars ($9,358) for renewal recipients, if the student first received a new award before the 2022–23 award year. (

f) It is the intent of the Legislature that independent institutions of higher education make a good faith effort to make the process for transferring from the California Community Colleges easier for resident students and a decision determining the maximum award amounts made pursuant to this

section for students attending an independent institution of higher education will be made with consideration of the effort of the institution to make that process easier. (

g) The association representing the largest number of independent institutions of higher education shall submit a report relative to the implementation of this

section to the Department of Finance and the Legislature, in conformity with

Section of the Government Code, on or before April of each year. (h)

(1) For the 2024–25 award year and each award year thereafter, the target number of new unduplicated recipients accepted by independent institutions of higher education who have been given associate degree for transfer commitments shall be equal to the number of new transfer students attending independent institutions of higher education who were given associate degree for transfer commitments in the prior award year, adjusted by the percentage change in the total number of new transfer students from the year two years prior, compared to the prior year.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), it is the intent of the Legislature that the target number of new unduplicated recipients accepted by independent institutions of higher education who have been given associate degree for transfer commitments will increase each year. (

i) For purposes of this section, “independent institution of higher education” has the same meaning as in

Section 66010.

SEC. 9.

Section of the Education Code is amended to read: 69436. (

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 qualifying baccalaureate program or upon matriculation into the upper division coursework of a community college baccalaureate program, described in

Article 3 (commencing with

Section 78040) of

Chapter of Part of Division 7, meets all of the criteria set forth in subdivision (b), shall be entitled to a Cal Grant A or B award. (

b) Any California resident transferring from a California community college to a qualifying institution that offers a baccalaureate degree or who matriculates into the upper division coursework of a community college baccalaureate program, described in

Article 3 (commencing with

Section 78040) of

Chapter of Part of Division 7, is entitled to receive, and the commission, or a qualifying institution pursuant to

Article 8 (commencing with

Section 69450), shall award, a Cal Grant A or B award depending on the eligibility determined pursuant to subdivision (c), if all of the following criteria are met:

(1) A complete official financial aid application has been submitted or postmarked pursuant to

Section 69432.9, no later than the March of the year immediately preceding the award year.

(2) The student demonstrates financial need pursuant to

Section 69433.

(3) The student has earned a community college grade point average of at least 2.4 on a 4.0 scale and is eligible to transfer to a qualifying institution that offers a baccalaureate degree.

(4) The student’s household has an income and asset level not exceeding the limits set forth in

Section 69432.7.

(5) The student is pursuing a baccalaureate degree that is offered by a qualifying institution.

(6) The student is enrolled at least part time.

(7) The student meets the general Cal Grant eligibility requirements set forth in

Article 1 (commencing with

Section 69430). (8) (

A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the student will not be years of age or older by December of the award year. (

B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), for the 2026–27 award year through the 2030–31 award year, inclusive, the student will not be years of age or older by December of the award year.

(9) The student graduated from a California high school or its equivalent during or after the 2000–01 academic year. (10) (

A) Except as provided for in subparagraph (B), the student attended a California community college in the academic year immediately preceding the academic year for which the award will be used. (

B) A student otherwise eligible to receive an award pursuant to this section, who attended a California community college in the 2011–12 academic year, may use the award for the 2012–13 and 2013–14 academic years. (

c) The amount and type of the award pursuant to this

article shall be determined as follows:

(1) For applicants with income and assets at or under the Cal Grant A limits, the award amount shall be the amount established pursuant to

Article 2 (commencing with

Section 69434).

(2) For applicants with income and assets at or under the Cal Grant B limits, the award amount shall be the amount established pursuant to

Article 3 (commencing with

Section 69435). (d)

(1) A student meeting the requirements of paragraph (9) of subdivision (

b) by means of high school graduation, rather than its equivalent, shall be required to have graduated from a California high school, unless that California resident graduated from a high school outside of California due solely to orders received from a branch of the United States Armed Forces by that student or by that student’s parent or guardian that required that student to be outside of California at the time of high school graduation.

(2) For the purposes of this article, all of the following are exempt from the requirements of paragraph (4) of subdivision (

a) of

Section 69433.9 and paragraph (9) of subdivision (

b) of this section: (

A) A student for whom a claim under this

article was paid before December 1, 2005. (

B) A student for whom a claim under this

article for the 2004–05 award year or the 2005–06 award year was or is paid on or after December 1, 2005, but no later than October 15, 2006. (

C) Commencing with the 2017–18 academic year, a student who did not graduate from high school or its equivalent and was a California resident, as determined pursuant to

Article 5 (commencing with

Section 68060) of

Chapter of

Part 41, on their 18th birthday. (3) (

A) The commission, or a qualifying institution pursuant to

Article 8 (commencing with

Section 69450), shall make preliminary awards to all applicants currently eligible for an award under this article. At the time an applicant receives a preliminary award, the commission, or a qualifying institution pursuant to

Article 8 (commencing with

Section 69450), shall require that applicant to affirm, in writing, under penalty of perjury, that they meet the requirements set forth in paragraph (4) of subdivision (

a) of

Section 69433.9, paragraph (9) of subdivision (

b) of this section, and paragraph (1) of this subdivision. The commission, or a qualifying institution pursuant to

Article 8 (commencing with

Section 69450), shall notify each person who receives a preliminary award under this paragraph that their award is subject to an audit pursuant to subparagraph (B). (

B) The commission shall select, at random, a minimum of percent of the new and renewal awards made under subparagraph (A), and shall require, before the disbursement of Cal Grant funds to the affected postsecondary institution, that the institution verify that the recipient meets the requirements of paragraph (4) of subdivision (

a) of

Section 69433.9, paragraph (9) of subdivision (

b) of this section, and paragraph (1) of this subdivision. An award that is audited under this paragraph and found to be valid shall not be subject to a subsequent audit. (

C) Pursuant to

Section 69517.5, the commission shall seek repayment of any and all funds found to be improperly disbursed under this article. (

D) On or before November of each year, the commission shall submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor, including, but not limited to, both of the following: (

i) The number of awards made under this

article in the preceding months. (ii) The number of new and renewal awards selected, in the preceding months, for verification under subparagraph (B), and the results of that verification with respect to students at the University of California, at the California State University, at independent nonprofit institutions, and at independent for-profit institutions.

SEC. 10.

Section of the Education Code is amended to read: 69439. (

a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Career pathway” has the same meaning as set forth in

Section 88620. (2) “Economic security” has the same meaning as set forth in

Section of the Unemployment Insurance Code. (3) “Industry cluster” has the same meaning as set forth in

Section 88620. (4) “Long-term unemployed” means, with respect to an award applicant, a person who has been unemployed for more than weeks at the time of submission to the commission of their application. (5) “Occupational or technical training” means that phase of education coming after the completion of a secondary school program and leading toward recognized occupational goals approved by the commission. (

b) A Cal Grant C award shall be used only for occupational or technical training in a program of not less than eight weeks. A student enrolled in an occupational or technical training program between weeks and weeks in length shall receive a prorated Cal Grant C award amount. A student enrolled in an occupational or technical training program equal to or greater than weeks in length shall receive the maximum Cal Grant C award amount. There shall be the same number of Cal Grant C awards each year as were made in the 2000–01 fiscal year. Notwithstanding subdivision (

b) of

Section 69433.5, a recipient of the Cal Grant C award shall receive an award amount based on the length of the occupational or technical training program. The maximum award amount and the total amount of funding shall be determined each year in the annual Budget Act. (

c) The commission may use criteria it deems appropriate in selecting students to receive grants for occupational or technical training and shall give special consideration to the social and economic situations of the students applying for these grants, giving additional weight to disadvantaged applicants, applicants who face economic hardship, and applicants who face particular barriers to employment. Criteria to be considered for these purposes shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Family income and household size.

(2) Student’s or the students’ parent’s household status, including whether the student is a single parent or child of a single parent.

(3) The employment status of the applicant and whether the applicant is unemployed, giving greater weight to the long-term unemployed. (

d) The Cal Grant C award recipients shall be eligible for renewal of their grants until they have completed their occupational or technical training in conformance with terms prescribed by the commission. A determination by the commission for a subsequent award year that the program under which a Cal Grant C award was initially awarded is no longer deemed to receive priority shall not affect an award recipient’s renewal. In no case shall the grants exceed two calendar years. (

e) Cal Grant C awards may be used for institutional fees, charges, and other costs, including tuition, plus training-related costs, such as special clothing, local transportation, required tools, equipment, supplies, technology, books, and living expenses. In determining the individual award amounts, the commission shall take into account the financial means available to the student to fund their course of study and costs of attendance and other state and federal programs available to the applicant. (f)

(1) To ensure alignment with the state’s dynamic economic needs, the commission, in consultation with appropriate state and federal agencies, including the Economic and Workforce Development Division of the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the California Workforce Development Board, shall identify areas of occupational and technical training for which students may use Cal Grant C awards. Commencing with the 2026–27 academic year, the list of occupations and technical training programs used for purposes of this

section shall include, but not be limited to, programs eligible for the federal Workforce Pell Grant program under

Article 17 (commencing with

Section 69870) of

Chapter 2. The commission, to the extent feasible, shall also consult with representatives of the state’s leading competitive and emerging industry clusters, workforce professionals, and career technical educators, to determine which occupational training programs and industry clusters should be prioritized. (2) (

A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the areas of occupational and technical training developed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be regularly reviewed and updated not less than every two years concurrent with development and modification of the state plan required by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128). (

B) By January 1, 2016, the commission shall update the priority areas of occupational and technical training. (3) (

A) The commission shall give priority in granting Cal Grant C awards to students pursuing occupational or technical training in areas that meet two of the following criteria pertaining to job quality: (

i) High employer need or demand for the specific skills offered in the program. (ii) High employment growth in the occupational field or industry cluster for which the student is being trained. (iii) High employment salary and wage projections for workers employed in the occupations for which they are being trained. (iv) The occupation or training program is part of a well-articulated career pathway to a job providing economic security. (

B) To receive priority pursuant to subparagraph (A), at least one of the criteria met shall be specified in clause (iii) or (iv) of that subparagraph, or the program may meet the criteria described in paragraph (4).

(4) Commencing with the 2027–28 academic year, the commission may prioritize Cal Grant C awards for students enrolled in programs on the California Priority Jobs Credentials List to the extent that the list is developed pursuant to

Section 69873.5, or programs identified on the list developed by the Employment Development Department pursuant to

Section 69871. (

g) The commission shall determine areas of occupational or technical training that meet the criteria described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (

f) in consultation with the Employment Development Department, the Economic and Workforce Development Division of the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, and the California Workforce Development Board using projections available through the Labor Market Information Data Library.

The commission may supplement the analyses of the Employment Development Department’s Labor Market Information Data Library with the labor market analyses developed by the Economic and Workforce Development Division of the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the California Workforce Development Board, and the projections of occupational shortages and skills gap developed by industry leaders.

The commission shall publish, and retain, on its internet website a current list of the areas of occupational or technical training that meet the criteria described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (f), and update this list as necessary. (

h) Using the best available data, the commission shall examine the graduation rates and job placement data, or salary data, of eligible programs. Commencing with the 2014–15 academic year, the commission shall give priority to Cal Grant C award applicants seeking to enroll in programs that rate high in graduation rates and job placement data, or salary data. (i)

(1) The commission shall consult with the Employment Development Department, the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the California Workforce Development Board, and the local workforce investment boards to develop a plan to publicize the existence of the grant award program to California’s long-term unemployed to be used by those consulting agencies when they come in contact with members of the population who are likely to be experiencing long-term unemployment.

The outreach plan shall use existing administrative and service delivery processes making use of existing points of contact with the long-term unemployed. The local workforce investment boards are required to participate only to the extent that the outreach efforts are a part of their existing responsibilities under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-220).

(2) The commission shall consult with the Workforce Services Branch of the Employment Development Department, the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the California Workforce Development Board, and the local workforce investment boards to develop a plan to make students receiving awards aware of job search and placement services available through the Employment Development Department and the local workforce investment boards. Outreach shall use existing administrative and service delivery processes making use of existing points of contact with the students.

The local workforce investment boards are required to participate only to the extent that the outreach efforts are a part of their existing responsibilities under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-220). (j)

(1) The Legislative Analyst’s Office shall submit a report to the Legislature on the outcomes of the Cal Grant C program on or before April 1, 2019. This report shall include, but not be limited to, information on all of the following: (

A) The age, gender, and segment of attendance for recipients in two prior award years. (

B) The occupational and technical training program categories prioritized. (

C) The number and percentage of students who received selection priority as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (f). (

D) The extent to which recipients in these award years were successfully placed in jobs that meet local, regional, or state workforce needs.

(2) For the report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), the Legislative Analyst’s Office shall include data for two additional prior award years and shall compare the mix of occupational and technical training programs and institutions in which Cal Grant C award recipients enrolled before and after implementation of subdivision (f).

(3) Notwithstanding

Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the commission shall submit a report to the Legislature on or before April 1, 2021, and on or before April of each odd-numbered year thereafter, that includes the information specified in paragraph (1).

(4) A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with

Section of the Government Code.

SEC.

Article 17 (commencing with

Section 69870) is added to

Chapter of Part of Division of Title of the Education Code , to read: 17. Federal Workforce Pell Grant Program 69870. For purposes of this article, the following

definitions apply: (a) “Commission” means the Student Aid Commission. (b) “Participating institution” means a federal Workforce Pell Grant-eligible postsecondary educational institution that offers a short-term program and enrolls students living in the state in a short-term program. (c) “Postsecondary educational institution” means a campus of the University of California, the California State University, or the California Community Colleges, a private postsecondary educational institution defined in

Section 94858, or an independent institution of higher education defined in

Section 66010. (d) “Short-term program” means an educational program offered by a participating institution that includes to 599, inclusive, hours of instruction, or an equivalent number of credit hours, over to weeks, inclusive. (e) “Workforce Pell Grant program” means the federal program established pursuant to Public Law 119-21, under which federal Workforce Pell Grants may be awarded to students enrolled in a short-term program at a participating institution. 69871.

The Employment Development Department shall provide a list of high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency every two years concurrent with the development and modification of the state plan required by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128). The first list shall be submitted on or before October 1, 2026. To fulfill this requirement, the Employment Development Department may use the list updated on or before July 1, 2026, as required by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

After providing the list to the California Workforce Development Board at a meeting of the board, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency shall promptly provide the list to the commission for its consideration in determining whether to approve a short-term program pursuant to this article. The commission shall also publicly post this list on its internet website. 69872. (

a) The commission, on behalf of the Governor, shall determine whether a participating institution’s short-term program meets the requirements established pursuant to this

article and shall consult with the California Workforce Development Board on the process that will be used to make those determinations. (

b) Before approving any short-term program pursuant to this article, the commission shall consult with the California Workforce Development Board and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency on the short-term programs that the commission is proposing to approve, which may include, but not be limited to, presenting at a meeting of the California Workforce Development Board a list of short-term programs that the commission is proposing to approve. (c)

(1) A participating institution seeking a determination that one or more of its short-term programs meets the requirements of the Workforce Pell Grant program shall provide all of the following to the commission in a manner prescribed by the commission: (

A) Documentation that the short-term program meets all requirements set forth in

Section 83002(

b) of Public Law 119-21 and any applicable federal or state law or regulation. (

B) Documentation that demonstrates the methodology and implementation plan for maintaining ongoing compliance with all requirements set forth in

Section 83002(

b) of Public Law 119-21, including a description of how and what data will be collected to demonstrate ongoing compliance. (

C) A completed Workforce Pell Grant program application, as developed by the commission, and any associated documentation, data, and certifications that are required as part of its submission in accordance with regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to

Section 69873. (

D) Documentation that the short-term program does all of the following: (

i) Provides an education aligned with the requirements needed for work in the sectors or occupations identified pursuant to

Section 69871, including identifying the specific sector or occupation on the list the program aligns with. (ii) Meets the hiring requirements of employers in the sectors or occupations identified pursuant to

Section 69871. (iii) Leads to a recognized postsecondary credential that is stackable and portable across more than one employer or prepares students enrolled in the short-term program for employment in an occupation for which there is only one recognized postsecondary credential and that awards students the credential upon completion of the short-term program. (iv) Prepares students to pursue one or more certificates or degrees at a postsecondary educational institution by ensuring that, upon completion of the short-term program and enrollment in a related certificate or degree program, a student will receive academic credit that an institution will accept toward that certificate or degree and the academic credit will be accepted toward meeting the certificate or degree program requirements.

(2) The office of the Chancellor of the California State University and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall, and the office of the President of the University of California is requested to, coordinate the submission of applications seeking Workforce Pell Grant program eligibility for the institutions under their authority rather than the institutions separately submitting applications directly to the commission. This coordination is intended to improve efficiency in the submission and processing of applications and to eliminate duplicative submissions. All other submissions shall be made directly to the commission. (d)

(1) A participating institution seeking a determination that one or more of its short-term programs meets the requirements of the Workforce Pell Grant program shall collect all of the following data: (

A) Program-level data, including all of the following: (

i) The name of the short-term program. (ii) The Classification of Instructional Programs code and title. (iii) The total number of students that enrolled in the short-term program during the previously completed federal financial aid award year, the students’ state of residence for financial aid purposes, and the number of those students that completed the short-term program. (iv) The total cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, and the average cost of the short-term program. (

v) The median earnings and percentage of graduates who are employed. (vi) The number of students who completed the short-term program that are employed in a position related to the short-term program and a list of the positions and employers that are considered to be in the program’s field of study, if available. To the extent that the list would result in individual students becoming readily identifiable, that information shall be treated similarly to student-level data and confidential data pursuant to subparagraph (C). (

B) Student-level data necessary for participating institutions to perform calculations demonstrating a program meets federal and state Workforce Pell Grant program requirements, including, but not limited to, both of the following: (

i) Demographic information, including, but not limited to, student identifiers, names, and dates of birth. (ii) Financial aid information, including, but not limited to, aid amounts, including federal, state, and institutional aid, Pell Grant recipient status, net cost, tuition, and fees. (

C) Program-level and student-level data shall be used by participating institutions seeking Workforce Pell Grant program eligibility to demonstrate that they meet all state and federal requirements. To protect student privacy, participating institutions seeking eligibility shall provide to the commission only program-level data and calculations performed using student-level data. Individual student-level data and any confidential data may only be shared with the commission if it is deidentified by the participating institution and critical to demonstrating Workforce Pell Grant program initial or continued eligibility. (

D) Participating institutions shall continue to collect program-level and student-level data necessary to demonstrate initial and continued eligibility to ensure the institutions are able to provide sufficient evidence, upon request of the federal government, that they meet federal program performance, outcome, and other requirements. To the extent that such data is needed by the commission to verify continued Workforce Pell Grant program eligibility, the data-sharing limitations described subparagraph (

C) shall apply. (2) (A) (

i) Participating institutions shall use data available under the authority provided in

Section of the Unemployment Insurance Code to demonstrate compliance with federal and state Workforce Pell Grant program requirements. To the extent necessary to carry out the activities described in this section, data agreements executed under the authority provided in

Section of the Unemployment Insurance Code may be modified to include data necessary to determine Workforce Pell Grant program eligibility. (ii) The office of the Chancellor of the California State University and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall, and the office of the President of the University of California is requested to, coordinate data sharing with the Employment Development Department on behalf of the participating institutions under their authority using data available pursuant to

Section of the Unemployment Insurance Code. (iii) The entities in clause (ii) may amend data-sharing agreements executed under the authority provided in

Section of the Unemployment Insurance Code with the Employment Development Department to allow for the redisclosure of data to the participating institutions under their authority to enable them to demonstrate initial or continued eligibility by meeting all federal and state requirements. (B) (

i) Participating institutions interested in seeking Workforce Pell Grant program eligibility without existing data-sharing agreements with the Employment Development Department pursuant to

Section of the Unemployment Insurance Code to demonstrate compliance with federal and state Workforce Pell Grant program requirements shall submit a letter of interest to the commission and the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data on or before December 15, 2026, and on or before December of each year thereafter, to the extent that legislation described in clause (iii) has not yet been enacted, expressing their interest in seeking Workforce Pell Grant program eligibility. The letter of intent shall indicate the number and name of the programs seeking eligibility, the specific sector or occupation on the list prepared pursuant to

Section each program aligns with, and the average class size for each program. (ii) To the extent letters of interest are submitted, the commission and the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data shall jointly submit a report to the Department of Finance and the Legislature summarizing those letters. The report may also include a recommended plan for how data equivalent to the data described under

Section of the Unemployment Insurance Code may be provided to participating institutions seeking data to demonstrate initial or continued Workforce Pell Grant program eligibility by meeting all federal and state requirements. The commission and the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data may consult with the Employment Development Department if a recommended plan is developed. This report shall be submitted to the Department of Finance and the Legislature pursuant to Government Code

Section 9795. (iii) Applications seeking Workforce Pell Grant program eligibility from participating institutions without existing data-sharing agreements with the Employment Development Department pursuant to

Section of the Unemployment Insurance Code may not be accepted before the adoption of legislation specifying the process by which data equivalent to the data described under

Section of the Unemployment Insurance Code shall be provided to participating institutions seeking Workforce Pell Grant program eligibility. (

e) The commission shall not authorize a participating institution to receive Workforce Pell Grant program funds for a short-term program unless all of the following conditions have been met:

(1) The commission determines that the short-term program meets the requirements set forth in

Section 83002(

b) of Public Law 119-21, and as implemented through any applicable federal or state law or regulation.

(2) The participating institution has met the requirements of subdivisions (

c) and (d).

(3) The participating institution is accredited by an agency that is recognized and approved by the United States Department of Education and that reviews and provides accreditation for short-term programs.

(4) The short-term program has been offered by the participating institution for at least one year before the date that the participating institution submitted its request for an eligibility determination pursuant to this article. (f)

(1) The commission shall make a determination on the approval of a participating institution’s eligibility for the Workforce Pell Grant program and provide written notice of its decision, including any reasons for disapproval, within days of receiving the participating institution’s application for an eligibility determination and completed participation agreement. (2) (A) (

i) The commission shall establish an appeal process for an otherwise qualifying institution that fails to satisfy the requirements of subdivision (

c) or (d), or both, for participation in the Workforce Pell Grant program. (ii) The commission shall only consider an appeal on the basis of a technical error in the reporting of data required for an eligibility determination for participation in the Workforce Pell Grant program pursuant to subdivision (c). (

B) The commission shall respond to an appellant within days of receiving the appeal and all associated documentation, including any updated data, that is relevant to the appeal. The commission may request additional information from the institution as necessary to complete its review of the appeal. The 60-day deadline may be extended upon agreement of the commission and the appellant, or upon a demonstration of good cause by the commission. (

g) The commission shall revoke the approval of a short-term program related to the Workforce Pell Grant program if any of the following occurs:

(1) The participating institution fails to meet the requirements of subdivision (

c) or (

d) in any award year.

(2) The participating institution is determined by a court or the California State Auditor to have engaged in unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent business acts or practices, including unfair, deceptive, untrue, or misleading statements related to the short-term program.

(3) The participating institution fails to provide data to the Office of Cradle-to-Career data pursuant to

Section 69875. (

h) The commission shall publicly notify students enrolled in qualifying short-term programs of their rights as recipients of a Workforce Pell Grant. 69873. (

a) The commission shall adopt regulations, including any amendments to regulations, necessary to implement the Workforce Pell Grant program. (

b) The commission may adopt emergency regulations it deems necessary to implement the Workforce Pell Grant program, in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with

Section 11340) of Part of Division of Title of the Government Code). For purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act, including

Section 11349.6 of the Government Code, the adoption of those regulations or amendments to those regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare, notwithstanding subdivision (

e) of

Section 11346.1 of the Government Code. (

c) Notwithstanding any other law and without further compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with

Section 11340) of Part of Division of Title of the Government Code), any emergency regulations and amendments to the emergency regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (

b) shall remain in force and effect until December 1, 2027, or until the commission adopts permanent regulations pursuant to subdivision (a). 69874. (a)

(1) The commission shall submit a report to the Department of Finance, the Assembly Committee on Budget, and the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review on or before October 1, 2027, and on or before October of each year thereafter, that lists all institutions seeking an eligibility determination pursuant to this article, the specific short-term programs assessed for eligibility, and the final eligibility determination for each program assessed.

(2) The commission shall distinguish between short-term programs that have received commission approval before review by the United States Department of Education and short-term programs that have r