20250SB__012398AMD INTRODUCED 2025-01-23 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2025-06-24 2025 SB AMD Introduced by Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review

An act to amend Sections 17201, 51225.7, 66205.5, 69432.7, 69433.2, 69617, 69996.9, 78071, 78082, 78084, 79520, and of, to add

Section 84321.65 to, and to add

Part 53.8 (commencing with

Section 88780) to Division of Title of, the Education Code, to add and repeal

Section 68926.2 of the Government Code, to amend the Budget Act of 2023 (Chs. 12, 38, and 189, Stats. 2023) by amending Item 6870-101-0001 of

Section 2.00 of that act, and to amend the Budget Act of 2024 (Chs. 22, 35, and 994, Stats. 2024) by amending Item 6870-101-0001 of

Section 2.00 of that act, relating to postsecondary education, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget. postsecondary education, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget Higher education budget trailer bill.

(1) 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 the University of California to fund project grants using revenue bond funding issued by the University of California for certain projects.

This bill would require the University of California to fund construction grants for specified student housing projects using revenue bond funding issued by the University of California.

(2) Existing law establishes the California Kids Investment and Development Savings (KIDS) Program, under the administration of the Scholarshare Investment Board, for the purposes of expanding access to higher education through savings, as provided.

Existing law requires the governing body of a school district, county office of education, or charter school to confirm that a grade pupil who has not opted out, as specified, completes and submits a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or, if the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under existing law, completes and submits a form for purposes of the California Dream Act, as provided.

Commencing with the 2025–26 school year, this bill would require the governing body of a local educational agency to provide each pupil and the pupil’s parent or legal guardian with information about the KIDS Program and the pupil’s potential eligibility for that benefit, as provided. By imposing new duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

Existing law, for the 2023–24 and 2024–25 fiscal years, requires the Scholarshare Investment Board to partner with the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Riverside County Office of Education to explore ways to increase participation in the KIDS Program. Existing law requires the board, on or before September 30, 2025, and in collaboration with those local educational agencies, to report certain information to the Department of Finance and the Legislature related to those partnerships.

This bill, for the 2025–26 to 2029–30 fiscal years, inclusive, would require the board to partner with the Riverside County Office of Education and the San Diego Unified School District to explore ways to increase participation in the KIDS Program. The bill would require the board, on or before September 30, 2029, in collaboration with those local educational agencies, to submit an additional report with the same information related to those partnerships to the Department of Finance and the Legislature.

(3) Existing law requires the California State University, and requests the University of California, to establish a model uniform set of academic standards for high school courses for admission recognition, as specified, and to develop and implement, by January 1, 2006, a process for high schools to obtain approval of their courses meeting California State University and University of California admissions requirements, as provided.

This bill would instead require the California State University, and request the University of California, to begin working on establishing the above-described model uniform set of academic standards on or after October 1, 2025, and would require the model uniform set of academic standards to also be established for college-level coursework taken for credit at a California public college or university by a pupil simultaneously enrolled in high school, as provided.

The bill would require the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to post on its internet website the model uniform set of academic standards for college-level coursework taken for credit at a California public college or university, as provided.

(4) 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 awards under these programs for participating students attending qualifying institutions.

Under existing law, an otherwise qualifying institution with a 3-year cohort default rate that is equal to or greater than 15.5% is ineligible for initial and renewal Cal Grant awards at the institution, as specified, with certain exceptions.

Existing law requires the commission to certify by November of each year a qualifying institution’s latest 3-year cohort default rate and graduation rate as most recently reported by the United States Department of Education, except for the 2024–25 academic year existing law requires the commission to use the 3-year cohort default rate certified in for an otherwise qualifying institution. This bill would require the commission to also use the 3-year cohort default rate certified in to certify an otherwise qualifying institution for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 academic years.

Existing law requires each participating institution, as a condition for its voluntary participation in the Cal Grant Program, to annually report to the commission specified information regarding its undergraduate programs. Existing law requires the commission to provide on its internet website the information submitted by a Cal Grant participating institution pursuant to the reporting requirement described above and other information and links that are useful to students and parents who are in the process of selecting a college or university.

This bill would authorize the systemwide central office of a public postsecondary educational institution acting on behalf of the participating institution to annually report to the commission the information regarding the institution’s undergraduate programs, as provided. The bill would modify the data required to be reported to the commission, establish an alternative method for reporting that data, and require the data reported to the commission to be reported in a manner that complies with applicable federal and state laws to protect individual privacy, as specified.

(5) Existing law establishes the Golden State Teacher Grant Program under the administration of the Student Aid Commission.

For applications received under the program on July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, inclusive, existing law requires the commission to provide one-time grants of up to $10,000 to each student enrolled in a professional preparation program leading to a preliminary teaching credential or a pupil personnel services credential if the student commits to working at a priority school or a California preschool program for years within years following the date the student completes the professional preparation program, as specified.

The bill would extend the availability of those grant program funds to applications received under the program on July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, inclusive. By expanding the time in which applications can be received under the program, which is funded by an existing appropriation, the bill would make an appropriation.

(6) Existing law establishes the Hire UP Pilot Program and authorizes, subject to an appropriation, the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to enter into agreements with up to community college districts to provide funding for stipends to formerly incarcerated individuals, CalWORKs recipients, and former foster youth. Existing law requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to submit an annual report on or before March to the Legislature on the pilot program’s implementation, as provided. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2029.

This bill would instead make these provisions inoperative on March 15, 2029, and repeal them on January 1, 2030. The bill would require the chancellor to submit an additional report on the pilot program’s implementation on March 1, 2029. Existing law establishes the Native American Student Support and Success Program under the administration of the chancellor’s office to provide various services for Native American students.

Existing law authorizes the chancellor’s office to enter into agreements with up to community colleges to provide grants to those participating colleges for the purpose of developing local Native American student support and success programs and delivering matriculation services for Native American students, as provided.

Existing law requires the chancellor’s office to develop and submit an annual report on before September to the Governor and the Legislature based on certain data and information relating to grants provided under the program, as reported by participating community colleges, and information on the use of program funds. This bill would instead require the chancellor’s office to develop and submit those reports triennially until September 1, 2030, as specified.

(7) 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. This bill, notwithstanding the provision referenced above, would adjust 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. The bill would appropriate that amount to the board of governors for apportionments to community college districts for expenditure in the 2026–27 fiscal year, as specified.

(8) Existing law authorizes the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to establish the Rising Scholars Network to enter into agreements with up to community colleges to provide additional funds for services in support of postsecondary education for justice-involved students, as defined. This bill would authorize the chancellor’s office to enter into agreements with all community colleges, rather than up to community colleges.

(9) 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.

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 establishes a governing board to govern the data system and the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data as the managing entity required to implement and manage the data system.

This bill would establish the California Career Passport Program to be administered by the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, in partnership with the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, for the purpose of developing a Career Passport that provides individuals with a secure digital tool that displays their preparation for employment, academic records, and credit for prior learning, as specified.

The bill would require the program to accomplish specified goals, including providing individuals access to their aggregated information for use in applying for employment and in training at no or low cost to them, as specified. The bill would require the chancellor’s office to convene agency and employer representatives to identify technical and policy considerations for building the secure digital tool, and to engage with business and industry leaders collaboratively to ensure Career Passports are useful to, and used by, California’s employers, as specified.

This bill would appropriate $25,000,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors to support the development of the program, as specified. The bill would require the chancellor’s office to develop and report to the Department of Finance and the fiscal committees of the Legislature a timeline establishing target dates for key deliverables for the program, as specified.

The bill would require the chancellor’s office to collect data on development metrics for the Career Passport, and submit a preliminary report on that data and a final report on student and employer use data to the Department of Finance and all relevant fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature, as specified.

(10) The California Private Postsecondary Education Act of provides for student protections and regulatory oversight of private postsecondary institutions in the state. The act is administered by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education within the Department of Consumer Affairs.

The act establishes the Student Tuition Recovery Fund as a continuously appropriated fund to relieve or mitigate economic loss suffered by a student while enrolled in an institution who, at the time of the student’s enrollment, was a California resident or was enrolled in a California residency program, prepaid tuition, and suffered economic loss, as defined. The act establishes the Office of Student Assistance and Relief within the bureau to, among other things, assist students with submitting Student Tuition Recovery Fund claims to the bureau.

This bill would authorize the bureau to use moneys in the Student Tuition Recovery Fund to cover the costs of Student Tuition Recovery Fund claim administration and positions of the Office of Student Assistance and Relief. By expanding the purposes for which moneys from a continuously appropriated fund may be expended, the bill would make an appropriation.

(11) Existing law imposes a filing fee of $605 to file a notice of appeal in a civil case. Existing law, until January 1, 2025, required that $65 of this fee be deposited into the former California State Law Library Special Account for the support of the California State Law Library. This bill would reestablish the California State Law Library Special Account and would require, until July 1, 2030, $65 of each notice of appeal fee to be deposited into the California State Law Library Special Account for the support of the California State Law Library upon appropriation. The bill would specify that this requirement is intended to apply retroactively to January 1, 2025.

(12) The Budget Act of made appropriations for local assistance to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges for the 2023–24 fiscal year, including $3,037,990,000 for apportionments. This bill would amend the Budget Act of by reducing the appropriation made to the board of governors for apportionments by $67,001,000.

(13) The Budget Act of made appropriations for local assistance to the board of governors for the 2024–25 fiscal year, including $3,904,892,000 for apportionments. This bill would amend the Budget Act of by increasing the appropriation made to the board of governors for apportionments by $10,822,000.

(14) The Budget Act of 2024, among other things, reappropriates $12,000,000 to the board of governors to support the development of e-Transcript California, as provided. This bill would appropriate $6,558,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors to support the development of e-Transcript California pursuant to that provision.

(15) This bill would appropriate $5,100,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors to provide grants through a community college district to California community-based organizations for financial aid outreach and application assistance supporting current and prospective community college students, as provided.

(16) This bill would appropriate $20,000,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors to support emergency financial assistance grants to students attending a community college, as specified.

(17) Existing law requires the California Community Colleges to designate on each of its campuses a Dreamer Resource Liaison to assist students in meeting certain requirements to be exempt from paying nonresident tuition by streamlining access to all available financial aid and academic opportunities for those students. This bill would appropriate $15,000,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors to support Dreamer Resource Liaisons in assisting students, as described above.

(18) The Budget Act of 2022, among other things, appropriates $10,000,000 to the board of governors to support the California Healthy School Food Pathway program, as provided. This bill would appropriate $10,000,000 from the General Fund to the board of Governors to support the California Healthy School Food Pathway program.

(19) This bill would appropriate $10,000,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors for transfer to a community college for allocation to the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Council to conduct Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic Preapprenticeship Training Academies.

(20) This bill would appropriate $125,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors for allocation on a one-time basis to Santa Rosa Junior College for the construction of a fire academy tower.

(21) 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 appropriate up to $15,000,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors to support the Credit for Prior Learning Initiative, a systemwide initiative to award degree-applicable or certificate-applicable credit for prior learning opportunities at each campus, as provided.

(22) This bill would appropriate $60,000,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors to establish the Student Support Block Grant. The bill would require the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to allocate the funds to community colleges pursuant to a specified formula. The bill would authorize community college districts to use the allocated funds for certain purposes, including, among other purposes, for assistance to students with food, housing, transportation, and other basic needs.

(23) This bill would appropriate $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the board of governors for allocation to community colleges that are members of the Los Angeles Regional Consortium to assist with workforce recovery efforts and career technical education workforce development associated with the Los Angeles regions’ recovery from the Palisades and Eaton fires.

(24) 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.

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

Section of

Article XVI of the California Constitution, as specified.

(26) 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 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 necessarily 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 necessarily 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 July of the year immediately following receipt of funding, to the Department of Finance and the relevant policy and budget committees of the Legislature 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 July 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 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. (B)</xhtml:p>"?> (

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. (C)</xhtml:p>"?> (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). (D)</xhtml:p>"?> (

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 51225.7 of the Education Code is amended to read: 51225.7. (

a) For purposes of this section, the following

definitions apply: (1) “Local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school. (2) “Opt-out form” means a form developed by the Student Aid Commission that permits parents, legal guardians, a legally emancipated pupil, a pupil who is years of age or older, or a local educational agency on a pupil’s behalf to not fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or California Dream Act Application for any reason. (3) “Outreach program” means a nonprofit entity that is exempt from taxation pursuant to

Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code or a public entity with experience in either or both of the following: (

A) Assisting pupils with financial aid application completion. (

B) Serving pupils who are eligible to submit a California Dream Act Application. (4) “Pupil” means a pupil in grade attending a high school maintained by a local educational agency. (5) “Transcript-informed pupil accounts” means accounts available to grade to 12, inclusive, pupils that use data provided to the California College Guidance Initiative by local educational agencies, in accordance with data specified in the California High School Transcript and Student Record Portability Standard, as acknowledged by the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data. (6) “Universal basic pupil accounts” means accounts available on the CaliforniaColleges.edu platform for grade to 12, inclusive, pupils that use data provided to the California College Guidance Initiative by the department that are not inclusive of courses and grades. (b)

(1) Commencing with the 2022–23 school year, except as provided in subdivisions (

c) and (d), the governing body of a local educational agency shall confirm that a pupil complies with at least one of the following: (1)</xhtml:p>"?> (

A) The pupil completes and submits to the United States Department of Education a Free Application for Federal Student Aid. (2)</xhtml:p>"?> (

B) If the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition pursuant to

Section 68130.5, the pupil completes and submits to the Student Aid Commission a form established pursuant to

Section 69508.5 for purposes of the California Dream Act.

(2) Commencing with the 2025–26 school year, the governing body of a local educational agency shall provide each pupil and the pupil’s parent or legal guardian with information about the California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program established pursuant to

Article 19.5 (commencing with

Section 69996) of

Chapter of Part of Division of Title and the pupil’s potential eligibility for that benefit. (

c) The parent or legal guardian of the pupil, or the pupil if the pupil is a legally emancipated minor or years of age or older, may opt out of the requirements of this

section by filling out and submitting an opt-out form, as defined in subdivision (a), to the local educational agency. The Student Aid Commission shall make the opt-out form available to all local educational agencies pursuant to subdivision (h). (d)

(1) If the local educational agency determines that a pupil is unable to complete a requirement of this section, the local educational agency shall exempt the pupil or, if applicable, the pupil’s parent or legal guardian from completing and submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, a form established pursuant to

Section 69508.5 for purposes of the California Dream Act, or an opt-out form pursuant to subdivision (c). (2) (

A) A local educational agency, before exempting the pupil or the pupil’s parent or legal guardian pursuant to paragraph (1), shall comply with both of the following: (

i) Provide the information described in subparagraph (

B) to the pupil through a meeting between a school counselor and the pupil or, if no school counselor is employed at the school, between the pupil and other school staff, through written material, or by other means of communication. (ii) Provide, to the pupil’s parent or legal guardian or the pupil if the pupil is a legally emancipated minor or years of age or older, the information described in subparagraph (

B) and notification of the date by which the pupil will be opted out by the local educational agency if no action is taken. This notice shall be provided with sufficient time for the parent or legal guardian or the pupil if the pupil is a legally emancipated minor or years of age or older, to act before the local educational agency opts out the pupil. (

B) The information to be provided, as required in subparagraph (A), shall be all of the following: (

i) The purposes and benefits of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or a form established pursuant to

Section 69508.5, which include consideration for financial aid. (ii) The consequences of not completing and submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or a form established pursuant to

Section 69508.5. (iii) The option to complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or a form established pursuant to

Section 69508.5 after an opt-out form has been submitted.

(3) If the local educational agency exempts the pupil from having to complete the requirements of this section, the local educational agency shall complete and submit the opt-out form, as defined in subdivision (a), on the pupil’s behalf and notify the pupil’s parent or legal guardian of the pupil’s exemption. (

e) The governing board or body of the local educational agency shall ensure both of the following:

(1) The local educational agency directs each high school pupil and, if applicable, the pupil’s parent or legal guardian to any support and assistance services necessary to comply with the requirement described in subdivision (

b) that may be available through outreach programs, including, but not limited to, those programs operated by the Student Aid Commission, postsecondary immigration resource centers, college readiness organizations, community-based organizations, and legal resource organizations.

(2) Information shared by parents, legal guardians, and pupils under this

section is handled in compliance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C.

Sec. 1232g) and applicable state laws, including Chapters and of the Statutes of 2017, regardless of any person’s immigration status or other personal information, in order to protect all pupil and parent data to the fullest extent possible so that schools and all personal data remain safe. (

f) It is the intent of the Legislature that high school pupils have the support and assistance services to help pupils successfully complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid and the form established pursuant to

Section 69508.5 for purposes of the California Dream Act. (

g) On or before September 1, 2022, and each year thereafter, the Student Aid Commission and the department shall facilitate the completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and the form established pursuant to

Section 69508.5 for purposes of the California Dream Act in the following manner:

(1) The department shall share the current school year’s roster of pupils with the Student Aid Commission.

(2) The Student Aid Commission shall match the data described in paragraph (1) with a pupil’s application status based on the data possessed by the Student Aid Commission related to submission of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and the form established pursuant to

Section 69508.5 for purposes of the California Dream Act.

(3) The Student Aid Commission shall provide, to the extent permissible pursuant to state and federal law, the California College Guidance Initiative, described in

Section 10861, with the data necessary, as determined by the California College Guidance Initiative, in consultation with the department, to inform the educator reports available through the CaliforniaColleges.edu platform to improve educator access to the information needed to determine whether each individual pupil has successfully completed and submitted their Free Application for Federal Student Aid or California Dream Act application.

(4) Upon participation of a local educational agency in the California College Guidance Initiative’s implementation of transcript-informed accounts for pupils in grades to 12, inclusive, on the CaliforniaColleges.edu platform, and to the extent permissible pursuant to state and federal law, the California College Guidance Initiative shall provide pupil grade point average information necessary, for each participating pupil in the local educational agency, to ensure that each pupil successfully completes and submits their Free Application for Federal Student Aid or California Dream Act application, to the Student Aid Commission in accordance with the privacy requirements of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C.

Sec. 1232g). (

h) The Student Aid Commission shall, on or before July 1, 2022, adopt regulations that include, but are not limited to, model opt-out forms and acceptable use policies for the purpose of providing guidance on the requirements relating to state law in paragraph (2) of subdivision (e). The Student Aid Commission shall post and make available any model opt-out forms and policies established pursuant to this subdivision on its internet website. (

i) A pupil who does not fulfill the requirements of this

section shall not be penalized or punished and this

section shall not affect a pupil’s ability to graduate.

SEC.

Section 66205.5 of the Education Code is amended to read: 66205.5. (

a) The California State University shall, and the University of California is requested to, on or after October 1, 2025, begin work on all of the following: (a)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Establish</xhtml:p>"?> (1) (

A) Establishing a model uniform set of academic standards for high school courses and college-level coursework taken for credit at a California public college or university by pupils simultaneously enrolled in high school, including career technical courses pursuant to subdivision (

i) of

Section 51220, for the purposes of recognition for admission to the California State University and to the University of California, respectively. In developing the model academic standards, the faculty of the postsecondary segments may work in consultation with administrators and faculty from schools maintaining any of grades kindergarten through 12, inclusive. Participating schools that maintain any of grades kindergarten through shall consult with an advisory group that shall include, but need not be limited to, representatives from all of the following: (1)</xhtml:p>"?> (

i) The University of California and the California State University. (2)</xhtml:p>"?> (ii) Business and industry, related to career technical programs in any of grades kindergarten through 12, inclusive. (3)</xhtml:p>"?> (iii) Classroom teachers in career technical education. (4)</xhtml:p>"?> (iv) School administrators. (5)</xhtml:p>"?> (

v) Parents. (

B) It is the intent of the Legislature that the model academic standards provide clarity as to their applicability to a given course to ensure suitability for electronic transmission of coursework to and between California’s public education systems and CaliforniaColleges.edu. (b)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Develop and implement</xhtml:p>"?>

(2) Developing and implementing a speedy process whereby high schools may obtain approval of their courses to satisfy specified admissions requirements of the California State University and the University of California, respectively, by January 1, 2006. The approval process shall, by August of each school year, notify applying schools whether the application for approval has been approved or denied. (c)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Develop</xhtml:p>"?>

(3) Developing a simple procedure to evaluate a career technical education course submitted by a high school that identifies it as a duplicate of a course offered by another high school that is approved by and satisfies the admissions criteria of the California State University or the University of California.

The procedure shall ensure that a duplicated course shall be approved as satisfying the admissions criteria of the California State University or the University of California, respectively, to the same extent as the original course if the review determines that the course successfully duplicates the content and requirements of the original course.

If a course is not approved as a duplicate, the California State University or the University of California shall inform the applicant high school of the reasons why the course was not approved and shall provide the applicant with a specific list of requirements that the course must meet in order to be approved as a duplicate.

In the event an applicant high school, whose course was not approved as a duplicate, revises the course and resubmits its application, the California State University or the University of California shall respond as expeditiously as possible so that if the course meets the necessary requirements for approval it may be offered in the next fall term. (d)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Take</xhtml:p>"?>

(4) Taking into consideration any previous work completed or policies adopted regarding matters related to paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, by the California State University or the University of California, respectively. (e)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>Develop</xhtml:p>"?>

(5) Developing guidelines for high school computer science courses that may be approved for the purposes of recognition for admission, as provided in paragraph (1). For computer science courses determined to satisfy mathematics subject area requirements, the University of California is encouraged to ensure that these courses build upon fundamental mathematics content provided in courses that satisfy the requirements of subdivision (b).

(6) Posting on its internet website the model uniform set of academic standards for the purpose of recognition for admission to the California State University and the University of California developed pursuant to paragraph (1). (f)</xhtml:p>"?> (

b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the academic standards for a high school course, adopted pursuant to and for purposes outlined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), are aligned with the standards developed pursuant to

Section 60605.8. (

c) The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall post on its internet website the model uniform set of academic standards for college-level coursework taken for credit at a California public college or university for the purposes of recognition for admission to the California State University and the University of California developed pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).

SEC.

Section 69432.7 of the Education Code is amended to read: 69432.7. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (

a) An “academic year” is July to June 30, inclusive.

The starting date of a session shall determine the academic year in which it is included. (b) “Access costs” means living expenses and expenses for transportation, supplies, technology, and books. (c) “Award year” means one academic year, or the equivalent, of attendance at a qualifying institution. (d) “College grade point average” and “community college grade point average” mean a grade point average calculated on the basis of all college work completed, except for nontransferable units and courses not counted in the computation for admission to a California public institution of higher education that grants a baccalaureate degree. (e) “Commission” means the Student Aid Commission. (f) “Enrollment status” means part- or full-time status. (1) “Part time,” for purposes of Cal Grant eligibility, means to semester units, inclusive, or the equivalent. (2) “Full time,” for purposes of Cal Grant eligibility, means or more semester units or the equivalent. (g) “Expected family contribution,” with respect to an applicant, shall be determined using the federal methodology pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section 69506 (as established by Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C.

Sec. 1070 et seq.)) and applicable rules and regulations adopted by the commission. (h) “High school grade point average” means a grade point average calculated on a 4.0 scale, using all academic coursework, for the sophomore year, the summer following the sophomore year, the junior year, and the summer following the junior year, excluding physical education, Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), and remedial courses, and computed pursuant to regulations of the commission.

However, for high school graduates who apply after their senior year, “high school grade point average” includes senior year coursework. (i) “Instructional program of not less than one academic year” means a program of study that results in the award of an associate or baccalaureate degree or certificate requiring at least semester units or the equivalent, or that results in eligibility for transfer from a community college to a baccalaureate degree program. (j) “Instructional program of not less than two academic years” means a program of study that results in the award of an associate or baccalaureate degree requiring at least semester units or the equivalent, or that results in eligibility for transfer from a community college to a baccalaureate degree program. (k) (1) “Maximum household income and asset levels” means the applicable household income and household asset levels for participants, including new applicants and renewing recipients, in the Cal Grant Program, as defined and adopted in regulations by the commission for the 2001–02 academic year, which shall be set pursuant to the following income and asset ceiling amounts: CAL GRANT PROGRAM INCOME CEILINGS Cal Grant A, C, and T Cal Grant B Dependent and Independent students with dependents* Family Size Six or more $74,100 $40,700 Five $68,700 $37,700 Four $64,100 $33,700 Three $59,000 $30,300 Two $57,600 $26,900 Independent Single, no dependents $23,500 $23,500 Married $26,900 $26,900 *Applies to independent students with dependents other than a spouse.

CAL GRANT PROGRAM ASSET CEILINGS Cal Grant A, C, and T Cal Grant B Dependent** $49,600 $49,600 Independent $23,600 $23,600 **Applies to independent students with dependents other than a spouse.

(2) The commission shall annually adjust the maximum household income and asset levels based on the percentage change in the cost of living within the meaning of paragraph (1) of subdivision (

e) of

Section of

Article XIII B of the California Constitution. The maximum household income and asset levels applicable to a renewing recipient shall be the greater of the adjusted maximum household income and asset levels or the maximum household income and asset levels at the time of the renewing recipient’s initial Cal Grant award.

For a recipient who was initially awarded a Cal Grant for an academic year before the 2011–12 academic year, the maximum household income and asset levels shall be the greater of the adjusted maximum household income and asset levels or the 2010–11 academic year maximum household income and asset levels. An applicant or renewal recipient who qualifies to be considered under the simplified needs test established by federal law for student assistance shall be presumed to meet the asset level test under this section.

Before disbursing any Cal Grant funds, a qualifying institution shall be obligated, under the terms of its institutional participation agreement with the commission, to resolve any conflicts that may exist in the data the institution possesses relating to that individual. ( l ) (1) “Qualifying institution” means an institution that complies with paragraphs (2) to (4), inclusive, and is any of the following: (

A) A California private or independent postsecondary educational institution that participates in the Pell Grant Program and in at least two of the following federal student aid programs: (

i) Federal Work-Study Program. (ii) Federal Stafford Loan Program. (iii) Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program. (

B) A nonprofit institution headquartered and operating in California that certifies to the commission that percent of the institution’s operating budget, as demonstrated in an audited financial statement, is expended for purposes of institutionally funded student financial aid in the form of grants, that demonstrates to the commission that it has the administrative capacity to administer the funds, that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and that meets any other state-required criteria adopted by regulation by the commission in consultation with the Department of Finance.

A regionally accredited institution that was deemed qualified by the commission to participate in the Cal Grant Program for the 2000–01 academic year shall retain its eligibility as long as it maintains its existing accreditation status. (

C) A California public postsecondary educational institution. (2) (

A) The institution shall provide information on where to access California license examination passage rates for the most recent available year from graduates of its undergraduate programs leading to employment for which passage of a California licensing examination is required, if that data is electronically available through the internet website of a California licensing or regulatory agency.

For purposes of this paragraph, “provide” may exclusively include placement of an internet website address labeled as an access point for the data on the passage rates of recent program graduates on the internet website where enrollment information is also located, on an internet website that provides centralized admissions information for postsecondary educational systems with multiple campuses, or on applications for enrollment or other program information distributed to prospective students. (

B) The institution shall be responsible for certifying to the commission compliance with the requirements of subparagraph (A). (3) (

A) The commission shall certify by November of each year the institution’s latest official three-year cohort default rate and graduation rate as most recently reported by the United States Department of Education. For purposes of this section, the graduation rate is the percentage of full-time, first-time degree or certificate-seeking undergraduate students who graduate in percent or less of the expected time to complete degree requirements as most recently reported publicly in any format, including preliminary data records, by the United States Department of Education. (

B) For purposes of the 2011–12 academic year, an otherwise qualifying institution with a three-year cohort default rate reported by the United States Department of Education that is equal to or greater than 24.6 percent shall be ineligible for initial and renewal Cal Grant awards at the institution. (

C) For purposes of the 2012–13 academic year, and every academic year thereafter, an otherwise qualifying institution with a three-year cohort default rate that is equal to or greater than 15.5 percent, as certified by the commission on October 1, 2011, and every year thereafter, shall be ineligible for initial and renewal Cal Grant awards at the institution. (D) (

i) An otherwise qualifying institution that becomes ineligible under this paragraph for initial and renewal Cal Grant awards shall regain its eligibility for the academic year for which it satisfies the requirements established in subparagraph (B), (C), or (F), as applicable. (ii) If the United States Department of Education corrects or revises an institution’s three-year cohort default rate or graduation rate that originally failed to satisfy the requirements established in subparagraph (B), (C), or (F), as applicable, and the correction or revision results in the institution’s three-year cohort default rate or graduation rate satisfying those requirements, that institution shall immediately regain its eligibility for the academic year to which the corrected or revised three-year cohort default rate or graduation rate would have been applied. (

E) An otherwise qualifying institution for which no three-year cohort default rate or graduation rate has been reported by the United States Department of Education shall be provisionally eligible to participate in the Cal Grant Program until a three-year cohort default rate or graduation rate has been reported for the institution by the United States Department of Education. (

F) For purposes of the 2012–13 academic year, and every academic year thereafter, an otherwise qualifying institution with a graduation rate of percent or less, as certified by the commission pursuant to subparagraph (A), shall be ineligible for initial and renewal Cal Grant awards at the institution, except as provided for in subparagraph (H). (

G) Notwithstanding any other law, the requirements of this paragraph shall not apply to institutions with percent or less of undergraduate students borrowing federal student loans, using information reported to the United States Department of Education for the academic year two years before the academic year in which the commission is certifying the three-year cohort default rate or graduation rate pursuant to subparagraph (A). (

H) Notwithstanding subparagraph (F), an otherwise qualifying institution that maintains a three-year cohort default rate that is less than 15.5 percent and a graduation rate above percent for students taking percent or less of the expected time to complete degree requirements, as certified by the commission pursuant to subparagraph (A), shall be eligible for initial and renewal Cal Grant awards at the institution through the 2016–17 academic year. (

I) Notwithstanding subparagraph (D), for the 2024–25 academic year, the commission shall use the three-year cohort default rate certified in to certify an otherwise qualifying institution pursuant to this paragraph. (

J) Notwithstanding subparagraph (D), for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 academic years, the commission shall use the three-year cohort default rate certified in to certify an otherwise qualifying institution pursuant to this paragraph. (J)</xhtml:p>"?> (

K) The commission shall do all of the following: (

i) Notify initial Cal Grant recipients seeking to attend, or attending, an institution that is ineligible for initial and renewal Cal Grant awards under subparagraph (

C) or (

F) that the institution is ineligible for initial Cal Grant awards for the academic year for which the student received an initial Cal Grant award. (ii) Notify renewal Cal Grant recipients attending an institution that is ineligible for initial and renewal Cal Grant awards at the institution under subparagraph (

C) or (

F) that the student’s Cal Grant award will be reduced by percent, or eliminated, as appropriate, if the student attends the ineligible institution in an academic year in which the institution is ineligible. (iii) Provide initial and renewal Cal Grant recipients seeking to attend, or attending, an institution that is ineligible for initial and renewal Cal Grant awards at the institution under subparagraph (

C) or (

F) with a complete list of all California postsecondary educational institutions at which the student would be eligible to receive an unreduced Cal Grant award. (iv) (

I) Establish an appeal process for an otherwise qualifying institution that fails to satisfy the three-year cohort default rate and graduation rate requirements in subparagraphs (

C) and (F), respectively. (II) The commission may grant an appeal for an academic year only if the commission has determined the institution has a cohort size of individuals or less and the cohort is not representative of the overall institutional performance.

(4) By the start of the 2024–25 academic year, the institution shall develop and implement policies defining “satisfactory academic progress” in a manner that is consistent with the federal standards published in Title of the Code of Federal Regulations. The institution shall also comply with all of the following requirements: (

A) Set the standards for grade point average and pace of completion at the minimum federal standards as determined by

Section 668.34(

a) of Title of the Code of Federal Regulations. (

B) Provide information to students about the institution’s “satisfactory academic progress” standards and financial aid appeals process during new student orientation and include student-friendly language on the institution’s internet website and financial aid award letters regarding the standards and appeals process. The institution shall request its faculty to include student-friendly language on course syllabi regarding the standards and appeals process. (

C) Notify a student when the student has not achieved the “satisfactory academic progress” standards following every term of enrollment, regardless of the frequency at which “satisfactory academic progress” is formally evaluated. This subparagraph does not preclude an institution from conducting the formal evaluation annually. (

D) Evaluate whether a student satisfies the grade point average and pace of completion standards set forth in subparagraph (

A) based on cumulative measures. An institution shall not require a student to satisfy the minimum grade point average and pace of completion standards for each individual term. This paragraph does not preclude an institution from requiring a student on “financial aid probation” as defined by

Section 668.34(

b) of Title of the Code of Federal Regulations to comply with the terms of the student’s academic plan in order to maintain financial aid eligibility. (

E) Exclude remedial coursework from maximum timeframe calculations if the institution offers remedial coursework. (

F) Allow a student who fulfills the terms and conditions of the student’s academic plan to remain on “financial aid probation” as defined by

Section 668.34(

b) of Title of the Code of Federal Regulations, including continuing to receive financial aid for any term for which the student fulfills the terms and conditions of the student’s academic plan. (

G) In the case of a “satisfactory academic progress” determination for a transfer student, when calculating maximum timeframe as defined by

Section 668.34(

b) of Title of the Code of Federal Regulations, only include those credits from other institutions that count towards the student’s current program of study. (

H) Accept both electronic and hard copy financial aid appeals for any student who is ineligible to receive financial aid due to the determination that the student did not meet “satisfactory academic progress,” as defined by the institution where the student is enrolled, subject to all of the following: (

i) A student who loses financial aid eligibility may appeal the determination during any subsequent term following loss of financial aid eligibility. The institution shall not limit the total number of appeals that may be submitted by a student throughout the duration of the student’s enrollment. The institution may limit the number of appeals per term, but each appeal that is denied shall be subject to the second review process pursuant to clause (vi).

The institution shall not impose deadlines for submitting an appeal that are earlier than three weeks before the end of each term. (ii) A student who previously disenrolled while being ineligible to receive financial aid may appeal the loss of financial aid upon reenrollment, and the timing for consideration of the appeal shall allow the student, if the student meets the criteria for financial aid reinstatement, to qualify for reinstatement upon the first term of reenrollment. (iii) The institution shall provide a student who is ineligible to receive financial aid with written notice of the financial aid appeals process, including the process for a student to file an appeal, information about the second review process for an appeal that is denied as described in clause (vi), and how a student may request a second review. (iv) In reviewing a student’s appeal, the institution may consider any additional special circumstances that the institution deems appropriate, and shall consider a broad range of special circumstances, including, but not limited to, any of the following: (

I) Death of a relative or other significant person. (II) Injury or illness, including, but not limited to, behavioral health conditions, of the student or a relative or other significant person. (III) Pregnancy or birth of a child. (IV) Homelessness. (

V) Loss of childcare. (VI) Loss or change in employment. (VII) Loss of access to personal or public transportation. (VIII) Being a victim of a serious crime, including, but not limited to, domestic abuse, even if the crime was not reported or did not result in criminal prosecution or civil liability. (IX) Natural disaster. (

X) Change of major. (

v) The institution shall review a student’s appeal and notify the student of the appeal decision within days of submission of a complete appeal. The institution shall not disenroll a student for nonpayment of tuition and fees while the student’s appeal is pending. (vi) The institution shall provide a second review process for an appeal that is denied if requested by the student.

The second review shall be conducted by a reviewer who did not participate in the first review. (vii) The institution shall waive any requirement for third-party written documentation of the special circumstances forming the basis of an appeal if that documentation cannot be reasonably obtained by the student and the student signs a statement attesting to the veracity of the special circumstances presented as the grounds for appeal. (viii) This subparagraph shall not be interpreted to require institutions to provide retroactive financial aid for a term preceding the term in which a student reenrolls. (m) “Satisfactory academic progress” means those criteria required by applicable federal standards published in Title of the Code of Federal Regulations.

SEC.

Section 69433.2 of the Education Code is amended to read: 69433.2. (

a) As a condition for its voluntary participation in the Cal Grant Program, each Cal Grant participating institution, or the systemwide central office of the public postsecondary educational institution acting on behalf of the participating institution, shall, on or before March 31, 2026, and on or before March of each year thereafter, annually report to the commission, and as further specified in the institutional participation agreement, both of the following for its undergraduate programs in order for the commission to meet the requirements of subdivision (b): (1) (

A) Enrollment, persistence, and graduation data for all students, disaggregated by gender, ethnicity, Pell Grant status, first generation status, transfer status, student parent status, foster youth status, and eligibility used of state financial aid received, including Cal Grant A, Cal Grant B, Cal Grant C, Cal Grant Access Awards, and Middle Class Scholarship, to the extent data is available. Data shall be redacted when the number of students is insufficient to ensure student privacy under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (Public Law 93-280, as amended). (

B) To the extent feasible, Cal Grant participating institutions or the systemwide central office of the public postsecondary educational institution acting on behalf of the participating institution, may satisfy the reporting requirements of subparagraph (

A) by submitting that data to the Cradle-to-Career Data System, and subsequently having the Cradle-to-Career Data System share the aggregated data with the commission, subject to privacy protection protocols that prevent redisclosure of individuals pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph (

C) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (

b) of

Section 10867.

(2) The job placement rate and salary and wage information for each program that is either designed or advertised to lead to a particular type of job or advertised or promoted with a claim regarding job placement. (

b) The commission shall post both of the following on its internet website on or before August 1, 2026, and on or before August of each year thereafter:

(1) The information submitted by a Cal Grant participating institution pursuant to subdivision (a), which shall be made available in a searchable database.

(2) Other information and links that are useful to students and parents who are in the process of selecting a college or university. This information may include, but not be limited to, local occupational profiles available through the Employment Development Department’s Labor Market Information Data Library. (

c) Data reported to the commission pursuant to subdivision (

a) by postsecondary educational institutions shall be reported in a manner that complies with applicable federal and state laws to protect individual privacy, as determined by the postsecondary educational institution. The applicable federal and state laws to protect individual privacy shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1) The federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-280, as amended).

(2) The federal Higher Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-329, as amended).

(3) The federal Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-579, as amended).

(4) The information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with

Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part of Division of the Civil Code). (

d) Data reported to the commission pursuant to subdivision (

a) by the Cradle-to Career Data System shall be reported in a manner that complies with federal and state privacy laws applicable to the system, as described in

Section 10860.

SEC. 6.

Section of the Education Code is amended to read: 69617. (a) (1) (

A) Subject to moneys appropriated by the Legislature for purposes of this section, the commission shall administer the Golden State Teacher Grant Program. Under the program, the commission shall provide one-time grant funds of up to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to each student enrolled, or who has applied for enrollment, on or after January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2024, inclusive, in a professional preparation program leading to a preliminary teaching credential or a pupil personnel services credential, at either a qualifying institution, as defined in subdivision (

l) of

Section 69432.7, or a professional preparation program approved by the Commission on Teaching Credentialing that has a main campus location or administrative entity that resides in California, including professional preparation programs operated by local educational agencies in California, if the student commits to working at a priority school or a California preschool program for four years within the eight years following the date the student completes the professional preparation program. (

B) For applications received under the program on July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026, inclusive, the commission shall provide reduced one-time grant funds of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to each student eligible for a grant pursuant to subparagraph (A), except intern credential program participants, if the student commits to working at a priority school or a California preschool program for two years within the four years following the date the student completes the professional preparation program. (2) (

A) Under the program, the commission shall provide one-time grant funds of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to each California resident student enrolled, or who has applied for enrollment, on or after January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2024, inclusive, in a professional preparation program leading to a preliminary teaching credential or pupil personnel services credential at a qualified institution, as determined by the commission pursuant to

Section 69617.5, if the student commits to working at a priority school or a California preschool program for four years within the eight years following the date the student completes the professional preparation program. Of the funds appropriated in support of the program, no more than percent of the total funding may be allocated for the purpose of awards provided pursuant to this paragraph. (

B) For applications received on July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, inclusive, under the program, the commission shall provide reduced one-time grant funds of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) to each student eligible for a grant pursuant to subparagraph (A), except intern credential program participants, if the student commits to working at a priority school or a California preschool program for two years within the four years following the date the student completes the professional preparation program. (3) (

A) Funds appropriated for the Golden State Teacher Grant Program in the Budget Act of and the Budget Act of shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure by the commission until June 30, 2026. (

B) For applications submitted to the commission in the 2023–24 fiscal year, the commission shall issue no more than fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) in grants pursuant to this section.

(4) Grant funds shall be used to supplement and not supplant other sources of grant financial aid, and may be disbursed in more than one academic year, provided that the total amount of funds granted to an applicant does not exceed the applicable amount specified in this section. (

b) The one-time grant funds issued pursuant to this

section shall not exceed the amount appropriated for the Golden State Teacher Grant Program in the Budget Act of and the Budget Act of 2021. (

c) Commencing July 1, 2024, the commission shall prioritize awards to eligible applicants with the lowest income and asset levels at the time of application. Income and asset levels shall be calculated using the same methodology set forth for the Student Aid Index. (d)

(1) A grant recipient shall agree to serve at a priority school or a California preschool program for two or four years, as applicable, and shall have four or eight years, as applicable, upon completion of the recipient’s professional preparation program, to meet that obligation. Except as provided in paragraph (4), a grant recipient shall agree to repay the state or percent, as applicable, of the total received grant funds annually, up to full repayment of the received grant funds, for each year the recipient fails to do one or more of the following: (

A) Be enrolled in or have successfully completed a professional preparation program approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. (

B) While enrolled in the professional preparation program, maintain good academic standing. (

C) Before or upon completion of the professional preparation program, complete a baccalaureate degree program from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. (

D) Complete the required teaching service or clinical practice following completion of the recipient’s professional preparation program. (

E) Complete their teacher preparation program and earn a preliminary credential within six years after the first distribution of grant funds.

(2) Nonperformance of the commitment to serve at a priority school or a California preschool program for the applicable two or four years shall be certified by the commission.

(3) Nonperformance of the commitment to earn a preliminary teaching credential or pupil personnel services credential shall be certified by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to the Student Aid Commission.

(4) Any exceptions to the requirement for repayment shall be defined by the commission, and may include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, counting a school year towards the required applicable service requirement at a priority school or a California preschool program if a grant recipient is unable to complete the school year when any of the following occur: (

A) The grant recipient has completed at least one-half of the school year or preschool program year, as applicable. (

B) The employer deems the grant recipient to have fulfilled the grant recipient’s contractual requirements for the school year or preschool program year, as applicable, for purposes of salary increases, probationary or permanent status, and retirement. (

C) The grant recipient was not able to serve due to the financial circumstances of the school district, including a decision to not reelect the employee for the next succeeding school year. (

D) The grant recipient has a condition covered under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C.

Sec. 2601 et seq.) or similar state law. (

E) The grant recipient was called or ordered to active duty status for more than days as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States. (

e) The commission may use up to 1.5 percent of funding appropriated for purposes of this

section for outreach and administration. (

f) The commission shall develop a process by which students interested in a professional preparation program leading to a preliminary teaching credential or a pupil personnel services credential may submit a request for a preenrollment conditional award notice from the commission. The notice shall provide information regarding the Golden State Teacher Grant Program award amount the student may be eligible to receive upon enrollment in the professional preparation program and formal application to the commission to participate in the Golden State Teacher Grant Program. (g)

(1) A “priority school” means a school with percent or more of its pupils being unduplicated pupils, as defined in subdivision (

b) of

Section 42238.02.

(2) The commission, in coordination with the State Department of Education, shall publish a list of priority schools by April of each year.

(3) For purposes of satisfying the service requirement, a grant recipient may use service at a school listed on the most recent list of priority schools published by the commission that is available when the grant recipient seeks employment at a priority school. Further service at that school shall continue to satisfy the applicable service requirement, even if the school is no longer included on future priority school lists. (h)

(1) The commission may adopt regulations, including any amendments to regulations, necessary for the implementation of the Golden State Teacher Grant Program. The commission may adopt emergency regulations it deems necessary for the implementation of this 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.

(2) 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 paragraph (1) shall remain in force and effect until June 30, 2026.

(3) No rule, policy, or standard of general application issued by the commission in implementing this

section shall be subject to the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with

Section 11340) of Part of Division of Title of the Government Code). (

i) The commission shall conduct, in partnership with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, an evaluation of the Golden State Teacher Grant Program to determine the effectiveness of the program in recruiting credential candidates and employing credentialholders at priority schools and California preschool programs.

The commission is encouraged to use qualitative and quantitative measures to quantify the number of credential candidates the program recruited into professional preparation programs, disaggregated by program and institution type, and the number of credentialholders employed at priority schools and California preschool programs, disaggregated by subject matter placement, and to describe the effects of the program on the decisions of credential candidates to enter and remain in the education field.

The commission shall provide, with respect to the evaluation, a report to the Department of Finance and the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature on or before December 31, 2025, and every two years thereafter. (j)

(1) The commission shall accept applications for the Golden State Teacher Grant Program beginning on September for the following academic year and shall establish a process and timeline that allows institutions of higher education to provide applicants with grant eligibility determinations before the deadline for enrolling in their professional preparation program.

(2) Commencing July 1, 2024, the commission shall establish up to three application periods each year, consistent with subdivision (a). (

k) The commission shall permit grant recipients to receive funds in more than one academic year, provided the total amount of funds granted to any applicant does not exceed the applicable amount specified in this section. (

l) As used in this section, “California preschool program” means a state-funded or federally funded preschool program in the state, including California state preschool programs, tribal preschool programs, and Head Start programs.

SEC.

Section 69996.9 of the Education Code is amended to read: 69996.9. (a)

(1) For the 2021–22 fiscal year, through the program, all of the following shall occur: (

A) Each pupil enrolled in grades to 12, inclusive, on the State Department of Education’s official census day in the 2021–22 fiscal year who meets the requirements to be considered an unduplicated pupil for purposes of paragraph (2) of subdivision (

b) of

Section or paragraph (1) of subdivision (

b) of

Section 42238.02 and who is enrolled at a school district, public charter school, state special school, or other local educational agency, shall have a KIDS Account established on the pupil’s behalf, unless the pupil’s KIDS Account has already been established pursuant to

Section 69996.3, and shall receive an enhanced deposit into the pupil’s KIDS Account in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500). (

B) In addition to the amount allocated pursuant to subparagraph (A), the KIDS Account of each eligible pupil who is also a foster youth, as defined under subdivision (

b) of

Section 42238.01, shall receive an enhanced deposit of an additional five hundred dollars ($500). (

C) In addition to the amount allocated pursuant to subparagraphs (

A) and (B), the KIDS Account of each eligible pupil who is also a homeless pupil meeting the definition of “homeless children and youths” in subsection (2) of

Section of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.

Sec. 11434a(2)) shall receive an enhanced deposit of an additional five hundred dollars ($500).

(2) Commencing with the 2022–23 fiscal year, through the program, all of the following shall occur: (

A) Each pupil who meets all of the following conditions shall have a KIDS Account opened on their behalf, unless their account has already been established pursuant to

Section 69996.3, and shall receive an enhanced deposit into their KIDS Account in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500): (

i) The pupil is enrolled in first grade on the State Department of Education’s official census day in the applicable fiscal year. (ii) The pupil meets the requirements to be considered an unduplicated pupil for purposes of paragraph (2) of subdivision (

b) of

Section or paragraph (1) of subdivision (

b) of

Section 42238.02. (iii) The pupil is enrolled at a school district, public charter school, state special school, or other local educational agency. (

B) In addition to the amount allocated pursuant to subparagraph (A), the KIDS Account of each pupil who meets the requirements of subparagraph (

A) and is also a foster youth, as defined under subdivision (

b) of

Section 42238.01, shall receive an enhanced deposit of an additional five hundred dollars ($500). (

C) In addition to the amount allocated pursuant to subparagraphs (

A) and (B), the KIDS Account of each pupil who meets the requirements of subparagraph (

A) and is also a homeless pupil under the definition of “homeless children and youths” in subsection (2) of

Section of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.

Sec. 11434a(2)) shall receive an enhanced deposit of an additional five hundred dollars ($500). (

D) For pupils for whom a KIDS Account has already been established pursuant to

Section 69996.3 and who are also eligible for an enhanced deposit pursuant to this paragraph, the enhanced deposit shall be deposited in the KIDS Account in which funding for that pupil is currently held. (3) (

A) Commencing with the 2025–26 fiscal year, and subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, through the program, both of the following shall occur: (i) (

I) Each pupil who is a foster youth, as defined under subdivision (

b) of

Section 42238.01, and is enrolled in any of grades to 12, inclusive, at a school district, public charter school, state special school, or other local educational agency, shall have a KIDS Account opened on their behalf, unless their account has already been established pursuant to

Section 69996.3, and shall receive an enhanced deposit of an additional five hundred dollars ($500). (II) Each foster youth pupil described in subclause (

I) who did not previously receive a deposit pursuant to either subparagraph (

A) of paragraph (1), or subparagraph (

A) of paragraph (2), shall further receive an enhanced deposit of five hundred dollars ($500) in addition to the deposit pursuant to subclause (I). (III) Upon receiving an enhanced deposit pursuant to subclause (

I) or (II) in any fiscal year, a pupil shall not be eligible for an enhanced deposit pursuant to subclause (

I) or (II) in any subsequent fiscal year. (ii) For pupils for whom a KIDS Account has already been established pursuant to

Section 69996.3 and who are also eligible for an enhanced deposit pursuant to this subparagraph, the enhanced deposit shall be deposited in the KIDS Account in which funding for that pupil is currently held. (

B) This paragraph shall become inoperative on January 1, 2029. (4) (

A) A pupil who receives an enhanced deposit into their KIDS Account pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) may only have one enhanced deposit made into their existing or newly established KIDS Account pursuant to this article, except as provided for in subparagraph (B). A pupil shall not have more than one KIDS Account established for them pursuant to this article. (

B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a pupil who receives an enhanced deposit into their KIDS Account pursuant to subparagraph (

A) or (

C) of paragraph (1), or a pupil who receives an enhanced deposit pursuant to subparagraph (

A) or (

C) of paragraph (2), may also receive enhanced deposits pursuant to paragraph (3). (b)

(1) The board shall collaborate with the State Department of Education, or other relevant governmental agencies, to identify eligible pupils for the purpose of establishing KIDS Accounts or making an enhanced deposit into existing KIDS Accounts pursuant to this section.

To the extent feasible, the State Department of Education shall annually provide necessary data using census day data in a secure manner for the board to fulfill its obligations pursuant to this article, including, but not necessarily limited to, eligible pupils’ names, pupil identification, birth dates, grade levels, contact information of parents or legal guardians, and eligibility information.

For purposes of this subdivision, the information received by the board shall be considered necessary to facilitate the establishment or enhancement of KIDS Accounts, or the establishment of a notification process for parents or legal guardians of eligible pupils.

(2) The board shall comply with federal and state laws to protect individual privacy, including, but not limited to, the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with

Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part of Division of the Civil Code) and all of the following federal statutes: (

A) The federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-380, as amended). (

B) The federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191, as amended). (

C) The federal Higher Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-329, as amended).

(3) Notwithstanding any other law, individual records or source data associated with the establishment of a KIDS Account pursuant to this

article shall not be subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with

Section 7920.000) of Title of the Government Code). (

c) The Legislature finds and declares that undocumented persons are eligible for KIDS Accounts within the meaning of subsection (

d) of

Section of Title of the United States Code. (

d) It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate state funding in the annual Budget Act to support the establishment of a KIDS Account for any eligible pupil who meets, or could meet in a future year, the requirements to be exempt from nonresident tuition pursuant to subdivision (

a) of

Section 68130.5. (e)

(1) For the 2024–25 to 2029–30 fiscal years, inclusive, the board shall partner with the Riverside County Office of Education, including the school districts in the County of Riverside, to explore ways to increase participation in the KIDS Program. For the 2025–26 to 2029–30 fiscal years, inclusive, the board shall partner with the San Diego Unified School District to explore ways to increase participation in the KIDS Program.

(2) As permissible under federal and state data privacy and data security laws, the board shall provide the local educational agencies specified in paragraph (1) with the statewide student identifiers of pupils within their respective jurisdictions who have not yet engaged with the KIDS Account established on their behalf commencing with the 2021–22 fiscal year. The board shall provide data at least three times per year to the extent feasible. Upon receipt of this data, the local educational agencies shall be responsible for complying with all applicable federal and state data privacy and data security laws relating to pupil record information.

(3) The board shall comply with federal and state laws to protect individual privacy, including, but not limited to, the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with

Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part of Division of the Civil Code) and all of the following federal statutes: (

A) The federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-380, as amended). (

B) The federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191, as amended). (

C) The federal Higher Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-329, as amended). (4) (

A) On or before September 30, 2025, and on or before September 30, 2029, the board, in collaboration with the local educational agencies specified in paragraph (1), shall submit a report to the Department of Finance and the Legislature, pursuant to

Section of the Government Code. The report shall include, at a minimum, all of the following: (

i) The number of KIDS Program participants within the jurisdictions of the partnering local educational agencies that have registered on the program’s online portal and the number that have linked their KIDS Account to a Scholarshare account. (ii) The number of KIDS Program participants within the jurisdictions of the partnering local educational agencies that have requested a distribution of funds for qualified higher education expenses and the total amount of those payments. (iii) A comparison of the rates specified in clauses (

i) and (ii) with the rates of KIDS Program participants statewide. (iv) As provided by the partnering local educational agencies, a description of the outreach strategies they implemented that were aimed at increasing participation in the KIDS Program, along with any information available on the direct impact of each of those strategies. (

v) Recommendations for improving KIDS Program structure and outreach in collaboration with local educational agencies. (

B) The board may include this information in its annual report on the KIDS Program pursuant to subdivision (

c) of

Section 69996.6.

(5) This subdivision shall become inoperative on July 1, 2030.

SEC. 8.

Section of the Education Code is amended to read: 78071. (

a) The office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges may establish a program to enter into agreements with community colleges to provide additional funds for services in support of postsecondary education for justice-involved students. This program shall be known as the Rising Scholars Network, and shall expand the number of justice-involved students participating and succeeding in the community colleges and shall not displace other students. (

b) A community college district that wishes to participate in the Rising Scholars Network shall apply to the board of governors for funding pursuant to this article. The application of each participating community college district shall identify the Rising Scholars college or colleges in the district, and shall include, but not be limited to, the number of justice-involved students who will be served.

The application shall also describe the extent of cooperation between the college and local criminal justice stakeholders, including, as applicable, wardens, county sheriffs, juvenile facilities, and probation departments. Beginning in the 2025–26 fiscal year, the board of governors may prioritize funding provided in the annual Budget Act for applications submitted pursuant to this

article that demonstrate positive student outcomes consistent with the goals and guidance described in

Section 78072. (

c) To the maximum extent feasible, funds received by a community college under this

article shall be used for, but not be limited to, any of the following supports and services:

(1) Providing any of the following for programs serving all justice-involved students, whether on campus or in custody: (

A) Academic counseling or advising that provides clear pathways. (

B) Academic tutoring. (

C) Financial aid information and application assistance. (

D) Frequent in-person contact. (

E) Professional development for faculty and staff.

(2) Providing any of the following for programs serving formerly incarcerated students on campus: (

A) Peer-to-peer support or mentoring. (

B) Assistance with accessing campus resources, including admissions, financial aid, and student services. (

C) Career counseling and, as feasible, placement services. (

D) Assistance with accessing community resources, including record clearance, housing assistance, mental health support, and social services.

(3) Providing either of the following for programs serving currently incarcerated or detained students: (

A) Transitional materials and services to support students in enrollment and persistence in higher education upon release. (

B) Parity of academic supports and services as provided on campus.

SEC. 9.

Section of the Education Code is amended to read: 78082. (a)

(1) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall submit a report to the Legislature on or before March 1, 2025, and annually thereafter until a final report is submitted on March 1, 2029, on the implementation of the pilot program, including, but not limited to, all of the following information: (

A) The number of students receiving a stipend pursuant to this article. (

B) The degree or training program the student has completed or is participating in. (

C) The name of each community college district participating pursuant to this article. (

D) The outcomes for all participants, including employment, additional education, or business startups. (

E) The percentage of students employed in the field in which they received a degree or completed training. (

F) The degree to which Hire UP supportive services acknowledge and address historic racial inequity and socioeconomic barriers to workforce participation for the target population groups. (

G) The impact of the pilot program on the target population groups, including key conclusions and policy recommendations to provide guidance to the Legislature and the Governor.

(2) The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with

Section of the Government Code. (

b) Participating community college districts shall provide all of the information in subdivision (

a) to the chancellor’s office to facilitate pilot program evaluation. (

c) Participating community college districts and community partners may be required to participate in technical assistance activities, including, but not limited to, convening practice communities to identify and help replicate evidence-based practices and facilitate an assessment and evaluation of the performance and success of the pilot program.

SEC. 10.

Section of the Education Code is amended to read: 78084. This

article shall become inoperative on March 15, 2029, and as of January 1, 2030, is repealed.

SEC. 11.

Section of the Education Code is amended to read: 79520. (

a) The Native American Student Support and Success Program is hereby established under the administration of the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to accomplish all of the following:

(1) To strengthen K–12 pathways to and through the California Community College system for Native American students, including student transfer to the University of California and the California State University systems.

(2) To ensure the educational success of Native American students.

(3) To develop Native American leaders.

(4) To increase the number of Native American mentors to empower future generations. (

b) A grant provided to a community college pursuant to this

article is intended to establish a local Native American student support and success program to provide all of the following services to support Native American students:

(1) Integration of peer mentorship with other student success services.

(2) Development of clearly structured, coherent course-specific cohorts.

(3) Building capacity for counseling and wraparound student services offering culturally responsive resources.

(4) Development and integration of faculty and staff professional development training. (c)

(1) The chancellor’s office may enter into agreements with up to community colleges to provide grants to those participating colleges for the purpose of developing local Native American student support and success programs and delivering the services described in

Section to Native American students. A community college that receives a grant shall consult with California tribes in their service and surrounding area to design their local program.

(2) Each local program shall provide the services described in subdivision (

b) and may direct financial support to enrolled first-time Native American students before their courses have commenced, and who have completed required matriculation activities as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (

a) of

Section 78212, if those services are necessary to enable the student to be successful upon the commencement of the academic term.

(3) In addition to the services provided in subdivision (b), the local program may also provide additional services to Native American students, including program outreach and recruitment, program consultation and eligibility verification, career development, basic need service coordination, offering culturally responsive resources, transfer and career counseling, book and supply grants, tutoring, and other related services to ensure the educational success of Native American students.

(4) A community college that receives a one-time grant pursuant to this

article shall use a portion of the grant to establish a full-time program coordinator and tribal liaison position for the purpose of implementing the services described in this article. The coordinator shall also act as a liaison between the community college and local Native American tribes for the creation and implementation of the program. In hiring this position, preference shall be given to qualified candidates of Native American or Alaska Native heritage in a manner similar to preference provided in the federal Indian Preference Act of 1990. (d)

(1) A community college may apply for a program grant by submitting a letter of interest to the chancellor’s office pursuant to this article. An applying community college shall certify that its services provided pursuant to this

article to Native American students are coordinated with, and do not supplant, other services provided by the county or state.

(2) If the number of requests to participate exceeds the amount of available grant funding for the program, the chancellor’s office shall prioritize awarding grants to community colleges with the highest number of Native American students. Identifying Native American students eligible for the program should be based on state and federal tribal recognition, linear descendancy, and community involvement. A participating community college is encouraged to request additional data to determine the eligibility of student participants and potential student participants from local tribal communities and local educational agencies. (e)

(1) A community college that receives a grant pursuant to this

article shall annually report to the chancellor’s office, on or before July of each year following receipt of the grant, information, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (

A) A

summary of services supported with the grant. (

B) The number of students supported by services provided with the grant. (

C) Academic progress and outcomes of students who received support services provided with the grant, including course completion rates, persistence data, transfer rates, and career placement outcome