AB 2416 — Postsecondary education: student financial aid: satisfactory academic progress.

Summary

(1) Existing law establishes the University of California, the California State University, the California Community Colleges, independent institutions of higher education, as defined, and private postsecondary educational institutions, as defined, as the segments of postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission as the primary state agency for the administration of state-authorized student financial aid programs available to students attending all segments of postsecondary education. These student financial aid programs include the Cal Grant Program, the Chafee Educational and Training Vouchers Program, the Willie L. Brown, Jr. Community Service Scholarship Program, the California State Work-Study Program, the Middle Class Scholarship Program, and the California DREAM Loan Program, all of which require, for a student to qualify for aid, that the student make satisfactory academic progress as determined by the institution attended by the student. This bill would require that determinations of "satisfactory academic progress" by the institutions participating in these student aid programs consider homelessness, as specified, within the meaning of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act as an extenuating circumstance for students who are otherwise unable to meet the requirements deemed to constitute "satisfactory academic progress" at the institutions, and that extenuating circumstance may be considered by the institutions to alter or excuse compliance with those progress requirements. (2) The California Community Colleges comprise 115 campuses throughout the state. The campuses of the California Community Colleges administer, among other programs, the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012 and the Community Colleges Student Success Completion Grant program, both of which require, for a student to qualify for participation, that the student make satisfactory academic progress, as specified. This bill, with respect to the Seymour-Campbell Student Success Act of 2012, would require that the determination of satisfactory academic progress by the community college consider homelessness, as specified, within the meaning of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act as an extenuating circumstance for students who are otherwise unable to meet the requirements deemed to constitute "satisfactory academic progress" at that community college, an extenuating circumstance that may be considered by the institution to alter or excuse compliance with those progress requirements. The bill, with respect to the Community Colleges Student Success Completion Grant Program, would require, to the extent consistent with applicable federal standards, that the criteria applied by the community college for determining satisfactory academic progress provide that homelessness, as specified, within the meaning of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is an extenuating circumstance for students who are otherwise unable to meet the requirements deemed to constitute "satisfactory academic progress" at that community college. The bill would authorize the community college, if allowed by federal standards, to consider that extenuating circumstance to alter or excuse compliance with those progress requirements. To the extent that the bill would impose new duties on community college districts, it would constitute a state-mandated local program. (3) 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.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/29/20 - Chaptered Current pdf September 29, 2020
• Enrolled 08/25/20 - Enrolled pdf August 25, 2020
• Amended 05/18/20 - Amended Assembly pdf May 18, 2020
• Introduced 02/18/20 - Introduced pdf February 18, 2020
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Action History

1. September 29, 2020

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 285, Statutes of 2020.

2. September 29, 2020

   Approved by the Governor.

3. August 27, 2020

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

4. August 24, 2020

   In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

5. August 24, 2020

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4293.).

6. August 14, 2020

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

7. August 13, 2020

   From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

8. July 29, 2020

   From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

9. July 01, 2020

   Referred to Com. on ED.

10. June 11, 2020

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

11. June 10, 2020

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4766.)

12. June 04, 2020

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

13. June 03, 2020

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 3).

14. June 02, 2020

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

15. May 19, 2020

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

16. May 18, 2020

    Read second time and amended.

17. May 14, 2020

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 13).

18. April 06, 2020

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

19. February 24, 2020

    Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

20. February 19, 2020

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

21. February 18, 2020

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Jesse Gabriel · Primary

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