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CHAPTER 1.7. Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program [69430. - 69475.]

Chapter 1.7 added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 403, Sec. 4.

§§ 69430–69475 · 46 sections

  1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 69430–69433.9 · 16 sections
    • § 69430 This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program.
    • § 69431 There is hereby established the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program, which may also be referred to as the Cal Grant Program.
    • § 69432 (a) (1) Cal Grant Program awards shall be known as “Cal Grant A Entitlement Awards,” “Cal Grant B Entitlement Awards,” “California Community College Expanded…
    • § 69432.5 The Budget required by the California Constitution to be submitted by the Governor at each Regular Session of the Legislature shall take into consideration the…
    • § 69432.7 As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) An “academic year” is July 1 to June 30, inclusive. The starting date of a…
    • § 69432.8 The commission may determine that an advance payment is essential to ensure that funds provided pursuant to this chapter to assist students to enroll in…
    • § 69432.9 (a) A Cal Grant applicant shall submit a complete official financial aid application pursuant to Section 69433 and applicable regulations adopted by the…
    • § 69432.92 (a) The commission may require verification of high school graduation or its equivalent to be electronically submitted for all former grade 12 pupils who…
    • § 69432.95 (a) For purposes of this section, “qualifying institution” has the same meaning as in Section 69432.7. (b) For the purposes of subdivision (c) “Cal Grant”…
    • § 69433 (a) (1) A Cal Grant Program award shall be based upon the financial need of the applicant, and shall not exceed the calculated financial need for any…
    • § 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…
    • § 69433.5 (a) Only a resident of California, as determined by the commission pursuant to Part 41 (commencing with Section 68000), is eligible for an initial Cal Grant…
    • § 69433.6 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, Cal Grant A awards and Cal Grant B awards may be renewed for a total of the equivalent of four years of…
    • § 69433.7 The commission shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this chapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission may adopt emergency…
    • § 69433.8 An award under this chapter does not guarantee admission to an institution of higher education or admission to a specific campus or program.
    • § 69433.9 (a) To be eligible to receive a Cal Grant award pursuant to this chapter, a student shall be all of the following: (1) A citizen of the United States, or an…
  2. ARTICLE 2. Cal Grant A Entitlement Program §§ 69434–69434.5 · 2 sections
    • § 69434 (a) A Cal Grant A award shall be used only for tuition or student fees, or both, in a for-credit instructional program with a length of not less than two…
    • § 69434.5 (a) An individual selected for a Cal Grant A award who enrolls in a California community college may elect to have the award held in reserve for a period not…
  3. ARTICLE 3. Cal Grant B Entitlement Program §§ 69435–69435.3 · 2 sections
    • § 69435 (a) (1) A Cal Grant B award shall be used only for tuition, student fees, and access costs in a for-credit instructional program that is not less than one…
    • § 69435.3 (a) Any California resident is entitled to receive a Cal Grant B award, and the commission shall allocate that award pursuant to Section 66021.2, if all of the…
  4. ARTICLE 3.5. California Community College Expanded Entitlement Program § 69435.5 · 1 section
    • § 69435.5 (a) Commencing with the 2021–22 academic year, a student who was not awarded a Cal Grant A or B award pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) or… see note
  5. ARTICLE 4. California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Program §§ 69436–69436.5 · 2 sections
    • § 69436 (a) A student who was not awarded a Cal Grant A or B award pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) or Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435)…
    • § 69436.5 A participating qualifying institution shall report to the commission annually as to the number of students determined to be independent pursuant to…
  6. ARTICLE 5. Competitive Cal Grant A and B Awards §§ 69437–69437.7 · 5 sections
    • § 69437 (a) Commencing with the 2001–02 academic year, and each academic year thereafter, there shall be established the Competitive Cal Grant A and B award program…
    • § 69437.3 (a) The commission shall utilize the standardized student financial aid application described in Section 69432.9. (b) An official financial aid application…
    • § 69437.5 Cal Grant A and B awards shall be used only for the purposes set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) and Article 3 (commencing with Section…
    • § 69437.6 (a) An applicant competing for an award under this article shall meet all the requirements of Article 1 (commencing with Section 69430). (b) To compete for a…
    • § 69437.7 After two award cycles, the commission shall review the competitive grant program and its priorities to gain a better understanding of early participation…
  7. ARTICLE 5.5. California Dreamer Service Incentive Grant Program §§ 69438–69438.9 · 6 sections
    • § 69438 The California Dreamer Service Incentive Grant Program is hereby established, commencing with the 2019–20 academic year, under the administration of the…
    • § 69438.3 (a) In order to receive a grant under the program, a student shall either be a recipient of a Cal Grant B award or a recipient of a Cal Grant A award who was…
    • § 69438.5 A student is eligible to participate in the program if the student meets all of the following requirements: (a) The student has completed, and submitted to the…
    • § 69438.7 In order for the community or volunteer service performed by a participating student to be applied to the minimum hours required for eligibility for this…
    • § 69438.8 (a) The commission may adopt regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this article as emergency regulations in accordance with the Administrative…
    • § 69438.9 On or before November 1, 2022, and each year thereafter, the commission shall report to the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and the…
  8. ARTICLE 6. Cal Grant C Program § 69439 · 1 section
    • § 69439 (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Career pathway” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 88620.…
  9. ARTICLE 7. Cal Grant T Program § 69440 · 1 section
    • § 69440 (a) Commencing with the 2001–02 academic year, and each academic year thereafter, Cal Grant T awards shall be used only for tuition and student fees for a…
  10. ARTICLE 8. Cal Grant Alternative Delivery System Pilot Program §§ 69450–69460 · 7 sections
    • § 69450 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this article, to enhance the long-term policy of the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant…
    • § 69452 (a) The commission shall adopt emergency regulations by July 1, 2010, establishing the pilot alternative Cal Grant delivery system to allow a qualifying…
    • § 69453 The commission shall not implement the pilot alternative delivery system established pursuant to Section 69452 until at least 30, but no more than 35,…
    • § 69454 (a) (1) A qualifying institution electing to participate in the pilot alternative delivery system shall submit an application to the commission acknowledging…
    • § 69456 All costs associated with developing, implementing, maintaining, and improving the pilot alternative delivery system shall be paid by the qualifying…
    • § 69458 (a) Participation in the pilot alternative delivery system pursuant to this article is voluntary. Any local agency electing to participate in the pilot…
    • § 69460 (a) On or before January 10, 2012, the Legislative Analyst’s Office shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on the implementation and outcomes of the…
  11. ARTICLE 9. Awards for Students with Dependent Children § 69465 · 1 section
    • § 69465 (a) For purposes of this article, “dependent child” or “dependent children” means a child or children, as applicable, under 18 years of age whose parent or…
  12. ARTICLE 10. Awards for Foster Youth and Former Foster Youth § 69470 · 1 section
    • § 69470 (a) Commencing with the 2022–23 academic year, the commission shall identify all foster youth and former foster youth, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section…
  13. ARTICLE 11. Suspension of Chapter Operation § 69475 · 1 section
    • § 69475 This chapter, except for Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 69438), Article 9 (commencing with Section 69465), and Article 10 (commencing with Section…