SB 326

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2017-2018 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Feb 13, 2017
  • Senate
  • Assembly
  • Governor

Postsecondary education: Middle Class Scholarship Program.

Abstract

Under existing law, the Middle Class Scholarship Program provides that an undergraduate student enrolled at the University of California or the California State University, or enrolled in upper division coursework in a community college baccalaureate program, and meeting certain requirements, is eligible for a scholarship award that, combined with other federal, state, and institutionally administered grants and fee waivers, totals up to 40% of the systemwide tuition and fees. Existing law, for the 2017–18 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, transfers, upon order of the Director of Finance, $117,000,000 from the General Fund to the Middle Class Scholarship Fund, and appropriates that sum to the Student Aid Commission for purposes of the scholarship program. This bill would instead require, for the 2018–19 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, that the amount of $117,000,000 or the total amount appropriated from the General Fund for allocation for the 2017–18 fiscal year for purposes of the program, whichever amount is larger, be appropriated from the General Fund and transferred to the Middle Class Scholarship Fund. The bill would delete the requirement that the Director of Finance order the transfer of the appropriated funds from the General Fund to the Middle Class Scholarship Fund. The bill would further require that, on and after July 1, 2018, the funds in the Middle Class Scholarship Fund would be continuously appropriated to the Student Aid Commission for allocation for purposes of the program, thereby making an appropriation.

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Feb 01, 2018

Senate

Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

May 25, 2017

Senate

May 25 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

May 19, 2017

Senate

Set for hearing May 25.

May 01, 2017

Senate

May 1 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

Apr 21, 2017

Senate

Set for hearing May 1.

Apr 20, 2017

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 782.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Mar 28, 2017

Senate

Set for hearing April 19.

Mar 23, 2017

Senate

Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on ED.

Mar 16, 2017

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Reading-1
Com. on RLS.

Feb 23, 2017

Senate

Referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on RLS.

Feb 14, 2017

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.

Feb 13, 2017

Senate

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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02/13/17 - Introduced PDF
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