Monique Limón
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 19
Author
Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission and assigns to it numerous duties with respect to student financial aid programs, including administration of the Student Opportunity and Access Program. Under this program, the commission may apportion funds for the support of projects designed to increase accessibility of postsecondary educational opportunities for certain elementary and secondary school pupils. Existing law requires each project to be proposed and operated through a consortium, as specified, and requires at least 30% or the equivalent of each project grant to be allocated for stipends to peer advisers and tutors meeting specified criteria. This bill, among other things, would instead authorize the commission to apportion funds under the program to projects designed to increase accessibility of postsecondary educational opportunities and financial aid for pupils from underserved communities who meet specified criteria. The bill would impose additional requirements on projects receiving funding, including requiring projects to provide assistance to those pupils from underserved communities who are enrolled in high school and their parents or guardians by providing information on college preparation and on understanding the total cost of attending a postsecondary educational institution, and by assisting with completion of financial aid applications. The bill would require every consortium operating a project to allocate at least 30% or the equivalent of each project grant to college success coaches and for any costs associated with providing training or necessary supplies and equipment to the college success coaches who meet specified criteria. Existing law authorizes the initial grant for a proposed new project in an area that has demonstrated need for services provided by the Student Opportunity and Access Program to be used for planning and development and requires full project grant funding to be allocated when specified criteria are met. This bill would repeal these provisions.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 575, Statutes of 2021.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 3132.) Ordered to the Senate.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 2622.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (August 26).
July 7 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 32. Noes 7. Page 1234.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1202.) (May 20).
Set for hearing May 20.
April 19 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing April 19.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 604.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing March 24.
Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)
(Ayes 32. Noes 4.)
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
Read first time.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB737 | HTML |
| 02/19/21 - Introduced | |
| 08/30/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/14/21 - Enrolled | |
| 10/06/21 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/22/21- Senate Education | |
| 04/16/21- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/22/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/14/21- Assembly Higher Education | |
| 07/05/21- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/31/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/10/21- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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