CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 843Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 20, 2019 An act to amend Sections 69613.8 and 69615.8 of the Education Code, relating to student financial aid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 843, as introduced, Rodriguez. Student financial aid: Assumption Program of Loans for Education.Existing law establishes the Assumption Program of Loans for Education, administered by the Student Aid Commission, under which any person enrolled in an eligible institution of postsecondary education, or any person who agrees to participate in a teacher trainee or teacher internship program, is eligible to enter into an agreement for loan assumption, to be redeemed pursuant to a prescribed procedure upon becoming employed as a teacher in an eligible school, if the teacher satisfies certain conditions. The program provides additional loan assumption benefits of $1,000 or $2,000 per year in assumed liability, as specified, to a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education in certain percentiles of Academic Performance Index (API) rankings.This bill would repeal the additional loan assumption benefits that rely on API rankings, and instead provide additional loan assumption benefits of an unspecified amount to a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, special education, or career technical education in a school district that is determined to be in need of differentiated assistance, as specified. The bill would express the intent of the Legislature to restore the funding for the Assumption Program of Loans for Education to its 201112 fiscal year level. The bill would require the commission to award 7,200 new warrants for the assumption of loans under the program in the 201920 fiscal year. The bill would appropriate $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the commission for the funding of warrants for the assumption of loans under the program for the 201920 fiscal year.This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.Digest Key Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to restore the funding for the Assumption Program of Loans for Education (APLE) to its 201112 fiscal year level.SEC. 2. Section 69613.8 of the Education Code is amended to read:69613.8. (a) In addition to the amounts set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 69613.4, for each of the four years of classroom instruction referenced in subdivision (a) of Section 69613.4, the following loan assumption benefits shall be granted: ____ dollars ($____) of additional liability shall be assumed for a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, special education, or career technical education in a school district that is determined to be in need of differentiated assistance pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 52071.(a)One thousand dollars ($1,000) of additional liability per year shall be assumed for a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education in the lowest 60 percentile of Academic Performance Index rankings.(b)One thousand dollars ($1,000) of additional liability per year shall be assumed for a person who teaches in a school in the lowest two deciles on the Academic Performance Index rankings. Eligibility for the benefit set forth in this subdivision shall be limited to a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education.(c)(b) Not more than a total of five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be expended in any academic year for the purposes of this section.(d)(c) The commission shall award benefits payable under this section upon receipt of all documentation necessary to establish eligibility for the additional loan assumption benefits. Payments shall be made to applicants in the order received until the five million dollars ($5,000,000) authorized by subdivision (c) (b) has been expended.SEC. 3. Section 69615.8 of the Education Code is amended to read:69615.8. Notwithstanding any other law, in any the 201920 fiscal year, the commission shall award no more than the number of loan assumption agreements that are authorized by the Governor and the Legislature in the annual Budget Act 7,200 new warrants for that year for the assumption of loans pursuant to this article.SEC. 4. The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Student Aid Commission for the funding of warrants for the assumption of loans under the Assumption Program of Loans for Education (Article 5 (commencing with Section 69612) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code) for the 201920 fiscal year.SEC. 5. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:In light of critical teacher shortages in certain schools and areas of expertise, it is urgent that the Assumption Program of Loans for Education be adequately funded for the 201920 fiscal year at the earliest possible time, and it is therefore necessary that this act take effect immediately. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 843Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 20, 2019 An act to amend Sections 69613.8 and 69615.8 of the Education Code, relating to student financial aid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 843, as introduced, Rodriguez. Student financial aid: Assumption Program of Loans for Education.Existing law establishes the Assumption Program of Loans for Education, administered by the Student Aid Commission, under which any person enrolled in an eligible institution of postsecondary education, or any person who agrees to participate in a teacher trainee or teacher internship program, is eligible to enter into an agreement for loan assumption, to be redeemed pursuant to a prescribed procedure upon becoming employed as a teacher in an eligible school, if the teacher satisfies certain conditions. The program provides additional loan assumption benefits of $1,000 or $2,000 per year in assumed liability, as specified, to a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education in certain percentiles of Academic Performance Index (API) rankings.This bill would repeal the additional loan assumption benefits that rely on API rankings, and instead provide additional loan assumption benefits of an unspecified amount to a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, special education, or career technical education in a school district that is determined to be in need of differentiated assistance, as specified. The bill would express the intent of the Legislature to restore the funding for the Assumption Program of Loans for Education to its 201112 fiscal year level. The bill would require the commission to award 7,200 new warrants for the assumption of loans under the program in the 201920 fiscal year. The bill would appropriate $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the commission for the funding of warrants for the assumption of loans under the program for the 201920 fiscal year.This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.Digest Key Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: YES Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 843 Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 20, 2019 Introduced by Assembly Member Rodriguez February 20, 2019 An act to amend Sections 69613.8 and 69615.8 of the Education Code, relating to student financial aid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 843, as introduced, Rodriguez. Student financial aid: Assumption Program of Loans for Education. Existing law establishes the Assumption Program of Loans for Education, administered by the Student Aid Commission, under which any person enrolled in an eligible institution of postsecondary education, or any person who agrees to participate in a teacher trainee or teacher internship program, is eligible to enter into an agreement for loan assumption, to be redeemed pursuant to a prescribed procedure upon becoming employed as a teacher in an eligible school, if the teacher satisfies certain conditions. The program provides additional loan assumption benefits of $1,000 or $2,000 per year in assumed liability, as specified, to a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education in certain percentiles of Academic Performance Index (API) rankings.This bill would repeal the additional loan assumption benefits that rely on API rankings, and instead provide additional loan assumption benefits of an unspecified amount to a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, special education, or career technical education in a school district that is determined to be in need of differentiated assistance, as specified. The bill would express the intent of the Legislature to restore the funding for the Assumption Program of Loans for Education to its 201112 fiscal year level. The bill would require the commission to award 7,200 new warrants for the assumption of loans under the program in the 201920 fiscal year. The bill would appropriate $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the commission for the funding of warrants for the assumption of loans under the program for the 201920 fiscal year.This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. Existing law establishes the Assumption Program of Loans for Education, administered by the Student Aid Commission, under which any person enrolled in an eligible institution of postsecondary education, or any person who agrees to participate in a teacher trainee or teacher internship program, is eligible to enter into an agreement for loan assumption, to be redeemed pursuant to a prescribed procedure upon becoming employed as a teacher in an eligible school, if the teacher satisfies certain conditions. The program provides additional loan assumption benefits of $1,000 or $2,000 per year in assumed liability, as specified, to a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education in certain percentiles of Academic Performance Index (API) rankings. This bill would repeal the additional loan assumption benefits that rely on API rankings, and instead provide additional loan assumption benefits of an unspecified amount to a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, special education, or career technical education in a school district that is determined to be in need of differentiated assistance, as specified. The bill would express the intent of the Legislature to restore the funding for the Assumption Program of Loans for Education to its 201112 fiscal year level. The bill would require the commission to award 7,200 new warrants for the assumption of loans under the program in the 201920 fiscal year. The bill would appropriate $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the commission for the funding of warrants for the assumption of loans under the program for the 201920 fiscal year. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to restore the funding for the Assumption Program of Loans for Education (APLE) to its 201112 fiscal year level.SEC. 2. Section 69613.8 of the Education Code is amended to read:69613.8. (a) In addition to the amounts set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 69613.4, for each of the four years of classroom instruction referenced in subdivision (a) of Section 69613.4, the following loan assumption benefits shall be granted: ____ dollars ($____) of additional liability shall be assumed for a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, special education, or career technical education in a school district that is determined to be in need of differentiated assistance pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 52071.(a)One thousand dollars ($1,000) of additional liability per year shall be assumed for a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education in the lowest 60 percentile of Academic Performance Index rankings.(b)One thousand dollars ($1,000) of additional liability per year shall be assumed for a person who teaches in a school in the lowest two deciles on the Academic Performance Index rankings. Eligibility for the benefit set forth in this subdivision shall be limited to a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education.(c)(b) Not more than a total of five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be expended in any academic year for the purposes of this section.(d)(c) The commission shall award benefits payable under this section upon receipt of all documentation necessary to establish eligibility for the additional loan assumption benefits. Payments shall be made to applicants in the order received until the five million dollars ($5,000,000) authorized by subdivision (c) (b) has been expended.SEC. 3. Section 69615.8 of the Education Code is amended to read:69615.8. Notwithstanding any other law, in any the 201920 fiscal year, the commission shall award no more than the number of loan assumption agreements that are authorized by the Governor and the Legislature in the annual Budget Act 7,200 new warrants for that year for the assumption of loans pursuant to this article.SEC. 4. The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Student Aid Commission for the funding of warrants for the assumption of loans under the Assumption Program of Loans for Education (Article 5 (commencing with Section 69612) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code) for the 201920 fiscal year.SEC. 5. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:In light of critical teacher shortages in certain schools and areas of expertise, it is urgent that the Assumption Program of Loans for Education be adequately funded for the 201920 fiscal year at the earliest possible time, and it is therefore necessary that this act take effect immediately. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to restore the funding for the Assumption Program of Loans for Education (APLE) to its 201112 fiscal year level. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to restore the funding for the Assumption Program of Loans for Education (APLE) to its 201112 fiscal year level. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to restore the funding for the Assumption Program of Loans for Education (APLE) to its 201112 fiscal year level. ### SECTION 1. SEC. 2. Section 69613.8 of the Education Code is amended to read:69613.8. (a) In addition to the amounts set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 69613.4, for each of the four years of classroom instruction referenced in subdivision (a) of Section 69613.4, the following loan assumption benefits shall be granted: ____ dollars ($____) of additional liability shall be assumed for a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, special education, or career technical education in a school district that is determined to be in need of differentiated assistance pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 52071.(a)One thousand dollars ($1,000) of additional liability per year shall be assumed for a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education in the lowest 60 percentile of Academic Performance Index rankings.(b)One thousand dollars ($1,000) of additional liability per year shall be assumed for a person who teaches in a school in the lowest two deciles on the Academic Performance Index rankings. Eligibility for the benefit set forth in this subdivision shall be limited to a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education.(c)(b) Not more than a total of five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be expended in any academic year for the purposes of this section.(d)(c) The commission shall award benefits payable under this section upon receipt of all documentation necessary to establish eligibility for the additional loan assumption benefits. Payments shall be made to applicants in the order received until the five million dollars ($5,000,000) authorized by subdivision (c) (b) has been expended. SEC. 2. Section 69613.8 of the Education Code is amended to read: ### SEC. 2. 69613.8. (a) In addition to the amounts set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 69613.4, for each of the four years of classroom instruction referenced in subdivision (a) of Section 69613.4, the following loan assumption benefits shall be granted: ____ dollars ($____) of additional liability shall be assumed for a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, special education, or career technical education in a school district that is determined to be in need of differentiated assistance pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 52071.(a)One thousand dollars ($1,000) of additional liability per year shall be assumed for a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education in the lowest 60 percentile of Academic Performance Index rankings.(b)One thousand dollars ($1,000) of additional liability per year shall be assumed for a person who teaches in a school in the lowest two deciles on the Academic Performance Index rankings. Eligibility for the benefit set forth in this subdivision shall be limited to a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education.(c)(b) Not more than a total of five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be expended in any academic year for the purposes of this section.(d)(c) The commission shall award benefits payable under this section upon receipt of all documentation necessary to establish eligibility for the additional loan assumption benefits. Payments shall be made to applicants in the order received until the five million dollars ($5,000,000) authorized by subdivision (c) (b) has been expended. 69613.8. (a) In addition to the amounts set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 69613.4, for each of the four years of classroom instruction referenced in subdivision (a) of Section 69613.4, the following loan assumption benefits shall be granted: ____ dollars ($____) of additional liability shall be assumed for a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, special education, or career technical education in a school district that is determined to be in need of differentiated assistance pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 52071.(a)One thousand dollars ($1,000) of additional liability per year shall be assumed for a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education in the lowest 60 percentile of Academic Performance Index rankings.(b)One thousand dollars ($1,000) of additional liability per year shall be assumed for a person who teaches in a school in the lowest two deciles on the Academic Performance Index rankings. Eligibility for the benefit set forth in this subdivision shall be limited to a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education.(c)(b) Not more than a total of five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be expended in any academic year for the purposes of this section.(d)(c) The commission shall award benefits payable under this section upon receipt of all documentation necessary to establish eligibility for the additional loan assumption benefits. Payments shall be made to applicants in the order received until the five million dollars ($5,000,000) authorized by subdivision (c) (b) has been expended. 69613.8. (a) In addition to the amounts set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 69613.4, for each of the four years of classroom instruction referenced in subdivision (a) of Section 69613.4, the following loan assumption benefits shall be granted: ____ dollars ($____) of additional liability shall be assumed for a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, special education, or career technical education in a school district that is determined to be in need of differentiated assistance pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 52071.(a)One thousand dollars ($1,000) of additional liability per year shall be assumed for a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education in the lowest 60 percentile of Academic Performance Index rankings.(b)One thousand dollars ($1,000) of additional liability per year shall be assumed for a person who teaches in a school in the lowest two deciles on the Academic Performance Index rankings. Eligibility for the benefit set forth in this subdivision shall be limited to a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education.(c)(b) Not more than a total of five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be expended in any academic year for the purposes of this section.(d)(c) The commission shall award benefits payable under this section upon receipt of all documentation necessary to establish eligibility for the additional loan assumption benefits. Payments shall be made to applicants in the order received until the five million dollars ($5,000,000) authorized by subdivision (c) (b) has been expended. 69613.8. (a) In addition to the amounts set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 69613.4, for each of the four years of classroom instruction referenced in subdivision (a) of Section 69613.4, the following loan assumption benefits shall be granted: ____ dollars ($____) of additional liability shall be assumed for a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, special education, or career technical education in a school district that is determined to be in need of differentiated assistance pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 52071. (a)One thousand dollars ($1,000) of additional liability per year shall be assumed for a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education in the lowest 60 percentile of Academic Performance Index rankings. (b)One thousand dollars ($1,000) of additional liability per year shall be assumed for a person who teaches in a school in the lowest two deciles on the Academic Performance Index rankings. Eligibility for the benefit set forth in this subdivision shall be limited to a person who holds a credential appropriate for teaching, and who teaches, mathematics, science, or special education. (c) (b) Not more than a total of five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be expended in any academic year for the purposes of this section. (d) (c) The commission shall award benefits payable under this section upon receipt of all documentation necessary to establish eligibility for the additional loan assumption benefits. Payments shall be made to applicants in the order received until the five million dollars ($5,000,000) authorized by subdivision (c) (b) has been expended. SEC. 3. Section 69615.8 of the Education Code is amended to read:69615.8. Notwithstanding any other law, in any the 201920 fiscal year, the commission shall award no more than the number of loan assumption agreements that are authorized by the Governor and the Legislature in the annual Budget Act 7,200 new warrants for that year for the assumption of loans pursuant to this article. SEC. 3. Section 69615.8 of the Education Code is amended to read: ### SEC. 3. 69615.8. Notwithstanding any other law, in any the 201920 fiscal year, the commission shall award no more than the number of loan assumption agreements that are authorized by the Governor and the Legislature in the annual Budget Act 7,200 new warrants for that year for the assumption of loans pursuant to this article. 69615.8. Notwithstanding any other law, in any the 201920 fiscal year, the commission shall award no more than the number of loan assumption agreements that are authorized by the Governor and the Legislature in the annual Budget Act 7,200 new warrants for that year for the assumption of loans pursuant to this article. 69615.8. Notwithstanding any other law, in any the 201920 fiscal year, the commission shall award no more than the number of loan assumption agreements that are authorized by the Governor and the Legislature in the annual Budget Act 7,200 new warrants for that year for the assumption of loans pursuant to this article. 69615.8. Notwithstanding any other law, in any the 201920 fiscal year, the commission shall award no more than the number of loan assumption agreements that are authorized by the Governor and the Legislature in the annual Budget Act 7,200 new warrants for that year for the assumption of loans pursuant to this article. SEC. 4. The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Student Aid Commission for the funding of warrants for the assumption of loans under the Assumption Program of Loans for Education (Article 5 (commencing with Section 69612) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code) for the 201920 fiscal year. SEC. 4. The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Student Aid Commission for the funding of warrants for the assumption of loans under the Assumption Program of Loans for Education (Article 5 (commencing with Section 69612) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code) for the 201920 fiscal year. SEC. 4. The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Student Aid Commission for the funding of warrants for the assumption of loans under the Assumption Program of Loans for Education (Article 5 (commencing with Section 69612) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code) for the 201920 fiscal year. ### SEC. 4. SEC. 5. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:In light of critical teacher shortages in certain schools and areas of expertise, it is urgent that the Assumption Program of Loans for Education be adequately funded for the 201920 fiscal year at the earliest possible time, and it is therefore necessary that this act take effect immediately. SEC. 5. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:In light of critical teacher shortages in certain schools and areas of expertise, it is urgent that the Assumption Program of Loans for Education be adequately funded for the 201920 fiscal year at the earliest possible time, and it is therefore necessary that this act take effect immediately. SEC. 5. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are: ### SEC. 5. In light of critical teacher shortages in certain schools and areas of expertise, it is urgent that the Assumption Program of Loans for Education be adequately funded for the 201920 fiscal year at the earliest possible time, and it is therefore necessary that this act take effect immediately.