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| 1 | + | Amended IN Assembly April 06, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2652Introduced by Assembly Member McCartyFebruary 18, 2022An act to add Section 66025.94 to the Education Code, and to add Section 18901.13 to, and to add and repeal Section 18901.14 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services. add and repeal Section 69520 of the Education Code, relating to student nutrition.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2652, as amended, McCarty. Public social services. Student Aid Commission: California Dream Act applicants: Food Support Pilot Program.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. Existing law requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school to ensure that a grade 12 pupil who has not opted out, as specified, completes and submits a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or, if the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under existing law, completes and submits a form for purposes of the California Dream Act.Existing law also establishes the California Food Assistance Program and requires the State Department of Social Services to use state funds appropriated for that program to provide nutrition benefits to households that are ineligible for CalFresh benefits solely due to their immigration status.This bill, until January 1, 2025, would require the Student Aid Commission to establish a state-funded Food Support Pilot Program to provide California Food Assistance Program benefits to students who submit a California Dream Act application. The bill also would require the commission to ensure that students who submit this application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for the Food Support Pilot Program and receive instruction on how to apply for the pilot program. The bill would make its provisions operative only upon an appropriation of funds for this purpose.Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Under existing state law, households are eligible to receive CalFresh benefits to the extent permitted by federal law. Existing federal law provides that students who are enrolled in college or other institutions of higher education at least half-time are not eligible for SNAP benefits unless they meet one of several specified exemptions, including participating in an employment and training program for low-income households that is operated by a state or local government, as specified. This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students. The bill would require counties that participate in the program to select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications for students, as defined, for all of those counties and to designate and train centralized staff for the central hub.Existing law, administered by the State Department of Social Services, provides for the establishment of a statewide electronic benefits transfer (EBT) system for the purpose of providing financial and food assistance benefits, and authorizes a county to deliver CalFresh benefits through the use of the EBT system.Existing law requires each public and private postsecondary educational institution that is located in a county that participates in the Restaurant Meals Program (RMP) to apply to become an approved food vendor for the program, if the institution operates any qualifying food facilities, as defined, on campus, or to provide contracting on-campus food vendors, as defined, with specified information about the program.This bill would require each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges to ensure, and would request each campus of the University of California to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system.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. Existing law requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school to ensure that a grade-12 pupil who has not opted out, as specified, completes and submits a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or, if the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under existing law, completes and submits a form for purposes of the California Dream Act.This bill, until January 1, 2025, would require the department to collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 69520 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 69519.3, to read:69520. (a) The commission shall establish a state-funded Food Support Pilot Program to provide California Food Assistance Program benefits to students who submit a California Dream Act application.(b) The commission shall ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for the Food Support Pilot Program and receive instruction on how to apply for the pilot program.(c) This section shall become operative only upon appropriation of funds for this purpose by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or in another statute.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.SECTION 1.Section 66025.94 is added to the Education Code, to read:66025.94.Each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges shall ensure, and each campus of the University of California are requested to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system.SEC. 2.Section 18901.13 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18901.13.(a)Upon appropriation for the purposes of this section, the department shall establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students.(b)The department shall solicit applications from counties.(c)Counties that participate in the program shall meet both of the following requirements:(1)Select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications of students for all of the participating counties.(2)Designate and train centralized staff for the central hub pursuant to paragraph (1).(d)For purposes of this section, student includes attendance at a district of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California.SEC. 3.Section 18901.14 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18901.14.(a)The department shall collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act Application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh.(b)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed. | |
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| 3 | + | Amended IN Assembly April 06, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2652Introduced by Assembly Member McCartyFebruary 18, 2022An act to add Section 66025.94 to the Education Code, and to add Section 18901.13 to, and to add and repeal Section 18901.14 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services. add and repeal Section 69520 of the Education Code, relating to student nutrition.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2652, as amended, McCarty. Public social services. Student Aid Commission: California Dream Act applicants: Food Support Pilot Program.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. Existing law requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school to ensure that a grade 12 pupil who has not opted out, as specified, completes and submits a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or, if the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under existing law, completes and submits a form for purposes of the California Dream Act.Existing law also establishes the California Food Assistance Program and requires the State Department of Social Services to use state funds appropriated for that program to provide nutrition benefits to households that are ineligible for CalFresh benefits solely due to their immigration status.This bill, until January 1, 2025, would require the Student Aid Commission to establish a state-funded Food Support Pilot Program to provide California Food Assistance Program benefits to students who submit a California Dream Act application. The bill also would require the commission to ensure that students who submit this application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for the Food Support Pilot Program and receive instruction on how to apply for the pilot program. The bill would make its provisions operative only upon an appropriation of funds for this purpose.Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Under existing state law, households are eligible to receive CalFresh benefits to the extent permitted by federal law. Existing federal law provides that students who are enrolled in college or other institutions of higher education at least half-time are not eligible for SNAP benefits unless they meet one of several specified exemptions, including participating in an employment and training program for low-income households that is operated by a state or local government, as specified. This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students. The bill would require counties that participate in the program to select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications for students, as defined, for all of those counties and to designate and train centralized staff for the central hub.Existing law, administered by the State Department of Social Services, provides for the establishment of a statewide electronic benefits transfer (EBT) system for the purpose of providing financial and food assistance benefits, and authorizes a county to deliver CalFresh benefits through the use of the EBT system.Existing law requires each public and private postsecondary educational institution that is located in a county that participates in the Restaurant Meals Program (RMP) to apply to become an approved food vendor for the program, if the institution operates any qualifying food facilities, as defined, on campus, or to provide contracting on-campus food vendors, as defined, with specified information about the program.This bill would require each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges to ensure, and would request each campus of the University of California to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system.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. Existing law requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school to ensure that a grade-12 pupil who has not opted out, as specified, completes and submits a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or, if the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under existing law, completes and submits a form for purposes of the California Dream Act.This bill, until January 1, 2025, would require the department to collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO | |
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| 11 | 10 | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION | |
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| 13 | 12 | Assembly Bill | |
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| 15 | 14 | No. 2652 | |
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| 17 | 16 | Introduced by Assembly Member McCartyFebruary 18, 2022 | |
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| 19 | 18 | Introduced by Assembly Member McCarty | |
| 20 | 19 | February 18, 2022 | |
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| 22 | - | An act to add and repeal Section 69520 of the Education Code, relating to student nutrition. | |
| 21 | + | An act to add Section 66025.94 to the Education Code, and to add Section 18901.13 to, and to add and repeal Section 18901.14 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services. add and repeal Section 69520 of the Education Code, relating to student nutrition. | |
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| 24 | 23 | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 26 | 25 | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 28 | - | AB 2652, as amended, McCarty. Student Aid Commission: California Dream Act applicants: Food Support Pilot Program. | |
| 27 | + | AB 2652, as amended, McCarty. Public social services. Student Aid Commission: California Dream Act applicants: Food Support Pilot Program. | |
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| 29 | + | 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. Existing law requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school to ensure that a grade 12 pupil who has not opted out, as specified, completes and submits a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or, if the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under existing law, completes and submits a form for purposes of the California Dream Act.Existing law also establishes the California Food Assistance Program and requires the State Department of Social Services to use state funds appropriated for that program to provide nutrition benefits to households that are ineligible for CalFresh benefits solely due to their immigration status.This bill, until January 1, 2025, would require the Student Aid Commission to establish a state-funded Food Support Pilot Program to provide California Food Assistance Program benefits to students who submit a California Dream Act application. The bill also would require the commission to ensure that students who submit this application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for the Food Support Pilot Program and receive instruction on how to apply for the pilot program. The bill would make its provisions operative only upon an appropriation of funds for this purpose.Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Under existing state law, households are eligible to receive CalFresh benefits to the extent permitted by federal law. Existing federal law provides that students who are enrolled in college or other institutions of higher education at least half-time are not eligible for SNAP benefits unless they meet one of several specified exemptions, including participating in an employment and training program for low-income households that is operated by a state or local government, as specified. This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students. The bill would require counties that participate in the program to select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications for students, as defined, for all of those counties and to designate and train centralized staff for the central hub.Existing law, administered by the State Department of Social Services, provides for the establishment of a statewide electronic benefits transfer (EBT) system for the purpose of providing financial and food assistance benefits, and authorizes a county to deliver CalFresh benefits through the use of the EBT system.Existing law requires each public and private postsecondary educational institution that is located in a county that participates in the Restaurant Meals Program (RMP) to apply to become an approved food vendor for the program, if the institution operates any qualifying food facilities, as defined, on campus, or to provide contracting on-campus food vendors, as defined, with specified information about the program.This bill would require each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges to ensure, and would request each campus of the University of California to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system.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. Existing law requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school to ensure that a grade-12 pupil who has not opted out, as specified, completes and submits a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or, if the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under existing law, completes and submits a form for purposes of the California Dream Act.This bill, until January 1, 2025, would require the department to collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh. | |
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| 32 | 31 | 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. Existing law requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school to ensure that a grade 12 pupil who has not opted out, as specified, completes and submits a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or, if the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under existing law, completes and submits a form for purposes of the California Dream Act. | |
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| 34 | 33 | Existing law also establishes the California Food Assistance Program and requires the State Department of Social Services to use state funds appropriated for that program to provide nutrition benefits to households that are ineligible for CalFresh benefits solely due to their immigration status. | |
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| 36 | - | This bill, until | |
| 35 | + | This bill, until January 1, 2025, would require the Student Aid Commission to establish a state-funded Food Support Pilot Program to provide California Food Assistance Program benefits to students who submit a California Dream Act application. The bill also would require the commission to ensure that students who submit this application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for the Food Support Pilot Program and receive instruction on how to apply for the pilot program. The bill would make its provisions operative only upon an appropriation of funds for this purpose. | |
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| 38 | - | The bill would require the commission to conduct a student survey every two years to determine the effectiveness of the Food Support Pilot Program, and to report certain information to the Legislature, as specified. The bill would make its provisions operative only upon an appropriation of funds for its purposes. To the extent the bill imposes additional duties on community colleges, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. | |
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| 40 | - | 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. | |
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| 42 | - | 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. | |
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| 44 | - | 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. Existing law requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school to ensure that a grade 12 pupil who has not opted out, as specified, completes and submits a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or, if the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under existing law, completes and submits a form for purposes of the California Dream Act. | |
| 37 | + | Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Under existing state law, households are eligible to receive CalFresh benefits to the extent permitted by federal law. Existing federal law provides that students who are enrolled in college or other institutions of higher education at least half-time are not eligible for SNAP benefits unless they meet one of several specified exemptions, including participating in an employment and training program for low-income households that is operated by a state or local government, as specified. | |
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| 41 | + | This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students. The bill would require counties that participate in the program to select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications for students, as defined, for all of those counties and to designate and train centralized staff for the central hub. | |
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| 52 | - | This bill, until January 1, 2025, would require the Student Aid Commission to establish a state-funded Food Support Pilot Program to provide California Food Assistance Program benefits to students who submit a California Dream Act application. The bill also would require the commission to ensure that students who submit this application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for the Food Support Pilot Program and receive instruction on how to apply for the pilot program. The bill would make its provisions operative only upon an appropriation of funds for this purpose. | |
| 45 | + | Existing law, administered by the State Department of Social Services, provides for the establishment of a statewide electronic benefits transfer (EBT) system for the purpose of providing financial and food assistance benefits, and authorizes a county to deliver CalFresh benefits through the use of the EBT system. | |
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| 49 | + | Existing law requires each public and private postsecondary educational institution that is located in a county that participates in the Restaurant Meals Program (RMP) to apply to become an approved food vendor for the program, if the institution operates any qualifying food facilities, as defined, on campus, or to provide contracting on-campus food vendors, as defined, with specified information about the program. | |
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| 53 | + | This bill would require each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges to ensure, and would request each campus of the University of California to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system. | |
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| 56 | + | ||
| 57 | + | 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. Existing law requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school to ensure that a grade-12 pupil who has not opted out, as specified, completes and submits a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or, if the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under existing law, completes and submits a form for purposes of the California Dream Act. | |
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| 60 | + | ||
| 61 | + | This bill, until January 1, 2025, would require the department to collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh. | |
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| 56 | 65 | ## Digest Key | |
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| 58 | 67 | ## Bill Text | |
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| 60 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 69520 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 69519.3, to read:69520. (a) | |
| 69 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 69520 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 69519.3, to read:69520. (a) The commission shall establish a state-funded Food Support Pilot Program to provide California Food Assistance Program benefits to students who submit a California Dream Act application.(b) The commission shall ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for the Food Support Pilot Program and receive instruction on how to apply for the pilot program.(c) This section shall become operative only upon appropriation of funds for this purpose by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or in another statute.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.SECTION 1.Section 66025.94 is added to the Education Code, to read:66025.94.Each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges shall ensure, and each campus of the University of California are requested to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system.SEC. 2.Section 18901.13 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18901.13.(a)Upon appropriation for the purposes of this section, the department shall establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students.(b)The department shall solicit applications from counties.(c)Counties that participate in the program shall meet both of the following requirements:(1)Select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications of students for all of the participating counties.(2)Designate and train centralized staff for the central hub pursuant to paragraph (1).(d)For purposes of this section, student includes attendance at a district of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California.SEC. 3.Section 18901.14 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18901.14.(a)The department shall collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act Application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh.(b)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed. | |
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| 62 | 71 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 64 | 73 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 66 | - | SECTION 1. Section 69520 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 69519.3, to read:69520. (a) | |
| 75 | + | SECTION 1. Section 69520 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 69519.3, to read:69520. (a) The commission shall establish a state-funded Food Support Pilot Program to provide California Food Assistance Program benefits to students who submit a California Dream Act application.(b) The commission shall ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for the Food Support Pilot Program and receive instruction on how to apply for the pilot program.(c) This section shall become operative only upon appropriation of funds for this purpose by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or in another statute.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed. | |
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| 68 | 77 | SECTION 1. Section 69520 is added to the Education Code, immediately following Section 69519.3, to read: | |
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| 70 | 79 | ### SECTION 1. | |
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| 72 | - | 69520. (a | |
| 81 | + | 69520. (a) The commission shall establish a state-funded Food Support Pilot Program to provide California Food Assistance Program benefits to students who submit a California Dream Act application.(b) The commission shall ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for the Food Support Pilot Program and receive instruction on how to apply for the pilot program.(c) This section shall become operative only upon appropriation of funds for this purpose by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or in another statute.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed. | |
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| 74 | - | 69520. (a | |
| 83 | + | 69520. (a) The commission shall establish a state-funded Food Support Pilot Program to provide California Food Assistance Program benefits to students who submit a California Dream Act application.(b) The commission shall ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for the Food Support Pilot Program and receive instruction on how to apply for the pilot program.(c) This section shall become operative only upon appropriation of funds for this purpose by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or in another statute.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed. | |
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| 76 | - | 69520. (a | |
| 85 | + | 69520. (a) The commission shall establish a state-funded Food Support Pilot Program to provide California Food Assistance Program benefits to students who submit a California Dream Act application.(b) The commission shall ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for the Food Support Pilot Program and receive instruction on how to apply for the pilot program.(c) This section shall become operative only upon appropriation of funds for this purpose by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or in another statute.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed. | |
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| 80 | - | 69520. (a) | |
| 89 | + | 69520. (a) The commission shall establish a state-funded Food Support Pilot Program to provide California Food Assistance Program benefits to students who submit a California Dream Act application. | |
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| 82 | - | (b) The commission shall | |
| 91 | + | (b) The commission shall ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for the Food Support Pilot Program and receive instruction on how to apply for the pilot program. | |
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| 84 | - | (c) | |
| 93 | + | (c) This section shall become operative only upon appropriation of funds for this purpose by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or in another statute. | |
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| 86 | - | (1) The student has submitted a complete California Dream Act application, submitted or postmarked no later than March 2 of each year. | |
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| 88 | - | (2) The student demonstrates financial need by having an expected family contribution of equal to or less than the qualifying expected family contribution for the Federal Pell Grant Program (20 U.S.C. Sec 1070a). | |
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| 90 | - | (3) The student is pursuing an undergraduate academic program of at least two academic years that is offered by a qualifying institution. | |
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| 92 | - | (4) The student is enrolled at least part time. | |
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| 94 | - | (5) The student maintains good academic standing with the qualifying institution at which the student is enrolled. | |
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| 96 | - | (d) The commission shall notify students who meet the eligibility requirements pursuant to subdivision (c) of their receipt of the award. | |
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| 98 | - | (e) The food support grant may be renewed for a total of the equivalent of two years or four years of full-time attendance in an associate degree or undergraduate program, provided that the student still meets the Food Support Pilot Program eligibility requirements pursuant to subdivision (c). | |
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| 100 | - | (f) The commission shall disburse funds to qualifying institutions and each institution shall disburse the funds in accordance with the provisions set forth in the institutional agreement between the commission and the institution for Cal Grants pursuant to Section 69432.8. | |
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| 102 | - | (g) (1) A qualifying institution, upon the receipt of funds from the commission for purposes of this section, shall provide the funds to the student and shall not reduce the institutional aid offer of a student who receives a grant pursuant to this section unless the students gift aid exceeds the students annual cost of attendance. | |
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| 104 | - | (2) The institution may reduce the institutional financial aid offer of a student who is eligible to receive a grant pursuant to this section by no more than the amount of the students gift aid that is in excess of the students annual cost of attendance. | |
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| 106 | - | (h) Beginning on or before December 1, one year after moneys are appropriated by the Legislature for purposes of this section, and annually thereafter, the commission shall report to the Legislature the number of students who qualified for the funding disaggregated by qualifying institution, age, gender, and race/ethnicity. | |
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| 108 | - | (i) The commission shall conduct a student survey every two years to determine the effectiveness of the Food Support Pilot Program. The survey shall address, at a minimum, all of the following: | |
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| 110 | - | (1) How students elected to use their grants received pursuant to this section. | |
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| 112 | - | (2) If qualifying institutions reduced institutional aid pursuant to subdivision (g) and if so, by how much. | |
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| 114 | - | (3) The barriers to administering the pilot program for either the commission or qualifying institutions. | |
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| 116 | - | (4) Any recommendations for the improvement of the pilot program so long as the recommendations further the intent of the pilot program. | |
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| 118 | - | (j) The commission shall report the results of the student survey described in subdivision (i) to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate Committee on Education, and the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review on or before January 1, 2026, and on or before January 1, 2028. A report submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code. | |
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| 120 | - | (k) This section shall become operative only upon an appropriation of funds for this purpose by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or in another statute. | |
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| 122 | - | (l) As used in this article the following definitions apply: | |
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| 124 | - | (1) Cost of attendance means the students tuition and fees, books and supplies, living expenses, transportation expenses, and any other student expenses used to calculate a students financial need for purposes of student aid programs under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.). | |
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| 126 | - | (2) Expected family contribution means a students expected family contribution calculated according to the federal methodology pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 69506 as established by Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070 et seq.). | |
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| 128 | - | (3) Institutional financial aid means financial aid that is paid for by the institution of higher education from its funds and the recipient of the aid is selected by the institution. | |
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| 130 | - | (4) Qualifying institutions means any public postsecondary educational institution in the state that receives, or benefits from, state-funded financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state-funded student financial assistance. | |
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| 132 | - | (5) Part time, for purposes of eligibility, means 6 to 11 semester units, inclusive, or the equivalent. | |
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| 134 | - | (m) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall become inoperative on May 1, 2028, and as of January 1, 2029, is repealed. | |
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| 136 | - | SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | |
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| 138 | - | SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | |
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| 140 | - | SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. | |
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| 95 | + | (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed. | |
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| 101 | + | Each campus of the California State University and each campus of the California Community Colleges shall ensure, and each campus of the University of California are requested to ensure, that on-campus food vendors accept payment through an EBT system. | |
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| 152 | - | (b)The commission shall ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for the Food Support Pilot Program and receive instruction on how to apply for the pilot program. | |
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| 156 | - | (c)This section shall become operative only upon appropriation of funds for this purpose by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or in another statute. | |
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| 109 | + | (a)Upon appropriation for the purposes of this section, the department shall establish a program of participating counties to streamline the CalFresh application process for students. | |
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| 160 | - | (d)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed. | |
| 113 | + | (b)The department shall solicit applications from counties. | |
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| 117 | + | (c)Counties that participate in the program shall meet both of the following requirements: | |
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| 121 | + | (1)Select a county to be the central hub to process CalFresh applications of students for all of the participating counties. | |
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| 125 | + | (2)Designate and train centralized staff for the central hub pursuant to paragraph (1). | |
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| 129 | + | (d)For purposes of this section, student includes attendance at a district of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California. | |
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| 137 | + | (a)The department shall collaborate with the Student Aid Commission to ensure that students who submit a California Dream Act Application are notified if they meet the income eligibility guidelines for CalFresh and receive instruction on how to apply for CalFresh. | |
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| 141 | + | (b)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed. |