Amended IN Senate April 20, 2022 Amended IN Senate March 16, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1487Introduced by Senator RubioFebruary 18, 2022 An act to add Section 44259.11 44223 to the Education Code, relating to teacher credentialing. teachers.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1487, as amended, Rubio. Teacher credentialing: Integrated Undergraduate Credentialing Tuition Grant Program. Commission on Teacher Credentialing: survey: teachers exiting the profession.Existing law establishes minimum requirements for the issuance of teaching credentials by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, as provided, including satisfactory completion of a program of an accredited professional preparation program. Existing law authorizes a regionally accredited institution of higher education to offer a 4-year integrated program of professional preparation that allows a student to earn a baccalaureate degree and a preliminary multiple- or single-subject teaching credential, or an education specialist instruction credential authorizing the holder to teach special education, including student teaching requirements, concurrently and within 4 years of study, as specified. Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission as the primary state agency for administering state-authorized student financial aid programs available to students attending all segments of postsecondary education. This bill would establish the Integrated Undergraduate Credentialing Tuition Grant Program under the administration of the Student Aid Commission. The bill would, subject to an appropriation, require qualified undergraduate students who are enrolled in integrated programs of professional preparation provided by regionally accredited institutions of higher education, and in good academic standing, to receive a full tuition grant award in an amount equal to the amount charged to that student in that academic year for mandatory systemwide tuition and fees. The bill would establish the Integrated Undergraduate Credentialing Tuition Grant Fund in the State Treasury, to be funded through an appropriation from the General Fund in the annual Budget Act.This bill would require the commission to develop a survey no later than July 1, 2023, for purposes of collecting data from teachers of local educational agencies exiting the profession. The bill would require a local educational agency, on and after the commencement of the 202324 school year, to administer the survey within 15 days of a teacher of the local educational agency exiting the profession. The bill would require local educational agencies to report the results of these surveys to the commission on an annual basis. The bill would require the commission to prepare an annual report that compiles the data from the surveys, submit the report to the State Department of Education and the Legislature, and post the report on its internet website.By requiring local educational agencies to perform additional duties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.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.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.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOYES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 44223 is added to the Education Code, to read:44223. (a) (1) The commission shall develop a survey no later than July 1, 2023, for purposes of collecting data from teachers of local educational agencies exiting the profession.(2) In developing the survey pursuant to paragraph (1), the commission shall gather input from education stakeholders.(b) On and after the commencement of the 202324 school year, a local educational agency shall administer the survey developed by the commission within 15 days of a teacher of the local educational agency exiting the profession.(c) A local educational agency shall report the results of surveys administered pursuant to subdivision (b) to the commission on an annual basis.(d) (1) The commission shall prepare an annual report that compiles the data provided pursuant to subdivision (c), submit the report to the department and the Legislature, and post the report on its internet website.(2) A report to be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that the data from the surveys shall be used to examine future statewide investments on teacher recruitment and retention efforts.(f) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school maintaining kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.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.SECTION 1.Section 44259.11 is added to the Education Code, to read:44259.11.(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1)Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, California school districts were facing a critical shortage of credentialed teachers.(2)During the pandemic, the shortage has expanded to an extraordinary crisis where teachers are both leaving the profession in unprecedented numbers and the number of teachers entering the profession is at an all-time low.(3)Individuals interested in becoming teachers face any number of impediments and barriers to acquiring a teaching credential, chief among them the cost of acquiring a credential and the time required.(4)Providing clear financial support to a demonstrated and proven teacher preparation program can help, in short order, produce well-qualified teachers at a time when California schools are in great need.(5)Established in 2005, integrated undergraduate credentialing programs were created in an effort to reduce the financial burden on students interested in teaching, while also creating a more efficient process to get highly qualified and credentialed teachers into California classrooms.(6)Since their establishment, integrated undergraduate credentialing programs have become proven and valuable, yet underutilized, programs in developing qualified and credentialed teachers, and have demonstrated they can be a reliable and ongoing source of qualified teachers at a time when California schools are in great need.(7)Greater state investment is needed to further attract and increase the number of students who can pursue their teaching credential through this pathway.(b)For purposes of this section, integrated undergraduate credentialing program means an integrated program of professional preparation as provided for in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 44259.1.(c)The Integrated Undergraduate Credentialing Tuition Grant Program is hereby established under the administration of the Student Aid Commission. Subject to an available and sufficient appropriation, a qualified undergraduate student who is enrolled in an integrated undergraduate credentialing program provided by a regionally accredited institution of higher education, and is in good academic standing as determined by the Student Aid Commission, shall receive a full tuition grant award in an amount equal to the amount charged to that student in that academic year for mandatory systemwide tuition and fees. (d)The Integrated Undergraduate Credentialing Tuition Grant Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. The fund shall be funded through an appropriation from the General Fund in the annual Budget Act. Appropriated funds shall not count towards the minimum state school funding obligation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
Amended IN Senate April 20, 2022 Amended IN Senate March 16, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1487Introduced by Senator RubioFebruary 18, 2022 An act to add Section 44259.11 44223 to the Education Code, relating to teacher credentialing. teachers.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1487, as amended, Rubio. Teacher credentialing: Integrated Undergraduate Credentialing Tuition Grant Program. Commission on Teacher Credentialing: survey: teachers exiting the profession.Existing law establishes minimum requirements for the issuance of teaching credentials by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, as provided, including satisfactory completion of a program of an accredited professional preparation program. Existing law authorizes a regionally accredited institution of higher education to offer a 4-year integrated program of professional preparation that allows a student to earn a baccalaureate degree and a preliminary multiple- or single-subject teaching credential, or an education specialist instruction credential authorizing the holder to teach special education, including student teaching requirements, concurrently and within 4 years of study, as specified. Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission as the primary state agency for administering state-authorized student financial aid programs available to students attending all segments of postsecondary education. This bill would establish the Integrated Undergraduate Credentialing Tuition Grant Program under the administration of the Student Aid Commission. The bill would, subject to an appropriation, require qualified undergraduate students who are enrolled in integrated programs of professional preparation provided by regionally accredited institutions of higher education, and in good academic standing, to receive a full tuition grant award in an amount equal to the amount charged to that student in that academic year for mandatory systemwide tuition and fees. The bill would establish the Integrated Undergraduate Credentialing Tuition Grant Fund in the State Treasury, to be funded through an appropriation from the General Fund in the annual Budget Act.This bill would require the commission to develop a survey no later than July 1, 2023, for purposes of collecting data from teachers of local educational agencies exiting the profession. The bill would require a local educational agency, on and after the commencement of the 202324 school year, to administer the survey within 15 days of a teacher of the local educational agency exiting the profession. The bill would require local educational agencies to report the results of these surveys to the commission on an annual basis. The bill would require the commission to prepare an annual report that compiles the data from the surveys, submit the report to the State Department of Education and the Legislature, and post the report on its internet website.By requiring local educational agencies to perform additional duties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.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.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.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOYES
Amended IN Senate April 20, 2022 Amended IN Senate March 16, 2022
Amended IN Senate April 20, 2022
Amended IN Senate March 16, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1487
Introduced by Senator RubioFebruary 18, 2022
Introduced by Senator Rubio
February 18, 2022
An act to add Section 44259.11 44223 to the Education Code, relating to teacher credentialing. teachers.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1487, as amended, Rubio. Teacher credentialing: Integrated Undergraduate Credentialing Tuition Grant Program. Commission on Teacher Credentialing: survey: teachers exiting the profession.
Existing law establishes minimum requirements for the issuance of teaching credentials by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, as provided, including satisfactory completion of a program of an accredited professional preparation program. Existing law authorizes a regionally accredited institution of higher education to offer a 4-year integrated program of professional preparation that allows a student to earn a baccalaureate degree and a preliminary multiple- or single-subject teaching credential, or an education specialist instruction credential authorizing the holder to teach special education, including student teaching requirements, concurrently and within 4 years of study, as specified. Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission as the primary state agency for administering state-authorized student financial aid programs available to students attending all segments of postsecondary education. This bill would establish the Integrated Undergraduate Credentialing Tuition Grant Program under the administration of the Student Aid Commission. The bill would, subject to an appropriation, require qualified undergraduate students who are enrolled in integrated programs of professional preparation provided by regionally accredited institutions of higher education, and in good academic standing, to receive a full tuition grant award in an amount equal to the amount charged to that student in that academic year for mandatory systemwide tuition and fees. The bill would establish the Integrated Undergraduate Credentialing Tuition Grant Fund in the State Treasury, to be funded through an appropriation from the General Fund in the annual Budget Act.This bill would require the commission to develop a survey no later than July 1, 2023, for purposes of collecting data from teachers of local educational agencies exiting the profession. The bill would require a local educational agency, on and after the commencement of the 202324 school year, to administer the survey within 15 days of a teacher of the local educational agency exiting the profession. The bill would require local educational agencies to report the results of these surveys to the commission on an annual basis. The bill would require the commission to prepare an annual report that compiles the data from the surveys, submit the report to the State Department of Education and the Legislature, and post the report on its internet website.By requiring local educational agencies to perform additional duties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.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.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.
Existing law establishes minimum requirements for the issuance of teaching credentials by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, as provided, including satisfactory completion of a program of an accredited professional preparation program. Existing law authorizes a regionally accredited institution of higher education to offer a 4-year integrated program of professional preparation that allows a student to earn a baccalaureate degree and a preliminary multiple- or single-subject teaching credential, or an education specialist instruction credential authorizing the holder to teach special education, including student teaching requirements, concurrently and within 4 years of study, as specified. Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission as the primary state agency for administering state-authorized student financial aid programs available to students attending all segments of postsecondary education.
This bill would establish the Integrated Undergraduate Credentialing Tuition Grant Program under the administration of the Student Aid Commission. The bill would, subject to an appropriation, require qualified undergraduate students who are enrolled in integrated programs of professional preparation provided by regionally accredited institutions of higher education, and in good academic standing, to receive a full tuition grant award in an amount equal to the amount charged to that student in that academic year for mandatory systemwide tuition and fees. The bill would establish the Integrated Undergraduate Credentialing Tuition Grant Fund in the State Treasury, to be funded through an appropriation from the General Fund in the annual Budget Act.
This bill would require the commission to develop a survey no later than July 1, 2023, for purposes of collecting data from teachers of local educational agencies exiting the profession. The bill would require a local educational agency, on and after the commencement of the 202324 school year, to administer the survey within 15 days of a teacher of the local educational agency exiting the profession. The bill would require local educational agencies to report the results of these surveys to the commission on an annual basis. The bill would require the commission to prepare an annual report that compiles the data from the surveys, submit the report to the State Department of Education and the Legislature, and post the report on its internet website.
By requiring local educational agencies to perform additional duties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
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.
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.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 44223 is added to the Education Code, to read:44223. (a) (1) The commission shall develop a survey no later than July 1, 2023, for purposes of collecting data from teachers of local educational agencies exiting the profession.(2) In developing the survey pursuant to paragraph (1), the commission shall gather input from education stakeholders.(b) On and after the commencement of the 202324 school year, a local educational agency shall administer the survey developed by the commission within 15 days of a teacher of the local educational agency exiting the profession.(c) A local educational agency shall report the results of surveys administered pursuant to subdivision (b) to the commission on an annual basis.(d) (1) The commission shall prepare an annual report that compiles the data provided pursuant to subdivision (c), submit the report to the department and the Legislature, and post the report on its internet website.(2) A report to be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that the data from the surveys shall be used to examine future statewide investments on teacher recruitment and retention efforts.(f) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school maintaining kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.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.SECTION 1.Section 44259.11 is added to the Education Code, to read:44259.11.(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1)Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, California school districts were facing a critical shortage of credentialed teachers.(2)During the pandemic, the shortage has expanded to an extraordinary crisis where teachers are both leaving the profession in unprecedented numbers and the number of teachers entering the profession is at an all-time low.(3)Individuals interested in becoming teachers face any number of impediments and barriers to acquiring a teaching credential, chief among them the cost of acquiring a credential and the time required.(4)Providing clear financial support to a demonstrated and proven teacher preparation program can help, in short order, produce well-qualified teachers at a time when California schools are in great need.(5)Established in 2005, integrated undergraduate credentialing programs were created in an effort to reduce the financial burden on students interested in teaching, while also creating a more efficient process to get highly qualified and credentialed teachers into California classrooms.(6)Since their establishment, integrated undergraduate credentialing programs have become proven and valuable, yet underutilized, programs in developing qualified and credentialed teachers, and have demonstrated they can be a reliable and ongoing source of qualified teachers at a time when California schools are in great need.(7)Greater state investment is needed to further attract and increase the number of students who can pursue their teaching credential through this pathway.(b)For purposes of this section, integrated undergraduate credentialing program means an integrated program of professional preparation as provided for in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 44259.1.(c)The Integrated Undergraduate Credentialing Tuition Grant Program is hereby established under the administration of the Student Aid Commission. Subject to an available and sufficient appropriation, a qualified undergraduate student who is enrolled in an integrated undergraduate credentialing program provided by a regionally accredited institution of higher education, and is in good academic standing as determined by the Student Aid Commission, shall receive a full tuition grant award in an amount equal to the amount charged to that student in that academic year for mandatory systemwide tuition and fees. (d)The Integrated Undergraduate Credentialing Tuition Grant Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. The fund shall be funded through an appropriation from the General Fund in the annual Budget Act. Appropriated funds shall not count towards the minimum state school funding obligation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 44223 is added to the Education Code, to read:44223. (a) (1) The commission shall develop a survey no later than July 1, 2023, for purposes of collecting data from teachers of local educational agencies exiting the profession.(2) In developing the survey pursuant to paragraph (1), the commission shall gather input from education stakeholders.(b) On and after the commencement of the 202324 school year, a local educational agency shall administer the survey developed by the commission within 15 days of a teacher of the local educational agency exiting the profession.(c) A local educational agency shall report the results of surveys administered pursuant to subdivision (b) to the commission on an annual basis.(d) (1) The commission shall prepare an annual report that compiles the data provided pursuant to subdivision (c), submit the report to the department and the Legislature, and post the report on its internet website.(2) A report to be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that the data from the surveys shall be used to examine future statewide investments on teacher recruitment and retention efforts.(f) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school maintaining kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.
SECTION 1. Section 44223 is added to the Education Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
44223. (a) (1) The commission shall develop a survey no later than July 1, 2023, for purposes of collecting data from teachers of local educational agencies exiting the profession.(2) In developing the survey pursuant to paragraph (1), the commission shall gather input from education stakeholders.(b) On and after the commencement of the 202324 school year, a local educational agency shall administer the survey developed by the commission within 15 days of a teacher of the local educational agency exiting the profession.(c) A local educational agency shall report the results of surveys administered pursuant to subdivision (b) to the commission on an annual basis.(d) (1) The commission shall prepare an annual report that compiles the data provided pursuant to subdivision (c), submit the report to the department and the Legislature, and post the report on its internet website.(2) A report to be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that the data from the surveys shall be used to examine future statewide investments on teacher recruitment and retention efforts.(f) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school maintaining kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.
44223. (a) (1) The commission shall develop a survey no later than July 1, 2023, for purposes of collecting data from teachers of local educational agencies exiting the profession.(2) In developing the survey pursuant to paragraph (1), the commission shall gather input from education stakeholders.(b) On and after the commencement of the 202324 school year, a local educational agency shall administer the survey developed by the commission within 15 days of a teacher of the local educational agency exiting the profession.(c) A local educational agency shall report the results of surveys administered pursuant to subdivision (b) to the commission on an annual basis.(d) (1) The commission shall prepare an annual report that compiles the data provided pursuant to subdivision (c), submit the report to the department and the Legislature, and post the report on its internet website.(2) A report to be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that the data from the surveys shall be used to examine future statewide investments on teacher recruitment and retention efforts.(f) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school maintaining kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.
44223. (a) (1) The commission shall develop a survey no later than July 1, 2023, for purposes of collecting data from teachers of local educational agencies exiting the profession.(2) In developing the survey pursuant to paragraph (1), the commission shall gather input from education stakeholders.(b) On and after the commencement of the 202324 school year, a local educational agency shall administer the survey developed by the commission within 15 days of a teacher of the local educational agency exiting the profession.(c) A local educational agency shall report the results of surveys administered pursuant to subdivision (b) to the commission on an annual basis.(d) (1) The commission shall prepare an annual report that compiles the data provided pursuant to subdivision (c), submit the report to the department and the Legislature, and post the report on its internet website.(2) A report to be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that the data from the surveys shall be used to examine future statewide investments on teacher recruitment and retention efforts.(f) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school maintaining kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.
44223. (a) (1) The commission shall develop a survey no later than July 1, 2023, for purposes of collecting data from teachers of local educational agencies exiting the profession.
(2) In developing the survey pursuant to paragraph (1), the commission shall gather input from education stakeholders.
(b) On and after the commencement of the 202324 school year, a local educational agency shall administer the survey developed by the commission within 15 days of a teacher of the local educational agency exiting the profession.
(c) A local educational agency shall report the results of surveys administered pursuant to subdivision (b) to the commission on an annual basis.
(d) (1) The commission shall prepare an annual report that compiles the data provided pursuant to subdivision (c), submit the report to the department and the Legislature, and post the report on its internet website.
(2) A report to be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that the data from the surveys shall be used to examine future statewide investments on teacher recruitment and retention efforts.
(f) For purposes of this section, local educational agency means a school district, county office of education, or charter school maintaining kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.
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.
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.
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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(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, California school districts were facing a critical shortage of credentialed teachers.
(2)During the pandemic, the shortage has expanded to an extraordinary crisis where teachers are both leaving the profession in unprecedented numbers and the number of teachers entering the profession is at an all-time low.
(3)Individuals interested in becoming teachers face any number of impediments and barriers to acquiring a teaching credential, chief among them the cost of acquiring a credential and the time required.
(4)Providing clear financial support to a demonstrated and proven teacher preparation program can help, in short order, produce well-qualified teachers at a time when California schools are in great need.
(5)Established in 2005, integrated undergraduate credentialing programs were created in an effort to reduce the financial burden on students interested in teaching, while also creating a more efficient process to get highly qualified and credentialed teachers into California classrooms.
(6)Since their establishment, integrated undergraduate credentialing programs have become proven and valuable, yet underutilized, programs in developing qualified and credentialed teachers, and have demonstrated they can be a reliable and ongoing source of qualified teachers at a time when California schools are in great need.
(7)Greater state investment is needed to further attract and increase the number of students who can pursue their teaching credential through this pathway.
(b)For purposes of this section, integrated undergraduate credentialing program means an integrated program of professional preparation as provided for in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 44259.1.
(c)The Integrated Undergraduate Credentialing Tuition Grant Program is hereby established under the administration of the Student Aid Commission. Subject to an available and sufficient appropriation, a qualified undergraduate student who is enrolled in an integrated undergraduate credentialing program provided by a regionally accredited institution of higher education, and is in good academic standing as determined by the Student Aid Commission, shall receive a full tuition grant award in an amount equal to the amount charged to that student in that academic year for mandatory systemwide tuition and fees.
(d)The Integrated Undergraduate Credentialing Tuition Grant Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. The fund shall be funded through an appropriation from the General Fund in the annual Budget Act. Appropriated funds shall not count towards the minimum state school funding obligation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.