Enrolled March 26, 2024 Passed IN Senate March 21, 2024 Passed IN Assembly March 18, 2024 Amended IN Assembly March 13, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1887Introduced by Assembly Member CervantesJanuary 22, 2024An act to amend Section 22 of Chapter 50 of the Statutes of 2023, relating to student financial aid, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1887, Cervantes. Student financial aid: application deadlines: extension. 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. If the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid is not available on or before October 1, 2023, existing law extends the application deadline for financial aid programs administered by the commission to April 2, 2024, for the 202425 award year only.This bill would extend the April 2, 2024, application deadline for financial aid programs administered by the commission by one month.This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.Digest Key Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 22 of Chapter 50 of the Statutes of 2023 is amended to read:SEC. 22. For the 202425 award year only, if the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is not available on or before October 1, 2023, every financial aid program administered by the Student Aid Commission with an application deadline of March 2, 2024, shall have the application deadline extended to May 2, 2024. This extension applies, but is not limited, to all of the following financial aid programs:(a) The Competitive Cal Grant A and B award program established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 69437) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(b) The Cal Grant B Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(c) The Cal Grant A Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(d) The Cal Grant 4 Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69425) of Chapter 1.5 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(e) The Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 69436) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(f) The Middle Class Scholarship Program established pursuant to Article 22 (commencing with Section 70020) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.SEC. 2. 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 order for California students to have sufficient time to complete the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which provides access to federal Pell Grant awards, Cal Grant awards, Middle Class Scholarship Program awards, and institutional aid programs at institutions of higher education, and which has been delayed this year, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.
Enrolled March 26, 2024 Passed IN Senate March 21, 2024 Passed IN Assembly March 18, 2024 Amended IN Assembly March 13, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1887Introduced by Assembly Member CervantesJanuary 22, 2024An act to amend Section 22 of Chapter 50 of the Statutes of 2023, relating to student financial aid, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1887, Cervantes. Student financial aid: application deadlines: extension. 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. If the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid is not available on or before October 1, 2023, existing law extends the application deadline for financial aid programs administered by the commission to April 2, 2024, for the 202425 award year only.This bill would extend the April 2, 2024, application deadline for financial aid programs administered by the commission by one month.This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.Digest Key Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Enrolled March 26, 2024 Passed IN Senate March 21, 2024 Passed IN Assembly March 18, 2024 Amended IN Assembly March 13, 2024
Enrolled March 26, 2024
Passed IN Senate March 21, 2024
Passed IN Assembly March 18, 2024
Amended IN Assembly March 13, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1887
Introduced by Assembly Member CervantesJanuary 22, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Cervantes
January 22, 2024
An act to amend Section 22 of Chapter 50 of the Statutes of 2023, relating to student financial aid, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1887, Cervantes. Student financial aid: application deadlines: extension.
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. If the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid is not available on or before October 1, 2023, existing law extends the application deadline for financial aid programs administered by the commission to April 2, 2024, for the 202425 award year only.This bill would extend the April 2, 2024, application deadline for financial aid programs administered by the commission by one month.This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
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. If the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid is not available on or before October 1, 2023, existing law extends the application deadline for financial aid programs administered by the commission to April 2, 2024, for the 202425 award year only.
This bill would extend the April 2, 2024, application deadline for financial aid programs administered by the commission by one month.
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. Section 22 of Chapter 50 of the Statutes of 2023 is amended to read:SEC. 22. For the 202425 award year only, if the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is not available on or before October 1, 2023, every financial aid program administered by the Student Aid Commission with an application deadline of March 2, 2024, shall have the application deadline extended to May 2, 2024. This extension applies, but is not limited, to all of the following financial aid programs:(a) The Competitive Cal Grant A and B award program established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 69437) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(b) The Cal Grant B Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(c) The Cal Grant A Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(d) The Cal Grant 4 Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69425) of Chapter 1.5 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(e) The Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 69436) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(f) The Middle Class Scholarship Program established pursuant to Article 22 (commencing with Section 70020) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.SEC. 2. 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 order for California students to have sufficient time to complete the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which provides access to federal Pell Grant awards, Cal Grant awards, Middle Class Scholarship Program awards, and institutional aid programs at institutions of higher education, and which has been delayed this year, it is 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. Section 22 of Chapter 50 of the Statutes of 2023 is amended to read:SEC. 22. For the 202425 award year only, if the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is not available on or before October 1, 2023, every financial aid program administered by the Student Aid Commission with an application deadline of March 2, 2024, shall have the application deadline extended to May 2, 2024. This extension applies, but is not limited, to all of the following financial aid programs:(a) The Competitive Cal Grant A and B award program established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 69437) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(b) The Cal Grant B Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(c) The Cal Grant A Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(d) The Cal Grant 4 Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69425) of Chapter 1.5 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(e) The Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 69436) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(f) The Middle Class Scholarship Program established pursuant to Article 22 (commencing with Section 70020) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.
SECTION 1. Section 22 of Chapter 50 of the Statutes of 2023 is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
SEC. 22. For the 202425 award year only, if the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is not available on or before October 1, 2023, every financial aid program administered by the Student Aid Commission with an application deadline of March 2, 2024, shall have the application deadline extended to May 2, 2024. This extension applies, but is not limited, to all of the following financial aid programs:(a) The Competitive Cal Grant A and B award program established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 69437) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(b) The Cal Grant B Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(c) The Cal Grant A Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(d) The Cal Grant 4 Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69425) of Chapter 1.5 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(e) The Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 69436) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(f) The Middle Class Scholarship Program established pursuant to Article 22 (commencing with Section 70020) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.
SEC. 22. For the 202425 award year only, if the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is not available on or before October 1, 2023, every financial aid program administered by the Student Aid Commission with an application deadline of March 2, 2024, shall have the application deadline extended to May 2, 2024. This extension applies, but is not limited, to all of the following financial aid programs:(a) The Competitive Cal Grant A and B award program established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 69437) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(b) The Cal Grant B Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(c) The Cal Grant A Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(d) The Cal Grant 4 Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69425) of Chapter 1.5 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(e) The Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 69436) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(f) The Middle Class Scholarship Program established pursuant to Article 22 (commencing with Section 70020) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.
SEC. 22. For the 202425 award year only, if the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is not available on or before October 1, 2023, every financial aid program administered by the Student Aid Commission with an application deadline of March 2, 2024, shall have the application deadline extended to May 2, 2024. This extension applies, but is not limited, to all of the following financial aid programs:(a) The Competitive Cal Grant A and B award program established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 69437) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(b) The Cal Grant B Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(c) The Cal Grant A Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(d) The Cal Grant 4 Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69425) of Chapter 1.5 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(e) The Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 69436) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.(f) The Middle Class Scholarship Program established pursuant to Article 22 (commencing with Section 70020) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.
SEC. 22. For the 202425 award year only, if the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is not available on or before October 1, 2023, every financial aid program administered by the Student Aid Commission with an application deadline of March 2, 2024, shall have the application deadline extended to May 2, 2024. This extension applies, but is not limited, to all of the following financial aid programs:
### SEC. 22.
(a) The Competitive Cal Grant A and B award program established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 69437) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.
(b) The Cal Grant B Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.
(c) The Cal Grant A Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.
(d) The Cal Grant 4 Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69425) of Chapter 1.5 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.
(e) The Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 69436) of Chapter 1.7 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.
(f) The Middle Class Scholarship Program established pursuant to Article 22 (commencing with Section 70020) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code.
SEC. 2. 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 order for California students to have sufficient time to complete the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which provides access to federal Pell Grant awards, Cal Grant awards, Middle Class Scholarship Program awards, and institutional aid programs at institutions of higher education, and which has been delayed this year, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.
SEC. 2. 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 order for California students to have sufficient time to complete the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which provides access to federal Pell Grant awards, Cal Grant awards, Middle Class Scholarship Program awards, and institutional aid programs at institutions of higher education, and which has been delayed this year, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.
SEC. 2. 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. 2.
In order for California students to have sufficient time to complete the federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which provides access to federal Pell Grant awards, Cal Grant awards, Middle Class Scholarship Program awards, and institutional aid programs at institutions of higher education, and which has been delayed this year, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.