CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1491Introduced by Senator EggmanFebruary 16, 2024 An act to amend Section 66290.2 of the Education Code, relating to student financial aid. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1491, as introduced, Eggman. Disclosures: Equity in Higher Education Act: Title IX: exemptions.The Equity in Higher Education Act, among other things, prohibits a person from being subjected to discrimination on the basis of specified attributes, including sex, in any program or activity conducted by a postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid. Existing federal law, known as Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, prohibits a person, on the basis of sex, from being excluded from participation in, being denied the benefits of, or being subject to discrimination under, any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Both the federal and state laws do not apply to an educational institution that is controlled by a religious organization if the application would not be consistent with the religious tenets of that organization.Existing law requires an institution that has an exemption from either the Equity in Higher Education Act or Title IX to make specified disclosures to the institutions current and prospective students, faculty members, and employees, and to the Student Aid Commission, concerning the institutions basis for having the exemption, and requires the commission to collect the information it receives and to post and maintain a list on the commissions internet website of all institutions with the exemption and their respective bases for having the exemption.This bill would, beginning with the 202627 school year, require the commission to provide a written notice to students who receive state financial aid regarding whether their postsecondary educational institution has an exemption from either the Equity in Higher Education Act or Title IX on file with the commission.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 66290.2 of the Education Code is amended to read:66290.2. (a) (1) Beginning with the 201718 school year, each postsecondary educational institution in this state that claims an exemption pursuant to Section 901(a)(3) of the federal Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681(a)(3)) shall submit to the Student Aid Commission copies of all materials submitted to, and received from, a state or federal agency concerning the granting of the exemption.(2) Beginning with the 201718 school year, each postsecondary educational institution in this state not described in subdivision (a) paragraph (1) that has an exemption pursuant to Section 66271 shall submit to the Student Aid Commission its basis for having the exemption.(b) The Student Aid Commission shall collect the information received pursuant to subdivision (a) and post and maintain a list on the commissions Internet Web site internet website of the institutions that have claimed the exemption with their respective bases for claiming or having the exemption.(c) Beginning with the 202627 school year, the Student Aid Commission shall provide a written notice to students who receive state financial aid regarding whether their postsecondary educational institution has an exception pursuant to subdivision (a) on file with the commission.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1491Introduced by Senator EggmanFebruary 16, 2024 An act to amend Section 66290.2 of the Education Code, relating to student financial aid. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1491, as introduced, Eggman. Disclosures: Equity in Higher Education Act: Title IX: exemptions.The Equity in Higher Education Act, among other things, prohibits a person from being subjected to discrimination on the basis of specified attributes, including sex, in any program or activity conducted by a postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid. Existing federal law, known as Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, prohibits a person, on the basis of sex, from being excluded from participation in, being denied the benefits of, or being subject to discrimination under, any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Both the federal and state laws do not apply to an educational institution that is controlled by a religious organization if the application would not be consistent with the religious tenets of that organization.Existing law requires an institution that has an exemption from either the Equity in Higher Education Act or Title IX to make specified disclosures to the institutions current and prospective students, faculty members, and employees, and to the Student Aid Commission, concerning the institutions basis for having the exemption, and requires the commission to collect the information it receives and to post and maintain a list on the commissions internet website of all institutions with the exemption and their respective bases for having the exemption.This bill would, beginning with the 202627 school year, require the commission to provide a written notice to students who receive state financial aid regarding whether their postsecondary educational institution has an exemption from either the Equity in Higher Education Act or Title IX on file with the commission.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1491
Introduced by Senator EggmanFebruary 16, 2024
Introduced by Senator Eggman
February 16, 2024
An act to amend Section 66290.2 of the Education Code, relating to student financial aid.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1491, as introduced, Eggman. Disclosures: Equity in Higher Education Act: Title IX: exemptions.
The Equity in Higher Education Act, among other things, prohibits a person from being subjected to discrimination on the basis of specified attributes, including sex, in any program or activity conducted by a postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid. Existing federal law, known as Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, prohibits a person, on the basis of sex, from being excluded from participation in, being denied the benefits of, or being subject to discrimination under, any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Both the federal and state laws do not apply to an educational institution that is controlled by a religious organization if the application would not be consistent with the religious tenets of that organization.Existing law requires an institution that has an exemption from either the Equity in Higher Education Act or Title IX to make specified disclosures to the institutions current and prospective students, faculty members, and employees, and to the Student Aid Commission, concerning the institutions basis for having the exemption, and requires the commission to collect the information it receives and to post and maintain a list on the commissions internet website of all institutions with the exemption and their respective bases for having the exemption.This bill would, beginning with the 202627 school year, require the commission to provide a written notice to students who receive state financial aid regarding whether their postsecondary educational institution has an exemption from either the Equity in Higher Education Act or Title IX on file with the commission.
The Equity in Higher Education Act, among other things, prohibits a person from being subjected to discrimination on the basis of specified attributes, including sex, in any program or activity conducted by a postsecondary educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid. Existing federal law, known as Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, prohibits a person, on the basis of sex, from being excluded from participation in, being denied the benefits of, or being subject to discrimination under, any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Both the federal and state laws do not apply to an educational institution that is controlled by a religious organization if the application would not be consistent with the religious tenets of that organization.
Existing law requires an institution that has an exemption from either the Equity in Higher Education Act or Title IX to make specified disclosures to the institutions current and prospective students, faculty members, and employees, and to the Student Aid Commission, concerning the institutions basis for having the exemption, and requires the commission to collect the information it receives and to post and maintain a list on the commissions internet website of all institutions with the exemption and their respective bases for having the exemption.
This bill would, beginning with the 202627 school year, require the commission to provide a written notice to students who receive state financial aid regarding whether their postsecondary educational institution has an exemption from either the Equity in Higher Education Act or Title IX on file with the commission.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 66290.2 of the Education Code is amended to read:66290.2. (a) (1) Beginning with the 201718 school year, each postsecondary educational institution in this state that claims an exemption pursuant to Section 901(a)(3) of the federal Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681(a)(3)) shall submit to the Student Aid Commission copies of all materials submitted to, and received from, a state or federal agency concerning the granting of the exemption.(2) Beginning with the 201718 school year, each postsecondary educational institution in this state not described in subdivision (a) paragraph (1) that has an exemption pursuant to Section 66271 shall submit to the Student Aid Commission its basis for having the exemption.(b) The Student Aid Commission shall collect the information received pursuant to subdivision (a) and post and maintain a list on the commissions Internet Web site internet website of the institutions that have claimed the exemption with their respective bases for claiming or having the exemption.(c) Beginning with the 202627 school year, the Student Aid Commission shall provide a written notice to students who receive state financial aid regarding whether their postsecondary educational institution has an exception pursuant to subdivision (a) on file with the commission.
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 66290.2 of the Education Code is amended to read:66290.2. (a) (1) Beginning with the 201718 school year, each postsecondary educational institution in this state that claims an exemption pursuant to Section 901(a)(3) of the federal Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681(a)(3)) shall submit to the Student Aid Commission copies of all materials submitted to, and received from, a state or federal agency concerning the granting of the exemption.(2) Beginning with the 201718 school year, each postsecondary educational institution in this state not described in subdivision (a) paragraph (1) that has an exemption pursuant to Section 66271 shall submit to the Student Aid Commission its basis for having the exemption.(b) The Student Aid Commission shall collect the information received pursuant to subdivision (a) and post and maintain a list on the commissions Internet Web site internet website of the institutions that have claimed the exemption with their respective bases for claiming or having the exemption.(c) Beginning with the 202627 school year, the Student Aid Commission shall provide a written notice to students who receive state financial aid regarding whether their postsecondary educational institution has an exception pursuant to subdivision (a) on file with the commission.
SECTION 1. Section 66290.2 of the Education Code is amended to read:
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66290.2. (a) (1) Beginning with the 201718 school year, each postsecondary educational institution in this state that claims an exemption pursuant to Section 901(a)(3) of the federal Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681(a)(3)) shall submit to the Student Aid Commission copies of all materials submitted to, and received from, a state or federal agency concerning the granting of the exemption.(2) Beginning with the 201718 school year, each postsecondary educational institution in this state not described in subdivision (a) paragraph (1) that has an exemption pursuant to Section 66271 shall submit to the Student Aid Commission its basis for having the exemption.(b) The Student Aid Commission shall collect the information received pursuant to subdivision (a) and post and maintain a list on the commissions Internet Web site internet website of the institutions that have claimed the exemption with their respective bases for claiming or having the exemption.(c) Beginning with the 202627 school year, the Student Aid Commission shall provide a written notice to students who receive state financial aid regarding whether their postsecondary educational institution has an exception pursuant to subdivision (a) on file with the commission.
66290.2. (a) (1) Beginning with the 201718 school year, each postsecondary educational institution in this state that claims an exemption pursuant to Section 901(a)(3) of the federal Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681(a)(3)) shall submit to the Student Aid Commission copies of all materials submitted to, and received from, a state or federal agency concerning the granting of the exemption.(2) Beginning with the 201718 school year, each postsecondary educational institution in this state not described in subdivision (a) paragraph (1) that has an exemption pursuant to Section 66271 shall submit to the Student Aid Commission its basis for having the exemption.(b) The Student Aid Commission shall collect the information received pursuant to subdivision (a) and post and maintain a list on the commissions Internet Web site internet website of the institutions that have claimed the exemption with their respective bases for claiming or having the exemption.(c) Beginning with the 202627 school year, the Student Aid Commission shall provide a written notice to students who receive state financial aid regarding whether their postsecondary educational institution has an exception pursuant to subdivision (a) on file with the commission.
66290.2. (a) (1) Beginning with the 201718 school year, each postsecondary educational institution in this state that claims an exemption pursuant to Section 901(a)(3) of the federal Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681(a)(3)) shall submit to the Student Aid Commission copies of all materials submitted to, and received from, a state or federal agency concerning the granting of the exemption.(2) Beginning with the 201718 school year, each postsecondary educational institution in this state not described in subdivision (a) paragraph (1) that has an exemption pursuant to Section 66271 shall submit to the Student Aid Commission its basis for having the exemption.(b) The Student Aid Commission shall collect the information received pursuant to subdivision (a) and post and maintain a list on the commissions Internet Web site internet website of the institutions that have claimed the exemption with their respective bases for claiming or having the exemption.(c) Beginning with the 202627 school year, the Student Aid Commission shall provide a written notice to students who receive state financial aid regarding whether their postsecondary educational institution has an exception pursuant to subdivision (a) on file with the commission.
66290.2. (a) (1) Beginning with the 201718 school year, each postsecondary educational institution in this state that claims an exemption pursuant to Section 901(a)(3) of the federal Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1681(a)(3)) shall submit to the Student Aid Commission copies of all materials submitted to, and received from, a state or federal agency concerning the granting of the exemption.
(2) Beginning with the 201718 school year, each postsecondary educational institution in this state not described in subdivision (a) paragraph (1) that has an exemption pursuant to Section 66271 shall submit to the Student Aid Commission its basis for having the exemption.
(b) The Student Aid Commission shall collect the information received pursuant to subdivision (a) and post and maintain a list on the commissions Internet Web site internet website of the institutions that have claimed the exemption with their respective bases for claiming or having the exemption.
(c) Beginning with the 202627 school year, the Student Aid Commission shall provide a written notice to students who receive state financial aid regarding whether their postsecondary educational institution has an exception pursuant to subdivision (a) on file with the commission.