Amended IN Assembly March 10, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 313Introduced by Assembly Member Ortega(Coauthors: Assembly Members Alvarez and Fong)January 23, 2025An act to add Section 69513.3 to the Education Code, relating to student financial aid, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. aid.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 313, as amended, Ortega. 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.This bill, for purposes of the 202526 award year only, bill would extend the March 3, 2025, application deadlines for financial aid programs administered by the commission by one month. month if the opening of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is delayed in any year.This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.Digest Key Vote: TWO_THIRDSMAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 69513.3 is added to the Education Code, to read:69513.3. If the opening of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is delayed in any year, every financial aid program administered by the commission with an application deadline in the following year shall have the application deadline extended by one month. This extension applies, but is not limited to, all of the following financial aid programs:(a) The Cal Grant 4 Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69425) of Chapter 1.5.(b) The Cal Grant A Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) of Chapter 1.7.(c) The Cal Grant B Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) of Chapter 1.7.(d) The California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 69436) of Chapter 1.7.(e) The Competitive Cal Grant A and B award program established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 69437) of Chapter 1.7.(f) The Middle Class Scholarship Program established pursuant to Article 22 (commencing with Section 70020).SECTION 1.For the 202526 award year only, every financial aid program administered by the Student Aid Commission with an application deadline of March 3, 2025, shall have the application deadline extended to April 3, 2025. 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 California 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.
Amended IN Assembly March 10, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 313Introduced by Assembly Member Ortega(Coauthors: Assembly Members Alvarez and Fong)January 23, 2025An act to add Section 69513.3 to the Education Code, relating to student financial aid, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. aid.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 313, as amended, Ortega. 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.This bill, for purposes of the 202526 award year only, bill would extend the March 3, 2025, application deadlines for financial aid programs administered by the commission by one month. month if the opening of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is delayed in any year.This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.Digest Key Vote: TWO_THIRDSMAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 10, 2025
Amended IN Assembly March 10, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 313
Introduced by Assembly Member Ortega(Coauthors: Assembly Members Alvarez and Fong)January 23, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Member Ortega(Coauthors: Assembly Members Alvarez and Fong)
January 23, 2025
An act to add Section 69513.3 to the Education Code, relating to student financial aid, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. aid.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 313, as amended, Ortega. 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.This bill, for purposes of the 202526 award year only, bill would extend the March 3, 2025, application deadlines for financial aid programs administered by the commission by one month. month if the opening of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is delayed in any year.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.
This bill, for purposes of the 202526 award year only, bill would extend the March 3, 2025, application deadlines for financial aid programs administered by the commission by one month. month if the opening of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is delayed in any year.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 69513.3 is added to the Education Code, to read:69513.3. If the opening of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is delayed in any year, every financial aid program administered by the commission with an application deadline in the following year shall have the application deadline extended by one month. This extension applies, but is not limited to, all of the following financial aid programs:(a) The Cal Grant 4 Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69425) of Chapter 1.5.(b) The Cal Grant A Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) of Chapter 1.7.(c) The Cal Grant B Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) of Chapter 1.7.(d) The California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 69436) of Chapter 1.7.(e) The Competitive Cal Grant A and B award program established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 69437) of Chapter 1.7.(f) The Middle Class Scholarship Program established pursuant to Article 22 (commencing with Section 70020).SECTION 1.For the 202526 award year only, every financial aid program administered by the Student Aid Commission with an application deadline of March 3, 2025, shall have the application deadline extended to April 3, 2025. 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 California 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 69513.3 is added to the Education Code, to read:69513.3. If the opening of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is delayed in any year, every financial aid program administered by the commission with an application deadline in the following year shall have the application deadline extended by one month. This extension applies, but is not limited to, all of the following financial aid programs:(a) The Cal Grant 4 Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69425) of Chapter 1.5.(b) The Cal Grant A Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) of Chapter 1.7.(c) The Cal Grant B Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) of Chapter 1.7.(d) The California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 69436) of Chapter 1.7.(e) The Competitive Cal Grant A and B award program established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 69437) of Chapter 1.7.(f) The Middle Class Scholarship Program established pursuant to Article 22 (commencing with Section 70020).
SECTION 1. Section 69513.3 is added to the Education Code, to read:
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69513.3. If the opening of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is delayed in any year, every financial aid program administered by the commission with an application deadline in the following year shall have the application deadline extended by one month. This extension applies, but is not limited to, all of the following financial aid programs:(a) The Cal Grant 4 Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69425) of Chapter 1.5.(b) The Cal Grant A Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) of Chapter 1.7.(c) The Cal Grant B Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) of Chapter 1.7.(d) The California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 69436) of Chapter 1.7.(e) The Competitive Cal Grant A and B award program established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 69437) of Chapter 1.7.(f) The Middle Class Scholarship Program established pursuant to Article 22 (commencing with Section 70020).
69513.3. If the opening of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is delayed in any year, every financial aid program administered by the commission with an application deadline in the following year shall have the application deadline extended by one month. This extension applies, but is not limited to, all of the following financial aid programs:(a) The Cal Grant 4 Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69425) of Chapter 1.5.(b) The Cal Grant A Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) of Chapter 1.7.(c) The Cal Grant B Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) of Chapter 1.7.(d) The California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 69436) of Chapter 1.7.(e) The Competitive Cal Grant A and B award program established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 69437) of Chapter 1.7.(f) The Middle Class Scholarship Program established pursuant to Article 22 (commencing with Section 70020).
69513.3. If the opening of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is delayed in any year, every financial aid program administered by the commission with an application deadline in the following year shall have the application deadline extended by one month. This extension applies, but is not limited to, all of the following financial aid programs:(a) The Cal Grant 4 Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69425) of Chapter 1.5.(b) The Cal Grant A Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) of Chapter 1.7.(c) The Cal Grant B Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) of Chapter 1.7.(d) The California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 69436) of Chapter 1.7.(e) The Competitive Cal Grant A and B award program established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 69437) of Chapter 1.7.(f) The Middle Class Scholarship Program established pursuant to Article 22 (commencing with Section 70020).
69513.3. If the opening of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is delayed in any year, every financial aid program administered by the commission with an application deadline in the following year shall have the application deadline extended by one month. This extension applies, but is not limited to, all of the following financial aid programs:
(a) The Cal Grant 4 Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69425) of Chapter 1.5.
(b) The Cal Grant A Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 69434) of Chapter 1.7.
(c) The Cal Grant B Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 69435) of Chapter 1.7.
(d) The California Community College Transfer Cal Grant Entitlement Program established pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 69436) of Chapter 1.7.
(e) The Competitive Cal Grant A and B award program established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 69437) of Chapter 1.7.
(f) The Middle Class Scholarship Program established pursuant to Article 22 (commencing with Section 70020).
For the 202526 award year only, every financial aid program administered by the Student Aid Commission with an application deadline of March 3, 2025, shall have the application deadline extended to April 3, 2025. 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 California 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.
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.