Student financial aid: Cal Grant Program: cost of attendance.
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill requires California colleges and universities to develop and implement a cost of attendance (COA) policy and adjustment process by the 2027-28 academic year. This policy must align with federal standards and consider factors like housing, food, transportation, and dependent care. The goal is to ensure that COA budgets accurately reflect a student's expenses and avoid reducing financial aid eligibility due to inaccurate cost estimates. It also addresses transparency in COA adjustments and student appeal processes.
Key provisions
- Requires institutions to develop and implement a COA policy and adjustment process by 2027-28.
- The COA policy must align with federal standards.
- Institutions must consider adjustments for expenses beyond the standard COA budget.
- Institutions must prominently display data sources and assumptions for COA budgets.
- Institutions must establish a process for students to request COA adjustments.
- Institutions must comply with federal ‘satisfactory academic progress’ standards.
- Institutions must provide information about their COA adjustment process to students.
- Institutions must consider special circumstances when reviewing COA adjustment requests.
Who is affected
- Students receiving Cal Grants
- California public colleges and universities
- The Student Aid Commission
- Families of students receiving Cal Grants
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