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EDUCATION CODE
SECTION 69435-69435.3



69435.  (a) (1) A Cal Grant B award shall be used only for tuition,
student fees, and access costs in a for-credit instructional program
that is not less than one academic year in length.
   (2) The commission, or a qualifying institution pursuant to
Article 8 (commencing with Section 69450), shall award access grants
in a student's first academic year. In subsequent years, the award
shall include an additional amount to pay tuition or fees, or both,
to attend college at a public or private four-year college or
university or other qualifying institution for all Cal Grant B awards
pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 66021.2. In
no event shall the total award in any year exceed the applicant's
calculated financial need.
   (3) Not more than 2 percent of new Cal Grant B recipients
enrolling for the first time in an institution of postsecondary
education shall be eligible for payments for tuition or fees, or
both, in their first academic year of attendance. The commission
shall adopt regulations specifying the criteria used to determine
which applicants, if any, receive both tuition and fees plus the
access grant in the first year of enrollment. Priority shall be given
to students with the lowest expected family contribution pursuant to
Section 69432.7 and the highest level of academic merit.
   (b) An award for access costs under this article shall be in an
annual amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred fifty-one
dollars ($1,551). This amount may be adjusted in the annual Budget
Act.



69435.3.  (a) Any California resident is entitled to receive a Cal
Grant B award, and the commission shall allocate that award pursuant
to Section 66021.2, if all of the following criteria are met:
   (1) The student has submitted, pursuant to Section 69432.9, a
complete financial aid application, submitted or postmarked no later
than March 2 of the academic year of high school graduation or its
equivalent for the award year immediately following the academic year
of high school graduation or its equivalent, or no later than March
2 of the academic year following high school graduation or its
equivalent for the second award year following the year of high
school graduation or its equivalent.
   (2) The student demonstrates financial need pursuant to Section
69433.
   (3) The student attains a high school grade point average of at
least 2.0 on a four-point scale.
   (4) The student's household has an income and asset level that
does not exceed the level for Cal Grant B recipients as set forth in
Section 69432.7.
   (5) The student is pursuing an undergraduate academic program of
not less than one academic year that is offered by a qualifying
institution.
   (6) The student is enrolled at least part-time.
   (7) The student meets the general Cal Grant eligibility
requirements set forth in Article 1 (commencing with Section 69430).
   (8) The student graduated from high school or its equivalent
during or after the 2000-01 academic year.
   (b) A student who meets the Cal Grant B Entitlement Program
criteria specified in this article shall receive a Cal Grant B award
for access costs and tuition and fees pursuant to Section 66021.2.


State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > California > Edc > 69435-69435.3

EDUCATION CODE
SECTION 69435-69435.3



69435.  (a) (1) A Cal Grant B award shall be used only for tuition,
student fees, and access costs in a for-credit instructional program
that is not less than one academic year in length.
   (2) The commission, or a qualifying institution pursuant to
Article 8 (commencing with Section 69450), shall award access grants
in a student's first academic year. In subsequent years, the award
shall include an additional amount to pay tuition or fees, or both,
to attend college at a public or private four-year college or
university or other qualifying institution for all Cal Grant B awards
pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 66021.2. In
no event shall the total award in any year exceed the applicant's
calculated financial need.
   (3) Not more than 2 percent of new Cal Grant B recipients
enrolling for the first time in an institution of postsecondary
education shall be eligible for payments for tuition or fees, or
both, in their first academic year of attendance. The commission
shall adopt regulations specifying the criteria used to determine
which applicants, if any, receive both tuition and fees plus the
access grant in the first year of enrollment. Priority shall be given
to students with the lowest expected family contribution pursuant to
Section 69432.7 and the highest level of academic merit.
   (b) An award for access costs under this article shall be in an
annual amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred fifty-one
dollars ($1,551). This amount may be adjusted in the annual Budget
Act.



69435.3.  (a) Any California resident is entitled to receive a Cal
Grant B award, and the commission shall allocate that award pursuant
to Section 66021.2, if all of the following criteria are met:
   (1) The student has submitted, pursuant to Section 69432.9, a
complete financial aid application, submitted or postmarked no later
than March 2 of the academic year of high school graduation or its
equivalent for the award year immediately following the academic year
of high school graduation or its equivalent, or no later than March
2 of the academic year following high school graduation or its
equivalent for the second award year following the year of high
school graduation or its equivalent.
   (2) The student demonstrates financial need pursuant to Section
69433.
   (3) The student attains a high school grade point average of at
least 2.0 on a four-point scale.
   (4) The student's household has an income and asset level that
does not exceed the level for Cal Grant B recipients as set forth in
Section 69432.7.
   (5) The student is pursuing an undergraduate academic program of
not less than one academic year that is offered by a qualifying
institution.
   (6) The student is enrolled at least part-time.
   (7) The student meets the general Cal Grant eligibility
requirements set forth in Article 1 (commencing with Section 69430).
   (8) The student graduated from high school or its equivalent
during or after the 2000-01 academic year.
   (b) A student who meets the Cal Grant B Entitlement Program
criteria specified in this article shall receive a Cal Grant B award
for access costs and tuition and fees pursuant to Section 66021.2.



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Statutes > California > Edc > 69435-69435.3

EDUCATION CODE
SECTION 69435-69435.3



69435.  (a) (1) A Cal Grant B award shall be used only for tuition,
student fees, and access costs in a for-credit instructional program
that is not less than one academic year in length.
   (2) The commission, or a qualifying institution pursuant to
Article 8 (commencing with Section 69450), shall award access grants
in a student's first academic year. In subsequent years, the award
shall include an additional amount to pay tuition or fees, or both,
to attend college at a public or private four-year college or
university or other qualifying institution for all Cal Grant B awards
pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 66021.2. In
no event shall the total award in any year exceed the applicant's
calculated financial need.
   (3) Not more than 2 percent of new Cal Grant B recipients
enrolling for the first time in an institution of postsecondary
education shall be eligible for payments for tuition or fees, or
both, in their first academic year of attendance. The commission
shall adopt regulations specifying the criteria used to determine
which applicants, if any, receive both tuition and fees plus the
access grant in the first year of enrollment. Priority shall be given
to students with the lowest expected family contribution pursuant to
Section 69432.7 and the highest level of academic merit.
   (b) An award for access costs under this article shall be in an
annual amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred fifty-one
dollars ($1,551). This amount may be adjusted in the annual Budget
Act.



69435.3.  (a) Any California resident is entitled to receive a Cal
Grant B award, and the commission shall allocate that award pursuant
to Section 66021.2, if all of the following criteria are met:
   (1) The student has submitted, pursuant to Section 69432.9, a
complete financial aid application, submitted or postmarked no later
than March 2 of the academic year of high school graduation or its
equivalent for the award year immediately following the academic year
of high school graduation or its equivalent, or no later than March
2 of the academic year following high school graduation or its
equivalent for the second award year following the year of high
school graduation or its equivalent.
   (2) The student demonstrates financial need pursuant to Section
69433.
   (3) The student attains a high school grade point average of at
least 2.0 on a four-point scale.
   (4) The student's household has an income and asset level that
does not exceed the level for Cal Grant B recipients as set forth in
Section 69432.7.
   (5) The student is pursuing an undergraduate academic program of
not less than one academic year that is offered by a qualifying
institution.
   (6) The student is enrolled at least part-time.
   (7) The student meets the general Cal Grant eligibility
requirements set forth in Article 1 (commencing with Section 69430).
   (8) The student graduated from high school or its equivalent
during or after the 2000-01 academic year.
   (b) A student who meets the Cal Grant B Entitlement Program
criteria specified in this article shall receive a Cal Grant B award
for access costs and tuition and fees pursuant to Section 66021.2.