Legislation / Advocacy

CALIFORNIA A.B. 721 – State Financial Aid 

CALIFORNIA A.B. 721 – State Financial Aid 

10/14/2015 Sponsor: Assemblymember Jose Medina (D) Summary: Final version (7/8/2015): Requires a public, private or independent institution to make available to the public upon request and in a prominent location on its Internet Web site within 12 months of a completed academic year, as defined, specified student loan debt statistics on graduates, to provide students […]

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CALIFORNIA A.B. 636 – Student Complaints and Arbitration 

CALIFORNIA A.B. 636 – Student Complaints and Arbitration 

10/14/2015 Sponsor: Assemblymember Jose Medina (D) Summary: Final version (4/29/2015): Authorizes the identification of an alleged assailant, even if the victim does not consent to being identified, if the institution determines both that the alleged assailant represents a serious or ongoing threat to the safety of students, employees or the institution and the […]

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CALIFORNIA A.B. 573 – State Financial Aid 

CALIFORNIA A.B. 573 – State Financial Aid 

10/14/2015 Sponsor: Assemblymember Jose Medina (D) Summary: Current version (9/4/2015): Authorizes state agencies that provide certification, registration or licensure necessary to promote the safety and protection of the public to, on a case-by-case basis, consider for certification, registration or licensure students who were enrolled in a program of Corinthian Colleges, Inc. that […]

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CALIFORNIA A.B. 25 – State Financial Aid 

CALIFORNIA A.B. 25 – State Financial Aid 

10/14/2015 Sponsor: Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D) Summary: Final version (4/8/2015): Requires the California Student Aid Commission to establish an appeal process, as part of the Cal Grant Program, for an otherwise qualifying institution that fails to satisfy the 3-year cohort default rate and graduation rate requirements. Authorizes the commission to grant an appeal […]

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BPPE Proposed Rule

BPPE Proposed Rule

06/10/2015 Amendments to the Private Postsecondary Educational Institutions Rules Establishing Uniform Reporting Requirements Issue: Education Subissue: Regulatory Structure First Reported: 12/06/2013 Date Updated: 06/09/2015 Contact: Joanne Wenzel 916-431-6905 Citation: Title 5, Section 74110 and 74112 Upcoming Action: Comments due 7/20/2015; Public hearing 7/21/2015 Status: Workshop / Meeting / Hearing / Comments Regulation ID: CA24559 Rule Summary: The Bureau has […]

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California A.B. 573 – State Financial Aid 

California A.B. 573 – State Financial Aid 

05/29/2015 Sponsor: Assemblymember Jose Medina (D) Summary: Current version (5/11/2015): Requires the board of governors, until July 1, 2018, to waive the fee for students who were enrolled at a California campus of a Corinthian Colleges, Inc., institution, and were either unable to complete an educational program offered by the campus due to the […]

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California A.B. 1541 – Privacy (Student Data)

California A.B. 1541 – Privacy (Student Data)

05/29/2015 Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection Summary: Current version (4/29/2015): Requires a business that owns, licenses, or maintains personal information about a California resident to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the information, to protect the personal information from unauthorized access, destruction, […]

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California A.B. 721 – State Financial Aid 

California A.B. 721 – State Financial Aid 

05/29/2015 Sponsor: Assemblymember Jose Medina (D) Summary: Current version (5/28/2015):  Requires a public, private or independent institution to make available to the public upon request and in a prominent location on its Internet Web site specified student loan debt statistics on graduates, to provide students information concerning unused federal student loan moneys available to […]

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California A.B. 509 – Governance & State Oversight

California A.B. 509 – Governance & State Oversight

California A.B. 509 – Governance & State Oversight 05/29/2015 Sponsor: Assemblymember Henry Perea (D) Summary: Current version (4/23/2015): Exempts from the provisions of the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 a bona fide organization, association, or council that offers preapprenticeship training programs on behalf of one or more apprenticeship programs that […]

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California A.B. 25 – State Financial Aid 

California A.B. 25 – State Financial Aid 

05/29/2015 Sponsor: Assemblymember Mike Gipson (D) Summary: Current version (4/8/2015): Requires the California Student Aid Commission to establish an appeal process, as part of the Cal Grant Program, for an otherwise qualifying institution that fails to satisfy the 3-year cohort default rate and graduation rate requirements. Authorizes the commission to grant an appeal […]

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