Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires an amendment to the California Dream Act that clarifies that it may be used by any student eligible for state financial aid programs, regardless of their eligibility for federal financial aid programs.

Highlights:

• Requires an amendment to the California Dream Act that clarifies that it may be used by any student eligible for state financial aid programs, regardless of their eligibility for federal financial aid programs (Sec. 1).

• Amends previous law to effectively, include supporting measures to maximize student attainment of federal financial aid, where appropriate, while also clearly informing students and their families of their available application options (Sec. 1):

• The commission shall inform students and their families of their available financial aid application options, including, but not limited to, by doing both of the following;

• Listing, in a prominent manner, on the commission’s internet website and the California Dream Act application, the application eligibility criteria for the California Dream Act application, the types of financial aid that each application will consider, and key distinctions between the applications.

• Ensuring that applicants actively acknowledge, before completing the California Dream Act application, that they will not be considered for any federal student financial aid programs.

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 1).

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