CaliforniaStudent financial aid: Pay it Forward, Pay it Back Pilot Program: study.
What it does
Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and independent institutions of higher education, as the 4 segments of postsecondary education in the state. 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.
More detail
This bill would require the commission, in consultation with the Legislative Analyst's Office, to conduct a study of the effects of enacting, in future legislation, a Pay it Forward, Pay it Back Pilot Program that would allow students to enroll at a California State University or University of California campus without paying upfront tuition, fees, or room and board, and instead would require participating students to pay, upon graduation or disenrollment and employment, a percentage of their annual adjusted gross income to the state for a number of years, as specified. The bill would require the commission to submit a report on the study of the pilot program to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education and the Senate Committee on Education on or before September 30, 2027. The bill would make these provisions inoperative on September 30, 2030, and would repeal them as of January 1, 2031.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 2From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.Latest
- Jan 31Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.Major
- Jan 22In committee: Held under submission.
- Jan 22In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Jan 14From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jan 13
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 6Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.Minor
- Jan 5From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.Major
- 2025
- Apr 7Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.Minor
- Apr 3Re-referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Apr 2From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 13Re-referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Mar 12From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 10Referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Feb 24Read first time.Minor
- Feb 22From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- Feb 21Introduced. To print.Introduced