The Cal Grant Program, administered by the Student Aid Commission, includes various awards such as Cal Grant A and B Entitlement Awards and others, aimed at supporting students in California. The Cal Grant Reform Act plans to update this program, contingent upon the availability of funds beginning in the 2024-25 fiscal year. Eligibility depends on criteria, including California residency. Additionally, the Middle Class Scholarship Program (MCSP) is available for eligible students at public universities and certain community college programs.
AB 88 extends Cal Grant and MCSP eligibility to students who graduated high school outside California but meet other criteria, if they are dependents or spouses of active members of the U.S. Armed Forces who are stationed outside California but maintain legal residence in the state.
(AB 88 amends Sections 69411, 69433.9, 69436, 69514, and 70022 of the Education Code.)