Middle Class Scholarship Program: community colleges: current and former foster youth.
Summary
Existing law establishes the Middle Class Scholarship Program (MCSP) under the administration of the Student Aid Commission. Existing law makes an undergraduate student eligible for a scholarship award under the MCSP if the student is enrolled at the University of California or the California State University, or enrolled in upper division coursework in a community college baccalaureate program, and meets certain eligibility requirements. This bill would extend awards under the MCSP to community college students who are current or former foster youth pursuing transfer to a 4-year postsecondary educational institution, an associate degree, an associate degree for transfer, or a community college career technical education certificate and meet other MCSP requirements, as provided. The bill would require the commission to summarize the provisions of the MCSP that apply to these current or former foster youth and title those provisions as "The Fostering Futures Program" on a page on its internet website.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Last action Jun 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2023
How they voted
39–1
Passed
Total votes 40
May 22, 2023
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican9
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Jun 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
lower
Jun 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
lower
May 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 1. Page 1217.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 1164.) (May 18).
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 876.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 569.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Coms. on ED. and HUMANS S.
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angelique Ashby
DDemocratic
Co
Aisha Wahab
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Portantino
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Archuleta
DDemocratic
Co
Catherine Blakespear
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Cortese
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Min
DDemocratic
Co
Isaac Bryan
DDemocratic
Co
Lena Gonzalez
DDemocratic
Co
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
DDemocratic
Co
Marie Alvarado-Gil
RRepublican
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