Makes provisions with respect to student awards, loans and tuition assistance programs
Summary
Requires the higher education services corporation to make a determination of financial eligibility of a student for financial aid, awards and loans within 60 days from the day of the receipt of the financial aid application; where the higher education services corporation fails to make a timely determination the applicant shall be deemed eligible for such aid for the semester for which the application was made; allows for a 30-day extension if notice is given to the educational institution within the initial 60-day period.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025
How they voted
61–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Feb 11, 2025
D
Democratic41
95% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Toby Stavisky
DDemocratic
Co
John Liu
DDemocratic
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
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