Plain English Breakdown
The phrase 'as specified' in the bill text implies details exist elsewhere, but they are not included in the provided summary or digest.
Cal Grant Program Cost of Attendance Rules
This law requires schools to create and use a specific plan for calculating student costs by the start of the 2027–28 school year.
What This Bill Does
- Requires qualifying institutions to develop a cost of attendance policy.
- Mandates that schools implement an adjustment process for estimating costs.
- Sets a deadline for these changes at the beginning of the 2027–28 academic year.
- Ensures new policies match federal standards as specified in the law.
Who It Names or Affects
- Postsecondary educational institutions that want to be qualifying schools under the Cal Grant Program.
Limits and Unknowns
- The source text does not list the specific federal standards that schools must follow.
- The bill summary does not explain how penalties work if a school misses the deadline or fails to comply.