Student Aid Commission: membership.

Education

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Davies
Last action: 2025-10-10
Official status: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 561, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact timing and implementation details are left open by the provided sources.

Changing Members on the Student Aid Commission

This law changes how one member of the Student Aid Commission is chosen, adding someone who knows about veterans' education benefits.

What This Bill Does

Changes the way one public member of the Student Aid Commission is selected when their term expires.
Adds a new requirement that this member must have knowledge or experience with educational benefits for military veterans.

Who It Names or Affects

The Student Aid Commission
Military veterans seeking education benefits

Terms To Know

Student Aid Commission: A group that gives out financial help to students for college or other post-high school education.
Public member: Someone who is chosen by the governor but represents the public's interests on the commission.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify how this change will affect current members of the commission.
Does not provide a specific start date for when the new requirement begins.

Bill History

2025-10-10 California Legislative Information
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 561, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-10 California Legislative Information
Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-24 California Legislative Information
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-12 California Legislative Information
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3396.).
2025-09-10 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-10 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2796.).
2025-09-04 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-03 California Legislative Information
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-25 California Legislative Information
Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-25 California Legislative Information
From Consent Calendar.
2025-08-20 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-08-19 California Legislative Information
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-07-15 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-18 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on M. & V.A. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on M. & V.A.
2025-06-04 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on ED. and M. & V.A.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-23 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1648.)
2025-05-08 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-07 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended pursuant to Assembly Rule 69.
2025-05-07 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 7).
2025-04-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-02-28 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
2025-02-27 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-24 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
2025-02-13 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2025-02-12 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 587, Davies.
Student Aid Commission: membership.
Existing law establishes the 15-member Student Aid Commission, with prescribed membership, including 3 public members, as the primary state agency for the administration of state-authorized student financial aid programs available to students attending all segments of postsecondary education.
This bill would, on the date that a public member’s term expires, replace one of the public members with a member who has knowledge, expertise, or experience in accessing the educational benefits available to veterans of the Armed Forces of the United
States.

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