Spring 2014
Committee:
Legislative and External Policy Committee and External Affairs Committee
Whereas, California Education Code 69434.5 states that “an individual selected for a Cal Grant A award who enrolls in a California community college may elect to have the award held in reserve for him or her for a period not to exceed two academic years, except that the commission may extend the period in which his or her award may be held in reserve for up to three academic years if, in the commission's judgment, the rate of academic progress has been as rapid as could be expected for the personal and financial conditions that the student has encountered”;
Whereas, Due to recent budget cuts many community colleges and other institutions for higher education have had to reduce the number of classes offered thus inhibiting enrollment for classes necessary for transfer and/or graduation within the time frame allotted by the current standard; and
Whereas, Some students are not able to complete transfer requirements for programs with a substantial amount of classes with prerequisites, such as programs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) within a period of two or three years;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges support legislation measures which support increasing the holding period for Cal Grant A awards from two or three years to be held until which time a student is ready to transfer from their respective California Community College;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges direct the Student Senate Council to advocate increasing the holding period for Cal Grant A awards from two to three years to be held until which time a student is read to transfer from their respective California Community College;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges establish working relations with organizations such the Institute for College Access and Success in order to accomplish the above goals; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges ensure that sustainable methods of financing education posttransferring from a community college are available and the students are not punished for attending a community college by losing their right to financing such as the Cal Grant A.
Whereas, Due to recent budget cuts many community colleges and other institutions for higher education have had to reduce the number of classes offered thus inhibiting enrollment for classes necessary for transfer and/or graduation within the time frame allotted by the current standard; and
Whereas, Some students are not able to complete transfer requirements for programs with a substantial amount of classes with prerequisites, such as programs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) within a period of two or three years;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges support legislation measures which support increasing the holding period for Cal Grant A awards from two or three years to be held until which time a student is ready to transfer from their respective California Community College;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges direct the Student Senate Council to advocate increasing the holding period for Cal Grant A awards from two to three years to be held until which time a student is read to transfer from their respective California Community College;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges establish working relations with organizations such the Institute for College Access and Success in order to accomplish the above goals; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges ensure that sustainable methods of financing education posttransferring from a community college are available and the students are not punished for attending a community college by losing their right to financing such as the Cal Grant A.