SECTIONS 69439 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 69439

69439. (a) Commencing with the 2001-02 academic year, and each
academic year thereafter, a Cal Grant C award shall be utilized only
for occupational or technical training in a course of not less than
four months. There shall be the same number of Cal Grant C awards
each year as were made in the 2000-01 fiscal year. The maximum award
amount and the total amount of funding shall be determined each year
in the annual Budget Act.
(b) "Occupational or technical training" means that phase of
education coming after the completion of a secondary school program
and leading toward recognized occupational goals approved by the
commission.
(c) The commission may use criteria it deems appropriate in
selecting students with occupational talents to receive grants for
occupational or technical training.
(d) The Cal Grant C recipients shall be eligible for renewal of
their grants until they have completed their occupational or
technical training in conformance with terms prescribed by the
commission. In no case shall the grants exceed two calendar years.
(e) Cal Grant C awards shall be for institutional fees, charges,
and other costs, including tuition, plus training-related costs, such
as special clothing, local transportation, required tools,
equipment, supplies, and books. In determining the amount of grants
and training-related costs, the commission shall take into account
other state and federal programs available to the applicant.
(f) Cal Grant C awards shall be awarded in areas of occupational
or technical training as determined by the commission after
consultation with appropriate state and federal agencies.