SECTIONS 89250-89258 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 89250-89258

89250. This article shall be known as the California State
University Educational Opportunity Act.

89251. There is a state student assistance program known as the
State University Educational Opportunity Program. It is the purpose
of the program to provide educational assistance and grants for
undergraduate study at the California State University to students
who are economically disadvantaged or educationally and economically
disadvantaged, but who display potential for success in accredited
curricula offered by the California State University.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following applies:
(a) "Educational agency" means an agency, other than a federal
agency, which is supported in whole or in part by funds appropriated
for educational purposes.
(b) "State agency" means every state office, officer, department,
division, bureau, board, and commission.
(c) "Trustees" means the Trustees of the California State
University.
(d) The residence of a recipient shall be determined in accordance
with the rules for determining residence prescribed by Chapter 1
(commencing with Section 68000) of Part 41 and Article 1 (commencing
with Section 89700) of Chapter 6 of Part 52.

89252. California State University Educational Opportunity Program
grants may be awarded to persons selected for enrollment in programs
authorized by the trustees according to the procedures established by
the trustees. A person selected for a grant shall be a resident of
this state, shall be a high school graduate or have, pursuant to the
procedures, equivalent qualifications, and shall have been nominated
by his or her high school or community college, the Veterans
Administration, a state agency or educational agency designated by
the trustees, or a state university president. The trustees shall
determine eligibility for grants awarded pursuant to this article.
The grants may be granted and renewed according to standards set by
the trustees until the student has received a baccalaureate degree or
has completed five academic years, whichever occurs first. In
special circumstances, as in the case of illness, military service,
or family hardship, the trustees may renew the grant beyond the fifth
year of study, provided the student has not received a baccalaureate
degree. When the recipient is an enrollee in a special educational
opportunity program approved by the trustees, for the purposes of
this article, the state university sponsoring the program shall
receive from the trustees reimbursement of up to sixty dollars ($60)
per month per enrollee up to 12 months' support.

89253. Grants shall be provided for students who display potential
for success in accredited curricula offered by the California State
University, but lack the necessary funds to pay for tuition, books,
and room and board, provided the students meet the standards of the
state university that they are attending or the requirements for the
special admissions program established by the trustees.

89254. Grants awarded pursuant to this article shall be in an
amount sufficient to pay the costs of a student, during his or her
course of study, for tuition, books, and room and board in accordance
with his or her needs as shall be determined by the trustees. No
student shall be awarded a grant in excess of two thousand dollars
($2,000) per academic year. The trustees shall require that each
applicant for a grant pursuant to this chapter also make prior or
concurrent application for a federal basic educational opportunity
grant, unless the trustees are satisfied that the applicant is not
eligible for that federal grant.

89255. The amount of the grant awarded pursuant to Section 89254
may be increased above the maximum amount specified in that section
to the extent that the Legislature expressly makes funds available
for purposes of this section in the budget for that fiscal year.

89256. Each high school or community college in this state may
nominate to the trustees students it deems deserving of the grants
made available under this article. The trustees shall compile a list
of students so nominated from which it may select students for grants
in accordance with standards set by the trustees pursuant to this
article. The Veterans Administration, any state agency, or
educational agency designated by the trustees, or any president of a
California State University may nominate persons whom they deem
eligible for the grants.

89257. Records of the academic progress of each student attending a
campus of the California State University under a grant shall be
kept by each campus of the California State University having a
program and forwarded to the trustees in order that the program
created by this article may be evaluated.

89258. Each campus of the California State University may submit
plans for a special educational opportunity program for approval by
the trustees. Each program qualifying shall be authorized a program
director and may be authorized as many special qualified counselors
and advisers and the related operating and equipment support as is
appropriate.