AB 313: Student financial aid: application deadlines: extension.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law establishes the Student Aid Commission as the primary state agency for the administration of state-authorized student financial aid programs available to students attending all segments of postsecondary education.

Existing law, the Cal Grant Program, establishes the Cal Grant A Entitlement Awards, the Cal Grant B Entitlement Awards, the California Community College Expanded Entitlement Awards, the California Community College Transfer Entitlement Awards, the Competitive Cal Grant A and B Awards, the Cal Grant C Awards, and the Cal Grant T Awards under the administration of the commission. Existing law also establishes the Middle Class Scholarship Program under the commission’s administration. Existing law establishes eligibility requirements for awards under these programs for participating students attending qualifying institutions. The eligibility requirements under these programs and other financial aid programs administered by the commission include meeting various application deadlines.

Existing law requires the commission to grant a postponement of an application deadline of up to 30 calendar days for any financial aid program administered by the commission pursuant to a formal request, as provided. Existing law authorizes the commission to grant a postponement of an application deadline of up to an additional 30 calendar days, without submission of a formal request, if the commission finds that a state of emergency declared by the Governor or the President of the United States has occurred.

This bill would additionally authorize the commission to grant the above-described postponement of an application deadline without submission of a formal request if the commission finds that there was a delay in the opening of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, as declared by the commission.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. July 14, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 31, Statutes of 2025.
2. July 14, 2025Approved by the Governor.
3. July 9, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
4. July 3, 2025Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0.).
5. June 27, 2025In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
6. June 27, 2025Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1808.).
7. June 24, 2025Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
8. June 23, 2025From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
9. June 11, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) . Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
10. May 20, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
11. May 14, 2025Referred to Com. on ED.
12. May 1, 2025In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.