(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) âLocal educational agencyâ means a school district, county office of education, or charter school. (2) âOpt-out formâ means a form developed by the Student Aid Commission that permits parents, legal guardians, a legally emancipated pupil, a pupil who is 18 years of age or older, or a local educational agency on a pupilâs behalf to not fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid or California Dream Act Application for any reason. (3) âOutreach programâ means a nonprofit entity that is exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code or a public entity with experience in either or both of the following: (A) Assisting pupils with financial aid application completion. (B) Serving pupils who are eligible to submit a California Dream Act Application. (4) âPupilâ means a pupil in grade 12 attending a high school maintained by a local educational agency. (5) âTranscript-informed pupil accountsâ means accounts available to grade 9 to 12, inclusive, pupils that use data provided to the California College Guidance Initiative by local educational agencies, in accordance with data specified in the California High School Transcript and Student Record Portability Standard, as acknowledged by the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data. (6) âUniversal basic pupil accountsâ means accounts available on the CaliforniaColleges.edu platform for grade 6 to 12, inclusive, pupils that use data provided to the California College Guidance Initiative by the department that are not inclusive of courses and grades. (b) (1) Commencing with the 2022â23 school year, except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d), the governing body of a local educational agency shall confirm that a pupil complies with at least one of the following: (A) The pupil completes and submits to the United States Department of Education a Free Application for Federal Student Aid. (B) If the pupil is exempt from paying nonresident tuition pursuant to Section 68130.5, the pupil completes and submits to the Student Aid Commission a form established pursuant to Section 69508.5 for purposes of the California Dream Act. (2) Commencing with the 2025â26 school year, the governing body of a local educational agency shall provide each pupil and the pupilâs parent or legal guardian with information about the California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program established pursuant to Article 19.5 (commencing with Section 69996) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3 and the pupilâs potential eligibility for that benefit. (c) The parent or legal guardian of the pupil, or the pupil if the pupil is a legally emancipated minor or 18 years of age or older, may opt out of the requirements of this section by filling out and submitting an opt-out form, as defined in subdivision (a), to the local educational agency. The Student Aid Commission shall make the opt-out form available to all local educational agencies pursuant to subdivision (h). (d) (1) If the local educational agency determines that a pupil is unable to complete a requirement of this section, the local educational agency shall exempt the pupil or, if applicable, the pupilâs parent or legal guardian from completing and submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, a form established pursuant to Section 69508.5 for purposes of the California Dream Act, or an opt-out form pursuant to subdivision (c). (2) (A) A local educational agency, before exempting the pupil or the pupilâs parent or legal guardian pursuant to paragraph (1), shall comply with both of the following: (i) Provide the information described in subparagraph (B) to the pupil through a meeting between a school counselor and the pupil or, if no school counselor is employed at the school, between the pupil and other school staff, through written material, or by other means of communication. (ii) Provide, to
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