(a) (1) Cal Grant Program awards shall be known as âCal Grant A Entitlement Awards,â âCal Grant B Entitlement Awards,â âCalifornia Community College Expanded Entitlement Awards,â âCalifornia Community College Transfer Entitlement Awards,â âCompetitive Cal Grant A and B Awards,â âCal Grant C Awards,â and âCal Grant T Awards.â (2) For purposes of this section, âassociate degree for transfer commitmentâ means a commitment by an independent institution of higher education that chooses to accept the California Community College associate degree for transfer pursuant to Section 66749.6. (b) Maximum award amounts for students at independent institutions of higher education, private for-profit postsecondary educational institutions, and for Cal Grant C and T awards shall be identified in the annual Budget Act. Maximum award amounts for Cal Grant A and B awards for students attending public institutions shall be referenced in the annual Budget Act. (c) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), and subdivision (c) of Section 66021.2, commencing with the 2013â14 award year, the maximum tuition award amounts for Cal Grant A and B awards for students attending private for-profit postsecondary educational institutions shall be four thousand dollars ($4,000). (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subdivision, subdivision (b) of this section, and subdivision (c) of Section 66021.2, commencing with the 2018â19 award year, the maximum tuition award amounts for Cal Grant A and B awards for students attending private for-profit postsecondary educational institutions accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges shall be nine thousand eighty-four dollars ($9,084) for new recipients, unless otherwise specified in the Budget Act of 2018. (d) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of this section, and subdivision (c) of Section 66021.2, the maximum tuition award amounts for Cal Grant A and B awards for students attending independent institutions of higher education shall be as follows: (1) For the 2015â16 to 2020â21 award years, inclusive, nine thousand eighty-four dollars ($9,084) for new recipients. (2) For the 2021â22 award year, nine thousand two hundred twenty dollars ($9,220) for new recipients. (3) For the 2022â23 and 2023â24 award years, nine thousand three hundred fifty-eight dollars ($9,358) for new recipients. (4) For the 2024â25 award year and each year thereafter: (A) If the number of new unduplicated transfer students accepted by independent institutions of higher education who have been given associate degree for transfer commitments in the prior award year meets or exceeds the target specified in subdivision (h), nine thousand three hundred fifty-eight dollars ($9,358) for new recipients. (B) If the number of new unduplicated transfer students accepted by independent institutions of higher education who have been given associate degree for transfer commitments in the prior award year is less than the target specified in subdivision (h), eight thousand fifty-six dollars ($8,056) for new recipients. (e) (1) The renewal award amount for a student whose initial award is subject to a maximum award amount specified in this section shall be calculated pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 69433. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subdivision, and paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 69433, the maximum tuition award amounts for Cal Grant A and B awards for students attending independent institutions of higher education shall be nine thousand three hundred fifty-eight dollars ($9,358) for renewal recipients, if the student first received a new award before the 2022â23 award year. (f) It is the intent of the Legislature that independent institutions of higher education make a good faith effort to make the process for transferring from the California Community Colleges easier for resident students and a decision determining the maximum award amounts made pu
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