§ 58620. Student Eligibility: Board of Governors Grant.

To be eligible for a Board of Governors grant, a student must:

(a) Be a California resident; so long as a person qualifies for a military exception pursuant to Education Code section 68074 or section 68075, he or she shall be deemed a California resident for purposes of this section.

(b) Meet one of the following criteria:

(1) Income Standards.

(A) Be a single and independent student having no other dependents and whose total income in the prior year was equal to or less than 150% of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines for a family of one; or be a married, independent student having no dependents other than a spouse, whose total income of both student and spouse in the prior year was equal to or less than 150% of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines for a family of two.

(B) Be a student who is dependent in a family having a total income in the prior year equal to or less than 150% of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines for a family of that size, not including the student's income, but including the student in the family size.

(C) Provide documentation of taxable or untaxed income.

(D) Be a student who is married or a single head of household in a family having a total income in the prior year equal to or less than 150% of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines for a family of that size.

(E) Be an independent student whose Estimated Family Contribution as determined by federal methodology is equal to zero or a dependent student for whom the parent portion of the Estimated Family Contribution as determined by federal methodology is equal to or less than zero.

(F) For purposes of this subdivision, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines used each year shall be the most recently published guidelines immediately preceding the academic year for which a fee waiver is requested.

(2) Current recipient of benefits described in Education Code section 76300(g).

(A) At the time of enrollment be a recipient of benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. A dependent student whose parent(s) or guardian(s) are recipients of TANF shall be eligible if the TANF program grant includes a grant for the student or if the TANF grant is the sole source of income for the parent or guardian.

(B) At the time of enrollment be a recipient of benefits under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. A dependent student whose parent(s) or guardian(s) are recipients of SSI shall be eligible if the SSI program grant is the sole source of income for the parent(s) or guardian(s).

(C) At the time of enrollment be a recipient of benefits under the General Assistance program.

(D) Provide documentation that the student if a recipient of benefits under one of the programs identified in Education Code section 76300(g) and (h) at the time of enrollment. Documentation sufficient to meet the requirements of this subdivision shall provide official evidence of these benefits.

(3) Need-Based Financial Aid Eligibility. Any student who has been determined financially eligible for federal and/or state needed-based financial aid.

HISTORY

1. Amendment filed 11-15-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 46).

2. Amendment filed 3-4-91 by Board of Governors of California Community Colleges with the Secretary of State; operative 4-5-91 (Register 91, No. 23). Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code Section 70901.5(b).

3. Editorial correction of History 2 (Register 95, No. 23).

4. Amendment filed 5-8-2000; operative 6-7-2000. Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register 2000, No. 23).

5. Redesignation of second subsection (b)(1)(C) to subsection (b)(1)(D), subsection relettering, amendment of subsections (b)(2) and (b)(2)(D) and amendment of Note filed 7-18-2000; operative 8-17-2000. Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register 2000, No. 29).

6. Amendment of section and Note filed 3-15-2006; operative 4-14-2006. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2006, No. 17).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 66700, 68044, 70901 and 76300, Education Code. Reference: Sections 68074, 68075 and 76300(g) and (h), Education Code; 20 USC Section 1070(a); and 34 CFR Section 674.12.