Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities

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Association of Independent California Colleges
and Universities

• Independent Segmental Meeting
• CASFAA
• December 2006

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AICCU

• 76 member colleges and universities serving
  approximately 250,000 students
• Representation of the independent sector in
  statewide policy arenas
• Communication with various campus, constituent
  groups
• Other activities - research, public information,
  financial services/consortium activities

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2006/07 Budget Highlights

• Total state budget 128 billion
• UG systemwide fees - frozen at both UC and CSU
  CCC fees - 6 (20/unit)
• Cal Grants - two years at 8,322 - new students
  now receiving 9,708 (11.9 million)
• CSAC total budget 882 million
• Authorization and funding of 100 NG APLE
  warrants, 100 State Nursing APLE warrants and 40
  Nurses in State Facilities APLE warrants.

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2007/2008 State Budget Assumptions

• Beginning budget year with approximately 5
  billion structural deficit
• Administration and Legislatures priority is
  health care coverage for 6 million uninsured.
• Increasing costs with state employee pensions,
  prisons, recently passed bonds.
• K-12 guaranteed 6 billion
• What does this mean for Cal Grants?

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CSAC Activities of Interest

• IPA review for June 07 adoption by schools
  final draft to the Commission by April meeting
• Interest Bearing Accounts will now be required
  via the IPA
• Verification/Confirmation of data - duplication
  of work
• Recent adoption of Income/Asset Ceilings
• Family of 6 - Cal A (84,600) Cal B (46,500)
• Family of 5 - Cal A (78,400) Cal B (43,000)
• Family of 4 - Cal A (73,200) Cal B (38,500)
• Cal Grant Workshops - need volunteers!

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Relevant Legislation - 2006

• AB 358 (Liu) - reinstates a long-term policy on
  the adjustment of the CG award for students at
  independent colleges (Vetoed)
• AB 840 (Arambula) - protects students grants
  that were awarded due to a CSAC error requires
  10 verification (by sector) of CGTE recipients
  (Signed)
• AB 751 (Chu) - creates a regulatory framework for
  oversight of private, financial aid consultants
  via CSAC (Vetoed)
• AB 2813 (De La Torre) - increases the age cap for
  the CGTE program from 24 to 27 (Signed)

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Legislative Advocacy (2007)

• Cal Grant Student Lobby Day - March 13th
• Protect Cal Grants in 2007/08 budget
• Coverage of Cal B tuition/fees
• Communicate need for long-term policy/commitment
  for funding
• Engage trustees, community supporters, alumni
  (particularly former CG recipients)
• Opportunity for letters via capwiz
  (http//www.capwiz.com/aiccu)
• Campus visits - encourage your president to
  participatetell your story educate new
  legislators!

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Contact Information

• Veronica Villalobos
• veronica_at_aiccu.org
• 916-446-7626