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Ed. Code, § 69870 · Article 17. Federal Workforce Pell Grant Program

Ed. Code, § 69870

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Commission” means the Student Aid Commission.

(b) “Participating institution” means a federal Workforce Pell Grant-eligible postsecondary educational institution that offers a short-term program and enrolls students living in the state in a short-term program.

(c) “Postsecondary educational institution” means a campus of the University of California, the California State University, or the California Community Colleges, a private postsecondary educational institution defined in Section 94858, or an independent institution of higher education defined in Section 66010.

(d) “Short-term program” means an educational program offered by a participating institution that includes 150 to 599, inclusive, hours of instruction, or an equivalent number of credit hours, over 8 to 14 weeks, inclusive.

(e) “Workforce Pell Grant program” means the federal program established pursuant to Public Law 119-21, under which federal Workforce Pell Grants may be awarded to students enrolled in a short-term program at a participating institution.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 79, Sec. 11. (SB 135) Effective July 13, 2026.

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