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What about graduate stipends or graduate-study programs? Would we be eligible for those or not until AB 131?
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Even if both bills get signed into law, I doubt it would help for grad stipends since those are given to those who participate in graduate research/teaching assistantships and are in the university's payroll system (have to sign a I-9 form).
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So we can apply for fafsa now?
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AB130 doesn't specify that but AB131 will have a provision to develop its own financial need determination process separate from the federal (FAFSA) process because undocumented students are not able to file a FAFSA with the federal processor. This new process will replicate the federal needs analysis in its existing Grant Delivery System in order to determine Expected Family Contribution and need for these students.
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We were already eligible for private scholarships. 131 is the one that needs to pass but it won't.
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Before AB130, even if UCs/CSUs/CCCs had scholarships that they accrued from private gifts, like alumni scholarships, they couldn't award these funds to an undocumented student even if the donor wanted that. Basically, AB130 just now allows for these very limited scholarships to be awarded to undocumented students. Not really a substantive change.
If you guys want more concrete information about what both bills do, read the actual bill and the analyses which go into more detail about the implications of each bill.
AB130:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/po...author=cedillo
AB131:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/po...author=cedillo
AB131 is really the Dream Act part (Cal Grants, Fee Waivers, Institutional Aid) and is currently in suspense. Please sign this petition to help get it passed:
http://www.change.org/petitions/supp...ca-dream-act-2