CA - DREAM Act
On October 8, 2011 California Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills (AB130 & AB131) packaged as the ‘California Dream Act,’ which allow qualified AB540 status holders to access state and non-state resourced funds to finance their college or university education.
AB130
Students must apply and compete for available awards as outlines by their respective college or university.
AB131
AB130
- Allows eligible AB540 students to apply for and receive scholarships at California public colleges and universities derived from non-state funds. Effective January 2012.
Students must apply and compete for available awards as outlines by their respective college or university.
AB131
- Allows eligible AB540 students to apply for and receive financial aid at California public colleges and universities partially derived from state funds. Effective January 2013.
*Institutional aid are programs administered by California’s public colleges and universities derived from tuition revenue. 33% of tuition, which every students pays including AB540s, goes to institutional aid.