CCCSFAAA Summer Training
BOG Fee Manual
Mt. San Jacinto College – Menifee Campus
Fullerton College
LA Mission College
July 13
July 14
July 15
Modesto Junior College
Sierra College
July 29
July 30
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2015 CCCSFAAA Summer Training
BOGFW Manual
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Agenda
• BOGFW Manual Update
• Title IV Eligibility for Persons Who Do
Not Have a High School Diploma
• Cal Vet Fee Waivers
• The VACA Act (The Veteran’s Access, Choice
& Accountability Act)
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Chapters in the New Fee Manual
Introduction
Application Process
Eligibility: Financial and Non-Financial
Loss of Fee Waiver Eligibility
Special Eligibility and Veteran Fee Waivers
Student Equity Plans
Enrollment Priority
Default Prevention Initiative
Payment Policies
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Chapters in the New Fee Manual
Categorical Funding for SFA Administration
Chancellor’s Office Audit Authority
Campus Reporting Requirements
MIS Data Submission and Use
Participation by New Colleges
COTOP Program
Miscellaneous Information
Chancellor’s Office SFA Staff Contacts and Communications
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Significant Enhancements
1. Increased legal citations and supporting documentation
2. Information on fee waivers for veterans
3. Title IV Eligibility as it relates to High School Completion
4. Enhanced appendices
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Fee Waiver Manual Appendices
• The law regarding the BOG Fee Waiver
• Regulations regarding the BOG Fee Waiver
• Special eligibility categories for persons eligible
for BOG Fee Waiver
• Law regarding military residency for dependents
of the armed forces
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Fee Waiver Manual Appendices
• The current BOG Fee Waiver Paper Application
• 2015-16 income eligibility rates for the BOG Fee
B Waiver
• Law Regarding Veterans, Military and NonResident Fees
• Clarification on VACA Act Implementation
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CalVet Fee Waivers
• Fee Waivers paid through the California Department
of Veterans Affairs (CalVet)
• These are, for the most part, for the dependents of
veterans
• Eligibility is determined by the local county Veterans
Services Offices
• A “College Fee Waiver Authorization” letter issued
by a county Veterans Services Office
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Dependents of Veterans - Plan A
Students who are a
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Child of veteran killed or totally disabled
Unmarried Spouse of veteran killed
Spouse of disabled veteran
Any dependent of a veteran
• missing in action,
• captured in the line of duty by hostile forces, or
• forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty
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Dependents of Veterans - Plan A
• Wartime service required
• Not concurrently eligible for VA Chapter 35
• Must sign an "election" statement
acknowledging this fact
• The event which caused basic entitlement to
benefits must have occurred prior to the child's 21st
birthday
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Child of a Veteran with a Service-Connected
Disability – Plan B
CalVet refers to the following as Plan B
• The child of a veteran who has a serviceconnected disability
• The child of a veteran who had a serviceconnected disability at the time of death
• The child of a veteran who died of servicerelated causes
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Child of a Veteran with a Service-Connected
Disability – Plan B
Under Plan B
• wartime service is not required
• no specific age requirements. Children are the
only dependents eligible under this plan
• No prohibition against receiving concurrent VA
Chapter 35
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Dependents of California National Guard Members –
Plan C
The Dependent of any CNG member who:
• was killed while on active service to the state
• died of a disability resulting from an event that
occurred while in active service to the state, or
• is permanently disabled as a result of an event
that occurred while in the service to the state is
eligible
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Medal of Honor Recipients - Plan D
• For Medal of Honor recipients
• Includes children under the age of 27 of Medal of
Honor recipients
• Limited to undergraduate studies only
• applicants are subject to both income and age
restrictions
• no prohibition against receiving concurrent VA
Chapter 35 benefits
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CalVet Fee Waivers
• Can’t require a BOG Fee Waiver Application
• However, campus must collect enough information
to report on MIS
• Could be a hand-written note
• Should probably inform student that other financial
aid may be available which requires another
application
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Title IV Eligibility for persons
who do not have a High School
Diploma
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Title IV Eligibility as it relates to High School
Completion
• A student may receive federal student aid funds if
the student has a high school diploma or the
recognized equivalent
• Certificate of Completion not acceptable
• Otherwise, a student may not receive federal
student aid funds unless they have the recognized
equivalent as described in the following (next slide)
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A recognized equivalent of a high school
diploma:
Tests approved by the USED for the purpose of receiving a
California High School Equivalency Certificate
• The General Educational Development Test (GED) provided
by the GED Testing Service (GEDTS)
• The High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) provided by the
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
• The Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) provided by
CTB/McGraw–Hill
• California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE)
provided by the CA Department of Education
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A recognized equivalent of a high school
diploma:
• An academic transcript of a student who has successfully
completed at least a two-year program that is acceptable for
full credit toward a bachelor's degree; or
• For persons in an educational program that leads to at least
an associate degree and who has not completed high school,
documentation that the student excelled academically in
high school and has met the formalized, written policies of
that postsecondary institution for admitting such students
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Homeschooled Students
Can show they are qualified to obtain a college education by completing a
high school education in a homeschool setting approved under state law or, if
state law does not require a homeschooled student to obtain a completion
credential, by completing a homeschool program that qualifies as an
exemption from compulsory attendance requirements under state law
CDE information on home schooling:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ps/rq/psfaq.asp#D
Does the State of California issue a secondary school completion credential to
homeschoolers?
“Home schools in California are considered private schools. The State of California
does not offer a secondary school completion credential to private schools’ students,
including home schooled students.”
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Recent Statutory Change
• Congress provides an opportunity for students who
are enrolled in eligible career pathway programs,
but who lack a high school diploma, to become
eligible for Title IV aid using one of the ATB
alternatives
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ATB Alternatives for students enrolled in
eligible career pathways programs
1. Pass an independently administered USED approved
ATB test, or
2. Complete at least 6 credit hours or 225 clock hours
that are applicable toward a degree or certificate
offered by the postsecondary institution, or
3. Complete a State process approved by the Secretary
of Education
Note: To date, no State process has ever been submitted for the
Secretary's approval
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Approved ATB tests used in conjunction with an
eligible career pathway program
Test: Wonderlic Basic Skills Test (WBST)
Test: Spanish Wonderlic Basic Skills Test (Spanish WBST)
Test: Combined English Language Skills Assessment (CELSA)
Test: ACCUPLACER (Reading Comprehension, Sentence
Skills, and Arithmetic)
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What is an eligible career pathway program?
A combination of rigorous and high-quality education,
training, and support services to prepare the student for
the job market that:
1. Enroll students concurrently in connected adult
education and eligible postsecondary programs
2. Provide students with counseling and supportive services
3. Provide structured course sequences
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What is an eligible career pathway program?
4. Provides opportunities for acceleration for students to attain
recognized postsecondary credentials, including degrees,
industry relevant certifications, and certificates of
completion of apprenticeship programs
5. Aligned with the education and skill needs of the regional
economy
6. Developed in collaboration with partners in business,
workforce development, and economic development
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Pell Grant amounts for students in eligible
career pathway programs
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The law provides for alternate maximum and minimum
Pell Grant award amounts for students enrolled in such
programs
•
The maximum Limited Pell Grant amount that such a
student may receive for enrollment in an eligible career
pathway program for the 2015–2016 award year is
$4,860
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CCC eligible career pathway programs?
• Currently, none of our community colleges meet the criteria
for eligible career pathway programs
• However: the work force staff will be re-designing such
programs with such criteria in mind
• If the college believes they do have an eligible program,
contact the ED
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The VACA Act
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The Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability
Act (VACA Act)
• Approved into law August 2014 (Federal level)
• Effective July 1, 2015
• Disapproves institutions if they charge “covered
individuals” higher fees than state residents
• For educational programs under the Montgomery GI
Bill-Active Duty (MGIB-AD) and Post-9/11 GI Bill
education benefit programs
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VACA Act
• The VA cannot require a college to charge covered
individuals the in-state resident rate but funding will
be disapproved if they do
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Disallows “capital outlay fees” and “processing
fees” that are charged to nonresident students
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State Bill AB13
• Approved into law August 2014
• Effective July 1, 2015
• CO’s Memo: May 5, 2015
• To ensure compliance with Federal law
• Requirement for community colleges and CSUs
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Request for the UC
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So who are Covered Individuals under the
VACA Act?
A covered individual is defined in the VACA Act as:
• A veteran who lives in the state who enrolls in
the school within three years of discharge from a
period of active duty service of 90 days or more
• A spouse or child entitled to transferred
education benefits who enrolls in the school
within 3 years of the transferor’s discharge
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So who are Covered Individuals under the
VACA Act?
• A spouse or child using benefits under the Marine
Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship
• A qualifying student who had “covered individual”
status who remains continuously enrolled after
expiration of the three year period
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Documenting Covered Individuals
• Students eligible for VA education benefits are provided a
“Certificate of Eligibility” (COE) by the VA that will confirm the
approved education benefits for the veteran or eligible dependent
• The DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active
Duty, generally referred to as a "DD 214", may also be of
assistance in confirming “covered individual” status at it will show
the effective date of the veteran’s discharge from active service
• Districts may want to revise local residency questionnaires to help
identify potentially eligible students
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Federal Reminders
• Gainful employment deadline July 31, 2015
• DCL Gen -15-06 ~ Loan Counseling Requirements
• DCL Gen -15-09 ~ ATB provision reinstated for
eligible Career Pathways Programs
• DCL GEN-15-10 ~ State Authorization & complaint
process
• ifap.ed.gov
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Training Opportunities
•
SSARCC, Osher, & R2T4 Annual Report Training ~
Aug/Sept 2015 Online
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MIS Data Submission Training ~ Aug/Sept 2015 Online
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New FA Director Training ~ Oct/Nov 2015 in Sacramento
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Veterans Summit ~ Oct/Nov 2015 in Sacramento
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FYSI Statewide Convening ~ Oct 2015 in Sacramento
•
CASFAA on Nov 1 to Nov 3, 2015 in Sacramento
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Miscellaneous
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AB 1930 - Cal Fresh Snap benefits for at least ½ time
students in employment training programs
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SB 850 - CCC Students in Baccalaureate Degree Programs
(BDP) implementation at 15 Pilot colleges
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Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support
(CAFYES) implementation of SB 1023 (up to 10 Districts)
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Disbursement Services model contracts SB 845
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Financial Literacy
Partnership with NEFE
The Chancellor’s Office partners with the National
Endowment for Financial Education to provide financial
literacy information to students.
CashCourse
CashCourse is a free, online resource designed to provide
students with financial education information for every stage
of college life.
CashCourse will co-brand with schools to display the college
logo, colors, and, optionally, links to social media profiles
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Financial Literacy
• For colleges, CashCourse also:
• Provides unbiased, commercial-free content
• Provides customizable promotional materials, although
schools using the materials cover the printing costs
• Allows multiple campus departments to use the website
• For students, CashCourse provides the following:
• Free, online financial literacy information
• Articles, Videos, Worksheets, Quizzes
• Calculators
• Budget Wizard
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Financial Literacy
For more information on Chancellor’s Office Financial
Literacy initiative for colleges, contact:
Ruby Nieto
rnieto@cccco.edu
916.322.4300
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