The California bill that would allow illegal immigrants to receive state financial aid still hasn’t been signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. Brown must make a decision on the bill by Oct. 9.
The bill, AB 131, would provide financial aid in the form of community college district fee waivers, institutional aid from the University of California and California State systems, and access to Cal Grants (which students do not need to pay back) for eligible undocumented residents. If passed, the bill would give illegal immigrants the most access to higher ed financing in the country.
Brown’s office has declined to comment on the matter.
A State Senate report estimated the annual cost of the bill to be around $40 million. (The fiscal impact for the 2013-14 school year would be $13 million in Cal Grants, $7.5 to $15 million in fee waivers, and $11.4 to $12.2 million in institutional aid.)
Brown, who previously supported the bill, has overseen cumulative cuts of more than $1 billion to the California higher education and community college systems.
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