# Cal. EDC § 69407: Section 69407

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## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. EDC § 69407
- **Heading:** Section 69407
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code edc / Title 3 / Division 5 / Part 42 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 1 / Section 69407

## Text

(a) Consistent with the state’s historic commitment to provide educational opportunity by ensuring both student access to, and selection of, an institution of higher education for students with financial need, the long-term policy of the Cal Grant Reform Act established pursuant to this chapter shall be that, commencing with the 2024–25 award year, if funding is included in the annual Budget Act, and every year thereafter, an applicant for a Cal Grant award shall receive an award for payment of tuition or student fees, nontuition costs, or both tuition or student fees and nontuition costs, as specified for each Cal Grant award type, if the applicant complies with both of the following requirements:

(1) Demonstrates financial need.

(2) Complies with each of the applicable eligibility criteria.

(b) An institution of higher education in this state that participates in the Cal Grant Reform Act Program shall not reduce its level of need-based institutional financial aid to undergraduate students, excluding loans, below the total level awarded in the academic year before July 1, 2022.

(c) The implementation of the policy set forth in this section shall maintain a balance between the state’s policy goals of ensuring student access to, and selection of, an institution of higher education for students with financial need.

(d) It is the policy of the State of California that the Cal Grant Reform Act Program supplement the federal Pell Grant program.

(e) An award under the Cal Grant Reform Act Program shall not guarantee admission to an institution of higher education or admission to a specific campus or program.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. EDC § 69405 Section 69405](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T3_D5_P42_C1.5_A1_S69405.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 69406 Section 69406](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T3_D5_P42_C1.5_A1_S69406.md)
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- [Cal. EDC § 69408 Section 69408](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T3_D5_P42_C1.5_A1_S69408.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 69409 Section 69409](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T3_D5_P42_C1.5_A1_S69409.md)
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- [Cal. EDC § 69412 Section 69412](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T3_D5_P42_C1.5_A1_S69412.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 69413 Section 69413](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T3_D5_P42_C1.5_A1_S69413.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 69414 Section 69414](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T3_D5_P42_C1.5_A1_S69414.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 69415 Section 69415](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T3_D5_P42_C1.5_A1_S69415.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 69416 Section 69416](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T3_D5_P42_C1.5_A1_S69416.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 69417 Section 69417](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T3_D5_P42_C1.5_A1_S69417.md)
- [Cal. EDC § 69418 Section 69418](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cedc_T3_D5_P42_C1.5_A1_S69418.md)

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