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Students and advocates press Legislature for emergency financial aid backfill for students blocked from FAFSA by data‑privacy concerns
Summary
Student leaders and financial aid advocates asked the Assembly Budget Subcommittee to adopt a one‑time state financial aid backfill for students who could not access federal FAFSA aid because of data‑privacy concerns or system failures; advocates said the May Revision’s protections for Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship funding are important but may not reach all affected students.
Student leaders, the University of California student regent, and financial‑aid advocacy groups urged the Legislature to adopt one‑time state financial aid to backfill students who were unable to obtain federal aid because of data‑privacy concerns or FAFSA system barriers.
Several student speakers — including UC student leaders and the UC Student Regent — thanked the subcommittee for the May Revision’s reduction of UC cuts from 8% to 3% but said the remaining cuts and recent federal FAFSA disruptions…
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