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Assembly subcommittee hears that FAFSA rollout and data barriers left thousands of California students behind
Summary
The California Student Aid Commission told the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 that technical problems with the new FAFSA, data concerns among mixed‑status families, and late institutional reporting depressed application rates; CSAC extended the state priority deadline to April 2 and is expanding outreach.
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance heard that delays and technical problems with the new federal FAFSA and worries among mixed‑status families have left California high school seniors and other first‑time filers behind previous years’ application rates.
The California Student Aid Commission said the new FAFSA launch and later applications cycles contributed to a major drop in early filings and that the commission exercised statutory authority to extend the state priority aid deadline. “Last Tuesday, our executive director, Dr. Daisy Gonzales, approved an extension of the priority aid deadline by 30 days, the most allowable under this provision, shifting the deadline from March 3 to April 2,” Jake Bremner, deputy director for policy and public affairs at the California Student Aid Commission, told the panel.
CSAC officials said problems with the federal rollout in 2024 — and continuing…
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