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Committee advances measure to implement federal 'workforce Pell' for short‑term programs
Summary
The committee advanced AB 15 34 to create a state approval process and consumer protections for short‑term programs seeking new federal workforce Pell funding, with witnesses stressing guardrails and equity concerns and the sponsor accepting committee amendments.
The Assembly Higher Education Committee advanced AB 15 34, a bill intended to create California’s approval framework for short‑term workforce programs to access newly expanded federal Pell Grants.
The presenter told the committee that last year’s federal reconciliation expanded Pell eligibility to short‑term programs (8–15 weeks) and AB 15 34 would set a state process to ensure only high‑quality programs that…
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