Legislators probe Workforce Pell implementation and tweaks to Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship
CSAC and Finance outlined May Revision changes to Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship funding and asked for one‑time funds to implement federal Workforce Pell; LAO warned one‑time funding may not cover ongoing administration and urged caution while federal rules were finalized.
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Hugo Solis Galena of the Department of Finance and Justin Hurst of the California Student Aid Commission briefed the subcommittee on May Revision proposals affecting state financial aid. The package includes a $4.8 million one‑time General Fund increase in 2025 and a reduction of $31.5 million ongoing in 2026–27 for Cal Grants, a net one‑time programmatic reduction to the Middle Class Scholarship award program, and provisional language for the Middle Class Scholarship to align appropriation timing to awards.
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