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Article 18. California State Work-study Program of California Education Code >> Division 5. >> Title 3. >> Part 42. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 18.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Rising student costs for housing, food, books, supplies, and transportation, plus increases in student fees and tuition, require a corresponding commitment by the state to provide the financial aid necessary to offset these increases and ensure educational access and choice for eligible students.
(b) Reductions in available federal student aid and stricter eligibility requirements for federal funding have increased the need for the state to reassess the adequacy of its student aid programs.
(c) Increased reliance on student loans has resulted not only in escalating long-term indebtedness of youth entering the labor force, but has also increased default rates and concomitant government efforts to ensure lender and borrower accountability.
(d) Institutional and employer contributions to work-study financial aid programs extend the availability and effectiveness of limited government financial aid funds.
(e) Work-study programs exemplify a "self-help" approach to financial aid, whereby students develop self-reliance and discipline as well as work skills by earning at least a portion of their educational expenses.
(a) Rising student costs for housing, food, books, supplies, and transportation, plus increases in student fees and tuition, require a corresponding commitment by the state to provide the financial aid necessary to offset these increases and ensure educational access and choice for eligible students.
(b) Reductions in available federal student aid and stricter eligibility requirements for federal funding have increased the need for the state to reassess the adequacy of its student aid programs.
(c) Increased reliance on student loans has resulted not only in escalating long-term indebtedness of youth entering the labor force, but has also increased default rates and concomitant government efforts to ensure lender and borrower accountability.
(d) Institutional and employer contributions to work-study financial aid programs extend the availability and effectiveness of limited government financial aid funds.
(e) Work-study programs exemplify a "self-help" approach to financial aid, whereby students develop self-reliance and discipline as well as work skills by earning at least a portion of their educational expenses.
The California State Work-Study Program is hereby created to
provide eligible college and university students with the
opportunity to earn money to help defray their educational costs,
while gaining valuable experience in educationally beneficial or
career-related employment. The California State Work-Study Program
shall be administered by the Student Aid Commission.
(a) Any postsecondary educational institution currently
eligible to participate in state-funded student financial aid
programs pursuant to this chapter or in federal financial aid
programs shall be eligible to be selected to participate in the
California State Work-Study Program.
(b) Prior to participating in the program, each institution shall sign an institutional agreement with the Student Aid Commission, acknowledging its willingness to administer the program pursuant to this article and program regulations and guidelines adopted for that purpose by the commission. The agreement shall include the procedures that the institution shall use to ensure that each work-study position is related to the student's course of study or career interests.
(c) Each participating institution shall be required, as a condition of participation in the program, to comply with such auditing or other fiscal reporting requirements as the commission may establish. These requirements shall be applied by the commission so as to ensure that no payments received by any private institution pursuant to this article are applied to any sectarian or denominational purpose, or to the general aid or support of the institution.
(b) Prior to participating in the program, each institution shall sign an institutional agreement with the Student Aid Commission, acknowledging its willingness to administer the program pursuant to this article and program regulations and guidelines adopted for that purpose by the commission. The agreement shall include the procedures that the institution shall use to ensure that each work-study position is related to the student's course of study or career interests.
(c) Each participating institution shall be required, as a condition of participation in the program, to comply with such auditing or other fiscal reporting requirements as the commission may establish. These requirements shall be applied by the commission so as to ensure that no payments received by any private institution pursuant to this article are applied to any sectarian or denominational purpose, or to the general aid or support of the institution.
(a) All of the following entities shall be eligible to
employ students participating in the California State Work-Study
Program:
(1) Public postsecondary educational institutions.
(2) Public schools operated by school districts, county superintendents of schools, the Department of the Youth Authority, or the State Department of Education.
(3) Nonsectarian, nonpolitical organizations or corporations, whether nonprofit or profit-seeking enterprises licensed to conduct business in California.
(4) Out-of-state employers licensed to conduct business in their home state, subject to the prior approval of the Student Aid Commission.
(b) Private postsecondary educational institutions shall not be eligible to employ students participating in the California State Work-Study Program.
(1) Public postsecondary educational institutions.
(2) Public schools operated by school districts, county superintendents of schools, the Department of the Youth Authority, or the State Department of Education.
(3) Nonsectarian, nonpolitical organizations or corporations, whether nonprofit or profit-seeking enterprises licensed to conduct business in California.
(4) Out-of-state employers licensed to conduct business in their home state, subject to the prior approval of the Student Aid Commission.
(b) Private postsecondary educational institutions shall not be eligible to employ students participating in the California State Work-Study Program.
Any student satisfying all of the following criteria shall
be eligible to participate in the California State Work-Study
Program:
(a) Enrollment, or acceptance for enrollment, on at least a half-time basis at a participating postsecondary educational institution.
(b) Resident classification pursuant to Part 41 (commencing with Section 68000).
(c) Demonstrated maintenance of satisfactory academic progress in a program leading to a degree or a certificate, as determined by the postsecondary educational institution in which the student is enrolled, applying standards of eligibility for federal financial aid.
(d) Demonstrated financial need, as determined by the financial aid office of the institution in which the student is enrolled pursuant to the methodologies approved by the United States Department of Education for use in awarding funds provided under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended. If individual circumstances affect the ability of the student or the student's family to contribute to the student's total financial resources, the financial aid administrator may make reasonable individualized adjustments to the computed total applicant resources.
(a) Enrollment, or acceptance for enrollment, on at least a half-time basis at a participating postsecondary educational institution.
(b) Resident classification pursuant to Part 41 (commencing with Section 68000).
(c) Demonstrated maintenance of satisfactory academic progress in a program leading to a degree or a certificate, as determined by the postsecondary educational institution in which the student is enrolled, applying standards of eligibility for federal financial aid.
(d) Demonstrated financial need, as determined by the financial aid office of the institution in which the student is enrolled pursuant to the methodologies approved by the United States Department of Education for use in awarding funds provided under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended. If individual circumstances affect the ability of the student or the student's family to contribute to the student's total financial resources, the financial aid administrator may make reasonable individualized adjustments to the computed total applicant resources.
(a) Potential work-study positions may be located by the
institution or by eligible students in cooperation with the
institution. Each position located shall be critically reviewed by
the appropriate student financial aid and experiential education
personnel to determine whether it satisfies all the conditions
specified in Section 69960. To assist the institution in assessing
the position, the employer shall submit a written statement to the
institution that provides all of the following information:
(1) The total number of positions available.
(2) A job description of each available position, including the suggested rate of pay.
(3) The skills required of the prospective work-study employee.
(4) The educational benefits provided by the position.
(b) Once the institution has approved the work-study position, the employer and the institution, acting as the authorized agent of the Student Aid Commission, shall execute a written agreement that confirms the employer's eligibility to participate in the program and its willingness to comply with all program requirements, and specifies the responsibilities of each of the parties. The agreement shall be subject to annual renewal by mutual agreement of the institution and the employer.
(c) Following execution of the agreement pursuant to subdivision (b), the employer may interview prospective work-study employees. The institution shall provide the employer and each applicant for the work-study position with adequate information to facilitate a proper placement. Provided that the priorities specified in Section 69959 have been met, the employer may indicate his or her hiring preferences. An employer shall not discriminate between applicants on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code, except as otherwise provided in Section 12940 of the Government Code, or subject any applicant to any other discriminatory practices prohibited by state or federal law.
(1) The total number of positions available.
(2) A job description of each available position, including the suggested rate of pay.
(3) The skills required of the prospective work-study employee.
(4) The educational benefits provided by the position.
(b) Once the institution has approved the work-study position, the employer and the institution, acting as the authorized agent of the Student Aid Commission, shall execute a written agreement that confirms the employer's eligibility to participate in the program and its willingness to comply with all program requirements, and specifies the responsibilities of each of the parties. The agreement shall be subject to annual renewal by mutual agreement of the institution and the employer.
(c) Following execution of the agreement pursuant to subdivision (b), the employer may interview prospective work-study employees. The institution shall provide the employer and each applicant for the work-study position with adequate information to facilitate a proper placement. Provided that the priorities specified in Section 69959 have been met, the employer may indicate his or her hiring preferences. An employer shall not discriminate between applicants on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code, except as otherwise provided in Section 12940 of the Government Code, or subject any applicant to any other discriminatory practices prohibited by state or federal law.
(a) The following priorities shall be followed at the time
of job referral and placement:
(1) The primary objective shall be to place a student in an educationally beneficial position that relates to the student's course of study, career objective, or the exploration of career objectives. Preference in awarding work-study positions shall be given to those students able to locate employment related to their academic program or potential career.
(2) The program shall include and emphasize placements for students with off-campus, private, profit-making employers.
(3) The program shall also include, pursuant to Section 69969.5, work-study positions to offer tutorial instruction to pupils in various pupil outreach activities, which may include, but need not be limited to, tutoring in core courses, pupil mentoring, curriculum development, and academic counseling during or after regular school hours.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that each participating institution shall strive to place a significant number of students with off-campus private sector employers and public school districts. In evaluating an institution's progress in achieving placements with off-campus employers, the commission shall take into consideration the proximity of the campus to private sector jobs, local economic conditions, and other factors which may affect an institution's ability to place students in off-campus jobs.
(1) The primary objective shall be to place a student in an educationally beneficial position that relates to the student's course of study, career objective, or the exploration of career objectives. Preference in awarding work-study positions shall be given to those students able to locate employment related to their academic program or potential career.
(2) The program shall include and emphasize placements for students with off-campus, private, profit-making employers.
(3) The program shall also include, pursuant to Section 69969.5, work-study positions to offer tutorial instruction to pupils in various pupil outreach activities, which may include, but need not be limited to, tutoring in core courses, pupil mentoring, curriculum development, and academic counseling during or after regular school hours.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that each participating institution shall strive to place a significant number of students with off-campus private sector employers and public school districts. In evaluating an institution's progress in achieving placements with off-campus employers, the commission shall take into consideration the proximity of the campus to private sector jobs, local economic conditions, and other factors which may affect an institution's ability to place students in off-campus jobs.
The institution shall assure that each work-study position
meets all of the following conditions:
(a) The position shall be educationally beneficial or related to a particular career interest or the exploration of career options.
(b) The work performed by the student shall not be related to the activities of any sectarian organization or to any partisan or nonpartisan political activities.
(c) The employment of a work-study student shall not displace workers currently employed by the participating employer, or impair existing contracts for services. No position filled by a work-study student shall have been occupied by a regular employee during the current or immediately preceding 12 months.
(d) The work-study position shall not violate any applicable collective bargaining agreements, or fill any vacancies due to a labor dispute.
(e) The student shall be paid at a comparable rate to that paid for comparable positions within the employing organization. If the employing organization has no comparable position, the student shall be paid at a rate comparable to that paid by other organizations in the field for work involving comparable duties and responsibilities. The positions shall be compared on the basis of the nature of the work performed and the background and skills required for the position, and not upon the employee's part-time or student status.
(f) The number of hours of employment the student is allowed to work shall be determined by each institution in accordance with its standards and practices, taking into consideration the extent of the student's financial need and the potential harm of the combination of work and study hours on a student's satisfactory academic progress. The employer shall provide the institution with an accurate accounting of hours worked and wages earned.
(g) The total compensation received by the student shall not exceed the total amount authorized by the institution.
(h) The employer shall provide the student with reasonable supervision.
(i) No funds appropriated under this article shall supplant any state, federal, or institutional funds used to support existing paid positions for students in profit or nonprofit organizations.
(a) The position shall be educationally beneficial or related to a particular career interest or the exploration of career options.
(b) The work performed by the student shall not be related to the activities of any sectarian organization or to any partisan or nonpartisan political activities.
(c) The employment of a work-study student shall not displace workers currently employed by the participating employer, or impair existing contracts for services. No position filled by a work-study student shall have been occupied by a regular employee during the current or immediately preceding 12 months.
(d) The work-study position shall not violate any applicable collective bargaining agreements, or fill any vacancies due to a labor dispute.
(e) The student shall be paid at a comparable rate to that paid for comparable positions within the employing organization. If the employing organization has no comparable position, the student shall be paid at a rate comparable to that paid by other organizations in the field for work involving comparable duties and responsibilities. The positions shall be compared on the basis of the nature of the work performed and the background and skills required for the position, and not upon the employee's part-time or student status.
(f) The number of hours of employment the student is allowed to work shall be determined by each institution in accordance with its standards and practices, taking into consideration the extent of the student's financial need and the potential harm of the combination of work and study hours on a student's satisfactory academic progress. The employer shall provide the institution with an accurate accounting of hours worked and wages earned.
(g) The total compensation received by the student shall not exceed the total amount authorized by the institution.
(h) The employer shall provide the student with reasonable supervision.
(i) No funds appropriated under this article shall supplant any state, federal, or institutional funds used to support existing paid positions for students in profit or nonprofit organizations.
A participating institution shall do all of the following:
(a) For each work-study employer, negotiate an agreement which specifies the percentage share of student compensation to be paid by the employer and by the California State Work-Study Program, respectively.
(1) For work-study positions with public educational institutions or nonprofit corporations, the program shall provide no more than 70 percent of the student's compensation.
(2) For work-study positions with for-profit employers, the program shall provide no more than 50 percent of the student's compensation.
(b) For each work-study position, maintain all necessary records, including, but not limited to, need analysis documents, employer agreements, financial aid award documents, time sheets, and records of payments provided to the student.
(a) For each work-study employer, negotiate an agreement which specifies the percentage share of student compensation to be paid by the employer and by the California State Work-Study Program, respectively.
(1) For work-study positions with public educational institutions or nonprofit corporations, the program shall provide no more than 70 percent of the student's compensation.
(2) For work-study positions with for-profit employers, the program shall provide no more than 50 percent of the student's compensation.
(b) For each work-study position, maintain all necessary records, including, but not limited to, need analysis documents, employer agreements, financial aid award documents, time sheets, and records of payments provided to the student.
A participating institution may grant academic credit for
work performed in a work-study position.
(a) The program shall include summer work-study in order to
provide work-study positions for eligible students who find it
difficult to locate meaningful employment because of a rigorous
academic program that does not allow them to work during the academic
year or because they are required to participate in an intensive
work experience that satisfies academic requirements.
(b) In addition to meeting the criteria specified in Section 69956, to be eligible to participate in the summer work-study program, a student shall be enrolled at least half-time in summer courses required for completion of a degree or certificate, or accepted for enrollment on at least a half-time basis for the following normal academic term.
(b) In addition to meeting the criteria specified in Section 69956, to be eligible to participate in the summer work-study program, a student shall be enrolled at least half-time in summer courses required for completion of a degree or certificate, or accepted for enrollment on at least a half-time basis for the following normal academic term.
(a) The Student Aid Commission, in consultation with the
advisory committee designated pursuant to Section 69966, shall select
postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the
program. In evaluating applications from educational institutions,
the commission shall primarily consider the following factors:
(1) Administrative capability.
(2) Ability to utilize available state funds.
(b) The commission shall also consider:
(1) Geographical distribution of participating institutions.
(2) Segmental representation.
(1) Administrative capability.
(2) Ability to utilize available state funds.
(b) The commission shall also consider:
(1) Geographical distribution of participating institutions.
(2) Segmental representation.
The Student Aid Commission shall administer the California
State Work-Study Program in consultation with an advisory committee.
The membership of the advisory committee, which may be an existing
advisory committee established by the commission, shall be
representative of, but need not be limited to, financial aid and
student employment administrators from each segment of postsecondary
education, students, public schools, employers, the California
Postsecondary Education Commission, and experiential education
personnel.
The Student Aid Commission shall do all of the following:
(a) Adopt any necessary rules, regulations, and guidelines to assist participating employers and institutions to administer the program.
(b) Ensure that student placements are consistent with the objectives stated in Section 69959.
(c) Monitor institutional expenditures to ensure proper allocation and utilization of work-study funds.
(d) At the close of each fiscal year, compile data regarding the population served by the program during that fiscal year.
(e) Review the administrative practices of each participating institution to ensure compliance with program requirements.
(f) Ensure that appropriate audits of the program are conducted.
(a) Adopt any necessary rules, regulations, and guidelines to assist participating employers and institutions to administer the program.
(b) Ensure that student placements are consistent with the objectives stated in Section 69959.
(c) Monitor institutional expenditures to ensure proper allocation and utilization of work-study funds.
(d) At the close of each fiscal year, compile data regarding the population served by the program during that fiscal year.
(e) Review the administrative practices of each participating institution to ensure compliance with program requirements.
(f) Ensure that appropriate audits of the program are conducted.
(a) The receipt of any funding, or other participation, by
any private institution under this article is authorized only to the
extent that the funding or other participation is in compliance with
Section 8 of Article IX, and Section 5 of Article XVI, of the
California Constitution.
(b) If any provision of this act or the application thereof to private institutions, or to any other person or circumstances, is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.
(b) If any provision of this act or the application thereof to private institutions, or to any other person or circumstances, is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that funding for the
purposes of the California State Work-Study Program be appropriated
in the annual Budget Act.
(b) Available funds shall be allocated to each participating institution by the commission, including a minimum administrative allowance for each institution.
(c) The commission may provide a supplementary administrative allowance to institutions that reflects the additional costs of placing students with off-campus, private, profit-making employers and public school districts.
(b) Available funds shall be allocated to each participating institution by the commission, including a minimum administrative allowance for each institution.
(c) The commission may provide a supplementary administrative allowance to institutions that reflects the additional costs of placing students with off-campus, private, profit-making employers and public school districts.
(a) There is hereby established the Teaching Intern
Program within the California Work-Study Program, whereby work-study
funding shall be available, subject to funds being appropriated for
that purpose, to offer tutorial instruction to pupils in various
pupil outreach activities. The pupil outreach activities may include,
but need not be limited to, tutoring in core courses, pupil
mentoring, curriculum development, and academic counseling during or
after regular school hours.
(b) Any program that utilizes college students to tutor pupils and receives funding pursuant to this section, shall use the funding to increase the number of college students participating in the program.
(c) This section shall become operative only if an appropriation is made for its purposes in the Budget Act of 1998.
(b) Any program that utilizes college students to tutor pupils and receives funding pursuant to this section, shall use the funding to increase the number of college students participating in the program.
(c) This section shall become operative only if an appropriation is made for its purposes in the Budget Act of 1998.
