Section 69763 Of Article 13. Federal Family Education Loan Program From California Education Code >> Division 5. >> Title 3. >> Part 42. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 13.
69763
. (a) (1) The commission shall administer the Federal Family
Education Loan Program as authorized pursuant to this chapter. The
commission may enter into any contract with the United States
Secretary of Education or any other federal officer or agency under
Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, any extension thereof,
or any similar act of Congress, may cooperate with the government of
the United States, or any agency or agencies thereof, in
administration of the act of Congress and the rules and regulations
adopted thereunder. The commission shall adopt any rules and
regulations it deems necessary for the proper administration of this
chapter.
(2) Loans or loan guarantees issued by the commission,
irrespective of the domicile of the eligible student or the location
of the educational institution attended by the eligible student,
prior to the effective date of amendments made to this section during
the 1999 portion of the 1999-2000 Regular Session, have been
determined by the Legislature to be consistent with the purposes of
California's participation in the Federal Family Education Loan
Program, and within the authority of the commission to administer
that program, and consistent with the intent of the Legislature in
enacting Chapter 961 of the Statutes of 1996.
(b) The rules and regulations adopted by the commission pursuant
to this section shall include a provision authorizing the commission
to impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000) per violation against any financial or
educational institution that violates any applicable law, rule,
regulation, limitation, consent agreement, or school or lender
agreement, relative to a state financial aid program. The rules and
regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall provide all of the
following:
(1) No civil penalty shall be imposed against an institution
without first affording that institution an opportunity to request a
hearing and, if a request for a hearing is made, a hearing shall be
held before a representative of the commission.
(2) No civil penalty shall be imposed against an institution
unless an action against that institution has been initiated pursuant
to Section 30302 or 30304 of Title 5 of the California Code of
Regulations.
(c) Any moneys derived from the assessment of penalties pursuant
to this section shall be deposited into the Student Loan Operating
Fund.