Section 70033 Of Article 23. California Dream Loan Program From California Education Code >> Division 5. >> Title 3. >> Part 42. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 23.
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. (a) Commencing with the 2015-16 academic year, a student
attending a participating institution may receive a loan under the
DREAM Program if the student satisfies all of the following
requirements:
(1) The student is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under
Section 68130.5, or meets equivalent requirements adopted by the
Regents of the University of California.
(2) The student applies for financial aid using the application
established by the Student Aid Commission pursuant to subdivision (b)
of Section 69508.5, known as the Dream Act Application.
(3) The student is enrolled at least half time in good standing in
an instructional program at a participating institution.
(4) The student is determined by the participating institution to
have financial need.
(5) The student maintains satisfactory academic progress at the
participating institution.
(6) The student is not incarcerated.
(7) The student is not in default on any federal student loan,
state student loan, or student loan issued by the California State
University or the University of California.
(8) The student is enrolled in a program eligible for
participation in the Cal Grant Program.
(b) (1) The Student Aid Commission or the participating
institution shall require the student to affirm in writing that he or
she satisfies the requirements of paragraph (7) of subdivision (a).
(2) A student seeking an award shall authorize the Student Aid
Commission to access any information pertinent to certify that the
student meets the requirements of subdivision (a).
(c) The Student Aid Commission, in collaboration with the
participating institution, shall certify that the student satisfies
all of the requirements specified in subdivision (a) before the
participating institution may issue an award to the student pursuant
to this article.
(d) The Legislature finds and declares that this article is a
state law within the meaning of Section 1621(d) of Title 8 of the
United States Code.