--- type: "Bill" title: "Cal Grant Program: Middle Class Scholarship Program: community college baccalaureate degree program students." description: "(1) Existing law, the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program, establishes the Cal Grant A and B Entitlement Awards, the California Community College Transfer Entitlement Awards, and the Competitive Cal Grant A and B Awards and eligibility requirements for these awards for participating students attending qualifying institutions." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20152016" identifier: "SB 1314" citation: "California SB 1314 (20152016)" classification: ["bill", "appropriation"] subjects: ["Cal Grant Program: Middle Class Scholarship Program: community college baccalaureate degree program students."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Block"] version_count: 7 action_count: 30 vote_count: 8 first_action: "2016-02-19" last_action: "2016-09-21" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f361872-d405-4898-ba62-afef56c382a5" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1314" source_hash: "1d0e7d4b7f058e97cc1beae7b462ff682cb2c2315c316d07e0e3fcaa5cfb23cc" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"] --- # California SB 1314 (20152016) — Cal Grant Program: Middle Class Scholarship Program: community college baccalaureate degree program students. (1) Existing law, the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program, establishes the Cal Grant A and B Entitlement Awards, the California Community College Transfer Entitlement Awards, and the Competitive Cal Grant A and B Awards and eligibility requirements for these awards for participating students attending qualifying institutions. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **02/19/16 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1314&version=20150SB131499INT) 2. **04/06/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1314&version=20150SB131498AMD) 3. **04/19/16 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1314&version=20150SB131497AMD) 4. **08/01/16 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1314&version=20150SB131496AMD) 5. **09/21/16 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1314&version=20150SB131494CHP) 6. **SB1314** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1314) 7. **08/29/16 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1314&version=20150SB131495ENR) ## Votes - Do pass. — **20–0** (pass) · lower - 3rd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **13–0** (pass) · lower - SB 1314 Block Senate Third Reading By CHÁVEZ — **77–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **8–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass — **6–1** (pass) · upper - Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper - Special Consent — **39–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Block — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2016-02-19** Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction` - **2016-02-22** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. - **2016-02-22** Read first time. `reading-1` - **2016-03-03** Referred to Com. on ED. `referral-committee` - **2016-03-11** Set for hearing March 30. - **2016-04-05** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3333.) (March 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage` - **2016-04-06** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1` - **2016-04-08** Set for hearing April 18. - **2016-04-11** April 18 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author. - **2016-04-15** Set for hearing April 25. - **2016-04-19** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2016-04-25** April 25 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. - **2016-05-20** Set for hearing May 27. - **2016-05-27** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 4007.) (May 27). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2016-05-27** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2016-05-31** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4052.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2016-06-01** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1` - **2016-06-06** Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. `referral-committee` - **2016-06-22** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2016-08-01** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2016-08-03** August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. - **2016-08-12** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (August 11). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage` - **2016-08-15** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2016-08-18** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5911.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2016-08-19** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - **2016-08-23** Ordered to special consent calendar. - **2016-08-25** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5431.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage` - **2016-08-31** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m. - **2016-09-21** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2016-09-21** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 438, Statutes of 2016. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f361872-d405-4898-ba62-afef56c382a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).