Existing law, the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Act, establishes the Cal Grant C Program under the administration of the Student Aid Commission and establishes eligibility requirements for awards under this program. The act requires that a Cal Grant C award be used only for occupational or technical training, as defined, in a course of not less than 4 months. The act requires the commission, after consultation with state and federal agencies, to determine the areas of occupational or technical training for which Cal Grant C awards shall be awarded.
California SB 451 (20112012) — Student financial aid: Cal Grant C awards.
Existing law, the Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochigian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Act, establishes the Cal Grant C Program under the administration of the Student Aid Commission and establishes eligibility requirements for awards under this program. The act requires that a Cal Grant C award be used only for occupational or technical training, as defined, in a course of not less than 4 months. The act requires the commission, after consultation with state and federal agencies, to determine the areas of occupational or technical training for which Cal Grant C awards shall be awarded.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 451 Price Senate Third Reading By MITCHELL — 72–4 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 8–1 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 12–4 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB451 Price Concurrence — 36–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Price — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2011-02-17 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
2011-02-24 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
2011-03-09 Set for hearing March 23.
2011-03-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1. Page 430.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-01 Set for hearing April 11.
2011-04-11 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2011-04-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-12 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 958.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-12 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2011-05-23 Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. referral-committee
2011-06-29 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 21). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-06-30 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-07-13 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (July 13). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-14 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-08-25 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 4. Page 2580.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-25 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2011-09-07 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2332.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2011-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 627, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/35441e82-8dc0-4eb4-8e04-c8b15c2fe276. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).