Cal. Educ. Code § 69418 — General Provisions

(a) Only a resident of California, as determined pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 68000) of Part 41, or a student who is exempt from paying nonresident tuition under Section 68130.5, is eligible for an initial Cal Grant award. The recipient shall remain eligible for award renewal only if the recipient is a California resident or exempt from paying nonresident tuition under Section 68130.5, in attendance, and making satisfactory academic progress at a qualifying institution, as determined by the commission.

(b) A part-time student shall not be discriminated against in the selection of Cal Grant award recipients, and an award to a part-time student shall be approximately proportional to the time the student spends in the instructional program, as determined by the commission. A first-time Cal Grant award recipient who is a part-time student shall be eligible for a full-time renewal award if the recipient becomes a full-time student.

(c) Cal Grant awards shall be awarded without regard to race, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or age.

(d) An applicant shall not receive more than one type of Cal Grant award concurrently. An applicant shall not:

(1) Receive one or a combination of Cal Grant awards in excess of the amount equivalent to the award level for a total of four years of full-time attendance in an undergraduate program, except as provided in Section 69412.

(2) Have obtained a baccalaureate degree before receiving a Cal Grant award.

(e) The commission shall, for students who accelerate college attendance, increase the amount of their Cal Grant 2 and 4 award proportional to the period of additional attendance resulting from attendance in classes that fulfill requirements or electives for graduation during summer terms, sessions, or quarters. In the aggregate, the total amount a student may receive in a four-year period shall not be increased as a result of the student accelerating their progress to a degree by attending summer terms, sessions, or quarters.

(f) The commission shall notify Cal Grant award recipients of the availability of funding for the summer term, session, or quarter through prominent notice in financial aid award letters, materials, guides, electronic information, and other means, which may include, but is not necessarily be limited to, surveys, newspaper articles, or attachments to communications from the commission and any other published documents.