Statute · California Government Code
Cal. Gov't Code § 99101 — The Every Kid Counts (EKC) Act
Cal. Gov't Code § 99101
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Government Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2018-03-13
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
Citator
Cal. Gov't Code § 99101 — The Every Kid Counts (EKC) Act is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Children who have even small savings accounts for college are three times more likely to attend, and four times more likely to graduate from, college.
(b) College enrollment among low-income students has risen but significantly lags behind the enrollment of middle- and high-income students. In 2012, about 51 percent of recent low-income high school graduates and equivalency holders were enrolled in college, while enrollment among middle- and high-income students had risen to nearly 65 percent and 81 percent, respectively.
(c) Recent pilot programs in California and throughout the nation have proven that low-income people can save if they have incentives and mechanisms encouraging them to do so.