Student financial aid: Pay it Forward, Pay it Back Pilot Program: study.

Summary

The bill directs the Student Aid Commission to design a Pay‑It‑Forward Financial Aid Program for UC and CSU campuses, letting students enroll without paying tuition, fees, or room and board up front. After graduation or disenrollment, participants would repay a set percentage of their adjusted gross income for a number of years, with payments funding future students. It also orders a study of how such a pilot would work across four types of institutions and requires a report by September 2027.

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Vote

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jan 14, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Jan 22, 2026
• Higher Education Committee Hearing
  Higher Education · Jan 13, 2026

History

1. Feb 2, 2026From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2. Jan 31, 2026Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
3. Jan 22, 2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
4. Jan 22, 2026In committee: Held under submission.
5. Jan 14, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
6. Jan 6, 2026Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.
7. Jan 5, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended.
8. Apr 7, 2025Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
9. Apr 3, 2025Re-referred to Com. on ED.
10. Apr 2, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
11. Mar 13, 2025Re-referred to Com. on ED.
12. Mar 12, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

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Sponsors

• Schiavo · sponsor

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