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Law lets some undocumented students apply for state aid

Posted on 10/08/11 • Categorized as Community Colleges, Jerry Brown, UC and CSU,Undocumented students

By Kathryn Baron

Governor Brown fulfilled a campaign pledge today to extend financial aid to deserving undocumented college students by signing the California Dream Act into law.

AB 131, by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles), allows students – whether U.S. citizens from other states or undocumented students – who meet specific criteria, to apply for Cal Grants at the University of California and California State University, and for fee-