Higher Education
7980 Student Aid Commission

The mission of the California Student Aid Commission (Commission) is to make education beyond high school financially accessible to all Californians. The Commission ensures the effective and efficient administration of federal and state authorized financial aid, including grants and student loans. In addition, the Commission has responsibility to provide leadership on financial aid issues and to make public policy recommendations concerning financial aid programs. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • The Budget proposes an increase of $61.3 million over the revised 2006-07 level for anticipated growth in the Cal Grant Program, reflecting increased participation and the anticipated undergraduate fee increases of 7 percent and 10 percent at UC and CSU, respectively.

  • The Budget proposes an increase of $2.9 million over the 2006-07 revised level for anticipated growth in the Assumption Program of Loans for Education (APLE), which provides loan assumption benefits for teachers who agree to teach certain subjects or teach in low-performing schools. The Budget provides authorization for 8,000 APLE awards in 2007-08. Of this amount, a total of 600 awards are authorized for participants in the Governor's Science and Math Teacher Initiative.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2007-08*
Positions
Dollars
15
 Financial Aid Grants Program
127.1
$944,097
50
 California Loan Program
64.8
779,667
80.01
 Administration
25.6
3,302
80.02
 Distributed Administration
-25.6
-3,302
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
191.9
$1,723,764
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
191.9
$1,723,764

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Student Aid Commission Budget (pdf * - 27K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 3K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.
Awards Granted/Proposed (pdf * - 5K)
Provides the number and dollar amount of awards granted or proposed by program for the prior, current, and budget years.