The California Dream Act is a set of state laws that allow certain students who are in the country illegally to receive privately funded scholarships at public universities, state financial aid, and eligibility for institutional grants and fee waivers at community colleges.
The California Dream Act is not a pathway to citizenship nor does it provide in-state tuition (students without legal immigration status are not eligible for federal or state financial aid programs and are subject to nonresident tuition at the CSU and UC).
The laws were enacted by Governor Brown in 2011 with AB 130 and AB 131. The implementation of the California Dream Act was approved by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges (CCC) on January 5, 2012; the University of California on January 17, 2012; and the California State University Board of Trustees on February 23, 2012.
The California Dream Act is a set of state laws that allow undocumented students who meet certain qualifications to receive state-funded financial aid for college.
The California Dream Act was passed in 2011 and includes Assembly Bill 130 and AB 131.
AB 130 allows undocumented students to receive state-funded scholarships for public colleges and universities. AB 131 allows students to receive Cal Grants, state-funded grants for public as well as private colleges and universities.
To qualify for the California Dream Act, applicants must have attended a high school in California for three or more years and graduated or received their GED in the state of California. Applicants must also be enrolled at an eligible public or private university or college in California.
Applicants are not eligible for the California Dream Act if they are registered as sex offenders, have been convicted of a felony and are not currently on parole or probation, or have an outstanding warrant.
The California Dream Act is different from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program because it does not require applicants to be U.S. citizens, nationals or legal permanent residents, but those who qualify under DACA may be able to benefit from both the DACA program and the California Dream Act.
The California Dream Act is a set of state laws that allow undocumented students who meet certain requirements to receive financial aid for college. The California Dream Act was signed into law in 2011 and includes the following:
AB 130 allows undocumented students to receive privately funded scholarships at public and private universities in California.
AB 131 allows undocumented students to receive publicly funded scholarships at public universities and community colleges.
AB 540, passed in 2001, allows undocumented students who meet certain requirements to pay in-state tuition at public universities.
The California Dream Act does not award grants or scholarships directly; instead, it makes you eligible for Cal Grants, institutional grants and scholarships, community college fee waivers, and other forms of financial aid offered by the state of California.
The California Dream Act is a set of state legislation that allows undocumented students who meet certain criteria to apply for and receive non-state funded scholarships for public colleges and universities, as well as state-funded financial aid, such as institutional grants and community college fee waivers. The Dream Act does not provide federal financial aid.
The California Dream Act was authored by Assembly Member Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) in 2006, and was signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in October of that year. The original Dream Act, AB 540, allowed qualifying students to pay the in-state tuition rate at public colleges and universities. In 2011, Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Dream Act into law, expanding the original unauthorized immigrant student education bill to include state-based financial aid.
Since its passage in 2011, this law has been expanded to include some undocumented immigrants who have graduated from U.S. high schools but lack immigration status and other more recently arrived immigrants who do not qualify for federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
The California Dream Act consists of two bills: Assembly Bill 130 (AB 130), which covers private financial aid and Assembly Bill 131 (AB 131), which covers state financial aid . Both were signed into law by Governor Brown on October 8
The California Dream Act is a set of state laws that allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities, receive state-administered financial aid, and receive private scholarships funded through public universities.
California Assembly Bill 540 (AB 540), enacted in 2001, allows eligible nonresident students to pay the same tuition as California residents.
In 2011, the California Legislature passed two bills that created the California Dream Loan Program and the College Access Tax Credit Scholarship Program.
Assembly Bill 130 (AB 130) allows eligible students to apply for and receive a number of state-administered privately funded scholarships.
Assembly Bill 131 (AB 131) allows California students who meet eligibility requirements to apply for and receive state financial aid such as Cal Grants and Chafee Grants. The initial application period for these grants was January 1, 2013 through March 2, 2013.
The California DREAM Act (AB 130 and AB 131) is legislation that was signed into law on October 8, 2011 to allow undocumented students who meet certain criteria to receive state-administered financial aid. The California DREAM Act consists of two bills, AB 130 and AB 131.
The first bill, AB 130, allows undocumented students who are eligible for a non-state funded scholarship or grant to apply for and accept those private scholarships.
The second bill, AB 131, allows undocumented students who meet certain requirements to apply for and receive state administered financial aid such as Cal Grants, institutional grants, community college fee waivers and Chafee Grants.
Eligible students must meet the following requirements:
Have attended a California high school for at least three years;
Graduate from a California high school or obtain the equivalent prior to the start of the term (for example, passing the GED or California High School Proficiency exam);
Register or be currently enrolled at an accredited public college or university in California;
File an affidavit with their college or university stating that they have filed an application to legalize their immigration status, or will file an application as soon as they are eligible to do so; and
Meet all other academic and financial aid program
The California Dream Act, which was signed into law in 2011 by Governor Jerry Brown, is a set of bills that allows undocumented and documented immigrant students to apply for financial aid at California universities and community colleges. The California Dream Act is made up of two bills, AB 130 and AB 131.
Assembly Bill 130 allows undocumented students to apply for private scholarships.
Assembly Bill 131 establishes the nonresident supplemental tuition exemption for undocumented students at the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community College systems. This means that when these students apply for financial aid they are treated as residents of California (even though they may not be legally considered residents).
