A resolution in opposition to potential limitations on Pell Grant eligibility, passed Wednesday on its third reading by the Associate Students Inc. Senate.
According to ASI Treasurer Michael Quibuyen, the United States bipartisan supercommittee considered limiting Pell Grant eligibility in order to accommodate for a loss of $2.4 billion in Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies 2012 budget.
The potential changes would have restricted the amount of semesters a student can receive Pell Grants from 18 semesters to 12 semesters.
Also, students taking less than six units a semester would have been ineligible to apply for Pell Grants.
However, the supercommittee disbanded on Nov. 21, and has yet to make any changes.
The resolution will be sent to the supercommittee, the California legislature, the Chancellor’s office and Gov. Jerry Brown for consideration.
ASI Senate showed overwhelming support and passed it unanimously.
Warning before tuition hikes
Associated Students Inc. passed a resolution Wednesday in favor of legislation that would require an 11-month warning period to be issued to students before increasing tuition.
Assembly Bill 970, written by Assembly Member Paul Fong and the California State Student Association, would put CSSA “on the table, as well talk about fee increases and tuition increases,” said Michael Quibuyen, ASI treasurer and CSSA vice president of university affairs.
According to Quibuyen, the Chancellor’s office expressed that it is unrealistic to expect the California Legislature to be able to make a budgetary prediction as far as 11 months.
However, Quibuyen later explained that an 11-month warning period would fall perfectly into the state legislation’s budgetary planning cycle.
According to Quibuyen, Cal State Long Beach is the third Cal State University campus to support AB-970.
Currently, AB-970 remains in the state legislature’s committee.
Quibuyen said that it is his hopes that enough support from CSU campuses will bring legislators to further consider the bill.
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