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§ 69999.16

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(a)Commencing January 1 of the 2009–10 academic year, and each academic year thereafter, any qualifying member of the California National Guard, the State Guard, or the Naval Militia may apply for an award under the California Military Department GI Bill.
(1)A qualifying member shall meet all of the following conditions to be eligible to receive a California Military Department GI Bill award:
(A)The person is a resident within the meaning of Section 68017.
(B)The person is an active member of the California National Guard, the State Guard, or the Naval Militia.
(C)The person has been accepted or registered at, or enrolled in, a qualifying institution, as defined in subdivision
(l)of Section 69432.7.
(D)The person agrees to use the award to obtain a certificate, degree, or diploma that the person does not hold at the time the person applies for the award, and enrolls in at least three academic units per semester, or the equivalent thereof. The award may be used to obtain one baccalaureate, graduate, or doctoral degree. The award may be used for a certificate, degree, or diploma that leads to a baccalaureate, graduate, or doctoral degree.
(E)The person agrees to serve two years in the California National Guard, the Naval Militia, or the California State Guard upon completion of the last academic period that the person uses educational assistance under this program.
(F)The person agrees to complete their course of study within 10 years of the person’s initial acceptance into the program. If a person is unable to complete their course of study in the 10-year period due to federal military activation or other unexpected circumstance, the Adjutant General of the California Military Department may extend that person’s participation in the program for a period of up to five additional years.
(G)The person has submitted the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to the United States Department of Education.
(2)To be eligible for an award for a summer session term, a qualifying member who meets the conditions in paragraph
(1)shall submit a letter from the member’s unit commander that states that the member’s enrollment in that summer session will not adversely impact the member’s attendance at mandatory military training.
(c)Each person applying for a California Military Department GI Bill award shall submit an application for an award to the Adjutant General.
(d)The Adjutant General shall do all of the following:
(1)Annually identify the skills most needed by the California National Guard to retain members who possess, or seek to possess, those identified skills.
(2)Prioritize those applicants who qualify for an award pursuant to subdivision
(b)based on the skills most needed by the California National Guard, as identified pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3)Select award recipients from among eligible applicants pursuant to subdivision (e).
(4)Certify the eligibility of applicants to the Student Aid Commission.
(5)Notify recipients of their selection for an award.
(e)The Adjutant General shall select recipients who have been judged by the Adjutant General to have outstanding ability on the basis of criteria that may include, but shall not be limited to, any of the following:
(1)The Military Occupational Specialty Code or the Air Force Specialty Code.
(2)An annual noncommissioned officer evaluation report or officer evaluation report of the preceding two years.
(3)A memorandum from the applicant’s commander recommending the applicant for the award.
(4)Commendations the applicant has received.
(5)An essay, written by the applicant, explaining why education is important to the applicant.
(f)The number of awards issued by the Student Aid Commission in any fiscal year shall be limited to the number authorized in the annual Budget Act for that year, but in no event shall exceed 1,000 in any fiscal year.
(g)The Student Aid Commission shall issue the awards in accordance with Section 69999.18.
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