{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-69504.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 69504.5","heading":"","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other law, students who are victims of trafficking, domestic violence, and other serious crimes who have been granted a status under Section 1101(a)(15)(T)(i) or (ii), or Section 1101(a)(15)(U)(i) or (ii), of Title 8 of the United States Code shall be eligible to apply for, and participate in, all student financial aid programs and scholarships administered by a public postsecondary educational institution or the State of California to the same extent as individuals who are admitted to the United States as refugees under Section 1157 of Title 8 of the United States Code.\n(b) The University of California is requested to adopt policies that are consistent with this section.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 3. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION [66000. - 101460.]","DIVISION 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS [66000. - 70115.2.]","PART 42. STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM [69400. - 70115.2.]","CHAPTER 2. Student Financial Aid Programs [69500. - 70048.]","ARTICLE 1.5. General Provisions [69503. - 69509.6.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"d2eea99d598542a7d501031f63b750e4eefa3768c07b44b0fc16c6c08aab288b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-69504","next":"us-ca/edc-69505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}