{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-69506","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 69506","heading":"","body":"(a) The methodology set forth in federal law or regulation shall serve as the formula for determining the expected family contribution of students seeking any state-funded financial assistance.\n(b) For the purposes of determining the dependent and independent status of students, the definition set forth in the federal law or regulation shall serve as the definition for students seeking any state-funded financial assistance.","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":"d3331b38ba71993a93d94ea10af2bcf192c51278c46a573bbb7aa4bd1a644026","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-69505.8","next":"us-ca/edc-69506.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}