Bill would boost private-college Cal Grant awards

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Students at some private colleges and trade schools could receive more state grant money under one of several financial-aid measures that passed a legislative committee Tuesday.

The Assembly Higher Education Committee approved a bill to restore the maximum Cal Grant award to $9,708. The amounts students could receive from the financial aid program were reduced in last year’s state budget.

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