Existing law establishes the Learning-Aligned Employment Program under the administration of the Student Aid Commission to provide University of California, California State University, and California Community College students meeting certain criteria with the opportunity to earn money to help defray their educational costs, while gaining educationally aligned, career-related experience.

Existing law authorizes, among other entities, research centers and institutions operated by public postsecondary educational institutions to employ participating students if the learning-aligned employment opportunities provide those students with direct opportunities to participate in the research.

This bill would delete the authorization for research centers and institutions, as described above, and instead would authorize public postsecondary educational institutions to employ participating students if their learning-aligned employment opportunities provide participating students with employment experience related to the student’s major or provide opportunities for skill attainment necessary for employment within their areas of study after graduation.