Universal basic income could come to California colleges

Universal basic income could come to California colleges

SACRAMENTO –

California was able to send $ 500 a month without ties to college students from low-income families as part of the Legislature’s recent approach to a guaranteed basic income plan.

State Sen. Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) is considering legislation that would create a pilot program on select California State University campuses that issue monthly scholarships for one year to students whose family income is among the bottom 20% of state employees. Up to 14,000 students could be eligible.Nearly 11% of the CSU system’s more than 480,000 students said they experienced homelessness in 2018, according to a report from […]

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