Legal Question in Education Law in California

Type your question here...Once CSAC releases the funds for your stipend to the university, we will promptly credit the award to your student account and prepare appropriate refunds. We anticipate receiving the funds no later than October 4, 2009. If you have not already done so, be sure to sign up for eRefund, which is now the mandatory method of processing refunds.

1. Click on the �Student Center� link below "My Menu" to display the "Finances" section.

2. Next, click the "Request refund Direct Deposit" link from the "Finances" section.

3. Indicate �Yes I want refunds deposited directly into my bank account.�

4. Provide your checking/savings information, then click �Continue�

5. Submit your information to complete your sign up.

Can a college legally demand MANDATORY access to a student's bank account as the ONLY means to refund

money due the student? This does not seem appropriate to me.


Asked on 8/28/09, 12:36 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Andrew Harrell W. Andrew Harrell, Attorney at Law

Every university that I have dealt with has alternative methods of payment, including refunds. These are typically direct bank deposits or by issuing a check. It is far easier and cheaper for them to use the direct bank deposit; hence, their insistence on this as being "mandatory". Have you talked to your university's comptroller or accounting dept.? Exactly why do you object? Have you explained your objections? In a way the direct deposit method is discriminatory since not all people have bank accounts.

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Answered on 8/28/09, 1:35 pm


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