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 | Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Multicultural |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Does Money Matter? |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Private Giving |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--School Boards--Training |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| Health |
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| Health--Child Abuse |
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| Health--Mental Health |
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| Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| High School |
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| High School--Advanced Placement |
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| High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
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| High School--Exit Exams |
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| High School--GED (General Education Development) |
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| High School--Graduation Requirements |
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| High School--International Baccalaureate |
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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Official English |
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| Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| International Benchmarking |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Middle School |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--African American |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic |
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| No Child Left Behind |
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| No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
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| No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
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| No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
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| No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools |
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| No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
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| No Child Left Behind--School Support |
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| No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
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| Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
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| Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
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| P-16 or P-20 |
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| P-3 |
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| P-3 Child Care |
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| P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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| P-3 Family Involvement |
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| P-3 Finance |
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| P-3 Governance |
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| P-3 Grades 1-3 |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Preschool |
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| P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
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| Parent/Family |
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| Parent/Family--Parent Rights |
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| Postsecondary |
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 | Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
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| MI | Signed into law 12/2002 | Postsec. | Expands the Michigan Merit Scholarship Program to include additional eligible costs and to grant scholarship for students attending the United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy, United States Air Force Academy and United State Merchant Marine Academy.
Title: H.B. 4330
Source: StateNet
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| AZ | Rejected by voters 11/2002 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Revises State Gaming Act; a portion of the revenues from non-tribal gaming devices would support reading programs for students in kindergarten through third grade and scholarships for graduates of Arizona high schools and community colleges. (http://www.sosaz.com/election/2002/info/pubpamphlet/english/prop201.htm)
Title: Proposition 201
Source: Arizona Election Services
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| AZ | Rejected by voters 11/2002 | Postsec. | Creates the Tribal State Gaming Compact, College Scholarship and Elderly Care Act of 2002; allows Indian tribes to contribute a portion of gaming revenues to fund college scholarships and to provide additional resources for elderly care. (http://www.sosaz.com/election/2002/info/pubpamphlet/english/prop200.htm)
Title: Proposition 200
Source: Arizona Elections Services
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| LA | Adopted 11/2002 | Postsec. | Amends rules relating to the Office of Student Financial Assistance's Scholarship and Grant Programs.
Title: LAC 28:IV.301, 703, 803, 2103, 2105
Source: StateNet
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| LA | Emergency Rule Adoption 11/2002 | Postsec. | Establishes emergency rules to provide definitions of terms concerning the Office's Scholarship and Grant Programs. LOUISIANA REG 8661 (SN)
Title: LAC 28:IV.301
Source: StateNet
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| ND | Rejected by voters 11/2002 | Postsec. | Creates a Bank of North Dakota administered program providing for partial reimbursement of student loan payments for employed North Dakota residents under thirty years of age who have graduated from accredited post-secondary schools. Reimbursements would be limited to $1,000 per eligible resident per year for not more than five years. The measure would also provide an income tax credit of up to $1,000 for employed North Dakota residents from twenty-one through twenty-nine years of age, for up to five years.
(http://www.state.nd.us/sec/Elections/2002ballot-measures.htm)
Title: Initiative/Statutory Measure 3
Source: North Dakota Secretary of State
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| MI | Signed into law 10/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Establishes an educational scholarship program for eligible resident students enrolled in certain nursing programs. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2001-2002/publicact/pdf/2002-PA-0591.pdf
Title: S.B. 793
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2002 | Postsec. | Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. In provisions
concerning the Illinois National Guard grant program, provides that if
the recipient of a grant fails to complete his or her military service
obligations or requirements for satisfactory participation, the
Department of Military Affairs shall require the recipient to repay
the amount of the grant received, prorated according to the fraction
of the service obligation not completed, and, if applicable,
reasonable collection fees. Amends the State Finance Act to create the
National Guard Grant Fund in the State treasury. Effective July 1,
2002.
Title: SB 2204
Source: State Website
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2002 | Postsec. | Relates to the Minority Teachers Scholarship Program; allows a qualified person enrolled at the freshman level or graduate level to qualify for a scholarship. Allows qualifying students to be enrolled on a half-time basis. Requires a scholarship recipient to begin teaching within the one-year period following termination of the undergraduate program. Makes changes to the provisions concerning the David A. DeBolt Teacher Shortage Scholarship program.
Title: H.B. 4912
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2002 | Postsec. | Act creates scholarships for students to study optometry and work in state. Recipients must practice in state for each year awarded scholarship or repay.
Title: HB 4037
Source: Lexis
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| MD | Signed into law 08/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires governor to include in state budget at least 80% of funds appropriated in prior fiscal year for specified need-based financial aid programs and other programs. Changes name of Maryland Higher Education Commission's State Scholarship Administration to Office of Student Financial Assistance. Allows students in grades 9 and 10 who qualify for a guaranteed access grant award on basis of financial need to prequalify for such award by agreeing in writing to specified criteria, including refraining from substance abuse and participating in the College Readiness Outreach Program. Establishes the College Readiness Outreach Program to help students who qualify for a guaranteed access award in 9th or 10th grade to continue to higher education. Requires designation of state and regional program coordinators to cooperate with districts in offering guidance and mentoring to participating high school students. Permits contracts between commission and department and existing organizations to provide mentoring and counseling. Provides for supplementation of mentors with other individuals. Requires state to fund 50% of specified costs of program. Extends deadline for submission of Education Excellence Awards applications under specified circumstances. Establishes additional commission responsibilities for administration of educational excellence award program. Establishes Maryland Graduate and Professional Development Program for full-time and part-time students in specified professional fields (not education.) Requires College Readiness Outreach Program to be established over a 5-year period starting in FY04 to the extent funds are available. Requires that in first year, up to 1,000 students participate in 4 specified counties, and that additional counties be added until students in all counties are participating. Requires that performance evaluation of College Readiness Outreach Program be completed and report on program delivered to assembly by July 1, 2007. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0661e.rtf
Title: H.B. 661
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| CO | Enacted 07/2002 | Postsec. | Amends existing law concerning the operation of higher education student financial aid enterprises to provide guidelines for hiring personnel and new the powers of the division.
Title: HB 1452
Source: Lexis
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| FL | Signed into law 07/2002 | Postsec. | Act provides for an emergency order suspending the license of any health care practitioner who has defaulted on a student loan issued or guaranteed by state of Federal government; clarifies grounds for disciplinary action for failing to perform statutory or legal obligation to include failing to repay student loan issued or guaranteed by state or federal government in accordance with the terms of the loan.
Title: HB 1405
Source: State website
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2002 | Postsec. | Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act; removes the requirement that a student be enrolled for at least six semester or six quarter hours for a term to maintain eligibility for grant benefits from the Monetary Award Program; provides that upon the request of a higher education institution that received scholarship and grant payments for the past five years, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission may certify to the Comptroller an advance payment for the current term for such financial assistance. http://www.isbe.net/gov-relations/materials/2002/02-8-28-ACTIVE%20BILLS-Legis-Sch.pdf
Title: H.B. 4351
Source: Illinois State Board of Education Web site
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| AK | Signed into law 06/2002 | Postsec. | Prohibits granting a student loan to a person who fails to register for the military selective services.
Title: H.B. 305
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires the issuance of United We Stand commemorative number plates, most funds from which are to go to the commemorative account. Establishes "United We Stand commemorative account, 50% of which is to pay tuition and fees waivers at the University of Connecticut, Connecticut State University or the regional regional community-technical colleges to the dependent child or surving spouse of any state resident who was a terrorist victim of the September 11, 2001 attacks or died in the anthrax attacks September-December 31, 2001. Establishes September 11 of each year as Remembrance Day. Suitable exercises are to be held in the state capitol and elsewhere as the governor designates for the observance of the day.
Title: S.B. 102
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Vetoed 06/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Transfers administration of Hawaii Educator Loan Program from University of Hawaii to designated federal credit union with existing services for teachers. Transfers eligiblity determinations to the registrar of a State-approved teacher education program, and the loan administered by a designated federal credit union with existing services for teachers. Limits the maximum amount of loan to payments and costs would amount to at the University of Hawaii. Waives one-tenth of loan amount for every year of the first five years and five-tenths of the total amount after the sixth year as long as teacher remains eligible. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2816_.htm
Title: S.B. 2816
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2002 | Postsec. | Defines HOPE as Hawaii Opportunity Program in Education. Repeals the HOPE endowment special fund and transfers the remaining balance to the University of Hawaii. Program is to support financially needy students, especially students from ethnic groups that are under-represented in the student population of the University of Hawaii. The University of Hawaii is encouraged to provide tuition waivers and seek private donations for scholarship support for the HOPE students. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2067_.htm.
(Also see Hawaii Administrative Rules § 20-25-1 thru 20-25-8 adopted 12/2002 for implementation rules.)
Title: S.B. 2067
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides, in section concerning the Illinois National Guard grant program, that if the recipient of a grant fails to complete his or her military service obligations or requirements for satisfactory participation, the Department of Military Affairs shall require the recipient to repay the amount of the grant received, prorated according to the fraction of the service obligation not completed. http://www.legis.state.il.us/publicacts/pubact92/acts/92-0589.html
Title: S.B. 2204
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KS | Signed into law 06/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to the teacher service scholarship program and the national guard educational assistance program. Eliminates requirement that eligible guard member have had military service or basic military training before entering the national guard. Modifies administration of national guard educational assistance program. Addresses program funding. Reduces term of service participating national guard member must complete to remain in program. Establishes Kansas national guard educational assistance program repayment fund. Establishes teacher service scholarship program. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2002/2642.pdf
Title: H.B. 2642
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| SC | SENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires funding equal to 1994-95 appropriation to be appropriated to the state department annually to offset any reduction suffered by districts due to a change in the distribution of employee contribution funds. Provides that in the event of an EIA revenue shortfall, lapsed funds remaining after EIA purposes must be distributed to districts for funding buildings and exempts EIA appropriations for teacher salaries and benefits from reductions to offset an official EIA revenue shortfall. Requires state board to establish a task force comprised of superintendents, principals, teachers, parents, school board members, and representatives of business and industry, including tourism-related industries no later than July 1, 2002. This task force to the extent possible is to be equally divided among proponents of existing or earlier starting dates for schools, proponents of later starting dates for schools, including proponents for dates after Labor Day, and persons who legitimately have no preferences. Also requires districts to provide advanced placement courses in all secondary schools which enroll an adequate number of academically talented students to support the course. Part II concerns public higher education: Each four-year campus of each state-supported public institution of higher learning must have equal representation on all formal and informal councils, advisory groups, committees, and task forces of the commission. Independent four-year colleges must have representation on all formal and informal committees and commissions dealing with higher education statewide issues. Also addresses instate tuition for certain students. Beginning with school year 2002-2003, the annual amount of a LIFE Scholarship for eligible resident students attending a four-year independent institution must be the cost of attendance up to a maximum of the average annual cost of tuition at the state's four-year public institutions of higher learning in the corresponding academic year. In addition, beginning with school year 2002-2003, eligible resident students attending two-year independent institutions may not receive an annual LIFE scholarship of more than the maximum cost of tuition at two-year regional public institutions for thirty credit hours a year or its equivalent."
Title: H.B. 4879
Source: http://www.ecs.org/html/offsite.asp?document=http://www.scstatehouse.net/
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| CA | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Provides for the issuance of California memorial license plates. Establishes the California Memorial Scholarship Program for surviving dependents of those killed in the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001. Provides that revenue derived from the issuance, renewal, transfer, and substitution of California memorial license plates be deposited in the Antiterrorism Fund and the California Memorial Scholarship
Fund. http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1751-1800/ab_1759_bill_20020513_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 1759
Source: info.sen.ca.gov
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | According to legislative summary, "The bill deletes a provision that penalizes a student for using part of Bright Futures eligibility if the student succeeds in earning college credit through an acceleration mechanism. This requirement applies only to Medallian and Academic Scholars and only to students who enroll in public colleges or universities." Requires local districts to annually give each high school student information on Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Requires school districts to help high school students to determine their progress in eligibility for a Bright Futures Scholarship. District must give every high school student a full Florida Bright Futures Scholarship report and key and must inform students that their report card GPA may differ from the Bright Futures GPA. See bill section 423, page 945, line 11 ff. Changes references from "merit" scholars to "medallion" scholars. Extends eligibility for Florida Medallion Scholars Award to Florida Bright Futures Scholarship-eligible students who are National Merit, National Achievement and National Hispanic Recognition students who did not complete a community service program. See bill section 427, page 953, line 8 ff. Eliminates reference in Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars Award statute to vocational-ready diploma program. See bill section 428, page 954, line 24 ff. In Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Testing Program, requirement to reduce program award hours by number of credit hours received is eliminated. See bill section 431, page 960, line 20 ff. Adds Florida State University to the Florida Minority Medical Education Program because FSU now has a medical school. Includes Florida A&M University (FAMU) and Florida International University (FIU) law schools in Virgil Hawkins Fellows Assistance Program. According to legislative summary, "The bill retains the requirement that all Bright Futures Medallion and Gold Seal Scholarship recipients must take five CLEP tests, if they enroll in a public community college or state university. It does not authorize a penalty if students do not obey this requirement." Also, "The bill retains the requirement that the community college or university must pay for the CLEP tests, and does not authorize the use of any other college equivalency testing program." http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires districts to notify the parent of a disabled student within 10 school days of the parent's application for a John M. McKay Scholarship for Students with Disabilities, if a matrix of services for the student is unavailable. According to legislative digest, "Requires school districts to give parents a date for completion of the matrix and must notify parents of matrix level within 10 school days of completion of the matrix. Requires the award amount to be calculated at Level I until matrix is completed. Removes requirement that parent notify district in writing of intent to participate. Allows parent to notify district electronically through the department of education of intent to participate in program. Removes May 1 date for private schools to notify department of intent to participate." See bill section 104, page 285, line 1: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Rredefines the term "eligible high school" for HOPE scholarships to include schools accredited by The Accrediting Commission for Independent Study. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/hb961.htm
Title: H.B. 961
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Expands eligibility for Maryland Teacher Scholarship to part-time undergraduate students; requires teaching assistants who apply to have been employed as such in Maryland for at least two years and to be full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate students. Designates that annual scholarship awards are to be $2,000 for a full-time undergraduate student or $1,000 for a part-time graduate student enrolled at a 2-year institution, and $2,500 for a part-time undergraduate or graduate student at a 4-year institution. Establishes continuing eligibility requirements. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb1172e.rtf
Title: H.B. 1172
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Allows a recipient of specified state scholarships and grants to hold specified other state scholarships and grants as long as the sum of all scholarships does not exceed the equivalent annual expenses of a full-time resident undergraduate at a state university with the highest annual expenses; requires a student who holds multiple state scholarships and grants that have a service obligation requirement to fulfill the terms of each of the service obligations but not concurrently. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0399t.rtf
Title: H.B. 399
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Clarifies the definition of a foster care recipient who may be eligible for waiver of certain tuition fees, to limit eligibility to individuals who meet both qualifications: 1) placed in a foster care home by the Department of Human Resources and 2) resided in a foster care home at the time the individual graduated from high school or successfully completed a General Equivalency Development Examination. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0827t.rtf
Title: H.B. 827
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Expands the Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program to include children and surviving spouses of victims of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Limits the amount of scholarship that may be awarded to a child or spouse of a victim of September 11 terrorist attacks. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0300e.rtf
Title: H.B. 300
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires the department to distribute a grant in specified amounts to distressed counties in FY 03 and 04 and to all counties in FY05 and subsequent years for the administration of the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test to 10th-graders. Funding should be sufficient to administer PSAT to all 10th graders in the county. Replaces "State Scholarship Administration" with "Office of Student Financial Assistance." Requires governor to annually fund need-based scholarship programs at a minimum of 80% of the funds allocated the previous year. States that 9th- or 10th-grader who applies and qualifies for a Guaranteed Access Grant Award on the basis of financial need is prequalified for a guaranteed access award by agreeing in writing to meet certain criteria as a secondary and postsecondary student, including participating in the College Readiness Outreach Program until high school graduation; establishes the College Readiness Outreach Program for 9th- and 10th-grade students; allows, if state funds are available, students to receive Educational Excellence Awards who meet requirements but have missed March 1 deadline. Designates specified responsibilities in Educational Excellence Awards to the Maryland Higher Education Commission; establishes need-based Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program for full- and part-time students professional students in specified fields studying at specified universities; establishes K-16 Leadership Council. Requires that department develop, in conjunction with state professional standards board, certificate for middle school teachers. Establishes that College Readiness Outreach Program be implemented over 5-year period beginning in FY04, and that the program be implemented in its first year for up to 1,000 students in Allegany, Prince George's, and Wicomico counties and Baltimore City. Requires that College Readiness Outreach Program be evaluated by commission, in consulation with department, and reported on to general assembly by July 1, 2007. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/sb/sb0453e.rtf
Title: S.B. 453
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires students applying for a Maryland Science and Technology Scholarship, Maryland Teacher Scholarship, or a Maryland HOPE Scholarship to have a minimum overall 3.0 GPA at the end of the first semester of the senior year of high school. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0316t.rtf
Title: H.B. 316
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| MO | Signed into law 05/2002 | Postsec. | Exempts dependents of active military personnel from the residency requirements of the A+ Schools Program. http://www.senate.state.mo.us/02info/pdf-bill/tat/SB859.pdf
Title: S.B. 859
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AL | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Appropriates a certain amount from the Education Trust Fund to the Alabama Sports Festival in Montgomery, Alabama for the support and maintenance of a program providing academic scholarships and promoting Olympic-style competition; provides that the appropriation if subject to certain provisions of the Code of Alabama 1975; requires an operations plan and an audited financial statement prior to the release of funds. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2002rs/bills/hb146.htm
Title: H.B. 146
Source: alisdb.legislature.state.al.us
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| FL | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Provides that grants through the Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program, the Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program, and the Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program may be made to part time degree seeking students; revises provisions relating to the maximum amount of the grants.
Title: S.B. 1914
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| FL | Signed into law 04/2002 | Postsec. | Increases the amounts paid to beneficiaries of certain law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers and firefighters killed in the performance of their duties and provides for an annual adjustment in the amount of the benefits that are payable; waives educational expenses for spouses and children at certain public educational institutions under certain circumstances.
Title: H.B. 1357
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2002 | Postsec. | Provides for licensure sanctions against defaulters of designated loan and scholarship programs; provides that each licensing board shall establish procedures, consistent with college student aid commission provisions, for the suspension, denial, or revocation of a license, or for the imposition of disciplinary action.
Title: H.B. 2467
Source: Lexis
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to the Kentucky educational excellence scholarship awards; permits a student who is a Kentucky resident but attends high school out-of- state while his or her parent or guardian is serving in the United States military service to qualify for Kentucky educational excellence scholarship awards.http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/record/02rs/HB59/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 59
Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2002 | Postsec. | The act increases the amount of bonds the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation may issue from $950,000,000 to $1,950,000.000.
Title: H.B. 131
Source: Lexis
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Permits students enrolled in an equivalent undergraduate program as defined by the Council on Postsecondary Education to qualify for college access funds if otherwise qualified. Includes recipients of Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarships. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/record/02rs/HB684/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 684
Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to student loans; requires for initial issuance and renewal of a professional license that an applicant who has received financial aid is meeting the repayment obligation; requires authority and licensing agency to agree on exchanging information on borrowers; requires the Lottery Corporation and authority to develop a system to provide names of borrowers in default so that prize winnings can be claimed and credited to borrower's account. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/2002rsrecord/HB296/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 296
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2002 | Postsec. | Includes public postsecondary vocational-technical or trade schools and private postsecondary vocational-technical or trade schools that grant members a tuition waiver of at least 50 percent among institutions eligible to participate in the Maryland National Guard member tuition assistance program. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0899t.rtf
Title: H.B. 899
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Creates the Maine Black Bears Scholarship Fund for need-based scholarships to attend the University of Maine; authorizes the distribution of Maine Black Bears Licence Plates, $10 from the sale of which is to go to the Maine Black Bears Scholarship Fund. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/bills/billdocs/LD200901.doc
Title: H.B. 1506
Source: janus.state.me.us
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| WV | Signed into law 04/2002 | Postsec. | Amendment to the code to create a financial aid coordinating council to examine and recommend strategies for coordinating various financial aid sources. Amendment requires the council to explore the feasibility of - administrating a simplified application process, developing a single application form, developing a strategy to balance different types of financial aid, ensuring timely awards, developing a marketing plan for middle school and high school students to increase awareness regarding financial aid resources, creating an articulation plan between secondary and postsecondary institutions regarding available financial aid and creating a strategy to work with high school guidance counselors. The council must make recommendations regarding application for and disbursement of funds and identify and coordinate all student financial aid sources. Additionally, the amendment establishes requirements for meetings, council membership and annual reports.
Title: 4534
Source: Lexis
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| IA | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Authorizes the College Student Aid Commission to waive or modify statutory or regulatory provisions applicable to State financial aid programs for affected students in the event of a national emergency; relates to students called to active duty or to serve in a national emergency.
Title: H.B. 2138
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IA | Signed into law 03/2002 | Postsec. | Increases the maximum amount of a vocational technical tuition grant to a qualified full-time student from $650 to $1,200. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Legislation/HF/02100/HF02139/Current.html
Title: H.B. 2139
Source: www.legis.state.ia.us
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Amends existing law to provide that a graduate of an accredited secondary school or equivalent program outside the United States may qualify for the promise scholarship, if the student graduated from such school or completed such program within one year of leaving the state due to the military status or job relocation of a parent.
Title: H.B. 570
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Provides for scholarships for dependents of full time or part time peace officers, firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians or first responders employed or volunteering in Idaho who have been killed or disabled in the line of duty.
Title: S.B. 1356
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Increases the benefit amount for scholarship assistance to eligible students who are dependants of Prisoners of War or Missing in Action military personnel.
Title: S.B. 1327
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to the Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship Program; requires enrollment in a Kentucky high school for at least 140 days of the school term; provides for the students who complete high school graduation requirements at the end of the fall academic term.
Title: H.B. 330
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Adds definitions regarding college tuition waiver programs for deceased veterans' dependents; authorizes promulgation of administrative regulations by the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs; allows tuition waiver to dependents of veterans who served during any war declared by the United States, died while on active duty, or who died as a result of a service connected disability but were not residents of Kentucky; makes other provisions.
Title: H.B. 112
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Provides tuition waivers for children of veterans who acquire a disability as a direct result of the veteran's service.
Title: H.B. 115
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2002 | Postsec. | Creates the Washington promise scholarship for academically successful high school graduates from low and middle-income families.
Title: H.B. 2807
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WA | Vetoed 03/2002 | Postsec. | Creates the state financial aid account to ensure that all statewide student financial aid is made available; provides that the account is in the custody of the state treasurer; provides that expenditures from the account may be used only for financial aid to students eligible for the state need grant program, the state work study program, the scholars program, or the award for vocational excellence program.
Title: H.B. 2914
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Creates the West Virginia financial aid coordinating council. The council is established for the purpose of examining and recommending strategies for maximizing coordination among the various sources of student financial aid. The council will identify and examine all sources of student financial aid, and recommend the most effective manner for coordinating all financial aid resources.
Title: H.B. 4534
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us
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| KY | Signed into law 02/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to Kentucky's Postsecondary Education Prepaid Tuition Program; permits the board to develop and maintain a scholarship program for financially disadvantaged families and students; clarifies the payment of tuition contracts; clarifies the payment procedures and value of accounts when a prepaid tuition contract is terminated.
Title: H.B. 386
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ME | Signed into law 02/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to the State Grant Program; amends the provisions of the Student Incentive Scholarship Program administered by the Finance Authority by eliminating the need that the applicant be eligible for a Pell Grant to receive an award under the program.
Title: S.B. 732
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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