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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--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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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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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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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--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--Alignment |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental 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--International 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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| Demographics |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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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--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Federal |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Litigation |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Performance Funding |
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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--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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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--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| Health--Suicide Prevention |
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| Health--Teen Pregnancy |
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| High School |
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| High School--Advanced Placement |
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| High School--College Readiness |
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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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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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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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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure |
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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--Finance |
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| No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement |
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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 |
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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 Accountability |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills |
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 | Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
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| MO | Issued 12/2003 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | The Commission of the Future of Higher Education was created by Executive Order 03-07 on March 17, 2003, with a final report due by January 1, 2004. The purpose of the Commission on the Future of Higher Education shall be to develop plans to strengthen and improve postsecondary education in Missouri. The commission's objectives will include, but are not limited to: identifying ways to increase the number of Missourians prepared to pursue training and education after high school, including technical, community college, and college or university education; increasing the number of high school students who enroll in and complete such programs; enhancing the affordability of postsecondary education for students from families at all income levels; and increasing the civic and economic benefits of advanced education for individuals, their families, communities, and the state of Missouri.
Report was issued December 31, 2003. http://www.mocbhe.gov/commission/pp/finalreport.pdf
Title: Executive Order 03-07
Source: Missouri State Web site
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| ME | November 2003 Ballot 11/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Citizen Initiative: Do you want to allow slot machines at certain commercial horse racing tracks if part of the proceeds are used to lower prescription drug costs for the elderly and disabled, and for scholarships to the state universities and technical colleges? http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/intent.pdf
Title: Question 2
Source: Maine State Web site
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| ME | Rule Adoption 11/2003 | Postsec. | Proposes rules regarding the Higher Education Loan Program. Provides rules that the Authority may not originate federally guaranteed student loans except for consolidation. MAINE REG 7662 (SN)
Title: 94-457-615
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Rule Adoption 10/2003 | Postsec. | Establishes rules regarding amendments to the rules of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program. http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/elections_pdfs/register/oct_reg/008.10.01--005.pdf
Title: Rules and Regs 008.10.3--002
Source: Arkansas State Web site
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| AR | Rule Adoption 10/2003 | Postsec. | Establishes rules regarding Arkansas Workforce Improvement Grant rules. http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/elections_pdfs/register/oct-03-reg/008.10.03-001.pdf
Title: Rules And Regs 008.10.3--001
Source: Arkansas State Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2003 | Postsec. | Relates to award of Cal Grants to older and returning adult students. Requires the Student Aid Commission to convene an existing advisory committee to review the existing formula for calculating high school grade point averages. Requires the commission to review whether the act provides adequate resources for nontraditional, returning, and older adult students. Requires the commission to report the findings and
recommendations of this committee to the Legislature as part of a report that is currently required to be submitted to the Legislature,
prior to December 31, 2004. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0651-0700/sb_680_bill_20031011_chaptered.html
Title: S.B. 680
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2003 | Community College
Postsec. | Requires the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to establish procedures and forms to enable persons, other than a non-immigrant aliens, who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition at state community colleges under existing law to apply for, and participate in, all student aid programs and services to the full extent permitted by federal law. Requires such persons are exempt from nonresident admissions criteria. Relates to fee waivers. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_328_bill_20030912_enrolled.html
Title: S.B. 328
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2003 | Postsec. | Provides that any applicant who qualifies to be considered under the simplified needs test established by federal law for student assistance shall be presumed to meet the asset level requirements established by the Ortiz- Pacheco- Poochigian- Vasconcellos Cal Grant Act. Provides that prior to disbursing any funds, that an institution participating in the Cal Grant programs resolve any conflicts existing in the data relating to a student. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0701-0750/sb_728_bill_20030908_chaptered.html
Title: S.B. 728
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2003 | Postsec. | Grants to qualifying members of the National Guard, the State Military Reserve and Naval Militia academic leave when active duty interrupts college attendance for the pursuit of an undergraduate degree;requires a Cal Grant recipient on active duty who is obligated to withdraw from studies because of active duty and later resumes studies, does not forfeit any monetary value or period of eligibility for the grant. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0501-0550/ab_547_bill_20030912_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 547
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | The Governor's Scholars Program and the Governor's Distinguished Mathematics and Science Scholars Program became inoperative July 1, 2003 and repealed as of January 1, 2004. No awards or entitlements will exist for texts taken in 2003. The Scholarship Investment Board may continue to scholarship accounts for scholarship authorized and awarded prior to July 1, 2003. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1251-1300/ab_1266_bill_20030929_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 1266 § 30
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| LA | Emergency Rule Adoption 09/2003 | Postsec. | Establishes emergency rules amending the Scholarship/Grant programs to allow the Louisiana Office of Student financial Assistance and state educational institutions to effectively administer these programs. LOUISIANA REG 9081 (SN)
Title: LAC 28:IV.503, 507, 703
Source: StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2003 | Postsec. | Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Changes the name of the Illinois Incentive for Access Grant Program to the Silas Purnell Illinois Incentive for Access Grant Program. Requires the Commission to give priority to applicants with an expected family contribution of $0. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1119&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=1601&SessionID=3
Title: H.B. 1119
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| LA | Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2003 | Postsec. | Amends rules relating to the scholarship and grant
rules. Provides definitions, application requirements,
testing deadlines, provisions of the TOPS tuition
assistance program, and maintaining eligibility for
tuition assistance. Provides the responsibilities of
high schools, school boards, special school governing
boards, and the Department of Education.
Title: LAC 28:IV.301, 507, 509, 701, 703, 705, 803, 805, 1701, 1703, 1705, 1903, 2103, 2105
Source: StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 08/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | Permits the State Board of Community colleges to use certain funds to provide financial assistance to students with disabilities referral by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
Title: H.B. 223
Source: StateNet
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| WI | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Under this bill, a student in grades 6 to 12 or at a University of Wisconsin (UW) System school, in–state technical college, or in–state, private, accredited, nonprofit college or university is eligible for a $25 tuition voucher if he or she sounds "Taps" on a bugle, trumpet, or cornet at a military honors funeral held in this state for a deceased veteran. The bill requires the Board of Regents of the UW System or the Technical College Board to grant a student a $25 remission of tuition or academic fees for each valid voucher that is issued to the student. Makes students in grades 6 through 12 who sound Taps at military honors funerals eligible for a $25 tuition voucher. (Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau) http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2003/data/AB-74.pdf
Title: A.B. 74
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us
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| HI | Vetoed 07/2003 | Postsec. | Establishes a nursing education loan program to provide loans for eligible nursing students in an amount of up to $10,000 per student per academic year; provides for loan repayment or loan forgiveness for eligible individuals who satisfy the work requirement; appropriates funds to provide loans to nursing candidates. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB748&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: S.B. 748
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2003 | Postsec. | Provides that each member of the General Assembly may annually nominate two students for scholarships at any state supported university (now one of the 2 must be to the University of Illinois). http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=3&GA=93&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=3274
Title: H.B. 3274
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2003 | Postsec. | Concerns eligibility for Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) scholarship program. Specifies that current requirement that eligible student must complete at least 16 1/2 units of high school work, including one-half unit of computer science, computer literacy or business computer applications, and meet admissions standards for desired postsecondary institution applies from now through the 2006-07 school year. Adds that beginning in the 2007-08 school year and thereafter, students seeking TOPS scholarships must complete 17 1/2 high school course units, including one and one-half units of computer science, computer literacy or business computer applications, and meet admissions standards for desired postsecondary institution. http://www.legis.state.la.us/bills/byinst.asp?sessionid=03RS&billid=HB1657&doctype=BT
Title: H.B. 1657
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2003 | Postsec. | Changes from 2001-02 to 2003-04 the beginning year in which any student who meets all eligibility requirements can receive a performance reward. Adds gifted curriculum and Advanced Placement courses to "honors curriculum courses," of which the applying student must have completed ten or more to be eligible for an award. Changes from 2003-04 to 2006-07 the first academic year in which no student is to receive an initial award in the academic year or thereafter. Changes from 2003-04 to 2006-07 the first academic year in which any student granted an award prior to that school year may continue under such award as long as continuation requirements are met.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/bills/byinst.asp?sessionid=03RS&billid=HB439&doctype=BT
Title: H.B. 439
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2003 | Postsec. | Changes minimum ACT score for eligibility for the Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) scholarship from 19 to 20. Statute already specified that if student loses scholarship eligibility, the period of ineligibility may not continue for more than two years. New language specifies that participating student whose college studies are interrupted by student's active duty service in the United States Armed Forces will have this two-year period extended for a length of time equal to the student's active duty service, not to exceed four years. For a TOPS-Tech award, the period of ineligibility already was not to continue for more than one year. New language specifies that if this one-year period is interrupted by a student's active duty service in the United States Armed Forces, the one-year period must be extended for a length of time equal to the student's active duty service, not to exceed four years. Requires the administering agency, beginning with the 2003-04 school year, to set guidelines to allow consideration of any ACT or SAT score first obtained on an authorized testing date after the national April ACT testing date in the year of the applicant's high school graduation but before July 1 of that same year.
Adds that anyone who meets each of the following requirements may be considered a Louisiana resident for purposes of TOPS scholarship eligibility: 1) Graduated during the 2001-02 school year or thereafter from a state board-approved Louisiana public or nonpublic high school; 2) Continuously enrolled in and attended such a school from at least the start of the student's junior year of high school through high school graduation, as certified by the school principal or his or her designee; 3) Student has a parent or court-ordered custodian who is a resident of a state adjoining Louisiana and who resides in a municipality having geographic boundaries that include a portion of the state of Louisiana; 4) Parent or custodian has filed a Louisiana state income tax return and has complied with state income tax laws or is assessed ad valorem taxes on property owned in Louisiana.
Deletes language that student who chooses to receive the TOPS Tech Award and enrolls in a Louisiana public postsecondary institution cannot change to standard TOPS scholarship. Adds that student is eligible to receive a TOPS-Tech Award scholarship if he or she graduated during the 2002-03 school year or thereafter from an out-of-state high school accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and that meets the standards adopted by the Louisiana state board of education for approval of nonpublic schools in Louisiana. Deletes language requiring TOPS Tech Award-eligible student to have lived in Louisiana or have a parent or legal guardian who has lived in Louisiana for 24 months prior to the date the student's initial application is received. Replaces with requirement that eligible student meet residency requirements for standard TOPS scholarship.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/bills/byinst.asp?sessionid=03RS&billid=HB549&doctype=BT
Title: H.B. 549
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| AL | Signed into law 06/2003 | Postsec. | Relates to postsecondary and higher education' authorizes the State to pay the tuition of any qualified student pursuing a degree at any public state college, university, or junior college; provides for the administration of the tuition assistance plan by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLogin.asp?SESSION=1027
Title: H.B. 40
Source: Alabama Legislative Web site
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| AR | Rule Adoption 06/2003 | Postsec. | Establishes rules regarding Arkansas technical careers student loan forgiveness program. ARKANSAS REG 3469 (SN)
http://www.work-ed.state.ar.us/LoanForgiveness/Book/RULES®S2003-revised6-2003.doc
Title: Uncodified
Source: Arkansas State Web site
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| DE | Signed into law 06/2003 | Postsec. | Relates to student loans; allows a student loan to be forgiven by the Secretary of Education if the person has a total and permanent disability or has died; clarifies that the higher education commission is responsible for forgiving repayment obligations under its loan program, rather than the secretary of education with the concurrence of the state board of education. http://www.legis.state.de.us/Legislature.nsf/fsLIS?openframeset&Frame=Main&Src=/LIS/LIS142.NSF/Home!Openform
Title: H.B. 171
Source: Delaware Legislative Web site
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2003 | Postsec. | Creates Access to Better Learning & Education Grant Program; provides legislative findings regarding education provided by for-profit colleges & universities; provides for the Department of Education to administer grant program for students attending for-profit institutions; requires institutions to remit undisbursed funds to DOE; limits period a student may receive grant.
http://www.flsenate.gov/session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&SubMenu=1&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&BillNum=0638&Year=2003&Chamber=Senate#BillText
Title: S.B. 638
Source: Florida Legislative Web site
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2003 | Postsec. | Abolishes Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Testing Program.
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/house/Session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&BillNum=0354&Chamber=Senate&Year=2003&Title=%2D%3EBill%2520Info%3AS%25200354%2D%3ESession%25202003
Title: S.B. 354
Source: Florida Legislative Web site
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| GA | Signed into law 06/2003 | Postsec. | Relates to postsecondary education, removes a restriction on tuition equalization grants for summer school; provides a limitation on the total number of semester hours or quarter hours an eligible student may receive a tuition equalization grant; provides for an exception to the requirement for registration with the United States Selective Service System in order to be eligible for certain scholarships and grants administered by the Student Finance Authority. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2003_04/sum/sb244.htm
Title: S.B. 244
Source: Georgia Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Creates the FY2004 Budget Implementation (Education) Act with the purpose of the Act to make changes relating to education that are necessary to implement the State's FY2004 budget. Makes changes to the State aid formula provisions by increasing the foundation level of support and changing the amount of and how a supplemental general State aid grant is calculated. Exempts gifted education from block grant funding. Makes changes concerning reimbursement to community college districts for classes for adults and youths whose schooling has been interrupted. Makes changes concerning which courses are eligible for reimbursement under the Public Community College Act. Adds requirements that a community college district must meet for equalization funding. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act to repeal a Section concerning Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarships. Renames the ITEACH Teacher Shortage Scholarship Program the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Program, and makes other changes (including who may receive a scholarship, the scholarship amount, and where a recipient must agree to teach). http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=744&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=3589&SessionID=3
Title: S.B. 744
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2003 | Postsec. | Creates Higher Education Loan Purchase Program; allows the Governor to designate a State agency as a secondary market for higher education loans; designates the Finance Authority as the State secondary market; authorizes issuance of tax exempt bonds to finance certain loans; includes nonresidents attending institutions of higher learning.
Title: S.P. 579
Source: StateNet
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| MO | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Alters the distribution of Gaming Commission Fund; provides funds for veterans facilities, the National Guard College Trust, early childhood development education, and the College Guaranty Fund.
http://www.house.state.mo.us/bills03/biltxt/truly/HB0444T.HTM
Title: H.B. 444
Source: www.house.state.mo.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2003 | Postsec. | Authorizes no-interest loans for eligible students to enable those students to attend all public and private or independent institutions of higher education in this state. To be eligible initially for a Texas B-On-time loan, a person must: (1) be a resident of the state; (2) meet one of the following academic requirements: (A) be a graduate of a public or accredited private high school in this state who graduated not earlier than the 2002-2003 school year under the recommended or advanced high school program; or (B) have received an associate degree from an eligible institution not earlier than May 1, 2005; (3) be enrolled for a full course load for an undergraduate student, as determined by the coordinating board, in an undergraduate degree or certificate program at an eligible institution; (4) be eligible for federal financial aid, except that a person is not required to meet any financial need requirement applicable to a particular federal financial aid program; and (5) comply with any additional nonacademic requirement adopted by the coordinating board. Addresses other details. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/78R/billtext/SB00004F.HTM
Title: S.B. 4
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Currently, the TEXAS Grant program determines eligibility based on a student's final high school transcript. However, most students have already determined where and how to go to college by the time they actually graduate from high school, thereby missing the opportunity to make a fully informed decision about where to go to college in the event the student earns or could earn a TEXAS Grant. S.B. 1007 makes it possible for institutions to base their TEXAS Grant awards on a student's seventh semester transcript. (From House Education Committee Report) http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=78&SESS=R&CHAMBER=S&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01007&VERSION=4&TYPE=A
Title: S.B. 1007
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2003 | Postsec. | Establishes the Commission for Postsecondary Education for the purposes of reviewing postsecondary education institutions in order to determine eligibility for student financial aid; requires one member to be an owner, operator, or administrator of a charter school in Arizona. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2008
Title: H.B. 2008
Source: Arizona Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Repeals the Teacher Recruitment Initiative Program, administered by the Sacramento County Office of Education, which awards competitive grants to operate regional recruitment centers that focus on recruiting teachers to low-performing schools. Makes the Governor's Scholarship Programs inoperative as of June 30, 2003. States the legislative intent that the 2003-04 Budget Act will include $10 million less for the Cal Grant Program in order to reflect a baseline adjustment in the number of students actually accepting awards and the award amounts.Repeals the statutory requirement that any Proposition 98 maintenance factor which may be accruing be repaid in a single fiscal year (the 2003-04 fiscal year). http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sbx1_28&sess=CUR&house=S&author=committee_on_budget_and_fiscal_review
Title: S.B. 28
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2003 | Postsec. | Relates to postsecondary scholarships, loans, and grants; changes certain provisions regarding the Georgia Student Finance Commission and the Georgia Student Finance Authority; changes certain provisions regarding the board of commissioners of the commission; changes certain provisions regarding the board of directors of the authority. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2003_04/sum/hb551.htm
Title: H.B. 551
Source: Georgia Legislative Web site
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2003 | Postsec. | Provides if a dependent student has resided with a caretaker relative other than the student's parent for at least 4 years, the student's eligibility to participate in financial aid programs administered by the state student assistance commission is determined according to the residence of the caretaker relative. Requires the income of the student's legal parent to be considered in making eligibility determinations.
http://www.state.in.us/serv/lsa_billinfo?year=2003&request=getBill&docno=117
Title: S.B. 117
Source: Indiana Legislative Web site
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| MD | Signed by Governor 05/2003 | Postsec. | Requires at least a certain amount of funding for certain student financial assistance programs to be allocated to institutions of higher education to fund Education Excellence Awards.
Title: H.B. 774
Source: StateNet
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| ME | Signed into law 05/2003 | Postsec. | Amends the State student grant program; provides a description of need for student financial assistance that is consistent with the definition used in federal student financial assistance programs.http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD129601-1.asp
Title: H.P. 950
Source: StateNet
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| ME | Signed into law 05/2003 | Postsec. | This bill increases the number of foster care residents who are eligible for a tuition waiver at a state postsecondary educational institution from 25 to 35 new students per year in each year. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billdocs/LD032601.doc
Title: S.P. 108 (LD 326)
Source: www.mainelegislature.org
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2003 | Postsec. | Relates to higher education; provides that the amount of the maximum grant for students enrolled at the eligible institutions of higher learning shall be determined by guidelines established by the state student assistance corporation.
Title: S.B. 1597
Source: StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | A high school student who graduates within 36 month or less is eligible to receive a grant of $1,000 toward tuition at any Texas public private or private institution of higher education that will match the award. The program is funded entirely by the savings generated by students who graduate early from the public school system. Approximately 4,000 early graduates per year, out of an estimated 215,000 total graduates, take advantage of this program. H.B. 1882 amends the Education Code to change the rules of eligibility for the Early High School Graduation Scholarship and offer more financial assistance to eligible students. Under the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program, an eligible student is entitled to a state credit to pay tuition and mandatory fees at a public or private institution of higher education in this state in the following amounts: (1) $2,000 if the person successfully completed the recommended or advanced high school program and graduated from high school in 36 consecutive months or less and an additional $1,000 if the person graduated with at least 15 hours of college credit; (2) $500 if the person successfully completed the recommended or advanced high school program and graduated from high school in more than 36 consecutive months but not more than 41 consecutive months and an additional $1,000 if the person graduated with at least 30 hours of college credit; or (3) $1,000 if the person successfully completed the recommended or advanced high school program and graduated from high school in more than 41 consecutive months but not more than 45 consecutive months with at least 30 hours of college credit.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=78&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01882&VERSION=5&TYPE=B
Title: H.B. 1882
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec. | Provides for the issuance of a University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture special license plate and to use funds for college scholarships and public education programs. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2277.pdf
Title: H.B. 2277
Source: State legislative web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec. | Requires State funded colleges and universities to waive up to 25% of tuition costs for Arkansas Army and Air National Guard.
Title: H.B. 2480
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Amends the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program to give priority in awards to applicants agreeing to teach in subject matter areas of critical need or in academically low performing schools. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB1854.pdf
Title: H.B. 1854
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec. | Requires that out-of-state dental student tuition paid by the state of Arkansas be repaid if the student does not return to the state to practice. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2746.pdf
Title: H.B. 2746
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Amends the critical needs minority teacher scholarship program; creates a commission for selecting scholarship recipients. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2187.pdf
Title: H.B. 2187
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec. | Creates the Arkansas Workforce Improvement Grant Program; provides funding for collegiate level adult education.
Title: S.B. 882
Source: StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec. | Changes the name of the Idaho Promise Scholarship Program to the Idaho Robert R. Lee Promise Scholarship Program. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1134.html
Title: S.B. 1134
Source: State legislative web site
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec. | Creates a Rural Physician Incentive Program; provides for payments from an incentive fund financed with moneys from a surcharge on State support grants for medical education programs to encourage physicians to locate in rural areas. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0301.html
Title: H.B. 301
Source: Idaho Legislative Web site
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| LA | Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2003 | Postsec. | Specifies that the exception in the Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) to the initial and continuous enrollment requirements for military service extends to students who voluntarily enlist and enter on active duty after enrolling for the first-time as a full-time student, when the United States is engaged in armed conflict or the President has declared a national emergency. Specifies that the exception can last for up to four years. http://www.osfa.state.la.us/schgrt6a100.htm
Title: LAC 28:IV.2103
Source: www.osfa.state.la.us
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| MT | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec. | Increase scholarship donation for collegiate license plates from $20 to $30. http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2003/billhtml/HB0549.htm
Title: H.B. 549
Source: data.opi.state.mt.us
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| MT | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides educational aid to a convict exonerated of a crime by postconviction DNA testing. Specifies that "aid" under this section must include expenses for tuition, fees, books, board, and room at any Montana community college, including any accredited tribally controlled
community college, or unit of the Montana university system. Adds that "aid" also means any assistance in meeting any admission standards or criteria required at any of the institutions listed, including assistance in satisfying requirements for a GED and assistance in completing any adult education program or courses. Requires an adult education fund to be reimbursed by the state for any costs of completing an adult education program or courses under this section. Allows convict exonerated through postconviction DNA testing to be eligible for 10 years after release from prison, and requires aid to continue for up to 5 years within the 10-year period or until the degree is completed, whichever is less. Allows board of regents to waive tuition and fees for a convict exonerated of a crime by postconviction DNA testing.
http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2003/billhtml/SB0183.htm
Title: S.B. 183
Source: data.opi.state.mt.us
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec. | Provides tuition scholarships for qualified individuals who attend a state educational institution within one year after completing high school or receiving a graduate equivalent diploma; provides tuition scholarships for up to two and one-half years to qualified individuals who transfer from certain two-year institutions to certain four- year institutions.
Title: S.B. 377
Source: StateNet
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| CO | Signed into law 03/2003 | Postsec. | Concerns the annual allowable cash funds for state supported institutions of higher education; adds funds received from student financial aid, tuition assistance, and scholarships to the maximum amount of cash funds that may be raised, spent, or transferred to reserves by such institutions.
Title: S.B. 189
Source: StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2003 | Postsec. | In response to concerns about program effectiveness and fairness, directs the Interim Joint Committee on Education to study the five-year-old Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship Program, the different high school grading systems across the state, student course-taking patterns, long-term financial needs and other aspects of the program, in order to make recommendations to the 2004 session of the general assembly. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/03RS/HC141/bill.doc
Title: H.C.R. 141
Source: StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2003 | Postsec. | Relates to the Higher Education Student Loan Corporation, KHESLC; changes the definitions of eligible borrower, institution and lender to include any individual or entity approved by the corporation, and the definition of insured student loan or student loan to include any educational loan; grant KHESLC the authority to cause educational loans to be made as well as to make loans; relates to the issuance of bonds or notes for loan purposes. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/03RS/SB130/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 130
Source: StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2003 | Postsec. | Deletes references that prohibit the use of student financial aid funds, including Education Excellence Scholarship funds, for students who plan to major in theology, divinity, or religious education. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/03RS/HB40/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 40
Source: StateNet
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| ME | Rule Adoption 03/2003 | Postsec. | Implements the NextGen Scholarship programs. Eliminates all references to the Procedures and Guidelines. Makes other minor changes. http://www.state.me.us/sos/cec/rcn/apa/notices/030503.htm
Title: 94-457-611
Source: StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Expands applicability requirements of Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program from those intending to teach in geographical areas of the state with critical teacher shortages to include those, regardless of geographical area, who intend to teach a subject area in which a shortage of teachers exists. Eliminates from eligibility those enrolled in teacher eductation program at an accredited, nonprofit community or junior college. Reduces from four to two the number of years one had to receive an annual award in order to be obligated to render one year's service as a licensed teacher. Eliminates opportunity to fulfill service obligation as a nontraditional teacher intern.
Any student who, prior to July 1, 2003, has been accepted into the Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program under the authority of Section 37-159-3(4) shall be allowed to begin or remain in the scholar loan program, and conversion for those students with fewer than four (4) annual awards shall be based on one (1) year of service in either (a) a geographic area of the state in which there exists a critical shortage of teachers as determined by the State Board of Education, or (b) a subject area of the curriculum in the public schools in which there exists a critical shortage of teachers as determined by the State Board of Education, for each year a loan was received by the student. For those students that receive the equivalent of four (4) annual awards, such students shall render three (3) years of service.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2482SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2482
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| ND | Signed into law 03/2003 | Postsec. | Spells out student ranking provisions as they relate to the student financial assistance and scholars programs. If two or more eligible students have the same composite scores, they must be ranked by the numeric sum of the four scale scores on the test of academic achievement administered by the American college testing program. If two or more eligible students have the same numeric sum of the four scale scores, they must be ranked by their high school class rank calculated on a percentile basis. http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/58-2003/bill_text/DADE0300.pdf
Title: S.B. 2200
Source: http://www.state.nd.us/lr
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| SD | Signed into law 03/2003 | Postsec. | Establishes the regents scholarship program and makes an appropriation therefor.
Title: H.B. 1026
Source: StateNet
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2003 | Postsec. | Allows the board to grant scholarships for a waiver of the nonresident portion of total tuition charged by public institutions of higher education to nonresident students, subject to the limitations provided in this section, if the board determines that the scholarships will: (a) assist in maintaining an adequate level of service and related cost-effectiveness of auxiliary operations in Utah institutions of higher education; (b) promote enrollment of nonresident students with high academic aptitudes; and (c) provide for an effective transition to meet the requirements of Section 53B-8-102. Requires the board to develop policy guidelines for evaluating applicants for those scholarships, and for reporting the results of the scholarship program. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2003/bills/hbillenr/hb0075.pdf
Title: H.B. 75
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2003 | Postsec. | Expands the eligibility for higher education adult part-time student grants.
Title: H.B. 2051
Source: StateNet
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| NE | Signed into law 02/2003 | Postsec. | Provides for inclusion of associate degree program students under the Minority Scholarship Program Act.
Title: L.B. 106
Source: StateNet
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