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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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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--No Pass No Play |
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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--Computer Based |
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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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| 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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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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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--Innovation Schools |
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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--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 |
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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--Condition of Children/Adults |
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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--Aid to Private Schools |
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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--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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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--Mental Health |
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| Health--Nutrition |
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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--Advanced Placement |
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| High School--College Readiness |
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| High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates |
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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--Single-Sex Education |
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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--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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| Middle School |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
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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--School Support |
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| No Child Left Behind--Special Populations |
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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 Evaluation/Economic Benefits |
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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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| Partnerships--University/School |
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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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| UT | Adopted 11/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Creates rule establishing scholarship criteria, procedures for administration, and defines parameters for the use of scholarship funds. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r765/r765-603.htm This rule was not reauthorized by the 2009 legislature: http://le.utah.gov/~2009/bills/hbillenr/hb0197.pdf
Title: R765-603
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OH | Adopted 10/2008 | Postsec. | The Ohio innovation partnership, consisting of the choose Ohio first scholarship and the Ohio Research scholars program, aims to strengthen the state and its citizens to compete in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), as well as medical fields and STEM education. The choose Ohio first scholarship program will support undergraduate and graduate education by Ohio students in STEM fields and medicine.
http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/3333-1-61
Title: OAC 3333-1-61, -61.1 thru -61.5
Source: http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/
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| LA | Adopted 09/2008 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes emergency rules relating to scholarship and grant programs. Allows eligible nonpublic high school and home school students to participate in the Early Start Program..
http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v4-7/28v4-7.doc
Title: LAC 28:IV.
Source: http://doa.louisiana.gov/
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| MI | Signed into law 09/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Authorizes establishment of special reserve funds by the Higher Education Loan Authority; provides for a minimum balance for the special reserve fund; provides that money in the fund shall be used only to provide security for bonds issued by the authority.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2008-PA-0269.pdf
Title: H.B. 6205
Source:
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| NY | Vetoed 09/2008 | Postsec. | Relates to calculation of income for purposes of eligibility for tuition assistance program awards. Allows for adjustments to income and applicant awards under various circumstances. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S01574&sh=t
Title: S.B. 1574
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Vetoed 09/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides that volunteer organizations may submit up to three applications to the Higher Education Services Corporation for voluntary recruitment service scholarships; provides the corporation may award more than one scholarship, if funds remain after the awarding of one scholarship to each organization that submitted applications. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S03673&sh=t
Title: S.B. 3673
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CO | Rejected by voters 08/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Eliminates a credit against the severance tax on oil and gas for property taxes paid by oil and gas producers and interest owners; reduces the level of production that qualifies wells for an exemption from the tax; requires the tax revenues to be credited to the severance tax trust fund, the local government severance tax fund, and a new trust fund for college scholarships, native wildlife habitat preservation, renewable energy and energy efficiency programs.
http://www.elections.colorado.gov/DDefault.aspx?tid=1083
Title: Amendment 58
Source: http://www.elections.colorado.gov/
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides for the issuance of Police Association License Plates. Provides that certain amounts of the license plate issuance and renewal fees must be deposited into the police association fund. Creates the police association fund; provides that all funds in the police association fund must be used to provide death benefits for police officers killed in the line of duty and for undergraduate and graduate scholarships for their families. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB5607lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 5607
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2008 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Authorizes the state treasurer to create the State Treasurer Financial Education and Savings Not-For-Profit Corporation to promote financial literacy and savings among the residents of the state and to issue grants and scholarships for educational purposes. Sets forth requirements for the creation and operation of the corporation. Effective immediately. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB2098lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2098
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to the Monetary Award grant assistance program. Provides that the maximum grant amount must not exceed specified amounts for the 2009, 2010 and 2011 fiscal years and for each fiscal year thereafter. Provides that the maximum grant amount for students not subject to this provision must be increased by the same percentage as any increase made by law to the provision and is subject to appropriation. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB1908lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 1908
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Amends provisions of law related to the Tuition Opportunity Program for Students Tech Award (TOPS-Tech Award). Effective with the 2009-2010 award year and thereafter, expands eligibility to include any school registered by the state board of cosmetology and any proprietary school with a valid license issued by the board of regents. Provides for the calculation of the award amount with regard to such schools. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=504098
Title: H.B. 1278
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Renames "Tuition Opportunity Program for Students" (TOPS) scholarship program as "Taylor Opportunity Program for Students." Provides that qualified students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, or both, who graduate from eligible out-of-state high schools during the 2006-2007, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 school years; includes dependent students. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=503801
Title: H.B. 1075
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | (Governor's Package Bill) Expands the definition of former foster youth; clarifies provisions relating to Higher Education Board Allowances for former foster youth; increases the age limit and revises eligibility criteria for such allowances; provides a duration for which allowances are allowed; specifies that such allowances must be provided subject to the availability of state and federal funds. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/HB1356_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1356
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OK | Signed into law 06/2008 | Postsec. | Creates the Task Force on Oklahoma's Promise – the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP), to study the family income limitations for participation in and requirements for maintaining eligibility in the program. Modifies grade point average requirements for continuance of the scholarship and delays the GPA requirement until the 2010-2011 school year. Extends the time period during which high school graduates must enroll in postsecondary studies to receive the OHLAP benefit for students who are members of the Armed Forces and ordered to active duty. Delays the limitation for family income to be below $100,000 to students enrolling in postsecondary studies beginning in the 2010-2011 school year. Expands the criteria for approval of eligible institutions under the Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant Act. Effective 6-2-08. Legislative Summary: http://www.oksenate.gov/publications/legislative_summary/2008_legislative_summary.pdf
Title: S.B. 1038
Source: http://www.oksenate.gov
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| OK | Signed into law 06/2008 | Postsec. | Bill modifies the eligibility requirement to establish financial need in order to receive an Oklahoma's Promise (OHLAP) scholarship for students who have been adopted while in permanent custody of the department of human services, in the court-ordered custody of a licensed private nonprofit child-placing agency, or a federally recognized Indian tribe. Those who were adopted between the ages of 0 and 12 still have to establish financial need, but only at the time of graduation and subsequent enrollment, and the parent or guardian's income at that point cannot exceed $150,000. Those who were adopted between the ages of 13 and 17 also have to establish financial need, but only at the time of graduation and subsequent enrollment, and the parent or guardian's income at that point cannot exceed $200,000.
From fiscal impact statement: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/CF/2007-08%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/IMPACT%20STATEMENTS/Fiscal/House/HB2446%20ccs%20FI.doc
Full bill: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/hb2446_enr.rtf
Title: H.B. 2446
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12
Postsec. | Makes changes to eligibility requirements for HOPE scholarships; enacts the "Helping Heroes Act of 2008" to provide scholarships for veterans; enacts the "Tennessee Rural Health Act of 2008" to provide scholarships to students in health care fields who agree to practice in health resource shortage areas; creates pilot project to provide laptop computers to 100 students in each grand division (students, who are juniors and seniors in high school and who are eligible for dual enrollment grants under this section, in enrolling in dual enrollment courses that require a computer to facilitate the offering of such course or as necessary equipment for such course.) - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC1142.pdf
Title: H.B. 653
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2008 | Postsec. | Relates to Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally (HOPE) scholarships and grants. Provides that otherwise qualified students who either received a GED, completed a home study program, or graduated from a high school that is not an eligible high school and scored in the 85th percentile or higher nationally on a standardized college admission test, and has been admitted as an undergraduate student, is eligible for a HOPE scholarship at a public or private postsecondary institution. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb152.pdf
Title: H.B. 152
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Revises provision relating to the determination of resident status of students for tuition or fees. Adds public or private schools located in another state and accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools as "eligible high schools" as regards HOPE scholarships and grants. Amends residency requirements for HOPE scholarship eligibility at public and private postsecondary institutions, as regards students who have left Georgia after graduating from high school, have moved to Georgia after graduating from a high school outside the state, or who have left the state after completing a freshman, sophomore or junior year. Provides that a dependent child of military personnel stationed in Georgia must be considered a legal resident of Georgia and, subject to meeting all other eligibility requirements, must be eligible to receive the HOPE scholarship as a freshman if the student graduated from a Georgia high school or an approved home study program in Georgia.
Specifies that the maximum number of attempted quarter or semester hours covered by the HOPE scholarship eligibility include all postsecondary level course hours taken prior to high school graduation if such student does not qualify for the HOPE scholarship as an entering freshman based solely on his or her grade point average. Provides that the term 'postsecondary level course hours' means hours accepted by the student´s eligible postsecondary institution for credit when the student enters as a freshman.
Specifies that for purposes of HOPE scholarships and grants, eligible postsecondary institutions include a unit of the University System of Georgia; a branch of the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education; a private independent nonprofit postsecondary institution eligible for tuition equalization grants; or a private proprietary postsecondary institution eligible for tuition equalization grants.
Amends policy such that attempted hours do not include hours for courses taken and paid for by a HOPE grant while a student is participating in dual credit enrollment with both an eligible high school and an institution within the University System of Georgia or the Department of Technical and Adult Education. Requires the Department of Technical and Adult Education or the University System of Georgia to verify that a student is enrolled in an eligible high school and notify the Georgia Student Finance Commission of the student´s participation in dual credit enrollment.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/sb492.pdf
Title: S.B. 492
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2008 | Postsec. | Creates new sections 20-3-395 ff. related to student loans. Authorizes the Georgia Student Finance Authority to provide direct, low-interest loans to eligible students who are legal residents of the state. Provides for maximum amount, repayment period and student eligibility criteria. Directs the authority to establish a separate fund for loans. Directs the authority, beginning with the first fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the fund has a balance of $500,000.00 or more, for each fiscal year, to determine the amount of moneys available for loans and determine by a random selection process the recipients of such loans. Directs the authority to establish a repayment schedule for direct loans made to students, including GOT Student Loans as provided below. Specifies criteria that render a student ineligible for a direct loan (such as a GOT Student Loan or EPS Student Loan), including if the student is not a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien.
Adds new sections 20-3-400 ff. Enacts the Graduate on Time (GOT) Student Loan Act to provide student loans to students in eligible postsecondary institutions in the state. Specifies that dual enrollment classes do not establish the beginning date of a postsecondary course of study. Provides that the maximum amount of a GOT Student Loan is the lesser of $10,000 per calendar year or the cost of attendance for a calendar year minus the estimated amount of the student´s financial aid, with a maximum total eligibility of $40,000 per student. Provides that the annual interest rate for any GOT Student Loan is 1% retroactive to the origination date of the loan for each student who meets minimum GPA criteria and who either earns a bachelor's degree within four years or earns a bachelor's or first professional degree within five years if the course of study was designed to be completed in five years and either meets the requirements for a first professional degree program or includes undergraduate studies, leads to a bachelor's or first professional degree. Establishes a 2% interest rate for any GOT Student Loan for any student meeting minimum GPA criteria who completes a bachelor's degree in five years, or who completes within six years a program of study that meets the requirements for a first professional degree program and was designed to be completed in six years, or completes a course of that includes undergraduate studies and leads to a bachelor's or first professional degree.
Adds new sections 20-3-405 ff. Enacts the Education for Public Service (EPS) Student Loan Act. Defines "public service." Provides that the maximum amount of a GOT Student Loan is the lesser of $10,000 per calendar year or the cost of attendance for a calendar year minus the estimated amount of the student´s financial aid, and that the maximum amount of EPS Student Loans for a degree equals $10,000 times the number of academic years required for a full-time student to earn the degree. Provides that the annual interest rate for any EPS Student Loan is 1% retroactive to the origination date of the EPS Student Loan for each student who meets minimum GPA criteria and who completes five years of public service after completing one degree with the assistance of an EPS Student Loan or 10 years of public service after earning two degrees with the assistance of two or more EPS Student Loans. Provides criteria under which an EPS Student Loan is converted to an interest-free loan.
Requires each Georgia income tax return form for taxable years beginning on or after 2008 to contain language offering the taxpayer the opportunity to contribute to the funds established for direct loans, Graduate on Time (GOT) Student Loans, and Education for Public Service (EPS) Student Loans by either donating all or any part of any tax refund due, or by contributing any amount over and above any amount of tax owed.
Adds new section 20-3-440 ff. Establishes a program to provide $1,500 of tuition grant assistance per semester to eligible students attending North Georgia College and State University, Georgia´s only state-supported military college. Establishes student eligibility criteria, including that the student has signed a contract to accept a commission, effective upon graduation, as an officer in any branch of the U.S. armed services or the Army National Guard. Provides that North Georgia College and State University is subject to examination by the state auditor to determine whether the school has properly certified eligibility and enrollment of students and credited grants paid on behalf of such students. Provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement or misrepresentation or who accepts such statement or misrepresentation knowing it to be false for the purpose of enabling an ineligible student to wrongfully obtain a grant is guilty of a misdemeanor.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/sb169.pdf
Title: S.B. 169
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2008 | Postsec. | Relates to student loans; includes the protection of students and parents from certain lenders and institutions of higher education with conflicts of interest; establishes a Student Lending Education Fund; establishes penalties; provides for related matters.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=billinfo&service=billbook&GA=82&hbill=HF2690
Title: H.F. 2690
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MO | Signed into law 05/2008 | Postsec. | Allows Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority to originate federally guaranteed student loans; provides that the authority's origination of Stafford loans under the Federal Family Education Loan Program must not exceed a specified percentage of the previous year's total program volume.
http://www.senate.mo.gov/08info/bills/sb967.htm
Title: S.B. 967
Source: http://www.senate.mo.gov
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| AR | On 11/04/2008 Ballot. 04/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution; authorizes the General Assembly to establish, operate, and regulate State lotteries to fund scholarships and grants for state citizens enrolled in certified two- year and four-year colleges and universities.
http://www.votenaturally.org/2008_elections/Proposed_Initiative_Constitutional_Amendment_No3.html
Title: Amendment 3
Source: http://www.votenaturally.org/2008_ballot.html
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to the Early Graduation Scholarship Program.
A. Requires each school district or charter school providing instruction in grades nine through twelve to participate in and promote to students an early graduation scholarship program.
B. The commission for postsecondary education is to develop application forms, procedures and deadlines to implement and administer the earlly graduation scholarship program in conjunction with the department of education and shall select eligible students each year for participation in the program. The district or charter school is responsible for notifying the department of education and the commission for postsecondary education if the student graduates at least one semester before the student's scheduled graduation date.
C. Any participating full-time student who graduates: 1) at least one year early is to receive a scholarship grant in an amount not to exceed $1,250 or the actual cost of tuition, books and fees, whichever is less, in the first academic year of postsecondary instruction and an amount not to exceed $750 of the actual cost of tuition, books and fees, whichever is less, in the second academic year of postsecondary instruction; or 2) one semester early is to receive a scholarship grant in an amount not to exceed $1000 or the actual cost of tuition, books and fees, whichever is less, in the first academic year of postsecondary instruction, and an amount not to exceed $500 or the actual cost of tuition, books and fees, whichever is less, in the second academic year of postsecondary education. In each case, the two academic years must be completed within 36 months after the student's actual graduation date from high school.
D. A student who provides satisfactory proof to the commission for postsecondary education that the student has met all of the following criteria is eligible to submit an application for consideration for a scholarship grant under the early graduation scholarship program. The criteria:
1) Student has graduated from a charter school or a public high school that is part of a school district in the state at least one semester earlier than the student's class is scheduled to graduate;
2) Student has achieved a passing score on each component of the Arizona instrument to measure standards test that is required for graduation from high school;
3) Student is currently a resident of the state and has been a resident of the state for at least the past twelve months;
4) Student submits a statement from the qualifying postsecondary institution that details the cost of tuition, books and fees for that student;
5) Student has completed and submitted a free application for federal student aid.
6) Student or the student's parents annually signs a promissory note for reimbursement pursuant to subsection J of this section.
E. The school district or charter school from which the student graduated is to include the student who graduates early in the student count until the student's class is scheduled to graduate and should continue to receive per pupil funding minus $2,200 for a student who graduates at least one year early or $1,700 for a student who graduates one semester early, whichever is applicable, until the student's class is scheduled to graduate. The per pupil funding received in the school district or charter school is to be placed in the maintenance and operations fund.
F. The department of education shall deposit $2,200 for a student who graduates at least one year early or $1,700 for a student who graduates one semester early, whichever is applicable, of the amount of per pupil funding provided to a school district or charter school for a student who graduates at least one semester early in the early graduation scholarship fund established by this section.
G. The commission for postsecondary education shall make awards from the early graduation scholarship fund for payment of tuition, books and fees at qualifying postsecondary institutions to students who are selected to participate in the early graduation scholarship program on verification of admission and enrollment by the qualifying postsecondary institutions.
H. If the amount of monies available for scholarship grants in any fiscal year is insufficient to provide scholarship grants to all eligible applicants, the commission for postsecondary education shall award scholarship grants to eligible students in the order in which the applications were received by the commission, except that priority shall be given to eligible students who received a scholarship in the previous year and who are still in good academic standing a the same qualifying postsecondary institution or who transferred to another qualifying postsecondary institution. The commission for postsecondary education is to maintain a waiting list for all other applicants.
I. A qualifying postsecondary institution shall notify the commission for postsecondary education if a student who has received a scholarship grant is no longer in good academic standing at the qualifying postsecondary institution or is no longer enrolled at the qualifying postsecondary institution.
J. Not later than 36 months after the student's actual high school graduation date, the student or the qualifying postsecondary institution shall reimburse the early graduation scholarship fund for any scholarship grant received pursuant to subsection C f this section if the student has not completed the academic year as defined in 20 United States Code Section 1088. The commission for postsecondary may waive the reimbursement requirements of this subsection for good cause shown. A student should provide proof that the student completed the first year in good academic standing from the qualifying postsecondary institution to the commission for postsecondary education before receiving monies for the second year from the early graduation scholarship fund.
K. A student who receives an early graduation scholarship grant shall be allowed, at no additional cost except for fees charged to all students, to both: 1) participate in extracurricular activities until the student's high school class is scheduled to graduate; and 2) participate in the student's high school class graduation ceremonies.
L. The early graduation scholarship fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to subsection F of this section and all repayments that are received pursuant to subsection F of this section and all repayments that are received pursuant to subsection J of this section. The commission for postsecondary education shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. On notice from the commission, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 34-313, and monies earned from the invesmtner shall be credited to the fund. The commission may retain up to five percent of the monies in the fund for administrative costs. The commission may hire up to two full-time equivalent positions for the implementation and administration of the early graduation scholarship programs.
M. The commisison for postsecondary education shall submit an annual report by December 1 to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house and a copy of the report shall be smitmitted to the secretary of state and the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records. The report shall contain at least the following: 1) the number of students who graduated at least one year early and the number who graduated at least one semester early for each year of implementation of the program by each school district and each charter school; 2) the number of scholarships provided pursuant to this section; 3) the average amount per scholarship provided pursuant to this section; 4) the balance in the early graduation scholarship fund; 5) the number of students using a scholarship to attend a regionally or nationally accredited public or private postsecondary institution and the number of students using a scholarship to attend a regionally or nationally accredited vocational program; 6) a description of how the commission expended monies for administrative costs of the program pursuant to subsection L of this section.
N. The program established by this section ends on July 1, 2017 pursuant to section 41-3102.
O. For the purposes of this section, "qualifying postsecondary institution" means a regionally or nationally accreditated public or private postsecondary educational institution in this state or a regionally or nationally accreditated vocational program in this state.
Chapter No. 140
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2736h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2736
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Allows a member of the Colorado National Guard to receive tuition assistance when enrolled at a private institution of higher education in a certificate or degree program in homeland security.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/676553E59D3DACB9872573680054EED8?open&file=1252_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1252
Source:
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| IL | Signed into law 04/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that each State Scholar who enrolls in an institution of higher learning shall also receive a one-time grant of $1,000 to be applied to tuition and mandatory fees. Provides that a student who has been awarded a Merit Recognition Scholarship may not be awarded a State Scholars grant and a student who has received a State Scholars grant is ineligible to receive a Merit Recognition Scholarship. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB0437lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 437
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| KS | Signed into law 04/2008 | Community College | Authorizes the selection committee at each ROTC institution to award ROTC scholarships to qualifying students enrolled at a community college. Requires the state board of regents to submit a report to the legislature by the beginning of the 2011 legislative session on the administration of the ROTC scholarship program. Establishes June 30, 2011 sunset. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/437.pdf
Title: S.B. 437
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Includes in the list of schools in which a student can enroll and receive a tuition grant an approved out-of-state postsecondary education institution licensed by the Council on Postsecondary Education to operate in the state and that is accredited by a recognized regional accrediting association and whose institutional programs are not composed solely of sectarian instruction.
Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, requires all independent colleges and universities, as well as all out-of-state postsecondary education institutions licensed by the Council on Postsecondary Education to operate in the state, and whose institutional programs are not composed solely of sectarian instruction, to be accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to remain an eligible institution in which a student may enroll and receive a Kentucky tuition grant. Requires programs or campuses of any out-of-state postsecondary education institution licensed by the Council on Postsecondary Education to operate in the state and whose institutional programs are not composed solely of sectarian instruction, but in which accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is not an option, to be reviewed and approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education based on accreditation criteria that mirrors Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation criteria in order to qualify as an eligible institution in which a student may enroll and receive a Kentucky tuition grant.
Authorizes each two- and four-year public postsecondary institution that provides in-state tuition for nonresident children of graduates to provide the same in-state tuition for nonresident siblings of graduates. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/HB694/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 694
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) eligibility. Defines on track to graduate as having completed the proportion of courses necessary to complete a four-year program in four years or a five-year program in five years. Provides that a student may retain the maximum award amount for subsequent award periods if the student has at least a 2.5 GPA and is on track to graduate. Provides that beginning in the 2010-2011 school year, each participating institution must certify to the authority at the close of each award period whether a KEES recipient who initially enrolled in college in 2009-2010 or thereafter is on track to graduate. Requires each participating institution to notify its students of their terms of eligibility. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/SB75/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 75
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires the higher education assistance authority to extend the expiration of a student's eight academic terms and five-year eligibility for a Kentucky educational excellence scholarship (KEES) for a student on active duty status in the U.S. armed forces or other forms of service, for the total number of years during which the student was on active duty status. Requires the number of months served on active duty status to be rounded up to the next higher year to determine the maximum length of eligibility extension allowed. Provides that a student whose eligibility expired prior to the effective date of this legislation due to the former three year time limit on eligibility extensions must have his or her eligibility reinstated for the number of years beyond the three years during which he or she was on active duty status, and for the number of months served on active duty status to be rounded up to the next higher year to determine the maximum length of eligibility extension allowed. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/SB2/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 2 - Section 24
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Parren J. Mitchell Public Service Scholarship in the Workforce Shortage Student Assistance grants program; requires the State Higher Education Commission to select and offer grants to certain students who plan to pursue a career in public service in certain areas; requires the Commission to select certain students who are representative of certain criteria and individuals who demonstrate to the Commission a certain intent to enter into public service at a certain time.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/hb/hb1287e.pdf
Title: H.B. 1287
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Allows the Finance Authority of Maine to issue student loan bonds for the origination or purchase of federally guaranteed student loans secured by a capital reserve fund.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280028613&LD=2300&Type=1&SessionID=7
Title: S.B. 918A
Source: http://www.state.me.us/legis/senate/
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| MI | Signed into law 04/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides the State Higher Education Assistance Authority may use the money from the State Guaranty Agency's Operating Fund for the State competitive scholarship program if the money is used in a certain fiscal year and federal law does not prohibit its use.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2008-PA-0103.pdf
Title: S.B. 1157
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/
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| NE | Signed into law 04/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides that if a member of the State National Guard enrolled in any state-supported university, college, or community college or any independent, not-for-profit, regionally accredited college or university is unable to complete his or her course of study within a specified time period due to deployment, the Adjutant General may extend the entitlement period for such member; requires the member to maintain satisfactory performance with the guard and pursue his or her course of study in such institution.
http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB746.pdf
Title: L.B. 746
Source: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov
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| IN | Signed into law 03/2008 | Postsec. | Indiana residents who entered active duty military service after 9/10/2001, who received the Purple Heart decoration and who satisfy other criteria are exempt from tuition and fees at state educational institutions. The legislative council is also directed to assign a study committee to study the awards and exemptions given by educational institutions under reciprocity agreements with other institutions.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2008/HE/HE1249.1.html
Title: H.B. 1249
Source: http://www.in.gov/legislative
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Regents' Scholarship Program to award merit scholarships to students who complete a rigorous core course of study in high school. Provides that the scholarship includes a $1,000 base scholarship. Provides for a supplemental scholarship award, offering $100 for each year that the student was 14, 15, 16 or 17 years of age and at least $100 in contributions (excluding transfers, investment earnings, and interest) was deposited in a Utah Educational Savings Plan Trust account that designated the student as the beneficiary (for a maximum $400 supplemental scholarship award).
Awards an additional Exemplary Academic Achievement Scholarship to a student who qualifies for the Base Regents' Scholarship and who:
(1) Completes high school with a cumulative weighted grade point average of 3.5 or higher, as determined by state board policies
(2) completes a 22 unit core course of study as specified in legislation and state board rules with no core course grade below a "B"
(3) scores a minimum composite ACT score of 26, as determined by the board's policies, which may also include required college readiness benchmark scores in English, mathematics, reading and science.
Provides that the amount of the Exemplary Academic Achievement Scholarship equals 75% of tuition costs if used at an institution within the state system of higher education, or, if used at a postsecondary institution not in the state system, an amount equal to 75% of the student's tuition costs, not to exceed 75% of the average tuition costs at institutions in the state system of higher education. Provides that an Exemplary Academic Achievement Scholarship is valid for up to two years of full-time equivalent enrollment, or until the requirements of an associate's or bachelor's degree have been met, whichever is shorter. Provides circumstances under which an Exemplary Academic Achievement Scholarship may be canceled at any time.
Provides that a student who qualifies for the Exemplary Academic Achievement Scholarship also receives a Regents' Diploma Endorsement to be issued by the stae board, and that, if qualified for in time, the endorsement must be awarded to the student at high school commencement exercises.
Specifies that a New Century Scholarship must be used either at a higher education institution within the state system of higher education that offers baccalaureate programs or an accredited private, nonprofit college or university.
Makes appropriations for fiscal year 2008-2009 to the State Board of Regents to fund the Regents' Scholarship Program.
http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/sbillenr/sb0180.pdf
Title: S.B. 180
Source: le.utah.gov
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2008 | Postsec. | Beginning in the 2008-2009 school year, provides a graduate tuition waiver of up to $10,000 at a state institution of higher education for Purple Heart recipients under specified conditions. http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillenr/hb0271.pdf
Title: H.B. 271
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2008 | Postsec. | Clarifies that the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Awards Committee may reduce the scholarship award to any student to ensure that, when the award is added to other financial assistance received by the student, the award does not produce a total of financial assistance in excess of the annual costs of tuition, excluding fees and expenses, and textbooks. Currently, state law requires that the award shall not exceed these annual costs. This bill requires all approved educational agencies enrolling scholarship recipients and receiving award disbursements on the behalf of such students to notify the Committee and the State Council of Higher Education prior to the start of each term, regarding the total of other financial assistance received by such students. Also, technical amendments have been made to conform provisions pertaining to the dual enrollment of students to the established procedures, protocol, and requirements for dual enrollment of college level students as currently in effect in the Commonwealth. This bill is a recommendation of the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Awards Committee.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB1529ER
Title: H.B. 1529
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2008 | Postsec. | Directs the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), with the advice and input of the governing boards of each public institution of higher education, to develop polices and procedures for disclosure of information by public higher education institutions on their lending practices. This information shall include (i) criteria used to determine which lenders, if any, are recommended or endorsed by the school, or included on a preferred lender list made available to students, and (ii) explicit notification that students are free to borrow from any lender of their choosing and are not limited to any lender or lenders suggested by the school.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+SB510ER
Title: S.B. 510
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| WY | Signed into law 03/2008 | Postsec. | The bill expands the foreign language requirements of the Hathaway scholarship program by adding American sign language to the list of approved curriculum for scholarship eligibility. The bill also expands curriculum-qualifying science courses.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2008/Enroll/SF0071.pdf
Title: S.B. 71
Source: legisweb.state.wy.us
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| WY | Signed into law 03/2008 | Postsec. | Allows for the reinstatement of lost scholarships upon completion of a showing of satisfactory academic progress, a cumulative grade point average as required by law or continuous enrollment (for those who do not maintain enrollment).
Title: S.B. 21
Source: legisweb.state.wy.us
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| SC | Signed into law 02/2008 | Postsec. | Provides that a resident attending an out-of-state high school is eligible to receive a Palmetto Fellows Scholarship or a Life Scholarship; relates to grade point averages and standardized grading. Adds provision clarifying that for the purposes of meeting the rank criteria, "the existing high school rank of a South Carolina resident attending an out-of-state high school may be used provided it is calculated pursuant to a state-approved, standardized grading scale at the respective out-of-state high school. If the Commission on Higher Education determines that a state-approved standardized grading scale substantially deviates from the South Carolina Uniform Grading Scale, the state-approved standardized grading scale shall not be used to meet the eligibility requirements for the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship." Increased the minimum qualifying SAT or equivalent ACT score for the Life Scholarship from 1000 to 1100. Governor vetoed, but overriden by House and Senate: Act No. 178.
http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/prever/3379_20080123.htm
Title: H.B. 3379
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net
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| SD | Signed into law 02/2008 | Postsec. | Revises the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2008; increases amounts to be transferred to the opportunity scholarships.
http://legis.state.sd.us/index.aspx
Title: H.B. 1274
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us
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