Hathaway scholarship program-eligibility requirements-2.

WORKING DRAFT
2009
STATE OF
WYOMING
09LSO-0643

SENATE FILE
NO.
SF0139

Hathaway scholarship program-eligibility requirements-2.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Coe and Representative(s) McOmie

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to Hathaway student scholarship program; modifying eligibility requirements; specifying application; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 21
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1303(b)
(iii)
(B), (C) and
by creating a new subparagraph (D)
and 21
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1308(b)(iii)(B) and (iv)(B) are amended to read:

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1303.

Hathaway scholarship program; eligibility requirements.

(b)

Under the Hathaway scholarship program, subject to availability of funds as determined by the legislature, the state shall provide a scholarship pursuant to W.S. 21
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1304 and 21
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1305 to any student who has been accepted by and enrolls in an eligible institution to pursue a degree or certificate, and who meets the following qualifications:

(iii)

The
s
tudent has:

(B)

Applied for a scholarship under this article within two (2) years of the date of high school graduation, or is otherwise eligible under rules promulgated pursuant to W.S. 21
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1308(b)(iii) and (iv). The department shall by rule and regulation establish exceptions to the requirement of this subparagraph for military service, religious service and other good cause shown;
and

(C)

The minimum high school cumulative grade point average and minimum composite ACT or cumulative WORKKEYS score specified under this article for the type of scholarship to be awarded
;
.

and

(
D)

Demonstrated proficiency at the eleventh grade level in read
ing
, writing and mathematics as measured by the statewide assessment implemented under W.S. 21
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304(a)(v).

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1308.

Administration; rules and regulations.

(b)

The department shall, in consultation with University of Wyoming and community college admissions officers and financial aid officers and school districts, promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this article, including:

(iii)

Criteria and procedures under which students in a home-based educational program can qualify for scholarships under this article. A student in a home-based educational program:

(B)

Shall meet the initial eligibility requirements of this article other than attendance and graduation from an eligible high school and corresponding GPA requirements, but shall comply with
proficiency requirements in specified content areas as measured by the statewide assessment in accordance with W.S. 21
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1303(b)(i
i
i)
(D)
and

curriculum requirements specified under W.S. 21
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1307, as applicable;

(iv)

Criteria and procedures under which students who receive a general educational development (GED) equivalency diploma can qualify for scholarships under this article. A student receiving a GED shall:

(B)

Meet the initial eligibility requirements of this article other than curriculum requirements,
proficiency requirements under W.S. 21
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1303(b)(i
i
i)
(D)
,

attendance and graduation from an eligible high school and corresponding GPA requirements;

Section 2.

This act shall apply to students graduating from high school in school year 2009
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2010 for scholarship eligibility commencing with the 2010
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2011 academic year and each year thereafter.

Section 3.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(END)

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