Education-Hathaway scholarship requirements.

2015
STATE OF WYOMING
15LSO-0468
Numbered
2.1

HOUSE BILL

NO.

HB0191

Education-Hathaway scholarship requirements.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Freeman, Madden, Northrup, Patton and Wilson and Senator(s) Anderson, J.D. (SD02), Craft and Emerich

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the Hathaway scholarship program; modifying definitions; modifying semester hour requirements as specified; 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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16
‑
1
301(a)(x) and (xiv)
, 21
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16
‑
1304(a)(
i
)(A),
(B), (ii)(A)
,
(B), (iii)(A)
,
(B)
and
(h)(
i
) and
21
‑
13
‑
1305
(a)(
i
)(A)
,
(B) and (e)(
i
)
are amended to read
:

21
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16
‑
1301
.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this article:

(x)

"Equivalent of a full
‑
time semester" means
twelve (12)
fifteen (15)
semester hours in a semester;

(xiv)

"Satisfactory academic progress" means completing at least six (6) semester hours per semester if enrolled for less than
twelve (12)
fifteen (15
)
semester
hours and completing at least
twelve (12)
fifteen (15)
semester hours per semester if enrolled for
twelve (12)
fifteen (15)
or more semester hours, and meeting such other criteria as established by the eligible institution to ensure the student earns his degree or certificate in a timely manner. The student's hours of enrollment for purposes of this paragraph shall be the same number of hours of enrollment used to determine the state's obligation to reimburse the eligible institution for the student's scholarship under this article. Satisfactory academic progress shall be determined annually following the spring semester, but a student's scholarship may be reinstated pursuant to W.S. 21
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16
‑
1304(
f)(
i
) or 21
‑
16
‑
1305(d)(
i
) following any semester or summer school session
. Beginning school year 2015
‑
2016 and each
school
year thereafter, for the first semester of
scholarship
eligibility only, up to six (6) semester hours of remedial
courses may be included in determining satisfactory academic progress for students receiving the Hathaway opportunity scholarship under W.S. 21
‑
16
‑
1304(a)(
i
) or provisional opportunity scholarship under W.S. 21
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16
‑
1305(a)(
i
)
;

21
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16
‑
1304
.

Hathaway opportunity, performance and honor scholarships.

(a)

Any student who meets the criteria under W.S. 21
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16
‑
1303 is eligible to receive a scholarship to pursue a degree or certificate as follows:

(
i
)

With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.50 and a composite ACT score of at least nineteen (19), a Hathaway opportunity scholarship for:

(A)

Eight hundred forty dollars ($840.00) per semester at an eligible institution if enrolled for
twelve (12)
fifteen (15)
or more semester hours
, which may include, for the first semester of
scholarship
eligibility only, up to six (6) hours of remedial level courses
;

(B)

The amount provided under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph times a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of hours for which the student is enrolled and the denominator is
twelve (12)
fifteen (15)
, if enrolled at an eligible institution for at least six (6) and less than
twelve (12)
fifteen (15)
semester hours.

(ii)

With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 and a composite ACT score of at least twenty
‑
one (21), a Hathaway performance scholarship for:

(A)

One thousand two hundred sixty dollars ($1,260.00) per semester at an eligible institution if enrolled for
twelve (12)
fifteen (15)

or more semester hours;

(B)

The amount provided under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph times a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of hours for which the student is enrolled and the denominator is
twelve (12)
fifteen (15)
, if enrolled at an eligible institution for at least six (6) and less than
twelve (12)
fifteen (15)
semester hours.

(iii)

With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 and a composite ACT score of at least twenty
‑
five (25), a Hathaway honor scholarship for:

(A)

One thousand six hundred eighty dollars ($1,680.00) per semester at an eligible institution if enrolled for
twelve (12)
fifteen (15)
or more semester hours;

(B)

The amount provided under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph times a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of hours for which the student is enrolled and the denominator is
twelve (12)
fifteen (15)
, if enrolled at an eligible institution for at least six (6) and less than
twelve (12)
fifteen (15)
semester hours.

(h)

Notwithstanding subparagraphs (a
)(
i
)(B), (ii)(B) and (iii)(B) of this section, the applicable scholarship amount awarded to any eligible student may be available to that student, upon election, for enrollment in up to six (6) semester hours during any summer academic term or other academic term offered by an eligible institution outside of
the regular fall or spring semester, subject to the following:

(
i
)

The amount provided under subparagraph (a
)(
i
)(A), (ii)(A) or (iii)(A) of this section, as applicable, for enrollment in up to six (6) hours during any summer term or other academic term offered by an eligible institution shall be available in an amount equal to the proportion of the per semester scholarship amount that the number of semester hours enrolled bears to
twelve (12)
fifteen (15)
;

21
‑
16
‑
1305
.

Hathaway provisional opportunity scholarships.

(a)

Any student who meets the criteria under W.S. 21
‑
16
‑
1303 is eligible to receive a Hathaway provisional opportunity scholarship to pursue a certificate or degree as follows:

(
i
)

With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.50 and either a composite ACT score of at least seventeen (17) or a cumulative score of at least twelve (12) points
on applied math, reading for information and locating information on WORKKEYS tests, a scholarship for:

(A)

Eight hundred forty dollars ($840.00) per semester at a Wyoming community college if enrolled for
twelve (12)
fifteen (15)
or more semester hours
, which may include, for the first semester of
scholarship
eligibility only, up to six (6) hours of remedial level courses
;

(B)

The amount provided under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph times a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of hours for which the student is enrolled and the denominator is
twelve (12)
fifteen (15)
, if enrolled at a Wyoming community college for at least six (6) and less than
twelve (12)
fifteen (15)
semester hours.

(e)

Notwithstanding subparagraph (a)(
i
)(B) of this section, the scholarship amount awarded to any eligible student may be available to that student, upon election, for enrollment in up to six (6) semester hours during any summer academic term or other academic term offered by an eligible institution outside of the regular fall or spring semester, subject to the following:

(
i
)

The amount provided under subparagraph (a
)(
i
)(A) of this section for enrollment in up to six (6) hours during any summer term or other academic term offered by an eligible institution shall be available in an amount equal to the proportion of the per semester scholarship amount that the number of semester hours enrolled bears to
twelve (12)
fifteen (15)
;

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(END)

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