Hathaway scholarship program-award increase.

2016
State of Wyoming
16LSO-0211
Introduced
1.3

SENATE FILE

NO.

SF0025

Hathaway scholarship program-award increase.

Sponsored by:
Joint Education Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the Hathaway student scholarship program; increasing scholarship awards as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section
1
.

W.S. 21
‑
16
‑
1304(a)(i)(A), (ii)(A) and (iii)(A)
,
21
‑
16
‑
1305(a)(i)(A)
and 21
‑
16
‑
1306(a)(i)(B)(II) and (C)
are amended to read:

21
‑
16
‑
1304
.

Hathaway opportunity, performance and honor scholarships.

(a)

Any student who meets the criteria under W.S. 21
‑
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)

Nine hundred twenty
‑
f
ive
dollars ($
92
5
.00)
per semester at an eligible institution if enrolled for twelve (12) or more 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)
One thousand
three
hundred
eighty
‑
five
dollars ($1,
38
5
.00
)

per semester at an eligible institution if enrolled for twelve (12) or more 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)

One
thousand
eight hundred
fifty
dollars ($
1
,
8
50
.00)
per semester at an eligible institution if enrolled for twelve (12) or more semester hours;

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)

Nine hundred twenty
‑
f
ive
dollars ($
92
5
.00)
per semester at a Wyoming community college if enrolled for twelve (12) or more semester hours;

21
‑
16
‑
1306
.

Need based scholarships.

(a)

In addition to scholarships made available under W.S. 21
‑
16
‑
1304 and 21
‑
16
‑
1305 there shall be made available a need based Hathaway scholarship as follows:

(i)

The scholarship shall be available only to students qualifying for a scholarship under W.S. 21
‑
16
‑
1304 or 21
‑
16
‑
1305 and for federal financial aid. The scholarships under this section shall be computed and awarded as follows:

(B)

If the student has annual unmet financial need greater than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00):

(II)

If a student is eligible for a scholarship under this article but does not qualify under subdivision (I) of this subparagraph – an award equal to twenty
‑
five percent (25%) of the annual unmet financial need in excess of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), but not to exceed
one thousand five hundred seventy
‑
five dollars ($1,575.00)
one thousand seven hundred thirty
‑
five
dollars ($1
,
73
5.0
0)
per year.

(C)

A student qualifying for any award under this section shall receive a minimum amount of
one hundred five dollars ($105.00)
one hundred fifteen dollars ($115.
0
0)
for each semester of qualification. One
‑
half (1/2) of the annual award amount under this section shall be provided to the student at each semester of qualification.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2016
.

(END)

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