HB0120 • 2021

Hathaway Scholarships-success curriculum in middle school.

AN ACT relating to the Hathaway scholarship program; authorizing additional courses taken prior to grade nine to qualify for the Hathaway success curriculum; and providing for an effective date.

Education

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Flitner
Last action: 2021-03-30
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The official bill summary does not provide specific details on how many middle schools will offer these advanced courses or which exact middle school courses can count towards the success curriculum.

Hathaway Scholarships for Middle School Courses

This law allows middle school students to take courses that count towards Hathaway scholarship requirements before they start high school.

What This Bill Does

Changes the rules so that any course taken in middle school can now qualify for credit under the Hathaway success curriculum if it is similar to a required high school course.

Who It Names or Affects

Middle school students who want to take advanced courses that can help them qualify for Hathaway scholarships in high school.
High schools and middle schools that offer courses leading to Hathaway scholarship credit.

Terms To Know

Hathaway Scholarship: A financial aid program in Wyoming that helps students pay for college if they meet certain academic requirements during high school.
Success Curriculum: The set of courses a student must complete to be eligible for Hathaway scholarships.

Limits and Unknowns

It is not clear how many middle schools will offer these advanced courses.
The law does not specify which exact middle school courses can count towards the success curriculum.

Bill History

2021-03-30 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 43
2021-03-30 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0029
2021-03-26 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0029
2021-03-26 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0029
2021-03-26 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0029
2021-03-25 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2021-03-24 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2021-03-23 Senate
S COW:Passed
2021-03-22 Senate
S Placed on General File
2021-03-22 Senate
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2021-03-19 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
2021-03-19 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2021-03-19 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 53-7-0-0-0
2021-03-18 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2021-03-17 House
H COW:Passed
2021-03-10 House
H Placed on General File
2021-03-10 House
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
2021-03-02 House
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
2021-02-24 House
H Received for Introduction
2021-02-11 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 21LSO-0502
Bill No.:

HB0120

Effective:

7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM

LSO No.:

21LSO-0502

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0029

Chapter No.:

43

Prime Sponsor:

Flitner

Catch Title:

Hathaway Scholarships-success curriculum in middle school.

Subject:

Hathaway scholarship program.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under existing law, certain courses required for the Hathaway scholarship success curriculum could be taken prior to grade nine, while other courses were required to be taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12).

This bill authorizes any course that would qualify for credit under the success curriculum to be taken before grade nine.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

21LSO-0502

ORIGINAL House

Bill No
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HB0120

ENROLLED ACT NO. 29,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2021 General Session

AN ACT relating to the Hathaway scholarship program; authorizing additional courses taken prior to grade nine to qualify for the Hathaway success curriculum; 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
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1307(b)(viii), (d) by creating a new paragraph (vii) and (e) by creating a new paragraph (iv) is amended to read:

21
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16
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1307.

Success curriculum; test standards.

(b)

Except as otherwise provided for by law, the success curriculum required to qualify for honor or performance scholarship eligibility under this article for students graduating from high school in the 2019
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2020 school year and each school year thereafter shall be as follows:

(viii)

Notwithstanding the requirements in
paragraph
paragraphs (ii) through (iv) and
(vii) of this subsection
and as provided in paragraph (i) of this subsection
for courses to be taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12), courses taken before grade nine (9) that are the functional equivalent of courses specified in
paragraph (vii) of this subsection
those paragraphs
may be used to satisfy
not more than one (1) year of
the requirements
in paragraph (vii)
of those paragraphs
of this subsection.

(d)

The success curriculum required to qualify for opportunity scholarship eligibility under this article for students graduating from high school in the 2010
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2011
school year and each school year thereafter shall be as follows:

(vii)

Notwithstanding the requirements in paragraphs (ii) through (vi) of this subsection and as provided in paragraph (i) of this subsection for courses to be taken in grades nine (9) through twelve (12), courses taken before grade nine (9) that are the functional equivalent of courses specified in those paragraphs may be used to satisfy the requirements of those paragraphs of this subsection.

(e)

The success curriculum required to qualify for provisional opportunity scholarship eligibility under this article for students graduating from high school in the 2010
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2011 school year and each school year thereafter shall be the curriculum required for high school graduation under W.S. 21
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2
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304(a)(iii) subject to the following:

(iv)

For purposes of paragraph (i) of this subsection and as provided in paragraph (iii) of this subsection, courses taken before grade nine (9) that are the functional equivalent of courses specified in those paragraphs may be used to satisfy the requirements of those paragraphs of this subsection.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2021
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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