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| SPONSOR: | Carrarro | DATE TYPED: | 02/09/00 | HB | |||
| SHORT TITLE: | Private Student Tuition Scholarship | SB | 342 | ||||
| ANALYST: | Pacheco-Perez | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY00 | FY01 | FY00 | FY01 | ||
| $ 1,400.0 | Rec | GF | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to SB106
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Commission on Higher Education (CHE)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
This bill creates the Private Student Tuition Scholarship Act, entitling students receiving elementary or secondary education at home or in a non-public sector to receive an annual tuition scholarship at a state post-secondary institution. The number of annual awards shall be equivalent to the number of years the child was not enrolled in public secondary education. The CHE is directed to promulgate rules to implement the Act. This bill appropriates $1,400.0 to the CHE to implement the Act.
Significant Issues
According to the CHE, students referred to in this bill can already apply for the state's 17 financial aid programs.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $1,400.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY01 shall revert to the general fund.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
The CHE notes minimal impact.
CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP
This bill relates to Senate Bill 106.
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