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AR SB294
AR SB294To Amend Provisions Of The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act Concerning Scholarship Award Amounts; And To Declare An Emergency.
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Introduced
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
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Introduced Session
89th General Assembly (2013 Regular)
Bill Summary
To Amend Provisions Of The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act Concerning Scholarship Award Amounts; And To Declare An Emergency.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act to adjust scholarship award amounts for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program, which is funded by lottery revenue and aims to help Arkansans pursue postsecondary education. Specifically, for students attending four-year institutions, the bill changes the award structure to provide increasing amounts each year of study, starting at $2,000 for freshmen and rising to $5,000 for seniors, instead of a flat $4,500. For nontraditional students, the total annual scholarship funding will increase from $12 million to $16 million, and the award for students attending two-year institutions, branch campuses, or nursing schools will be a fixed $2,000 per academic year. The bill also includes an emergency clause, stating that these changes are immediately necessary to allow the Department of Higher Education to implement the new scholarship rules before the June 1st application deadline, ensuring eligible students can apply for the updated awards.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (38)
Jeremy Gillam (R)*,
Johnny Key (R)*,
Scott Baltz (D),
Mark Biviano (R),
Cecile Bledsoe (R),
Kenneth Bragg (R),
David Branscum (R),
John Burris (R),
Ron Caldwell (R),
Les Carnine (R),
Bruce Cozart (R),
Jody Dickinson (D),
Jonathan Dismang (R),
Dan Douglas (R),
Jane English (R),
Jon Eubanks (R),
Joe Farrer (R),
Deborah Ferguson (D),
Justin Harris (R),
Jimmy Hickey (R),
David Hillman (R),
Debra Hobbs (R),
Monte Hodges (D),
F. Bruce Holland (R),
Missy Irvin (R),
David Kizzia (D),
Kelley Linck (R),
Uvalde Lindsey (D),
Josh Miller (R),
John Payton (R),
James Ratliff (D),
Chris Richey (D),
J. Brent Talley (D),
Robert Thompson (D),
Tommy Thompson (D),
Wes Wagner (R),
Eddie Williams (R),
Tommy Wren (D),
Last Action
Sine Die adjournment (on 05/17/2013)
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