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S1118.........................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
SCHOLARSHIPS - Amends, adds to and repeals existing law to adopt a Success
Scholarship Program to provide a level of financial support to Idaho students
who have graduated from an Idaho high school or who have obtained an Idaho GED
and are enrolled full-time at an eligible Idaho public college or university;
to provide that the scholarship is to help defray the cost of attendance at
the public postsecondary institution where the student is enrolled; and to
provide that a portion of the lottery proceeds be devoted to the scholarship
and additional funds as they become available.
                                                                        
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  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 First Regular Session - 2003
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1118
                                                                        
                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO CREATION OF SUCCESS  SCHOLARSHIPS  FOR  IDAHO  STUDENTS  IN  POST-
  3        SECONDARY  INSTITUTIONS  IN  IDAHO;  REPEALING  SECTIONS  33-4303  THROUGH
  4        33-4315,  IDAHO  CODE;  AMENDING  CHAPTER 43, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE
  5        ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-4304, IDAHO CODE,  TO  STATE  THE  OBJECTIVE;
  6        AMENDING  CHAPTER  43, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SEC-
  7        TION 33-4305, IDAHO CODE, TO DEFINE TERMS; AMENDING CHAPTER 43, TITLE  33,
  8        IDAHO  CODE,  BY  THE  ADDITION  OF  A NEW SECTION 33-4306, IDAHO CODE, TO
  9        DEFINE STUDENT ELIGIBILITY; AMENDING CHAPTER 43, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE,  BY
 10        THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-4307, IDAHO CODE, TO SPECIFY THE DURATION
 11        OF  A  SUCCESS  SCHOLARSHIP; AMENDING CHAPTER 43, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY
 12        THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-4308, IDAHO CODE, TO SPECIFY  THE  AMOUNT
 13        OF  THE  SCHOLARSHIP;  AMENDING  CHAPTER  43, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE
 14        ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-4309, IDAHO CODE, TO GOVERN ADMINISTRATION OF
 15        THE SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP; AMENDING CHAPTER 43, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE
 16        ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-4310, IDAHO CODE, TO  GOVERN  TERMINATION  OF
 17        SCHOLARSHIPS;  AMENDING  CHAPTER 43, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION
 18        OF A NEW SECTION 33-4311, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE CREATION OF  THE  SUCCESS
 19        SCHOLARSHIP  FUND; AMENDING SECTION 67-7434, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A DIS-
 20        TRIBUTION OF LOTTERY DIVIDENDS TO THE  SUCCESS  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND  AND  TO
 21        STRIKE OBSOLETE LANGUAGE; AMENDING SECTION 33-2101A, IDAHO CODE, TO DELETE
 22        CODE REFERENCES; AND AMENDING SECTION 33-4604, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE COR-
 23        RECT CODE REFERENCES.
                                                                        
 24    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 25        SECTION 1.  That Sections 33-4303 through 33-4315, Idaho Code, be, and the
 26    same are hereby repealed.
                                                                        
 27        SECTION  2.  That  Chapter  43,  Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
 28    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and  des-
 29    ignated as Section 33-4304, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 30        33-4304.  OBJECTIVE.  (1)  The objective of this act is to provide a level
 31    of financial support to Idaho students who have graduated from an  Idaho  high
 32    school or who have obtained an Idaho GED and are enrolled full time at an eli-
 33    gible  Idaho  public college or university. This level of financial support is
 34    intended to help defray the cost of attendance  at  the  public  postsecondary
 35    institution where the student is enrolled.
 36        (2)  A  further purpose of this act is to encourage Idaho high school stu-
 37    dents to pursue a public college education in Idaho and to  complete  a  first
 38    four (4) year degree within a maximum of nine (9) semesters or a first two (2)
 39    year degree within a maximum of five (5) semesters (the number of semesters is
 40    so  determined  as  the initial award is not made until the second semester of
 41    college enrollment).
                                                                        
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  1        SECTION 3.  That Chapter 43, Title 33, Idaho Code, be,  and  the  same  is
  2    hereby  amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
  3    ignated as Section 33-4305, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
  4        33-4305.  DEFINITIONS. (1) "Academic year" means any consecutive period of
  5    two (2) semesters, three (3) quarters or  other  comparable  units  commencing
  6    with the fall term each year.
  7        (2)  "Award recipient" means a student awarded a success scholarship.
  8        (3)  "Board" means the Idaho state board of education and board of regents
  9    of the university of Idaho.
 10        (4)  "Eligible  institution" means any Idaho public postsecondary institu-
 11    tion.
 12        (5)  "Full time" means:
 13        (a)  In the case of the first year eligibility, satisfactory completion of
 14        at least twelve (12) student credit hours during the student's first regu-
 15        lar session/semester of enrollment. Regular session/semester excludes sum-
 16        mer session.
 17        (b)  In the case of continuing eligibility, satisfactory completion of  at
 18        least twelve (12) student credit hours during semester enrollment.
 19        (c)  Due  to the limited duration of this scholarship, it is the intention
 20        of this program that the  student  earn  sufficient  credit  to  obtain  a
 21        certificate/degree within the time prescribed by law therefor:
 22             (i)   The student credit hour calculation shall include:
 23                  1.  Earned    student   credit   hours   which   count   towards
 24                  certificate/degree (for example, grades of "A," "B,"  "C,"  "D,"
 25                  or "CR" for credit).
 26                  2.  A  passing  grade  for developmental/remedial/skills courses
 27                  (for example, a passing grade noted as a "P" for pass,  "S"  for
 28                  satisfactory,  or  "CR" for credit) needed for admission to col-
 29                  lege credit courses contributing to a degree program.
 30             (ii)  The student credit hour calculation shall  exclude:  grades  of
 31             "F"  for  failure, "N/C" for no credit, "I" for incomplete, "R/R" for
 32             reregister, "PR" for progress,  "U/S"  for  unsatisfactory,  "W"  for
 33             withdrawal,  "W/P"  for  withdrawal  pass, "W/F" for withdrawal fail.
 34             Even if an institution provides credit for courses in which a student
 35             earns these or comparable grades, the credit hour calculation for the
 36             purpose of the success scholarship program shall exclude them.
 37        (6)  "Graduate equivalent diploma" means:
 38        (a)  A diploma earned from an Idaho public high school.
 39        (b)  A diploma earned from an accredited Idaho private high school.
 40        (c)  A diploma earned from a home school program operating in Idaho.  Stu-
 41        dents are still subject to Idaho residency requirements.
 42        (d)  A diploma earned from an out-of-state high school pursuant to chapter
 43        14,  title  33,  Idaho Code, because school facilities were not reasonably
 44        available in the Idaho school district of their residence.
 45        (e)  In the event that the student has not received a diploma as described
 46        above, an Idaho general educational development  (GED)  diploma.  For  GED
 47        students,  the  GED  certification date shall be considered the graduation
 48        date.
 49        (7)  "Probation" means:
 50        (a)  Any period of time of enrollment that students, which  fail  to  meet
 51        the  continuing  eligibility requirements, can reestablish eligibility for
 52        the programs;
 53        (b)  The cumulative GPA and/or full-time requirements shall be  determined
 54        upon completion of each semester;
                                                                        
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  1        (c)  The  student  is  not  eligible to receive the scholarship during the
  2        probationary period;
  3        (d)  If the student is unsuccessful in reestablishing  eligibility  during
  4        the probationary period, their scholarships will not be reinstated; and
  5        (e)  Under  no circumstances shall the student receive awards in excess of
  6        those  prescribed  in  section  33-4304,  Idaho  Code,  less  the  regular
  7        semester(s) of probation.
  8        (8)  "Satisfactory academic progress" means,  for  continuing  eligibility
  9    following establishment of first year eligibility, maintenance of a cumulative
 10    grade  point  average  of  a  minimum of 2.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to be
 11    determined at the end of each semester, to include summer session.
 12        (9)  "Success scholarship" means a scholarship awarded  from  proceeds  of
 13    the  Idaho  tuition  fund  to  defray all or part of the cost of matriculation
 14    fees.
                                                                        
 15        SECTION 4.  That Chapter 43, Title 33, Idaho Code, be,  and  the  same  is
 16    hereby  amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
 17    ignated as Section 33-4306, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 18        33-4306.  STUDENT ELIGIBILITY. (1) First year eligibility. To be eligible,
 19    a student must meet the requirements which follow. Upon  satisfaction  of  the
 20    first  year  eligibility  requirements, the scholarship will be awarded to the
 21    student beginning with their second semester of enrollment. A scholarship  may
 22    be awarded to an Idaho resident who:
 23        (a)  Is  a  citizen of the United States or a permanent resident alien and
 24        resident of Idaho. As used herein, Idaho residency is as defined  in  sec-
 25        tion 33-3717, Idaho Code.
 26        (b)  Has a graduate equivalent diploma.
 27        (c)  Has  met the admission requirements and is accepted for enrollment as
 28        an undergraduate student at an eligible institution.
 29        (d)  Has obtained at least a 2.5 GPA during his first college semester.
 30        (e)  Has been enrolled full time in a certificate or  degree-seeking  pro-
 31        gram at an Idaho postsecondary institution during the first regular semes-
 32        ter  immediately  following the student's receipt of a graduate equivalent
 33        diploma.
 34             (i)   Mid-year high school graduates. Students in receipt of a gradu-
 35             ate  equivalent  diploma  which   is   dated   after   the   eligible
 36             institution's admissions deadline for degree status in the first reg-
 37             ular semester, shall be permitted to enroll and establish eligibility
 38             in the next immediate regular semester, excluding summer session.
 39             (ii)  Active  military duty. Students, who, within one hundred twenty
 40             (120) days of completion of a graduate equivalent diploma, begin ser-
 41             vice in the United States armed forces can establish eligibility  for
 42             the  scholarship  during  their first college semester if, within one
 43             hundred twenty (120) days of completion of honorable service or medi-
 44             cal discharge from the service, they are accepted for entrance to and
 45             attend one (1) of the state's educational institutions.
 46        (f)  Has complied with all the rules adopted by the board for award of the
 47        success scholarship.
 48        (2)  Continuing eligibility. A student's continuing eligibility  shall  be
 49    determined on a semester basis.
 50        (a)  A success scholarship award may be reawarded to a student who:
 51             (i)   Maintains satisfactory academic progress; and
 52             (ii)  Remains  enrolled for at least full-time status for consecutive
 53             semesters or as provided in section 33-4307, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
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  1        (b)  Students failing to meet continuing  eligibility  requirements  shall
  2        defer to the eligible institution for probation consideration.
                                                                        
  3        SECTION  5.  That  Chapter  43,  Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
  4    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and  des-
  5    ignated as Section 33-4307, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
  6        33-4307.  DURATION OF SCHOLARSHIP. (1) The initial scholarship shall begin
  7    with  the  second  semester of enrollment and continue for that academic year.
  8    Thereafter, each scholarship is for a period of one (1) semester,  subject  to
  9    revocation for failure to maintain eligibility. The scholarship may be renewed
 10    on a semester basis until the award recipient has received eight (8) semesters
 11    of scholarship awards, or until the student graduates with a bachelor's degree
 12    from an eligible institution, whichever is sooner.
 13        (2)  An  award  recipient  may  use  the award at an eligible two (2) year
 14    institution until he/she receives four (4) semesters of scholarship awards  or
 15    an  associate's degree and may receive four (4) semesters of additional awards
 16    if he/she transfers in the following semesters to an eligible Idaho  four  (4)
 17    year  institution.  In  no  case  shall  a student receive more than eight (8)
 18    semesters of awards.
 19        (3)  A student may transfer from a four (4) year institution to a two  (2)
 20    year  institution  but,  in no case shall a student receive more than four (4)
 21    semesters of awards (including those awarded  at  the  prior  institution)  or
 22    until the student graduates with an associate's degree, whichever is sooner.
 23        (4)  A  student  participating in cooperative education, military or other
 24    approved commitments may participate as long as the student has met the  first
 25    year eligibility requirements before entering into said obligations.
 26        (a)  Cooperative  education.  Students may maintain continuing eligibility
 27        for this program if the student provides sufficient documentation  to  the
 28        financial  aid officer, with certification from the institution's coopera-
 29        tive  education   office,   that   the   "part-time   enrollment"   and/or
 30        "nonenrollment"  was  due to a legitimate cooperative education placement.
 31        The financial aid officer shall, in turn, ensure that the student does not
 32        receive program awards in excess of those prescribed in this  section  and
 33        shall   exclude   the   semesters   of   "part-time   enrollment"   and/or
 34        "nonenrollment"  from the determination of remaining eligible award semes-
 35        ters.
 36        (b)  Military commitments. Students may  maintain  continuing  eligibility
 37        for  this program for a period of up to one (1) year of "nonenrollment" if
 38        the student provides sufficient documentation to the financial  aid  offi-
 39        cer,  such  as  copies of authorized orders, that demonstrate the military
 40        obligation. The financial aid officer shall, in turn, ensure that the stu-
 41        dent does not receive program awards in excess of those prescribed in this
 42        section and shall exclude semesters of "nonenrollment" from the determina-
 43        tion of eligible award semesters.
 44        (c)  Other approved leave of absence. Students may obtain leave of absence
 45        if the student provides sufficient  documentation  to  the  financial  aid
 46        officer  to  justify  the  leave of absence. The documentation may include
 47        approval for authorized leave by the institution's  academic  vice  presi-
 48        dent,  registrar,  financial  aid director, or other appropriate official.
 49        The financial aid director shall, in turn, ensure that  the  student  does
 50        not  receive  program awards in excess of those prescribed in this section
 51        and shall exclude the semesters of "nonenrollment" from the  determination
 52        of eligible award semesters.
                                                                        
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  1        SECTION  6.  That  Chapter  43,  Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
  2    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and  des-
  3    ignated as Section 33-4308, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
  4        33-4308.  AMOUNT  OF SCHOLARSHIP. The amount of the award may vary depend-
  5    ent upon the amount of funds received from the tuition fund and the number  of
  6    eligible recipients. Scholarships shall only apply to matriculation fee costs.
  7    Commission  staff  will,  in May annually, notify all eligible institutions of
  8    the percentage that each scholarship shall provide for the following  academic
  9    year.
                                                                        
 10        SECTION  7.  That  Chapter  43,  Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
 11    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and  des-
 12    ignated as Section 33-4309, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 13        33-4309.  ADMINISTRATION OF SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP. (1) Eligible institutions
 14    of higher education shall:
 15        (a)  Develop  a  method  to notify students of their possible eligibility,
 16        during their first regular semester of enrollment.
 17        (b)  Designate an officer responsible for  the  scholarship  program.  The
 18        officer designated by the institution shall be responsible for determining
 19        initial  and  continuing  student  eligibility for the success scholarship
 20        program under the terms of these  rules.  The  responsible  officer  shall
 21        maintain  a  listing  of each participating student to include, but not be
 22        limited to:
 23             (i)   Social security number;
 24             (ii)  Semester and cumulative GPA;
 25             (iii) Proof of initial and continuing enrollment;
 26             (iv)  Proof of receipt of a graduate equivalent diploma.
 27        (c)  Draw-down funds from the board on a per semester basis on  behalf  of
 28        eligible  students.  All fiscal year draw-downs shall be for eligible stu-
 29        dents enrolled during the same fiscal year.
 30        (d)  For students that satisfied the first year  eligibility  requirements
 31        and  seek  continuing eligibility consideration, use professional judgment
 32        to determine if circumstances beyond the student's control, for which doc-
 33        umentation exists in the student's file, warrant flexibility to  make  the
 34        program  responsive  to  the  student's needs within the guidelines of the
 35        program. The institutions shall defer to their institutional  satisfactory
 36        academic progress policy when considering circumstances which include, but
 37        are  not  limited  to,  consideration for falling below the cumulative GPA
 38        requirement or being enrolled in less than full-time status.
 39        (e)  Provide an annual report to the board to include the number of awards
 40        granted, amount of funds awarded, number of awards renewed  and  ethnicity
 41        and gender of students receiving the success scholarship.
 42        (f)  Publish the probation policy.
 43        (g)  May  enter  into consortium agreements in order to greater facilitate
 44        the enrollment of students and to facilitate the  student's  participation
 45        in this program.
 46        (2)  The board shall:
 47        (a)  Invest  through  the state treasurer's office, the proceeds deposited
 48        into the tuition fund. Earnings from investment of the fund  shall  accrue
 49        to  the credit of the fund. Any balance in the fund at the end of any fis-
 50        cal year shall remain in the fund for appropriation.
 51        (b)  In May annually, notify all eligible institutions of  the  percentage
 52        of tuition each scholarship shall provide for the following academic year.
                                                                        
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  1        (c)  Convene  an annual meeting with the financial aid directors of eligi-
  2        ble institutions to review the program; and
  3        (d)  Conduct audits to ascertain compliance with rules. A random audit  of
  4        each  participating  institution's records shall take place on at least an
  5        annual basis by members of the board staff. If, during the audit  process,
  6        evidence  indicates  that  a  student  should  not have received a success
  7        scholarship, the institution will be held harmless for a semester payment,
  8        if the student's file is appropriately documented.  The  institution  must
  9        notify  the  student  of termination of their award, subject to continuing
 10        eligibility requirements.
                                                                        
 11        SECTION 8.  That Chapter 43, Title 33, Idaho Code, be,  and  the  same  is
 12    hereby  amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
 13    ignated as Section 33-4310, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 14        33-4310.  TERMINATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS. A scholarship  is  terminated  upon
 15    noncompliance  by  the  award  recipient  with the success scholarship program
 16    rules, regulations or procedures as promulgated by the board.
                                                                        
 17        SECTION 9.  That Chapter 43, Title 33, Idaho Code, be,  and  the  same  is
 18    hereby  amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
 19    ignated as Section 33-4311, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 20        33-4311.  SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP FUND. There is hereby  created  the  success
 21    scholarship fund in the state treasury which shall be used for the purposes of
 22    the  success scholarship award program created in this chapter. Money shall be
 23    paid into the fund as provided by law or appropriation. The  fund  may  accept
 24    contributions  and  donations. Interest earned on the investment of the moneys
 25    in the fund shall be returned to the fund. The board shall administer the fund
 26    and report to the governor and the legislature annually.
                                                                        
 27        SECTION 10.  That Section 67-7434, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
 28    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 29        67-7434.  LOTTERY DIVIDENDS. Annually, on July 1, the lottery shall trans-
 30    fer  one-halfthird  (1/2  1/3)  of  its  net  income to the permanent building
 31    account, and one-halfthird (1/2 1/3) of its net income to the school  district
 32    building  account,  and  one-third (1/3) to the success scholarship fund after
 33    reserving sufficient moneys to ensure the  continuation  of  the  lottery,  as
 34    determined by the director and commission.
 35        A one (1) time allotment of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) of the
 36    lottery's  first  year  dividends shall be allocated and used by the permanent
 37    building fund advisory council for the  construction  of  a  Vietnam  veterans
 38    memorial in the state.
                                                                        
 39        SECTION 11.  That Section 33-2101A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 40    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 41        33-2101A.  JUNIOR  COLLEGE  SHALL  MEAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Notwithstanding
 42    any other provision of  law,  in  sections  21-805,  21-806,  21-809,  23-404,
 43    31-808,  33-101,  33-107, 33-107B, 33-601, 33-1252, 33-2101, 33-2102, 33-2103,
 44    33-2104, 33-2105, 33-2106, 33-2107,  33-2107A,  33-2107B,  33-2107C,  33-2108,
 45    33-2109A,  33-2110,  33-2110A,  33-2110B,  33-2111, 33-2112, 33-2113, 33-2114,
 46    33-2115,  33-2116,  33-2117,  33-2118,  33-2119,  33-2121,  33-2122,  33-2123,
 47    33-2124,  33-2125,  33-2126,  33-2130,  33-2135,  33-2137,  33-2138,  33-2139,
                                                                        
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  1    33-2141,  33-2142,  33-2143,  33-2144,  33-2211,  33-3716,  33-3717,  33-4001,
  2    33-4003,  33-4004,  33-4006,  33-4201,  33-4306,  33-4315,  46-314,   50-1721,
  3    57-1105A,  59-1324,  59-1371, 59-1374, 67-2320, 67-2322, 67-5309C and 67-5332,
  4    Idaho Code, the term "junior college" shall  mean  and  shall  be  denoted  as
  5    "community college."
                                                                        
  6        SECTION  12.  That Section 33-4604, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  8        33-4604.  DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter:
  9        (1)  "At-risk person" means any Idaho resident who meets three (3) or more
 10    of the following five (5) criteria:
 11        (a)  Is a potential first-generation college student;
 12        (b)  Is handicapped as defined in section 504 of the  rehabilitation  act,
 13        29 U.S.C. section 794;
 14        (c)  Is  a  migrant farmworker or other seasonal farmworker or a dependent
 15        of a migrant farmworker or other seasonal farmworker;
 16        (d)  Is a minority person as defined in this chapter; or
 17        (e)  Has financial need as defined in this chapter.
 18        (2)  "Board" means the state board of education and the board  of  regents
 19    of the university of Idaho.
 20        (3)  "Eligible  student" means any graduate of an accredited Idaho second-
 21    ary school who is an at-risk  person  as  defined  in  this  chapter  and  who
 22    declares his intention to matriculate in an eligible postsecondary institution
 23    in the state of Idaho during the education year immediately following applica-
 24    tion for an award under this program.
 25        (4)  "Farmwork"  means  any  agricultural  activity,  performed for either
 26    wages or personal subsistence, on a farm, ranch or similar establishment.
 27        (5)  "Financial need" means the extent of a person's inability to meet the
 28    institutionally defined cost of education at an eligible postsecondary  insti-
 29    tution  through  parent,  family and/or personal resources as determined under
 30    rules to be established by the state board of education.
 31        (6)  "Migrant farmworker" means a  seasonal  farmworker  whose  employment
 32    required  travel that precluded the farmworker from returning to his permanent
 33    place of residence within the same day.
 34        (7)  "Minority person" means any Idaho resident who is a member of an eth-
 35    nic group whose members historically have participated in postsecondary educa-
 36    tion at a rate lower than their occurrence in the  population  of  the  United
 37    States  including,  but  not  limited  to,  persons  of native American, Afro-
 38    American, and Hispanic-American descent.
 39        (8)  "Potential first-generation college student" means a  person  neither
 40    of whose parents received a bachelor's degree.
 41        (9)  "Seasonal farmworker" means a person who, within the past twenty-four
 42    (24) months, was employed for at least seventy-five (75) days in farmwork, and
 43    whose  primary  employment  was  in  farmwork on a temporary or seasonal basis
 44    (that is, not as a constant year-round activity).
 45    All terms not specifically defined in this chapter shall be defined as in sec-
 46    tions 33-43034 through 33-43151, Idaho Code,  governing  the  state  of  Idaho
 47    scholarship program.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


     
                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                             RS 12862

The purpose of this legislation is to create a Success
Scholarship Program for Idaho students with the following
objectives:
1. To provide a level of financial support to Idaho students who
have graduated from an Idaho high school or who have obtained an
Idaho GED and are enrolled full time at an eligible Idaho public
college or university
2. To encourage Idaho high school students to pursue a public
college education in Idaho and to complete a first four year
degree within a maximum of nine semesters or a first two year
degree within a maximum of five semesters.

The Success Scholarship Program would pay for up to 100% of
required fees to every high school graduate (or GED recipient)
who wants to attend an Idaho public college or university and has
met the requirements of the program.

                         FISCAL IMPACT

The Success Scholarship Program will be financed with:
   1. 1/3 of state lottery proceeds(for FY 2004 about $6.2        
      million from Lottery)
   2. Promise Scholarship Funds (for FY 2004 about $4.4 million)
   3. Five percent of profits from Tribal Gaming (potential       
    source) 
Using a nine per cent program participation rate and a twenty
percent program drop out rate (as experienced by other state
Success Scholarship Programs), the following is an estimate of
the program costs:
1st Year: FY05 (Spring of 2006) Program Participants: 1,620 cost
$3.24 million
2ND Year: FY06 (School year 2006-2007) Program Participants:
1,296 for full year, 1,620 for only Spring Semester; cost $8.42
million
3rd Year: Fy07 (School Year 2007-2008) Program Participants 2,592
for full year, 1,620 for only the Spring semester; cost of $13.6
million
4th Year: FY08 (School year 2008-2009) Program participants 3,888
for full year, 1,620 for only spring semester, cost of $18.8
million
Thereafter, the approximate cost will be the same as the fourth
year

Contact
Name: Senator Sorensen 
Phone: 332-1319


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