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HOUSE BILL NO. 295 – Scholarship, Robert R. Lee

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H0295aaS.......................................................by EDUCATION
SCHOLARSHIPS - Amends existing law relating to the Robert R. Lee Promise
Scholarship Program to revise the public policy statement to include
reference to all of Idaho's students; and to revise the definitions.

03/08    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/09    Rpt prt - to Educ
03/12    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/13    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/14    3rd rdg - PASSED - 70-0-0
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
      Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew,
      Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
      Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador,
      Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin,
      Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence,
      Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer,
      Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24),
      Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27),
      Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsors - Nonini & Shirley
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/15    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/22    Rpt out - to 14th Ord
03/23    Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen
    1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
    Rls susp - PASSED - 32-0-3
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Cameron,
      Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Goedde, Hammond,
      Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge,
      Malepeai, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder,
      Siddoway, Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Burkett, Geddes, Stegner
    Floor Sponsors - Goedde & Fulcher
    Title apvd - to House
03/26    House concurred in Senate amens - to engros
03/27    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
    Rls susp - PASSED - 66-0-4
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
      Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew,
      Clark, Collins, Crane, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood,
      Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Labrador, LeFavour,
      Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle,
      Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring,
      Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8),
      Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn,
      Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Durst, Kren, Lake, Schaefer
    Floor Sponsors - Nonini & Shirley
    Title apvd - to enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/28    Pres signed - To Governor
04/02    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 343
         Effective: 07/01/07

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 295
                                                                        
                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE ROBERT R. LEE PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP  PROGRAM;  AMENDING  SECTION
  3        33-4304, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE THE PUBLIC POLICY STATEMENT TO INCLUDE REF-
  4        ERENCE  TO  ALL OF IDAHO'S STUDENTS; AMENDING SECTION 33-4306, IDAHO CODE,
  5        TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS OF  "ELIGIBLE  CATEGORY  A  STUDENT"  AND  "HIGH
  6        SCHOOL  RECORD"  FOR  CATEGORY  A  STUDENTS; AND AMENDING SECTION 33-4307,
  7        IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A CORRECT CODE REFERENCE AND TO  MAKE  A  TECHNICAL
  8        CORRECTION.
                                                                        
  9    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 10        SECTION  1.  That  Section 33-4304, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 11    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 12        33-4304.  PUBLIC POLICY. The legislature hereby  recognizes  and  declares
 13    that  substantial  economic and social benefits accrue to the state because of
 14    an educated citizenry, and that the encouragement of the state's most talented
 15    Idaho secondary school graduates students to  enroll  in  Idaho  postsecondary
 16    educational institutions is an important element for assuring the future lead-
 17    ership for the state.
                                                                        
 18        SECTION  2.  That  Section 33-4306, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 19    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 20        33-4306.  DEFINITIONS. As used in this act, unless the  context  otherwise
 21    requires:
 22        (1)  "Eligible  postsecondary  institution"  means  a public postsecondary
 23    organization governed or supervised by the state board of education, the board
 24    of regents of the university of Idaho, a board of trustees of a community col-
 25    lege established pursuant to the provisions of section 33-2106, Idaho Code, or
 26    the state board for professional-technical education or any educational  orga-
 27    nization  which  is operated privately and not for profit under the control of
 28    an independent board and not directly controlled or administered by  a  public
 29    or political subdivision. A public or private educational organization becomes
 30    eligible  to participate in category B grant awards if the organization agrees
 31    to match awards  granted to each eligible category B student. If  an  institu-
 32    tion declines to match awards, an eligible student will receive the state por-
 33    tion of the award to that institution.
 34        (2)  "Educational  costs"  means student costs for tuition, fees, room and
 35    board, or expenses related to  reasonable  commuting,  books  and  such  other
 36    expenses  reasonably  related  to  attendance  at  a postsecondary educational
 37    institution.
 38        (3)  "Student" means an individual resident student as defined in  section
 39    33-3717B or 33-2110B, Idaho Code, enrolled full time and carrying a sufficient
 40    number  of  credit hours, or their equivalent, to secure an individual's first
 41    degree, certificate, diploma or less, toward which the individual is  working,
                                                                        
                                       2
                                                                        
  1    in  no  more than the number of semesters, or equivalent, normally required by
  2    the eligible postsecondary institution in the program in which the  individual
  3    is  enrolled  and provided that the baccalaureate degree, certificate, diploma
  4    or lesser program requires at least six (6) months or equivalent  of  consecu-
  5    tive  attendance.  A  student engaged in a four (4) year baccalaureate program
  6    shall not be terminated from this scholarship  program  by  having  earned  an
  7    intermediate degree, certificate or diploma.
  8        (4)  "Enrollment"   means   the   establishment   and  maintenance  of  an
  9    individual's status as a student in  an  eligible  postsecondary  institution,
 10    regardless of the term used at the institution to describe such status.
 11        (5)  "Eligible  category  A student" means any individual who declares his
 12    intention to matriculate in an eligible postsecondary institution in the state
 13    of Idaho during the educational year immediately following:
 14        (a)  The individual's graduation from an accredited completion of  second-
 15        ary school or its equivalent in the state of Idaho; or
 16        (b)  The  individual's  graduation from an accredited secondary school, or
 17        completion of secondary school or its equivalent, outside  of  the  United
 18        States,  provided  that  the individual graduated from such school or suc-
 19        cessfully completed all requirements, and the individual and a  parent  of
 20        the  individual  were residents of the state of Idaho, within one (1) year
 21        of leaving the state due to the military status or  job  relocation  of  a
 22        parent.
 23        (6)  "Eligible  category  B  student"  means any student, having completed
 24    secondary school or its equivalent in the state of Idaho, or  outside  of  the
 25    United  States if within one (1) year of leaving the state due to the military
 26    status or job relocation of a parent (a) the student completed such  secondary
 27    school or its equivalent, and (b) the student and a parent of the student were
 28    residents  of  the state of Idaho, and who enrolls as a student in an eligible
 29    postsecondary institution in the state of Idaho prior to  reaching  twenty-two
 30    (22) years of age. To maintain eligibility a student must achieve and maintain
 31    a  2.5  cumulative  grade  point  average  while enrolled in an eligible post-
 32    secondary institution. Students meeting the requirements  of  this  subsection
 33    who were not eligible for a grant in the first term of postsecondary education
 34    and  who  achieve and maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point average based on a
 35    4.0 system in an eligible postsecondary institution will become  eligible  for
 36    grant payments in subsequent school terms.
 37        (7)  "Grant" means an award to an eligible student for matriculation in an
 38    eligible postsecondary institution in the state of Idaho.
 39        (8)  "Educational  year"  means  the  period from July 1 of a year through
 40    June 30 of the succeeding year.
 41        (9)  "Competitive examination" means standardized examination(s) measuring
 42    achievement administered annually on a voluntary basis on a specified date and
 43    at specified locations announced publicly.
 44        (10) "High school record," for category A students, will shall be  defined
 45    by  the state board of education and the board of regents of the university of
 46    Idaho and may include, but need not be limited to, an individual's rank in his
 47    secondary school class, cumulative grade point average, and or such other mea-
 48    sure that demonstrates difficulty of course load taken  as  and  extraordinary
 49    academic performance, and which for Idaho secondary school graduates is certi-
 50    fied  by  an official of such secondary school, and the individual's secondary
 51    school deportment as evaluated by at least two (2) officials of such secondary
 52    school.
 53        (11) "High school record," for category B students, shall  be  defined  by
 54    the  state  board  of  education and the board of regents of the university of
 55    Idaho and may include, but need not be limited to, an  individual's  secondary
                                                                        
                                       3
                                                                        
  1    school  cumulative  grade  point  average or a composite score on the American
  2    college test (ACT).
  3        (12) "Cumulative grade point average" is defined as a student's cumulative
  4    grade point average for all courses taken in grades nine  (9)  through  twelve
  5    (12) and calculated on a grade of A equals 4.0 points, a grade of B equals 3.0
  6    points,  a  grade  of C equals 2.0 points, a grade of D equals 1.0 point and a
  7    grade of F equals 0.0 points.
                                                                        
  8        SECTION 3.  That Section 33-4307, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
  9    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        33-4307.  ELIGIBILITY  --  MAXIMUM  AMOUNTS  -- CONDITIONS. A grant may be
 11    awarded to an eligible student for matriculation at an eligible  postsecondary
 12    educational institution in the state of Idaho if:
 13        (1)  The  individual is accepted for enrollment as a full-time undergradu-
 14    ate or professional-technical student, as follows:
 15        (a)  In the case of an individual beginning his  first  year  or  freshman
 16        year  of  postsecondary  education,  he has satisfied the requirements for
 17        admission and has enrolled in an eligible postsecondary institution.
 18        (b)  In the case of an individual enrolled in  an  eligible  postsecondary
 19        institution following the successful completion of the first term, he con-
 20        tinues  to  meet the requirements of this act and has maintained such high
 21        standards of performance as may be required.  Provided that high  academic
 22        standards  are maintained in accordance with requirements of this chapter,
 23        a student continues to be eligible when transferring from  one  (1)  major
 24        program to another.
 25        (c)  In the case of an individual transferring from one (1) eligible post-
 26        secondary  institution in Idaho to another eligible postsecondary institu-
 27        tion in Idaho, he continues to meet  the  requirements  of  this  act,  is
 28        accepted  and  enrolled at the eligible postsecondary institution to which
 29        he is transferring, and has maintained such high standards of  performance
 30        as may be required.
 31        (2)  The grant for category A students is as follows:
 32        (a)  The  grant  payment  to an individual per educational year for atten-
 33        dance on a full-time basis is not in excess of an amount determined  annu-
 34        ally by the state board of education or in excess of the total educational
 35        costs  as  certified by an official of the eligible postsecondary institu-
 36        tion to be attended by the individual receiving the  grant,  whichever  is
 37        less.
 38        (b)  The  total  grant payments over a period of six (6) years to an indi-
 39        vidual may not exceed four (4) annual  grants  or  the  total  educational
 40        costs for four (4) educational years completed as certified by an official
 41        of  the eligible postsecondary institution or institutions attended by the
 42        individual receiving the grant, whichever is less.
 43        (c)  The individual receiving such a grant signs an affidavit stating that
 44        the grant will be used for educational costs only.
 45        (d)  The grant is awarded on the basis  of  extraordinary  performance  in
 46        standardized, unweighted competitive examination and high school record.
 47        (e)  The  individual  receiving  the grant is not precluded from receiving
 48        other financial aid, awards, or scholarships, provided the  total  of  the
 49        grant  and  such  other  financial  aids,  awards or scholarships does not
 50        exceed the total educational costs for attendance  at  an  eligible  post-
 51        secondary  institution  as  certified by an official of the eligible post-
 52        secondary institution to be  attended  by  the  individual  receiving  the
 53        grant.
                                                                        
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  1        (f)  Grant  payments  shall correspond to academic terms, semesters, quar-
  2        ters or equivalent time periods at an eligible postsecondary  institution;
  3        in  no instance may the  entire amount of a grant for an educational year,
  4        as defined in section 33-4306(108), Idaho Code, be paid to or on behalf of
  5        such student in advance.
  6        (g)  The individual has complied with such rules as may be  necessary  for
  7        the administration of this act.
  8        (3)  The grant for category B students is as follows:
  9        (a)  The  grant  payment  to an individual per educational year for atten-
 10        dance on a full-time basis is not in excess of an amount determined  annu-
 11        ally  by the state board of education and the board of regents of the uni-
 12        versity of Idaho and not  to  exceed  one  thousand  two  hundred  dollars
 13        ($1,200) per year including the required match.
 14        (b)  The  total grant payments over a period of four (4) years to an indi-
 15        vidual may not exceed two (2) annual grants.
 16        (c)  The individual receiving such a grant signs an affidavit stating that
 17        the grant will be used for educational costs only.
 18        (d)  The grant is awarded on the basis of a high school record  of  a  3.0
 19        grade  point  average  or an ACT composite score of 20 or better and other
 20        criteria as may be established by the state board  of  education  and  the
 21        board of regents of the university of Idaho.
 22        (e)  The  individual  receiving  the grant is not precluded from receiving
 23        other financial aid, awards or scholarships except that category A student
 24        award recipients are not eligible for category B awards.
 25        (f)  Grant payments shall correspond to academic terms,  semesters,  quar-
 26        ters  or equivalent time periods at an eligible postsecondary institution;
 27        in no instance may the entire amount of a grant for an  educational  year,
 28        as  defined  in section 33-4306(8), Idaho Code, be paid to or on behalf of
 29        such student in advance. The first grant payments pursuant to this section
 30        for category B students shall be made in the fall of 2001 or in the  first
 31        fall  academic  term following an appropriation and when moneys are avail-
 32        able to implement the category B scholarship program,  whichever  date  is
 33        later.
 34        (g)  The  individual  has complied with such rules as may be necessary for
 35        the administration of this chapter.
 36        (h)  All eligible postsecondary institutions will report annually  to  the
 37        state  board  of  education  and the board of regents of the university of
 38        Idaho the number of students for each term receiving a grant award and the
 39        number of awards that were matched by the institution.

Amendment


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                     Moved by    Goedde              
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Fulcher             
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                              SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 295
                                                                        
  1                               AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 2
  2        On page 2 of the printed bill, in line 46, delete "may" and  insert:  "may
  3    shall";  in line 47, delete "and or" and insert: "and"; and in line 55, delete
  4    "may" and insert: "may shall".
                                                                        
  5                                 CORRECTIONS TO TITLE
  6        On page 1, in line 5, delete "STUDENT" AND" and insert:  "STUDENT,"";  and
  7    in line 6, following "STUDENTS" insert: "AND "HIGH SCHOOL RECORD" FOR CATEGORY
  8    B STUDENTS".

Engrossed Bill (Original Bill with Amendment(s) Incorporated)


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                        HOUSE BILL NO. 295, As Amended in the Senate
                                                                        
                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE ROBERT R. LEE PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP  PROGRAM;  AMENDING  SECTION
  3        33-4304, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE THE PUBLIC POLICY STATEMENT TO INCLUDE REF-
  4        ERENCE  TO  ALL OF IDAHO'S STUDENTS; AMENDING SECTION 33-4306, IDAHO CODE,
  5        TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS OF "ELIGIBLE CATEGORY A STUDENT,"  "HIGH  SCHOOL
  6        RECORD"  FOR  CATEGORY  A STUDENTS AND "HIGH SCHOOL RECORD" FOR CATEGORY B
  7        STUDENTS; AND AMENDING SECTION 33-4307, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE  A  CORRECT
  8        CODE REFERENCE AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
                                                                        
  9    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 10        SECTION  1.  That  Section 33-4304, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 11    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 12        33-4304.  PUBLIC POLICY. The legislature hereby  recognizes  and  declares
 13    that  substantial  economic and social benefits accrue to the state because of
 14    an educated citizenry, and that the encouragement of the state's most talented
 15    Idaho secondary school graduates students to  enroll  in  Idaho  postsecondary
 16    educational institutions is an important element for assuring the future lead-
 17    ership for the state.
                                                                        
 18        SECTION  2.  That  Section 33-4306, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 19    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 20        33-4306.  DEFINITIONS. As used in this act, unless the  context  otherwise
 21    requires:
 22        (1)  "Eligible  postsecondary  institution"  means  a public postsecondary
 23    organization governed or supervised by the state board of education, the board
 24    of regents of the university of Idaho, a board of trustees of a community col-
 25    lege established pursuant to the provisions of section 33-2106, Idaho Code, or
 26    the state board for professional-technical education or any educational  orga-
 27    nization  which  is operated privately and not for profit under the control of
 28    an independent board and not directly controlled or administered by  a  public
 29    or political subdivision. A public or private educational organization becomes
 30    eligible  to participate in category B grant awards if the organization agrees
 31    to match awards  granted to each eligible category B student. If  an  institu-
 32    tion declines to match awards, an eligible student will receive the state por-
 33    tion of the award to that institution.
 34        (2)  "Educational  costs"  means student costs for tuition, fees, room and
 35    board, or expenses related to  reasonable  commuting,  books  and  such  other
 36    expenses  reasonably  related  to  attendance  at  a postsecondary educational
 37    institution.
 38        (3)  "Student" means an individual resident student as defined in  section
 39    33-3717B or 33-2110B, Idaho Code, enrolled full time and carrying a sufficient
 40    number  of  credit hours, or their equivalent, to secure an individual's first
 41    degree, certificate, diploma or less, toward which the individual is  working,
                                                                        
                                       2
                                                                        
  1    in  no  more than the number of semesters, or equivalent, normally required by
  2    the eligible postsecondary institution in the program in which the  individual
  3    is  enrolled  and provided that the baccalaureate degree, certificate, diploma
  4    or lesser program requires at least six (6) months or equivalent  of  consecu-
  5    tive  attendance.  A  student engaged in a four (4) year baccalaureate program
  6    shall not be terminated from this scholarship  program  by  having  earned  an
  7    intermediate degree, certificate or diploma.
  8        (4)  "Enrollment"   means   the   establishment   and  maintenance  of  an
  9    individual's status as a student in  an  eligible  postsecondary  institution,
 10    regardless of the term used at the institution to describe such status.
 11        (5)  "Eligible  category  A student" means any individual who declares his
 12    intention to matriculate in an eligible postsecondary institution in the state
 13    of Idaho during the educational year immediately following:
 14        (a)  The individual's graduation from an accredited completion of  second-
 15        ary school or its equivalent in the state of Idaho; or
 16        (b)  The  individual's  graduation from an accredited secondary school, or
 17        completion of secondary school or its equivalent, outside  of  the  United
 18        States,  provided  that  the individual graduated from such school or suc-
 19        cessfully completed all requirements, and the individual and a  parent  of
 20        the  individual  were residents of the state of Idaho, within one (1) year
 21        of leaving the state due to the military status or  job  relocation  of  a
 22        parent.
 23        (6)  "Eligible  category  B  student"  means any student, having completed
 24    secondary school or its equivalent in the state of Idaho, or  outside  of  the
 25    United  States if within one (1) year of leaving the state due to the military
 26    status or job relocation of a parent (a) the student completed such  secondary
 27    school or its equivalent, and (b) the student and a parent of the student were
 28    residents  of  the state of Idaho, and who enrolls as a student in an eligible
 29    postsecondary institution in the state of Idaho prior to  reaching  twenty-two
 30    (22) years of age. To maintain eligibility a student must achieve and maintain
 31    a  2.5  cumulative  grade  point  average  while enrolled in an eligible post-
 32    secondary institution. Students meeting the requirements  of  this  subsection
 33    who were not eligible for a grant in the first term of postsecondary education
 34    and  who  achieve and maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point average based on a
 35    4.0 system in an eligible postsecondary institution will become  eligible  for
 36    grant payments in subsequent school terms.
 37        (7)  "Grant" means an award to an eligible student for matriculation in an
 38    eligible postsecondary institution in the state of Idaho.
 39        (8)  "Educational  year"  means  the  period from July 1 of a year through
 40    June 30 of the succeeding year.
 41        (9)  "Competitive examination" means standardized examination(s) measuring
 42    achievement administered annually on a voluntary basis on a specified date and
 43    at specified locations announced publicly.
 44        (10) "High school record," for category A students, will shall be  defined
 45    by  the state board of education and the board of regents of the university of
 46    Idaho and may shall include, but need not be limited to, an individual's  rank
 47    in  his secondary school class, cumulative grade point average, and such other
 48    measure that demonstrates difficulty of course load taken as and extraordinary
 49    academic performance, and which for Idaho secondary school graduates is certi-
 50    fied by an official of such secondary school, and the  individual's  secondary
 51    school deportment as evaluated by at least two (2) officials of such secondary
 52    school.
 53        (11) "High  school  record,"  for category B students, shall be defined by
 54    the state board of education and the board of regents  of  the  university  of
 55    Idaho  and may shall include, but need not be limited to, an individual's sec-
                                                                        
                                       3
                                                                        
  1    ondary school cumulative grade point average or a composite score on the Amer-
  2    ican college test (ACT).
  3        (12) "Cumulative grade point average" is defined as a student's cumulative
  4    grade point average for all courses taken in grades nine  (9)  through  twelve
  5    (12) and calculated on a grade of A equals 4.0 points, a grade of B equals 3.0
  6    points,  a  grade  of C equals 2.0 points, a grade of D equals 1.0 point and a
  7    grade of F equals 0.0 points.
                                                                        
  8        SECTION 3.  That Section 33-4307, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
  9    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        33-4307.  ELIGIBILITY  --  MAXIMUM  AMOUNTS  -- CONDITIONS. A grant may be
 11    awarded to an eligible student for matriculation at an eligible  postsecondary
 12    educational institution in the state of Idaho if:
 13        (1)  The  individual is accepted for enrollment as a full-time undergradu-
 14    ate or professional-technical student, as follows:
 15        (a)  In the case of an individual beginning his  first  year  or  freshman
 16        year  of  postsecondary  education,  he has satisfied the requirements for
 17        admission and has enrolled in an eligible postsecondary institution.
 18        (b)  In the case of an individual enrolled in  an  eligible  postsecondary
 19        institution following the successful completion of the first term, he con-
 20        tinues  to  meet the requirements of this act and has maintained such high
 21        standards of performance as may be required.  Provided that high  academic
 22        standards  are maintained in accordance with requirements of this chapter,
 23        a student continues to be eligible when transferring from  one  (1)  major
 24        program to another.
 25        (c)  In the case of an individual transferring from one (1) eligible post-
 26        secondary  institution in Idaho to another eligible postsecondary institu-
 27        tion in Idaho, he continues to meet  the  requirements  of  this  act,  is
 28        accepted  and  enrolled at the eligible postsecondary institution to which
 29        he is transferring, and has maintained such high standards of  performance
 30        as may be required.
 31        (2)  The grant for category A students is as follows:
 32        (a)  The  grant  payment  to an individual per educational year for atten-
 33        dance on a full-time basis is not in excess of an amount determined  annu-
 34        ally by the state board of education or in excess of the total educational
 35        costs  as  certified by an official of the eligible postsecondary institu-
 36        tion to be attended by the individual receiving the  grant,  whichever  is
 37        less.
 38        (b)  The  total  grant payments over a period of six (6) years to an indi-
 39        vidual may not exceed four (4) annual  grants  or  the  total  educational
 40        costs for four (4) educational years completed as certified by an official
 41        of  the eligible postsecondary institution or institutions attended by the
 42        individual receiving the grant, whichever is less.
 43        (c)  The individual receiving such a grant signs an affidavit stating that
 44        the grant will be used for educational costs only.
 45        (d)  The grant is awarded on the basis  of  extraordinary  performance  in
 46        standardized, unweighted competitive examination and high school record.
 47        (e)  The  individual  receiving  the grant is not precluded from receiving
 48        other financial aid, awards, or scholarships, provided the  total  of  the
 49        grant  and  such  other  financial  aids,  awards or scholarships does not
 50        exceed the total educational costs for attendance  at  an  eligible  post-
 51        secondary  institution  as  certified by an official of the eligible post-
 52        secondary institution to be  attended  by  the  individual  receiving  the
 53        grant.
                                                                        
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  1        (f)  Grant  payments  shall correspond to academic terms, semesters, quar-
  2        ters or equivalent time periods at an eligible postsecondary  institution;
  3        in  no instance may the  entire amount of a grant for an educational year,
  4        as defined in section 33-4306(108), Idaho Code, be paid to or on behalf of
  5        such student in advance.
  6        (g)  The individual has complied with such rules as may be  necessary  for
  7        the administration of this act.
  8        (3)  The grant for category B students is as follows:
  9        (a)  The  grant  payment  to an individual per educational year for atten-
 10        dance on a full-time basis is not in excess of an amount determined  annu-
 11        ally  by the state board of education and the board of regents of the uni-
 12        versity of Idaho and not  to  exceed  one  thousand  two  hundred  dollars
 13        ($1,200) per year including the required match.
 14        (b)  The  total grant payments over a period of four (4) years to an indi-
 15        vidual may not exceed two (2) annual grants.
 16        (c)  The individual receiving such a grant signs an affidavit stating that
 17        the grant will be used for educational costs only.
 18        (d)  The grant is awarded on the basis of a high school record  of  a  3.0
 19        grade  point  average  or an ACT composite score of 20 or better and other
 20        criteria as may be established by the state board  of  education  and  the
 21        board of regents of the university of Idaho.
 22        (e)  The  individual  receiving  the grant is not precluded from receiving
 23        other financial aid, awards or scholarships except that category A student
 24        award recipients are not eligible for category B awards.
 25        (f)  Grant payments shall correspond to academic terms,  semesters,  quar-
 26        ters  or equivalent time periods at an eligible postsecondary institution;
 27        in no instance may the entire amount of a grant for an  educational  year,
 28        as  defined  in section 33-4306(8), Idaho Code, be paid to or on behalf of
 29        such student in advance. The first grant payments pursuant to this section
 30        for category B students shall be made in the fall of 2001 or in the  first
 31        fall  academic  term following an appropriation and when moneys are avail-
 32        able to implement the category B scholarship program,  whichever  date  is
 33        later.
 34        (g)  The  individual  has complied with such rules as may be necessary for
 35        the administration of this chapter.
 36        (h)  All eligible postsecondary institutions will report annually  to  the
 37        state  board  of  education  and the board of regents of the university of
 38        Idaho the number of students for each term receiving a grant award and the
 39        number of awards that were matched by the institution.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 17164

The purpose of this legislation is to give equal access to the
Robert R. Lee Category A Scholarship to all students in Idaho
including home schooled students.

This Scholarship currently provides approximately 25 new
scholarships to academic scholars and professional-technical
students. The award is $3,000 per year, renewable up to four
years for academic programs and for the term of the professional-
technical program, up to three years. Existing state funding is
$331,300.

Idaho Code allows for a maximum of 400 awards at any one time,
and no more than 100 new awards in a single year. However,
existing funding limits the number of awards to 110 at any one
time.


                           FISCAL NOTE

This legislation requires no additional funding but will increase
the already high demand among top Idaho students for limited
resources dedicated to the Robert R. Lee Category A Scholarship.
For academic year 2006-2007 there were a total of 134 applicants
who met or exceeded the criteria for the scholarship. After 37
scholarships were awarded there were 83 qualified applicants who
did not receive a Promise A scholarship. An increase of $250,000
in funding would allow the state to award 83 additional Promise
Category A scholarships, or a total of 193 awards per year. This
would be a 75% increase over current funding levels.


Contact
Name: Karen McGee 
Phone: 208-854-3056


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