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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
]]]] 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.
4
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.
]]]] 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".
]]]] 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.
4
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
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
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 295