Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to the national guard service scholarship program
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 18, 2020
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary National Guard members can now use scholarship money for up to 130 credit hours of undergraduate study instead of 120. These funds must be used for courses that lead to a degree, a certificate, or a military commission. This change also removes a rule that previously limited these extra credit hours only to students in certain science and math programs.1
Read the official explanation
This bill increases the number of credit hours certain national guard members may receive scholarship awards for under the national guard service scholarship program from 120 credit hours of undergraduate study to 130 credit hours of undergraduate study, and provides that award funding can only be used for courses leading to an undergraduate certificate or degree or to a commission in the United States armed services. Currently, only national guard members who are enrolled in a program of education leading to a postsecondary degree that meets the eligibility requirements for a federal STEM scholarship are eligible for scholarship awards for up to 130 credit hours. The bill eliminates this exception.