Bill Text: DE HB348 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 14 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Financial Assistance For Higher Education.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-5)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-15 - Reported Out of Committee (EDUCATION) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits [HB348 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2015-HB348-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Rep. Baumbach & Rep. Miro & Sen. Bonini & Sen. Sokola |
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Reps. Hudson, Mitchell; Sens. Bushweller, Cloutier, Hall-Long, Lopez, Townsend |
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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HOUSE BILL NO. 348 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. |
Section 1.Amend § 3423, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§3423 Ada Leigh Soles Memorial Professional Librarian and Archivist Incentive Program.
(a) Purpose — It is the intent and
purpose of this Program to enable and encourage academically talented
Delawareans to pursue careers as librarians and archivists in the public
libraries, public school libraries, state agencies and political subdivisions
of Delaware.
(b) Awards —
(1) Awards shall be provided for graduate education in master's degree programs of library and information studies that are accredited by the American Library Association. Preference shall be given to persons currently employed by a Delaware public library, county department of libraries, public school library, a member library of the Delaware Library Consortium, or state agency library or archive.
(2) Awards may also be provided for a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree prior to the master's degree and/or a doctoral degree following the master's degree. Awards shall be limited to persons who have been employed at a Delaware public library, county department of libraries, public school library, a member library of the Delaware Library Consortium, or state agency library or archive for a minimum of 2 years.
(3) Selection criteria may include consideration of community service, academic achievement and financial need.
(c) Repayment and forgiveness —
(1) For purposes of this program, qualifying employment shall be employment as a librarian or archivist in a public library, public school library, a member library of the Delaware Library Consortium, or state agency or political subdivision in Delaware.
(2) Loans will be forgiven at the rate of 1 year of employment for 1 year of loan for bachelor's degree students, and 2 years of employment for 1 year of loan for master's and doctoral degree students.
SYNOPSIS
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This bill expands the list of persons eligible to participate in the Ada Leigh Soles Memorial Professional Librarian and Archivist Incentive Scholarship Program to include employees of non-public libraries in Delaware that join the Delaware Library Consortium. |
