Bill Text: HI SB1151 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To The Hawaii Community College Promise Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-05 - Act 057, 06/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1157). [SB1151 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-SB1151-Amended.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROMISE PROGRAM.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the students of University of Hawaii community colleges have benefitted greatly from the Hawaii community college promise program. The legislature further finds that certificate programs at University of Hawaii community colleges bring great value to the State. Additionally, the legislature also finds that students with developmental disabilities seeking post-graduate certificates have had difficulty in accessing promise scholarships in the past. Ensuring wider access to the Hawaii community college promise program to students in certificate programs allows more University of Hawaii community college students to pursue their educational goals.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to
ensure access to Hawaii community college promise program funding by exempting
certificate program students from the requirement to complete the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid each academic year to be considered
eligible for the Hawaii community college promise program.
SECTION 2. Section 304A-506, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) A student enrolled at a community college
campus shall be eligible for scholarship consideration for a maximum of eight
semesters if the student:
(1) Qualifies for Hawaii resident tuition;
(2) Completes and submits the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for each academic year and accepts all federal and state aid, grants, scholarships, and other funding sources that do not require repayment;
(3) Is enrolled in a classified degree or certificate program with six or more credits per semester;
(4) Maintains satisfactory academic
progress, as defined by federal requirements established pursuant to [Title
IV] title 4 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and
determined by the campus at which the student is enrolled; and
(5) Has been determined by the campus to
have unmet direct cost needs[.];
provided that a student who enrolls in a certificate program shall not be required to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid each academic year."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Hawaii Community College Promise Program; Certificate Programs; Free Application for Federal Student Aid; Exemption
Description:
Exempts University of Hawaii Community College students who are enrolled in certificate programs from the requirement to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid each academic year to be considered eligible for the Hawaii Community College Promise Program. (SD1)
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