Bill Text: OR HB2116 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to Oregon Opportunity Grants.

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2116 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2116-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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LC 593

                         House Bill 2116

Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber
  for Oregon Student Assistance Commission)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Allows Oregon Student Assistance Commission to include loans in
calculation of student share when awarding Oregon Opportunity
Grant to student attending community college.
  Extends sunset date for commission's Shared Responsibility
Steering Committee to January 2, 2016.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to Oregon Opportunity Grants; amending ORS 348.205 and
  section 9, chapter 802, Oregon Laws 2007.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 348.205 is amended to read:
  348.205. (1) The Oregon Opportunity Grant program is
established within the Oregon Student Assistance Commission.
  (2) Under the program, the cost of education of a qualified
student shall be shared by the student, the family of the
student, the federal government and the state.
  (3) The commission shall determine the cost of education of a
qualified student based on the type of eligible post-secondary
institution the student is attending. The cost of education
equals:
  (a) For a student attending a community college, the average
cost of education of attending a community college in this state;
  (b) For a student attending an institution under the direction
of the State Board of Higher Education, the average cost of
education of attending an institution under the direction of the
board;
  (c) For a student attending a two-year Oregon-based, generally
accredited, not-for-profit institution of higher education, the
average cost of education of attending a community college in
this state; and
  (d) For a student attending the Oregon Health and Science
University or a four-year Oregon-based, generally accredited,
not-for-profit institution of higher education, the average cost
of education of attending an institution under the direction of
the board.
  (4)(a) The commission shall determine the amount of the student
share. The student share shall be based on:
  (A) The type of eligible post-secondary institution the student
is attending;
  (B) The number of hours of work that the commission determines
may be reasonably expected from the student; and
  (C) The amount of loans that the commission determines would
constitute a manageable debt burden for the student.
  (b) The student shall determine how to cover the student share
through income from work, loans, savings and scholarships.
    { - (c) The student share for a student who attends a
community college may not exceed the amount that the commission
determines a student may earn based on the number of hours of
work reasonably expected from the student under paragraph (a) of
this subsection. - }
    { - (d) The student share for a student who attends an
eligible post-secondary institution that is not a community
college may not exceed the sum of the amount that the commission
determines a student may receive as loans plus the amount a
student may earn based on the number of hours of work reasonably
expected from the student under paragraph (a) of this
subsection. - }
  (5) The commission shall determine the amount of the family
share. The family share shall be based on the resources of the
family.
  (6) The commission shall determine the amount of the federal
share based on how much the student or the student's family is
expected to receive from the federal government as grants, loans,
tax credits or other student assistance.
  (7)(a) The commission shall determine the amount of the state
share. The state share shall be equal to the cost of education
reduced by the student share, family share and amount received by
the student from the federal government.
  (b) The commission shall establish a minimum amount that a
student may receive as a state share. If the commission
determines that the amount of the state share of a student is
below the minimum amount, the student may not receive the state
share.
  (c) In determining the amount of the state share, the
commission shall consider the total amount available to award as
grants to all qualified students. If the commission must reduce
the amount of the state share under this paragraph, the
commission may not reduce the amount of the state share awarded
to students in the low income range in a greater proportion than
the amount that the state share for students in other income
ranges is reduced.
  SECTION 2. Section 9, chapter 802, Oregon Laws 2007, is amended
to read:
   { +  Sec. 9. + } Section 8 { + , chapter 802, Oregon Laws
2007, + }   { - of this 2007 Act - }  is repealed on January 2,
 { - 2012 - }  { +  2016 + }.
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