SB 6593-S - DIGEST |
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) |
Establishes the evergreen promise program. |
Addresses the state need grant program and states that the program is otherwise known as the evergreen promise program. |
Revises certain requirements of the office of student financial assistance when rewarding need grants and selecting recipients. |
Includes the following in the definition of "caseload," for purposes of the caseload forecast council: The number of students who are eligible for the state need grant and expected to attend an institution participating in the state need grant program. |
Assesses a fee of one dollar and fifty cents to students at institutions participating in the state need grant program for the purposes of administering the program. |
Requires the fee to be collected by the institutions participating in the program and remitted to the state treasurer for deposit into the general fund. |