5851-S2 AMH HE WARG 131

2SSB 5851 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Higher Education

ADOPTED 04/15/2015

    On page 3, line 9, after "(4)" insert the following:

    "Annually in March, with the assistance of the office of the superintendent of public instruction, distribute to tenth grade college bound scholarship students and their families: (a) notification that, to qualify for the scholarship, a student's family income may not exceed sixty-five percent of the state median family income at graduation from high school; (b) the current year's value for sixty-five percent of the state median family income; and (c) a statement that a student should consult their school counselor if their family makes, or is projected to make, more than this value before the student graduates;

(5)"  

    Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

EFFECT:   Requires the Office of Student Financial Assistance, with the assistance of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to distribute to tenth grade College Bound Scholarship students and their families: (a) notification that, to qualify for the scholarship, a student's family income may not exceed sixty-five percent of the state Median Family Income (MFI) at graduation; (b) the current year's value for sixty-five percent of the state MFI; and (c) a statement that a student should consult their school counselor if their family makes, or is projected to make, more than this value before the student graduates.

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