H.B. 286 First Substitute - State Aid for Scholarships

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State Aid for Scholarships

Number: H.B. 286 First Substitute (2024GS)
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, K.
Final action: Governor Signed 3/12/2024
Outcome: Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

This bill prohibits the issuance of new tuition waivers.

What it does

This bill:
prohibits the issuances of new tuition waivers; and
makes technical changes.

Every vote on this bill

1/26/2024House Comm - Substitute Recommendation from # 0 to # 1

House Education Committee

12 0 3not eligible / no record

1/26/2024House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

House Education Committee

13 0 2not eligible / no record

2/6/2024House/ passed 3rd reading

Senate Secretary

71 0 4YEA

2/9/2024Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

Senate Business and Labor Committee

5 0 3not eligible / no record

2/15/2024Senate/ passed 2nd reading

Senate 3rd Reading Calendar

23 0 6not eligible / no record

2/16/2024Senate/ passed 3rd reading

Senate President

23 0 6not eligible / no record

Bill text

introduced version · official source

STATE AID FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Karen M. Peterson
Senate Sponsor:
Michael K. McKell
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill prohibits the issuance of new tuition waivers.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ prohibits the issuances of new tuition waivers; and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53B-8-103.5
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 141
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
53B-8-103.5
is amended to read:
53B-8-103.5.
Alumni legacy nonresident scholarships.
(1) [
In
]
Except as provided in Subsection (4), in
addition to other nonresident tuition
scholarships, the president of an institution may waive an amount up to the full nonresident
portion of tuition for alumni legacy nonresident scholarships.
(2) The purposes of alumni legacy nonresident scholarships are to:
(a) assist in maintaining an adequate level of service and related cost-effectiveness of
auxiliary operations in institutions of higher education;
(b) promote enrollment of nonresident students with high academic aptitudes; and
(c) recognize the legacy of past graduates and promote a continued connection to their
alma mater.
(3) To qualify for an alumni legacy scholarship, a student shall:
(a) enroll at an institution within the state system of higher education for the first time;
and
(b) have at least one parent or grandparent who graduated with an associate's degree or
higher from the same institution in which the student is enrolling.
(4) The president of an institution may not issue a new tuition waiver under this section
after the 2024-2025 school year.
Section 2.
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.