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AR HB1824

Bill

Status

Passed

4/9/2019

Primary Sponsor

Gayla McKenzie

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Origin

House of Representatives

92nd General Assembly (2019 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Allows Arkansas Governor's Scholars and Governor's Distinguished Scholars recipients to continue receiving scholarships while enrolled as part-time students in their fourth academic year if they have been continuous recipients for at least three consecutive years.

  • Requires fourth-year part-time students to have completed or be enrolled in the requisite number of credit hours necessary to complete their degree program to remain eligible.

  • Mandates that scholarship amounts for part-time students be prorated based on the number of credit hours in which the student is enrolled each semester.

  • Permits Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship recipients to receive scholarships while enrolled as part-time students if enrolled in the number of credit hours necessary to complete their degree program.

  • Maintains existing grade point average requirements: 3.0 GPA for Governor's Scholars and 3.25 GPA for Governor's Distinguished Scholars.

Legislative Description

To Allow Recipients Of Arkansas Governor's Scholarships, Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholarships, And The Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship To Continue To Receive The Scholarships While Enrolled Part-time.

Last Action

Notification that HB1824 is now Act 834

4/9/2019

Committee Referrals

Education3/25/2019
Education3/14/2019

Full Bill Text

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