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WY SF0036

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/18/2026

Primary Sponsor

Education

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Origin

Senate

2026 Budget Session

AI Summary

  • Converts Hathaway scholarships from per-semester payments to fixed total lump sum amounts: Honor scholarship $13,440, Performance scholarship $10,080, Opportunity scholarship $6,720, and Provisional Opportunity scholarship $3,360

  • Eliminates satisfactory academic progress requirements, continuous enrollment requirements, and minimum credit hour requirements for maintaining scholarship eligibility

  • Allows students to elect how much of their remaining scholarship amount to use each semester, with funds capped at tuition and mandatory fees rather than full cost of attendance

  • Establishes specific dollar amounts for calculating unmet financial need for need-based aid: $1,680/semester for Honor, $1,260/semester for Performance, $840/semester for Opportunity and Provisional Opportunity scholarships

  • Effective July 1, 2026, with grandfathering provisions allowing students who received scholarships before that date to continue under prior rules

Legislative Description

Hathaway lump sum merit scholarship.

Last Action

COW:Failed 3-51-8-0-0

2/23/2026

Committee Referrals

Education2/9/2026

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