PRINTER'S NO. 2688
No. 2081 Session of 1976
INTRODUCED BY DiCARLO AND LINCOLN, FEBRUARY 2, 1976
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 2, 1976
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of January 25, 1966 (1965 P.L.1546, No.541),
2 entitled "An act providing scholarships and providing funds
3 to secure Federal funds for qualified students of the
4 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who need financial assistance to
5 attend postsecondary institutions of higher learning, making
6 an appropriation, and providing for the administration of
7 this act," further providing for grants to students in five
8 year study courses.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 4, act of January 25,
12 1966 (1965 P.L.1546, No.541), entitled "An act providing
13 scholarships and providing funds to secure Federal funds for
14 qualified students of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who need
15 financial assistance to attend postsecondary institutions of
16 higher learning, making an appropriation, and providing for the
17 administration of this act," amended December 18, 1969 (P.L.383,
18 No.169), is amended to read:
19 Section 4. * * *
20 (d) Undergraduate awards granted during the first year under
21 this act will be limited to freshmen students at institutions of
1 higher learning. Awards will be renewable for the next three
2 academic years. In the case of students enrolled in five year
3 work study programs, approved by the agency and established by
4 institutions of higher education, awards may be renewed for the
5 next four academic years, provided that the total scholarship
6 funds awarded to any student during the five year period shall
7 not exceed the amount to which such student would have been
8 entitled had his educational program been completed in a period
9 of four academic years. Awards will be renewable for the next
10 four years for those students enrolled in agency approved five
11 year undergraduate professional preparation programs.
12 Section 2. Subsection (a) of section 8 of the act is amended
13 to read:
14 Section 8. (a) Each State scholarship is renewable until the
15 course of study is completed, but not to exceed an additional
16 three academic years beyond the first year of the award or four
17 years in the case of those agency approved programs under
18 subsection (d) of section 4 of this act. These may not
19 necessarily be consecutive years and the scholarship will be
20 terminated if the student receives his degree in a shorter
21 period of time. Qualifications for renewal will include
22 maintaining satisfactory academic standing, making normal
23 progress toward completion of the course of study, and continued
24 eligibility as determined by the agency including continual
25 legal residency.
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27 Section 3. This act shall take effect with scholarships
28 granted for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1976.
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