PRINTER'S NO. 34
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
53
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, SCAVELLO, SCARNATI, VULAKOVICH,
SCHWANK, FARNESE, BAKER, FONTANA, WARD, COSTA AND HAYWOOD,
JANUARY 12, 2017
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, JANUARY 12, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of January 25, 1966 (1965 P.L.1546, No.541),
entitled "An act providing scholarships and providing funds
to secure Federal funds for qualified students of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who need financial assistance to
attend postsecondary institutions of higher learning, making
an appropriation, and providing for the administration of
this act," further providing for eligibility for State
scholarship.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4(a)(6) of the act of January 25, 1966
(1965 P.L.1546, No.541), referred to as the Higher Education
Scholarship Law, is amended to read:
Section 4. (a) Any student is eligible for consideration
for a State scholarship providing:
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(6) The State scholarship recipient shall be free to attend
any approved institution of his choice and apply the scholarship
toward the tuition, room, board, books and fees of that
institution[.], subject to the following:
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(i) The institution is not required to accept the
scholarship recipient for enrollment, but is free to exact
compliance with its own admission requirements, standards and
policies.
(ii) If the institution is headquartered and domiciled
through incorporation or charter in this Commonwealth, the
scholarship recipient shall be eligible for the scholarship
award regardless of whether the program of study or the
scholarship recipient's term enrollment is 100% online or
blended with classroom credits, provided that the scholarship
recipient meets all other eligibility requirements as provided
in this act and as established by the agency.
(iii) If the institution has a physical location in this
Commonwealth but is not headquartered and domiciled through
incorporation or charter in this Commonwealth, the scholarship
recipient shall be eligible for a scholarship award provided
that the scholarship recipient's program of study is not
structured to be more than 50% online or the scholarship
recipient's online enrollment in a given term does not exceed
50% of the total credits for that term as established by the
agency, provided that the scholarship recipient is enrolled at
the institution's physical location in this Commonwealth and
provided that the scholarship recipient meets all other
eligibility requirements as provided in this act and as
established by the agency.
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Section 2. The amendment of section 4(a)(6) of the act shall
apply not later than the 2018-2019 award year as determined by
the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency.
Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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