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SB 983 Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Community College Scholarship Match Program.  Establishes the Community College Scholarship Match Program to provide matching funds to community college foundations and the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education.  Funds may be paid on the basis of one dollar state general fund appropriation for every one dollar donated by private individuals, foundations, or corporations beginning on July 1, 2007.  These funds shall be used to award scholarships to students who (i) are domiciled residents of Virginia, (ii) graduated from a public or private Virginia high school, and (iii) are enrolled in a Virginia community college.  The provisions of the bill are contingent upon an appropriation of general funds in the 2007 General Appropriation Act.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Community College Scholarship Match Program.  Establishes the Community College Scholarship Match Program to provide matching scholarships to eligible students at a comprehensive community college in Virginia. To be eligible, a student must (i) be a domiciled resident of Virginia as defined by § 23-7.4, (ii) have graduated from a public or private Virginia high school, and (iii) have received a privately-funded partial scholarship to a comprehensive community college in Virginia. Scholarships awarded shall be sufficient to cover the remaining amount of tuition and fees for enrollment for one year as a full-time student, and are renewable for one year, provided the student maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.