BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 2619: State need pay it forward

Creating the state need pay it forward program.

Summary

Replaces the current State Need Grant program with a State Need Pay It Forward program and the current College Bound Scholarship program with a College Bound Pay It Forward program.
Requires that students receiving grants toward tuition (or tuition and books for the College Bound program) agree, through a grant contract, to make contributions to the program one year after completing their higher education program or one year after discontinuation of their higher education program, based on their ability to afford contributions.
Requires contributions to the program to be based on one percentage point of income for each year of participation in the program and only based on taxable income above certain thresholds.
The Office of Student Financial Assistance is required to develop contribution conditions within certain parameters.
Requires seventh or eighth graders to sign up for the current College Bound Scholarship program by June 30, 2014, and after that date students are only eligible to sign up for the College Bound Pay it Forward program.
Directs that the changes to the State Need Grant Program and College Bound program take effect on July 1, 2015, except for the requirement that students sign up for the current College Bound Scholarship by June 30, 2014.

From the House Bill Analysis 2014 (HB 2619), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the state need pay it forward program;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Jan 22, 2014First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

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