BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 6614: Rural college promise prog.

Establishing the rural college promise program.

Summary

  • Creates the Rural College Scholarship Promise program and pilots it in up to four community or technical colleges.
  • Establishes award levels and eligibility criteria including county of residence.
  • Requires that the rural college promise award be applied before any other forms of aid.
  • Increases the workforce education investment act surcharge on advanced computing businesses and dedicates the revenue to the new Rural College Promise Program Account.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6614), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 27, 2020
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dean Takko (D-19)
Introduced
January 27, 2020 in the Senate
Last action
January 27, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to establishing the rural college promise program;

Sponsors

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

SB 6614 in other sessions

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