Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00397 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 397
22 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2176
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44 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
55 Introduced by:
66 SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 397
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1212 January Session, 2015
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1414 LCO No. 2176
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1818 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist.
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2424 AN ACT CREATING A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR REGIONAL COMMUNITY-TECHNICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 That title 10a of the general statutes be amended to create a scholarship program for students who are accepted for full-time admission by a regional community-technical college and who (1) graduated from high school with an overall grade point average of two and one-half points or higher on a four-point scale or from a high school with a documented mastery of institutionally identified skills that equate to a two and one-half grade point average or higher on a four-point scale, (2) have at least a ninety-five per cent attendance rate for grades nine through twelve, (3) performed at least fifty hours of unpaid tutoring or mentoring for younger students, and (4) maintained a record of good citizenship and avoidance of the unlawful use of drugs and alcohol, provided such students shall seek all available financial assistance prior to receiving a scholarship under this program for any remaining tuition at the regional community-technical college and maintain a grade point average of two and one-half points or higher on a four-point scale.
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3030 Statement of Purpose:
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3232 To create a scholarship program for regional community-technical college students.