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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 486
BY SENATOR NEVERS AND REPRESENTATIVES ARMES, CARTER, CHANDLER,
CHANEY, DIXON, DOWNS, EDWARDS, HARDY, HOFFMANN,
RICHARDSON, RITCHIE, PATRICIA SMITH AND THIBAUT
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3048.1(B)(2)(a)(ii), relative to the Taylor Opportunity2
Program for Students; to provide for the eligibility of certain students to receive a3
TOPS-Tech Award; to provide for alternative eligibility requirements; to provide4
relative to minimum scores on specified tests that are required of students to be5
eligible for a TOPS-Tech Award; to provide for effectiveness; to provide for an6
effective date; and to provide for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 17:3048.1(B)(2)(a)(ii) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as9
follows: 10
ยง3048.1. Program awards; eligibility; amounts; limitations; funding; administration11
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B. * * *13
(2) As part of the Louisiana Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, for14
students graduating from high school through the 1999-2000 school year the state15
shall award an amount determined by the administering agency to equal the actual16
cost of tuition of any student who enrolls on a full-time basis in a Louisiana public17
postsecondary institution to pursue skill or occupational training, including a18
vocational or technical education certificate or diploma program or a nonacademic19
undergraduate degree, and who meets the following qualifications and all other20
applicable qualifications of this Chapter and for students graduating from high21
school during the 2000-2001 school year and thereafter the state shall award an22
amount determined by the administering agency in accordance with the provisions23
of Subparagraph (f) of this Paragraph for any student who enrolls on a full-time basis24
in an eligible college or university as defined in Subsection A of this Section to25
pursue skill or occupational training as defined by the Board of Regents, including26
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a vocational or technical education certificate or diploma program or a nonacademic1
undergraduate degree, and who meets the following qualifications and all other2
applicable qualifications of this Chapter:3
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(ii) For any student graduating from high school during the 2000-20015
school year and thereafter, complies with the provisions of Subparagraphs (A)(1)(a)6
and (b) of this Section, except that the student shall have a composite score on the7
specified American College Test of seventeen or higher or an equivalent concordant8
value on any enhanced or revised version of such test or on the Scholastic Aptitude9
Test. For any student graduating from high school during the 2010-2011 school10
year and thereafter, the student may, as an alternative requirement, have11
attained a silver level score on the assessments of the ACT WorkKeys system.12
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2010; if vetoed by the governor14
and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,15
2010, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.16
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: