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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE BILL NO. 505
BY SENATOR JACKSON
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES. Statutorily creates the Louisiana Go Grant Program.
(gov sig)
AN ACT1
To enact Chapter 20-F of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be2
comprised of R.S. 17:3046 through 3046.2, relative to need-based financial3
assistance for students enrolled in Louisiana colleges and universities; to statutorily4
create the Louisiana GO Grant program; to provide with respect to eligible colleges5
and universities; to provide for eligibility requirements for student participation in6
the program; to provide for program rules and administration; and to provide for7
related matters.8
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:9
Section 1. Chapter 20-F of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,10
comprised of R.S. 17:3046 through 3046.2, is hereby enacted to read as follows:11
CHAPTER 20-F. LOUISIANA GO GRANT PROGRAM12
§3046. Louisiana GO Grant program; legislative findings13
The legislature finds that a college education should be available to all14
qualified students, regardless of their financial means, and declares that the15
Louisiana GO Grant program established by the Board of Regents has16
enhanced access to postsecondary educational opportunities for Louisiana17 SB NO. 505
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students with demonstrated financial need by providing critically needed1
assistance to help cover the cost of attending postsecondary education2
institutions in the state. The legislature further finds that leveraging access to3
postsecondary education for students with demonstrated financial need ensures4
that all qualified students are afforded an opportunity to achieve their full5
educational potential, increase their overall quality of life, and maximize their6
contribution to the state's economic development.7
§3046.1. Eligibility8
The Board of Regents shall provide for the participation of any student9
who meets the following requirements:10
(1) Is a Louisiana resident at the time of application.11
(2) Meets the admission requirements and is enrolled in a Louisiana12
public college or university or a regionally accredited independent college or13
university in the state that is a member of the Louisiana Association of14
Independent Colleges and Universities, hereafter referred to collectively as15
"eligible colleges and universities".16
(3) Is a recipient of a federal Pell Grant or has submitted a Free17
Application for Federal Student Aid and is a recipient of a financial need grant18
from an eligible college or university or any other need-based aid as determined19
by the Board of Regents.20
(4) Is determined to have unmet needs with regards to the ability to pay21
the cost of attendance for the eligible college or university in which the student22
is enrolled.23
(5) Maintains steady academic progress as defined by the Board of24
Regents for continued participation.25
(6) Meets any other eligibility criteria the Board of Regents may require.26
§3046.2. Administration; rulemaking authority27
A. The Board of Regents shall establish the criteria for initial and28
continuing eligibility, the method for determining the award amount, and other29 SB NO. 505
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program requirements not otherwise provided in this Chapter.1
B. The Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission, through the2
office of student financial assistance, shall administer the program and shall3
adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter in accordance4
with the Administrative Procedure Act.5
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not6
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature7
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If8
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become9
effective on the day following such approval.10
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jeanne C. Johnston.
DIGEST
Jackson (SB 505)
Proposed law states legislative findings that a college education should be available to all
qualified students, regardless of their financial means, and declares that the Louisiana GO
Grant program established by the Board of Regents (BOR) has enhanced access to
postsecondary educational opportunities for Louisiana students with demonstrated financial
need by providing critically needed assistance to help cover the cost of attending
postsecondary education institutions in the state. Further finds that leveraging access to
postsecondary education for students with demonstrated financial need ensures that all
qualified students are afforded an opportunity to achieve their full educational potential,
increase their overall quality of life, and maximize their contribution to the state's economic
development.
Proposed law provides for participation of any student who meets the following
requirements:
1. Is a Louisiana resident at the time of application.
2. Meets the admission requirements and is enrolled in a Louisiana public college or
university or a regionally accredited independent college or university in the state
that is a member of the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and
Universities ("eligible colleges and universities").
3. Is a recipient of a federal Pell Grant or has submitted a Free Application for Federal
Student Aid and is a recipient of a financial need grant from an eligible college or
university or any other need-based aid as determined by the BOR.
4. Is determined to have unmet need with regards to the ability to pay the cost of
attendance for the eligible college or university in which the student is enrolled.
5. Maintains steady academic progress as defined by the BOR for continued
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6. Meets any other eligibility criteria the BOR may require.
Proposed law requires the BOR to establish the criteria for initial and continuing eligibility,
the method for determining the award amount, and other program requirements not
otherwise provided in proposed law. Further provides that the Louisiana Student Financial
Assistance Commission, through the office of student financial assistance, shall administer
the program and shall adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions proposed law in
accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 17:3046-3046.2)