RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 6 (HB 37) 2020 Regular Session McMahen
Existing law provides for the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS), a program
of merit scholarships awarded to students attending certain postsecondary education
institutions who meet certain academic and other qualifications. Existing law fixes the award
amount for a given institution at the amount of the tuition charged by that institution during
the 2016-2017 academic year.
Prior Act (Act No. 287 of the 2019 R.S.) converted Northwest La. Technical Community
College from a technical college to a technical community college. However, the TOPS
scholarship amounts for students at the college remained fixed.
New law provides that the TOPS award amount for students at this college shall be equal to
the award amount for technical community colleges pursuant to existing law thereby
increasing this college's award amount to match the amount set for its current peer
institutions.
Effective upon signature of governor (June 4, 2020).
(Adds R.S. 17:3233(E))