RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 633 (HB 728) 2024 Regular Session Davis
Existing law establishes the M.J. Foster Promise Award Program, which provides financial
awards towards the costs of tuition and required fees to certain students pursuing an associate
degree or shorter-term postsecondary credential required for certain high-demand, high-wage
occupations aligned to the state's workforce priorities.
Existing law requires an applicant to be a certain age. New law lowers the age minimum
from 21 to 17 by one year each year as follows:
Award Year Initial Eligibility Minimum Age
2024-2025 20
2025-2026 19
2026-2027 18
2027-2028 and thereafter17
Effective upon signature of governor (June 11, 2024).
(Amends R.S. 17:3047.2(A)(1))