Permits, for purposes of certain skill or occupational training, use of a TOPS Opportunity, Performance, or Honors award at certain schools having a certificate of registration issued by the Bd. of Cosmetology and proprietary schools licensed by the Bd. of Regents (EN -$34,248 GF EX See Note)
Requests the Bd. of Regents to study and report on certain issues relative to the high school core curriculum requirements for students to be eligible for a TOPS Opportunity, Performance, or Honors award
Provides relative to the high school core curriculum requirements for certain students to be eligible for a TOPS Opportunity, Performance, or Honors award
Places certain residency and program of study requirements on Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) award recipients and authorizes use of TOPS awards for postgraduate study in certain circumstances (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Provides that students may use TOPS-Tech awards only for those degrees and programs that the Bd. of Regents and the La. Workforce Investment Council determine are aligned with state workforce priorities (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Requests the Board of Regents to study certain issues relative to yoga teacher training and the licensing of facilities that offer such training as proprietary schools
Relative to TOPS and academic excellence fees assessed by LSU; provides with respect to certain minimum criteria for eligibility, to authorized uses of program funds, to repayment of award amounts in certain circumstances, and to establishment of baseline award amounts; repeals waiver of academic excellence fees assessed by LSU (OR +$17,600,000 SG RV See Note)
Excludes a school or business which offers yoga teacher training from the definition of a proprietary school for purposes of licensing by the Bd. of Regents