Extends the time for which a student may enroll in the community college of Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program to one year after the student's high school graduation.
Impact
The proposed amendment stands to significantly impact the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship's structure by extending the amount of time eligible students have to enroll. This alteration could lead to increased participation in the program, as students who may have faced challenges such as personal circumstances or uncertainty about their education paths will now have a broader timeframe to make crucial decisions about their further education.
Summary
House Bill 5748 is an amendment to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program, which focuses on extending the enrollment deadline for students. Specifically, the bill aims to allow students to enroll in the community college of Rhode Island up to one year after their high school graduation. This change is intended to provide additional flexibility for students who may need more time to transition from high school to higher education, ensuring that they don't miss out on the opportunity for financial assistance through the scholarship program.
Contention
While the bill presents clear benefits by providing more options for students, it could also spark discussions among lawmakers regarding the implications for educational funding and administrative processes within the community college system. Questions may arise concerning the management of scholarship funds with a potential increase in applicants and whether extending the deadline might encourage a more thorough examination of student needs and challenges faced by incoming college students.
Extends the time for which a student may enroll in the community college of Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program to one year after the student's high school graduation.
Extends the time for which a student may enroll in order to qualify for the Promise Scholarship or the Hope Scholarship up to one year after high school graduation.
Extends the time for which a student may enroll in order to qualify for the Promise Scholarship or the Hope Scholarship up to one year after high school graduation.
Establishes the tuition waiver program for children in Rhode Island foster care program. The purpose would be to increase the number of youths in foster care enrolling in and obtaining degrees in a timely fashion from Rhode Island college.
To create the Alabama Fits All Scholarship Program; require the State Board of Education to contract with a program manager to administer the program; to authorize the program manager to establish scholarship accounts on behalf of eligible students; to prohibit a program manager from accepting scholarship funds in certain circumstances; to require fiscal safeguards and accountability measures; to require eligible schools and service providers to meet certain standards to be eligible to receive scholarship funds; to authorize the program manager to distribute scholarship funds; to require the State Board of Education to provide limited oversight of the program manager, including an appeal process for the program manager's administrative decisions; to prohibit certain regulations of eligible schools and eligible service providers; to require criminal history background information checks for employees and officers of a program manager; to provide for program funding; and to require the program manager and the board to submit reports on the program to the Legislature.