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1		-	ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
2		-	BILL NO. HB0036
3		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 45, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
4		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
5		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
6		-	1
7		-	AN ACT relating to the Hathaway scholarship program;
8		-	modifying definitions; modifying the standards for
9		-	satisfactory academic progress; amending minimum enrollment
10		-	hours for Hathaway scholarship eligibility; modifying
11		-	scholarship awards; and providing for an effective date.
12		-	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
13		-	Section 1. W.S. 21-16-1301(a)(iv) and (xiv),
14		-	21-16-1304(a)(i) by creating a new subparagraph (C), (ii)
15		-	by creating a new subparagraph (C), (iii) by creating a new
16		-	subparagraph (C) and (c)(i) and 21-16-1305(a)(i) by
17		-	creating a new subparagraph (C) are amended to read:
18		-	21-16-1301. Definitions.
19		-	(a) As used in this article:
20		-	(iv) "Certificate" means a credential other than
21		-	a degree as defined in paragraph (vi) of this subsection. A
22		-	"certificate" is
23		-	degree or
24		-	an academic year program of study offered by a Wyoming
25		-	community college
26		-	certificate or other government or industry recognized
27		-	qualification for working in a trade or occupation and may
28		-	require on-the-job training and credit hours to complete
29		-	the program;
30		-	(xiv) "Satisfactory academic progress" means,
31		-	except as further specified in this paragraph, completing
32		-	at least six (6) semester hours per semester if enrolled
33		-	for less than twelve (12) semester hours and completing at
34		-	least twelve (12) semester hours per semester if enrolled
35		-	for twelve (12) or more semester hours, and meeting such ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
36		-	BILL NO. HB0036
37		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 45, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
38		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
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41		-	other criteria as established by the eligible institution
42		-	to ensure the student earns his degree or certificate in a
43		-	timely manner. The student's hours of enrollment for
44		-	purposes of this paragraph shall be the same number of
45		-	hours of enrollment used to determine the state's
46		-	obligation to reimburse the eligible institution for the
47		-	student's scholarship under this article. Satisfactory
48		-	academic progress shall be determined annually following
49		-	the spring semester, but a student's scholarship may be
50		-	reinstated pursuant to W.S. 21-16-1304(f)(i) or
51		-	21-16-1305(d)(i) following any semester or summer school
52		-	session. For students enrolled in a program at a Wyoming
53		-	community college that requires on-the-job training and
54		-	less than six (6) credit hours per semester to receive a
55		-	certificate, "satisfactory academic progress" means
56		-	completing all semester hours the student is enrolled in
57		-	each semester, meeting the hourly on-the-job training
58		-	requirements and meeting other criteria as established by
59		-	the Wyoming community college to ensure the student earns
60		-	the certificate in a timely manner;
61		-	21-16-1304. Hathaway opportunity, performance and
62		-	honor scholarships.
63		-	(a) Any student who meets the criteria under W.S.
64		-	21-16-1303 is eligible to receive a scholarship to pursue a
65		-	degree or certificate as follows:
66		-	(i) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of
67		-	2.50 and a score equal to or greater than the 2015-2016
68		-	national percentile rank of forty-three (43) on a college
69		-	entrance examination administered throughout the United
70		-	States and relied upon by institutions of higher education
71		-	to determine acceptance of students for attendance, a
72		-	Hathaway opportunity scholarship for: ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
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78		-	(C) For students enrolled in a program at a
79		-	Wyoming community college that requires on-the-job training
80		-	and credit hours to receive a certificate that are enrolled
81		-	in less than six (6) hours per semester, the amount
82		-	provided under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph times a
83		-	fraction, the numerator of which is the number of hours for
84		-	which the student is enrolled and the denominator is twelve
85		-	(12).
86		-	(ii) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA
87		-	of 3.0 and a score equal to or greater than the 2015-2016
88		-	national percentile rank of fifty-six (56) on a college
89		-	entrance examination administered throughout the United
90		-	States and relied upon by institutions of higher education
91		-	to determine acceptance of students for attendance, a
92		-	Hathaway performance scholarship for:
93		-	(C) For students enrolled in a program at a
94		-	Wyoming community college that requires on-the-job training
95		-	and credit hours to receive a certificate that are enrolled
96		-	in less than six (6) hours per semester, the amount
97		-	provided under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph times a
98		-	fraction, the numerator of which is the number of hours for
99		-	which the student is enrolled and the denominator is twelve
100		-	(12).
101		-	(iii) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA
102		-	of 3.5 and a score equal to or greater than the 2015-2016
103		-	national percentile rank of seventy-nine (79) on an
104		-	examination administered throughout the United States and
105		-	relied upon by institutions of higher education to
106		-	determine acceptance of students for attendance, a Hathaway
107		-	honor scholarship for: ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
108		-	BILL NO. HB0036
109		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 45, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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112		-	4 (C) For students enrolled in a program at a
113		-	Wyoming community college that requires on-the-job training
114		-	and credit hours to receive a certificate that are enrolled
115		-	in less than six (6) hours per semester, the amount
116		-	provided under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph times a
117		-	fraction, the numerator of which is the number of hours for
118		-	which the student is enrolled and the denominator is twelve
119		-	(12).
120		-	(c) To remain eligible for the scholarship under this
121		-	section, the student shall:
122		-	(i) Except as provided in W.S. 21-16-1303(f) and
123		-	subsection (h) of this section, make satisfactory academic
124		-	progress toward a degree. If a student
125		-	fails to make satisfactory academic progress or maintain
126		-	the cumulative grade point average required for
127		-	continuation in the program as provided in this subsection,
128		-	the student shall become ineligible for the scholarship in
129		-	subsequent semesters unless granted an exception for cause
130		-	by the department or except as otherwise provided in
131		-	subsection (f) of this section. The department may delegate
132		-	to any eligible institution the department's authority to
133		-	grant an exception for cause, but shall only do so in
134		-	accordance with department rules establishing procedures
135		-	and criteria for granting an exception and any eligible
136		-	institution acting pursuant to such delegation shall grant
137		-	exceptions only in accordance with those rules;
138		-	21-16-1305. Hathaway provisional opportunity
139		-	scholarships.
140		-	(a) Any student who meets the criteria under W.S.
141		-	21-16-1303 is eligible to receive a Hathaway provisional ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
142		-	BILL NO. HB0036
143		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 45, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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147		-	opportunity scholarship to pursue a certificate or degree
148		-	as follows:
149		-	(i) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of
150		-	2.50 and either a score equal to or greater than the
151		-	2015-2016 national percentile rank of thirty (30) on a
152		-	college entrance examination administered throughout the
153		-	United States and relied upon by institutions of higher
154		-	education to determine acceptance of students for
155		-	attendance or a qualifying cumulative score on a
156		-	career-technical aptitude test as determined by the
157		-	department, a scholarship for:
158		-	(C) For students enrolled in a program at a
159		-	Wyoming community college that requires on-the-job training
160		-	and credit hours to receive a certificate that are enrolled
161		-	in less than six (6) hours per semester, the amount
162		-	provided under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph times a
163		-	fraction, the numerator of which is the number of hours for
164		-	which the student is enrolled and the denominator is twelve
165		-	(12). ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
166		-	BILL NO. HB0036
167		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 45, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
168		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
169		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
170		-	6Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2025.
171		-	(END)
172		-	Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
173		-	I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.
174		-	Chief Clerk
	1	+	2025
	2	+	STATE OF WYOMING
	3	+	25LSO-0193
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	1HB0036
	6	+	HOUSE BILL NO. HB0036
	7	+	Hathaway scholarship-amendments.
	8	+	Sponsored by: Representative(s) Harshman, Erickson,
	9	+	Nicholas and Singh and Senator(s) Brennan,
	10	+	Crago and Schuler
	11	+	A BILL
	12	+	for
	13	+	1 AN ACT relating to the Hathaway scholarship program;
	14	+	2 clarifying that the definition of "certificate" includes
	15	+	3 trade certificate programs; requiring rulemaking;
	16	+	4 specifying applicability; and providing for an effective
	17	+	5 date.
	18	+	6
	19	+	7
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	21	+	9W.S. 21-16-1301(a)(iv) is amended to read:
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	23	+	11
	24	+	12
	25	+	13 (a) As used in this article:
	26	+	14 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0193
	27	+	ENGROSSED
	28	+	2HB00361 (iv) "Certificate" means a credential other than
	29	+	2 a degree as defined in paragraph (vi) of this subsection. A
	30	+	3 "certificate" is
	31	+	4 degree,
	32	+	5 an academic year program of study offered by a Wyoming
	33	+	6 community college
	34	+	7
	35	+	8
	36	+	9
	37	+	10
	38	+	11
	39	+	12
	40	+	13;
	41	+	14
	42	+	15. This act is effective July 1, 2025
	43	+	16
	44	+	17 (END)