H.B. No. 0174

Provisional opportunity Hathaway scholarship.

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Jaggi, Brown, Davison, Harshman, McOmie, Meyer, Shepperson, Thompson and Wallis and Senator(s) Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader and Massie

AN ACT relating to the Hathaway student scholarship program; providing for a provisional opportunity scholarship in lieu of the career scholarship; extending scholarship use as specified; specifying application of scholarship modification; and providing for an effective date.

1/13/2009   Bill Number Assigned

1/15/2009   H Received for Introduction

1/16/2009   H Introduced and Referred to H04

1/29/2009   H04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Connolly, Craft, Diercks, Jaggi, Lubnau, McKim, McOmie and Teeters

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/29/2009   H Placed on General File

HB0174HS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 21          Delete "attend" insert "use this scholarship while attending".  MCOMIE, CHAIRMAN

2/3/2009    H Passed CoW

2/4/2009    H Passed 2nd Reading

HB0174H3001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 13          After "or" insert "if the student earns a degree from the community college with a minimum GPA of 2.25, may extend the scholarship to pursue a ".  JAGGI

2/5/2009    H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Roscoe, Shepperson, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne and Wallis

Nays:  Representative(s) Buchanan, Edmonds, Hammons, Peasley, Semlek, Simpson, Stubson, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 51 Nays 9 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/9/2009    S Received for Introduction

2/9/2009    S Introduced and Referred to S04

2/24/2009   S04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Coe, Decaria, Massie and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Jennings

Ayes 4 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/24/2009   S Placed on General File

HB0174SS001/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 2           After "program;" insert "allowing exceptions for institutional attendance under certain scholarships;".

Page 1-line 10          After "W.S." insert "21‑16‑1304(b),".

Page 1-After line 12 insert:

"21‑16‑1304. Hathaway opportunity, performance and honor scholarships.

(b) Scholarships under this section shall be for a maximum of the equivalent of eight (8) full-time semesters.  Unless waived by the department for health science programs leading to a degree, a scholarship under this section shall be available for attendance at a Wyoming community college for not more than a maximum of the equivalent of four (4) full-time semesters.".  COE, CHAIRMAN

2/27/2009   S Passed CoW

3/2/2009    S Passed 2nd Reading

3/3/2009    S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Bebout, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Peterson, Ross, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Case, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Perkins and Schiffer

Ayes 22 Nays 8 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

3/3/2009    Assigned Number HEA No. 0103

3/3/2009    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0103

3/4/2009    S President Signed HEA No. 0103

3/13/2009   Governor Signed HEA No. 0103

3/13/2009   Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0204  Session Laws of Wyoming 2009.