H.B. No. 0214

Hathaway scholarship-college attendance.

Sponsored By: Representative(s) Buchanan, Blake, Bonner, Craft, Harshman and Shepperson and Senator(s) Coe and Meier

AN ACT relating to education; limiting eligibility for Hathaway opportunity scholarships to attendance at a community college as specified; specifying applicability; modifying reporting requirements; and providing for an effective date.

1/24/2011 Bill Number Assigned

1/25/2011 H Received for Introduction

1/25/2011 H Introduced and Referred to H04

1/31/2011 H04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Brechtel, Burkhart, Connolly, Kroeker, Madden and Teeters

Nays: Representative(s) Freeman and Krone

Absent: Representative(s) Loucks

Ayes 6 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 1 Conflicts 0

1/31/2011 H Placed on General File

HB0214HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3 After "applicability;" insert "modifying reporting requirements;".

Page 4-After line 6 Insert:

"Section 3.

(a)  Commencing with the 2016 report, the department of education shall include in its annual report under W.S. 21‑16‑1308(c):

(i)  An analysis of the effects of the provisions of this act on retention and persistence rates of Hathaway program participants;

(ii)  Recommendations regarding legislation to further the purposes of increasing retention and persistence rates for Hathaway program participants.".

Page 4-line 8 Delete "Section 3" insert "Section 4". TEETERS, CHAIRMAN

2/2/2011 H Passed CoW

2/3/2011 H Passed 2nd Reading

HB0214H3001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 9 Delete "subsection (g)" insert "subsections (g) and (h)"

Page 4-after line 2 Insert:

"(h)  Any student who meets the criteria under W.S. 21‑16‑1303 and is eligible to receive a Hathaway opportunity scholarship under paragraph (a)(i) or subsection (d) of this section shall be eligible to use that scholarship at the University of Wyoming as provided in this subsection. Once admitted to the University of Wyoming under this subsection, an eligible student shall not be required to enroll at the community college if he continues to meet all applicable requirements of this article. Any student who meets the criteria under W.S. 21‑16‑1303 and is eligible to receive a Hathaway opportunity scholarship under paragraph (a)(i) or subsection (d) of this section shall be eligible to use that scholarship at the University of Wyoming if:

(i)  The registrar of records at the community college in the closest geographic proximity to the eligible student's residence certifies that the eligible student is not able to enroll in two (2) or more prerequisite classes necessary for completion of his declared major because there are no seats available in the prerequisite classes offered at the community college during the subsequent semester;

(ii)  The eligible student is admitted to the University of Wyoming and enrolls in one (1) or more of the prerequisite classes he was unable to enroll in at the community college.". LUBNAU

2/4/2011 H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brechtel, Buchanan, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Craft, Edmonds, Eklund, Gingery, Goggles, Greene, Harvey, Illoway, Kasperik, Kroeker, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, Nicholas, B., Patton, Pederson, Petersen, Petroff, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Vranish and Wallis

Nays: Representative(s) Connolly, Davison, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Greear, Harshman, Hunt, Jaggi, Krone, McKim, McOmie, Moniz, Peasley, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused: Representative(s) Brown, Gay and Miller

Ayes 42 Nays 15 Excused 3 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/7/2011 S Received for Introduction

2/7/2011 S Introduced and Referred to S04; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff

3/2/2011 S Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 7-3(c)