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House panel backs TOPS 'Excellence' award covering tuition and fees for highest‑scoring students
Summary
The House Committee on Appropriations advanced House Bill 77, which would add a TOPS Excellence award for students scoring at least a 31 on the ACT and holding a 3.5 GPA; sponsors say the change is funded from unused TOPS dollars and would affect roughly 3,300 students.
The House Committee on Appropriations advanced House Bill 77, an amendment to the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) that creates a new TOPS Excellence award for high‑scoring students.
Supporters say the Excellence award would cover tuition and required fees at any Louisiana public university for students who score a 31 or higher on the ACT and maintain a 3.5 grade‑point average. “If you score a 31 on your ACT and have a 3.5 GPA, basically all your tuition at any public university will be covered through TOPS,” Representative Turner said during the committee hearing.
Committee members and staff described the proposal as a targeted…
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