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Committee delays decision on scholarship "stacking" after debate over costs, reduces initial appropriation
Summary
Members debated removing a cap that prevents state scholarships from exceeding an institution'determined cost of attendance and discussed cutting a supplemental scholarship appropriation from $12.2 million to $2 million. The committee agreed to table the policy change and asked the university system for numbers before acting.
At a House higher education committee meeting, members debated whether to remove language that prevents a State Board scholarship from exceeding an institution'determined cost of attendance and discussed a reduction in the bill''s supplemental scholarship appropriation from $12,200,000 to $2,000,000.
The change to remove the word "not" from language that had read "The State Board of Higher Education may not issue a scholarship under this section in excess of the total cost of attendance" was explained by Representative Richter, who said the committee's policy intent was to "assure that [students] get the full benefit of those scholarships because they've earned them." Richter said some students lose the full value of state scholarships when campuses offset institutional aid…
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