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Committee hears overview of Hathaway, Wyoming Works and Wyoming’s Tomorrow scholarships
Summary
LSO and Department of Education staff briefed the Joint Education Committee on Hathaway scholarship tiers and funding structure, and on Wyoming Works and Wyoming’s Tomorrow program rules, eligibility, and recent appropriations. Members requested further data on coverage of tuition and fees and asked departments for follow-up reports.
Legislators at the Joint Education Committee on May 29 heard a statutory and program overview of Wyoming’s higher-education scholarship programs, including the Hathaway Scholarship, the Wyoming Works grants and the Wyoming’s Tomorrow endowment-backed scholarship.
Ashley Phillips, legislative editor with the Legislative Service Office, told the committee, “Today, we will be giving you a brief overview of the Hathaway program, the Wyoming Works program, and the Wyoming's Tomorrow program,” and then reviewed scholarship tiers, funding sources, and eligibility rules.
The Hathaway program remains structured around four merit tiers—honors, performance,…
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