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House amends Regents Scholarship rules to include college‑level coursework; bill advances to Senate
Utah House of Representatives · March 5, 2012
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Summary
House Bill 284 was amended to allow students doing college‑level work to qualify for the Regents Scholarship; members debated a $12.6 million fiscal note and funding process before the House passed the bill 58–13 and transmitted it to the Senate.
Representative Dougal brought House Bill 284 to the floor to address a perceived problem with the Regents Scholarship eligibility rules that some members said penalize students who take college‑level concurrent enrollment courses. Dougal argued the bill would recognize "students performing at college level" and avoid discouraging…
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