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Restoring 2.5 GPA route for lottery scholarships stalls amid equity debate and large fiscal estimate
Summary
Senate Bill 4 62, which would restore a 2.5 grade‑point average eligibility path to the Arkansas Academic Challenge scholarship, prompted debate over test bias and equity and carries a $38.5 million fiscal estimate; the committee vote ended 4–4 and the bill did not pass.
Senate Bill 4 62, a proposal to restore a 2.5 GPA eligibility route alongside the ACT‑score threshold for Arkansas Academic Challenge scholarships, failed to win the committee's approval after extended debate about equity, predictive measures and fiscal cost.
Senator Joyce Elliott, sponsor of SB 4 62, framed the measure as corrective: she said removing the GPA route disproportionately excluded students of color and that the ACT‑only…
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