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Companion Bill SB1454. Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Eliminates high school academic requirements for initial receipt of Tennessee HOPE scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9. Fiscal Summary for *HB0350 / SB1454 Other Fiscal Impact - Increases the expenditure of lottery proceeds earmarked for scholarships and grants by $64,885,000 in FY07-08 and by $71,375,400 in FY08-09. Bill Summary for *HB0350 / SB1454 Generally, to be eligible for a HOPE scholarship, a student must meet certain academic requirements, such as graduating high school with a GPA of 3.0 or attaining a composite ACT score of at least 21 on any single ACT test date or a combined SAT score of at least 980 on any single SAT test date. This bill eliminates the academic requirements for receipt of a HOPE scholarship. Other eligibility requirements (such as [...]

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  • 05/09/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Education Committee
  • 05/02/2007 - Placed on Calendar Education Committee for 05/09/2007
  • 05/02/2007 - Recommended for Passage if am. by Subcommittee Referred to Education Committee
  • 04/25/2007 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Higher Education of Education for 05/02/2007
  • 04/25/2007 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Higher Education of Education to 5/2/2007

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Bill Text
File name Last Updated
HB0350 Bill Text PDF10/27/2007

Fiscal Notes
File name Last Updated
SB1454 Fiscal Notes PDF10/27/2007