HB3185 - Tennessee: Lottery, Scholarships And Programs

Companion Bill SB3577. Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Creates the ASPIRE work study program to provide additional postsecondary financial assistance from net lottery proceeds to students receiving both the Tennessee HOPE scholarship and the ASPIRE award. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9. Fiscal Summary for *HB3185 / SB3577Other Fiscal Impact - Increases the expenditure of lottery proceeds earmarked for scholarships and grants by $2,149,900 in FY08-09 and by $3,451,300 in FY09-10. Bill Summary for *HB3185 / SB3577 Present law provides for several lottery-funded scholarships and awards for postsecondary education. This bill creates an additional lottery-funded program, the ASPIRE work-study program. The ASPIRE work study program would provide work study opportunities for a recipient to work in elementary and secondary public [...]

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