HB3434 - Tennessee - Lottery, Scholarships And Programs

Companion Bill SB3115. Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Increases the number of semester hours that a student in a degree program requiring more than 120 semester hours to complete may receive a Tennessee HOPE scholarship from 136 semester hours to the actual number of semester hours required for the degree. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9. Fiscal Summary for HB3434 / *SB3115Other Fiscal Impact - Increases the expenditure of lottery proceeds earmarked for scholarships and grants by $600,000 in FY08-09 and by $308,000 in FY09-10. Bill Summary for HB3434 / *SB3115 Present law prohibits a student from continuing to receive a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, if that student is enrolled in an undergraduate degree program required to be more than 120 semester hours in length and has attempted 136 semester hours. This bill increases the [...]

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