| SB 0816 | Allows foster children to receive a tuition and fee waiver to state-funded colleges or universities |
| Sponsor: | Dougherty | Co-Sponsor(s) | ||
| LR Number: | 2784S.01I | Fiscal Note: | 2784-01 | |
| Committee: | Education | |||
| Last Action: | 01/12/04 - Second Read and Referred S Education Committee | Journal page: | S90 | |
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 2004 | |||
SB 816 - This act allows eligible foster children to receive a waiver of tuition and fees at state-funded colleges or universities. Eligible students shall be Missouri residents, shall have graduated from high school or received a GED within the last three years, shall have been accepted for admission at a state-funded college or university, shall have applied for other student financial assistance, shall have been in foster care under the Department of Social Services on or after one of the dates specified in the act, shall complete community service or public internship as required under the act and shall apply to the Coordinating Board for Higher Education for the waiver.
The waiver shall be annually renewable for up to a total of four years if the student remains in good academic standing. The waiver shall only be used after other sources of aid are used. No student enrolled when the act becomes effective shall be eligible for a waiver under this act. The program shall begin with incoming freshmen in the 2005 fall semester.
This act is similar to SB 572 (2003).
DONALD THALHUBER