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HB 1437: The Hope Scholarship Program

GENERAL BILL by Giallombardo

The Hope Scholarship Program; Revises purpose of Hope Scholarship Program; revises program eligibility; provides for use of funds under program; revises term of program scholarship; revises school district, DOE, parent, & nonprofit scholarship-funding organization obligations under program; authorizes payment of scholarship funds by organizations to be made by deposit into student's account; provides that accrued interest in student's account is in addition to awarded funds; provides that program funds include both awarded funds & accrued interest; prohibits student's scholarship award from being reduced for debit card or electronic payment fees.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/10/2022 House • Filed
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/16/2022 House • Referred to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
• Referred to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
• Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 House • Died in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee