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SB 1838: Student Financial Aid

GENERAL BILL by Taddeo

Student Financial Aid; Providing that, for purposes of receiving state financial aid awards, a student may not be denied classification as a resident based on his or her immigration status if certain criteria are met; establishing the Professional Student Loan Repayment Program within the Department of Education; specifying professionals who are eligible to participate in the program; requiring the department to make payments, subject to appropriation and on a first-come, first-served basis, to professionals to repay student loans that were used to pay specified costs; providing that the state bears no responsibility for the accrual of any interest charges or other remaining balances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/7/2022 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2022 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 158
    1/18/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 157
    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Education

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  • SB 1838, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/7/2022 at 4:59 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1463 Student Financial Aid Driskell Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Post-Secondary Education & Lifelong Learning Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1009.40 General requirements for student eligibility for state financial aid awards and tuition assistance grants. Page 2 (pdf)
    1009.896 Page 3 (pdf)

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