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HOUSE BILL NO. 129
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
BY REPRESENTATIVE FIELDS
Introduced: 3/8/21
Referred: Education, Finance
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
1 "An Act relating to the maximum annual awards for Alaska performance scholarships."
2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
3 * Section 1. AS 14.43.825(a) is amended to read:
4 (a) The maximum annual awards for the Alaska performance scholarships are
5 as follows:
6 (1) the first award level is an amount equal to the average annual
7 cost of resident tuition and fees at the University of Alaska [$4,755] and requires a
8 (A) 3.5 grade-point average or above; and
9 (B) very high minimum score on a college entrance
10 examination;
11 (2) the second award level is an amount equal to 75 percent of the
12 average annual cost of resident tuition and fees at the University of Alaska
13 [$3,566] and requires a
14 (A) 3.0 grade-point average or above; and
15 (B) high minimum score on a college entrance examination;
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1 (3) the third award level is an amount equal to 50 percent of the
2 average annual cost of resident tuition and fees at the University of Alaska
3 [$2,378] and requires a
4 (A) 2.5 grade-point average or above; and
5 (B) moderately high minimum score on a college entrance
6 examination.
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Statutes affected:
HB0129A, AM HB 129, introduced 03/08/2021: 14.43.825