Post by pavel on Apr 21, 2016 4:48:28 GMT -6
TOPS contingency plan passes Louisiana Senate: Everyone would get some money
The Louisiana Senate has unanimously backed a plan to retain a portion of the TOPS college scholarship for all recipients in the event that funding for the program is cut for the next school year.
Senate Bill 470 calls for every student who qualifies for TOPS under the current rules to continue to get a portion of the scholarship, even if it can't be totally funded. This represents an alternative to the way a TOPS shortfall would be handled under the current state law -- by raising the ACT cutoff score needed for the scholarship.
Gov. John Bel Edwards has said he supports the alternative plan proposed by the Senate for dealing with a TOPS funding cut. The proposal now heads to the Louisiana House for consideration.
The discussion over TOPS funding could actually drag on well into July or August if Edwards and lawmakers decide to have another special session later in the summer to raise more money.
Read more: www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/04/tops_changes_1.html
The Louisiana Senate has unanimously backed a plan to retain a portion of the TOPS college scholarship for all recipients in the event that funding for the program is cut for the next school year.
Senate Bill 470 calls for every student who qualifies for TOPS under the current rules to continue to get a portion of the scholarship, even if it can't be totally funded. This represents an alternative to the way a TOPS shortfall would be handled under the current state law -- by raising the ACT cutoff score needed for the scholarship.
Gov. John Bel Edwards has said he supports the alternative plan proposed by the Senate for dealing with a TOPS funding cut. The proposal now heads to the Louisiana House for consideration.
The discussion over TOPS funding could actually drag on well into July or August if Edwards and lawmakers decide to have another special session later in the summer to raise more money.
Read more: www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/04/tops_changes_1.html