HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

520

TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to education.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§302A-   Early College Admission tuition program.   (a)     Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, if a student finishes their high school education graduation requirements before grade twelve, including completion of the Standardized Achievement Test, the money that would otherwise be allocated to a public school for the student through the weighted student formula shall instead be allocated as follows:

          (1)  Fifty per cent to the general fund; and

(2)  Fifty per cent to the student in the form of a tuition subsidy to any college within the University of Hawaii system."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2011.

 

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Education

 

Description:

Provides a tuition incentive for public school students who complete their high school education before grade 12, and attend a college within the University of Hawaii system.

 

 

 

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