53B-13a-106 - Cesar Chavez Scholarship Program.
53B-13a-106. Cesar Chavez Scholarship Program.
(1) The Cesar Chavez Scholarship Program is created within the Utah CentennialOpportunity Program for Education.
(2) To qualify for a Cesar Chavez Scholarship, a student must:
(a) be an eligible student as defined in Section 53B-13a-102; and
(b) have a family income less than 200% of the federal poverty guideline for the familysize.
(3) (a) Cesar Chavez Scholarships shall be awarded in the following amounts:
(i) if the scholarship recipient is enrolled at a public institution, an amount not to exceedthe total of resident tuition and general fee charges; or
(ii) if the scholarship recipient is enrolled at a private, nonprofit institution, an amountnot to exceed the total of tuition and general fee charges.
(b) A scholarship for a student enrolled at a private, nonprofit institution may not exceedthe maximum program grant established by the board for the fiscal year.
(4) The board may allocate up to 10% of the money appropriated to the board for theUtah Centennial Opportunity Program in Education for the Cesar Chavez Scholarship Program.
(1) The Cesar Chavez Scholarship Program is created within the Utah CentennialOpportunity Program for Education.
(2) To qualify for a Cesar Chavez Scholarship, a student must:
(a) be an eligible student as defined in Section 53B-13a-102; and
(b) have a family income less than 200% of the federal poverty guideline for the familysize.
(3) (a) Cesar Chavez Scholarships shall be awarded in the following amounts:
(i) if the scholarship recipient is enrolled at a public institution, an amount not to exceedthe total of resident tuition and general fee charges; or
(ii) if the scholarship recipient is enrolled at a private, nonprofit institution, an amountnot to exceed the total of tuition and general fee charges.
(b) A scholarship for a student enrolled at a private, nonprofit institution may not exceedthe maximum program grant established by the board for the fiscal year.
(4) The board may allocate up to 10% of the money appropriated to the board for theUtah Centennial Opportunity Program in Education for the Cesar Chavez Scholarship Program.
Enacted by Chapter 10, 2004 General Session