HB 686 -- Higher Education Scholarships for Foster Children

Sponsor:  Bringer

This bill establishes a tuition and fee waiver program beginning
with the 2010 fall term for incoming Missouri resident college
freshmen who have been in foster or residential care at certain
times.  To be eligible, applicants must have graduated from high
school or passed the general educational development (GED) test
within the last three years.  The student must apply for
admission to and be accepted at a state institution of higher
education within the time frame specified by the bill, apply for
financial aid, request a determination of eligibility from the
Coordinating Board for Higher Education, and complete at least
100 hours of community service or public internship within the
12-month period beginning September 1 during the year of the
tuition and fee waiver.  Waivers will be awarded annually,
subject to appropriations, for up to four years of undergraduate
study and may only be used after other sources of financial aid
intended for tuition and fees are exhausted.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:25 am