Signed by Governor Kate Brown

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to agree with House amendments and pass a bill that expands eligibility for financial aid to include students with nonresident status, effective immediately.

Highlights:

• Expands eligibility for state financial aid grants to include a student with nonresident status who is exempted from paying nonresident tuition for attending high school in Oregon, effective for the 2016-2017 academic year (Secs. 1 & 4-8).

• Appropriates $43,499 to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to carry out the provisions of this bill for the biennium beginning July 1, 2015 (Sec. 9).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands eligibility for financial aid to include students with nonresident status, effective immediately.

Highlights:

• Expands eligibility for state financial aid grants to include a student with nonresident status who is exempted from paying nonresident tuition for attending high school in Oregon, effective for the 2016-2017 academic year (Secs. 1 & 4-8).

• Appropriates $43,499 to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to carry out the provisions of this bill for the biennium beginning July 1, 2015 (Sec. 9).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands eligibility for financial aid to include students with nonresident status, effective immediately.

Highlights:

• Expands eligibility for state financial aid grants to include a student with nonresident status who is exempted from paying nonresident tuition for attending high school in Oregon, effective for the 2016-2017 academic year (Secs. 1 & 3-8).

• Appropriates $43,499 to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to carry out the provisions of this bill for the biennium beginning July 1, 2015 (Sec. 9).

Full Bill Text