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.

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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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