WOUNDED WARRIOR MOTORSPORT SCHOLARSHIP/FUNDS.

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
House Bill 1205 (Public) Filed Tuesday, May 27, 2014
AN ACT TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS TO ATTEND A UNIVERSITY OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE MOTORSPORTS PROGRAM.
Intro. by Jeter, G. Martin, Hanes.

Status: Ref To Com On Appropriations (House Action) (May 28 2014)

Bill History:

H 1205

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: May 27 2014 - View Summary

    Appropriates $39,886 in recurring funds starting in fiscal year 2014-15 to provide four scholarships for members of the Wounded Warrior Program in order to complete a motorsports technology, motorsports management, race car technology, or similar program or concentration at a community college in North Carolina or constituent institution of UNC. Allows the State Education Assistance Authority (SEAA) to use up to 3.5 percent to administer the scholarships. Directs the SEAA to select the four recipients of the scholarships.

    Sets out five requirements that a student must meet in order to be eligible for the scholarships, including that the student must be seeking to complete a program or concentration in the disciplines described above and that the student must meet specific academic standards and progress.

    Provides that $20,000 of the recurring funds appropriated from the Education Lottery Fund to the SEAA for the 2014-15 fiscal year must be used to market the availability of the new scholarships to the members of the Wounded Warrior Program associated with Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune.

    Effective July 1, 2014.