AN ACT LIMITING SCHOLARSHIP DISPLACEMENT.

SB 158 prohibits colleges from reducing a student's institutional financial aid or grant under the Roberta B. Willis Scholarship program when the student receives an external scholarship. It directly affects students enrolled in the Roberta B. Willis Scholarship program at participating higher education institutions. The bill's key provision requires colleges to maintain full institutional aid amounts regardless of outside scholarship awards, preventing "displacement" where external scholarships lead to reduced college aid. This policy change ensures students retain full financial support without penalty for securing additional scholarship funding.