Higher education; removing certain eligibility provision for certain state tuition aid grants; limiting certain incarcerated individuals. Effective date. Emergency.

This bill restricts eligibility for state tuition aid grants for incarcerated individuals by prohibiting awards to those currently in correctional facilities who are enrolled in programs primarily focused on virtual learning. Additionally, it limits grant eligibility to incarcerated people who are within five years of their expected release date. These changes directly affect inmates seeking financial assistance for education while serving their sentences and the administrators of state-funded tuition programs. The legislation aims to narrow the scope of who can receive these grants while incarcerated, emphasizing proximity to release and the format of the educational program.