Relating to methods of paying for post-secondary education; prescribing an effective date.
Summary
Establishes the Guaranteed Opportunity Program. Requires the Office of Student Access and Completion to administer the program. Requires the State Workforce and Talent Development Board to monitor the program every two years and make recommendations to the Legislative Assembly on whether modifications are necessary to enhance the state's workforce. Establishes that the program becomes operative on January 1, 2045. Establishes the Guaranteed Opportunity Program Implementation Fund. Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, on the effective date of the Act, to begin the process of developing the policy and rules necessary to implement the Guaranteed Opportunity Program. Requires the commission to submit a report regarding the progress on the development of policy and rules to committees related to public finance and higher education during the 2026 and 2027 regular sessions of the Legislative Assembly. Establishes the Task Force on Implementing the Guaranteed Opportunity Program. Requires the task force to determine the amount of moneys the program will need to raise through bonding, determine which current grant and scholarship programs should be repealed on the operative date of the Guaranteed Opportunity Program and analyze the methods for preventing bad faith participation of participants in the program. Sunsets the task force on December 31, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Last action Jun 28, 2025
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Total actions
4
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Committee
2
Jun 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Evans
DDemocratic
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