Louisiana HB274 amends eligibility requirements for the M.J. Foster Promise Program, allowing certain convicted individuals to qualify.
Louisiana HB274 modifies the M.J. Foster Promise Program's eligibility criteria to include individuals with specific criminal convictions. The bill retains the ineligibility for those convicted of certain violent crimes but allows eligibility for those convicted of other specified offenses. This change aims to expand the pool of potential beneficiaries for the financial assistance program targeting students in public postsecondary institutions or proprietary schools.
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