H8162

Requires any remaining funds in the enacted budget from the RI promise scholarship program or the RI hope scholarship program, after Rhode Island college has satisfied all eligible scholarships to be reimbursed to onward we learn.

Introduced·2/27/26
Introduced Text

Rhode Island H8162 requires remaining funds from the Rhode Island Promise and Hope scholarship programs to be reimbursed to Onward We Learn.

Rhode Island H8162 mandates that any leftover funds from the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship or Rhode Island Hope Scholarship programs, after all eligible scholarships have been awarded, must be reimbursed to Onward We Learn. This applies to scholarships paid by Onward We Learn on behalf of students who attended the Community College of Rhode Island or Rhode Island College. The reimbursement must be made by the Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner and remitted to the Onward We Learn Scholarship Program by the State Treasurer by the end of the second month of the fiscal year.

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Finance Committee
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History

Feb 27

House

Introduced, referred to House Finance