PRINTER'S NO. 413
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
445
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY DEASY, MADDEN, PROBST, HILL-EVANS, SCHLOSSBERG,
CIRESI, SANCHEZ, BURGOS, WARREN, GALLOWAY, D. WILLIAMS,
FREEMAN, KINKEAD AND N. NELSON, MARCH 16, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 16, 2023
AN ACT
Providing for community college educational assistance.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Community
College Educational Assistance Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Agency." The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance
Agency.
"Eligible student." A student who has completed 60 credits
and maintained a 3.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0
scale, or its equivalent, at a Pennsylvania community college.
Section 3. Educational assistance program.
(a) Establishment.--The Community College Educational
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Assistance Program is established.
(b) Calculation.--The Community College Educational
Assistance Program shall provide that the agency disregard one-
third of an eligible student's expected family contribution and
Federal Pell Grant award amount when calculating the eligible
student's Pennsylvania State Grant.
Section 4. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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