53B-13a-106. Cesar Chavez Scholarship Program.
(1) The Cesar Chavez Scholarship Program is created within the Utah Centennial
Opportunity Program for Education.
(2) To qualify for a Cesar Chavez Scholarship, a student must:
(a) be an eligible student as defined in Section 53B-13a-102; and
(b) have a family income less than 200% of the federal poverty guideline for the family
size.
(3) (a) Cesar Chavez Scholarships shall be awarded in the following amounts:
(i) if the scholarship recipient is enrolled at a public institution, an amount not to exceed
the total of resident tuition and general fee charges; or
(ii) if the scholarship recipient is enrolled at a private, nonprofit institution, an amount
not to exceed the total of tuition and general fee charges.
(b) A scholarship for a student enrolled at a private, nonprofit institution may not exceed
the maximum program grant established by the board for the fiscal year.
(4) The board may allocate up to 10% of the money appropriated to the board for the
Utah Centennial Opportunity Program in Education for the Cesar Chavez Scholarship Program.
Enacted by Chapter 10, 2004 General Session
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