Fiscal Note
HB0271 - Utah Purple Heart Recipients Tuition Act Amendments
State Impact:
This bill expands tuition waivers for Purple Heart recipients to include graduate programs, under specific conditions. There are currently 24 Purple Heart recipients who are benefiting from tuition waivers for undergraduate degrees. Approximatley 10 percent of students with an undergraduate degree continue on to a graduate program. Assuming this same percentage, two to three Purple Heart recipients would apply for the graduate tuition waiver. The maximum amount of graduate tuition that can be waived is $10,000. The fiscal impact would depend on the actual number of waivers approved and the actual amount of tuition waived.
| Funding Source | FY 2008 Approp. | FY 2009 Approp. | FY 2010 Approp. | FY 2008 Revenue | FY 2009 Revenue | FY 2010 Revenue |
| Total | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Individual, Business and/or Local Impact:
Purple Heart recipients who meet the conditions established in this legislation would benefit from tuition waivers for graduate studies.
| 1/28/2008, 12:06:07 PM, Lead Analyst: Pratt, S. | Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst |