§ 74-32,235 — Amount of state scholarship equal to financial need; limitation

(a) The amount of a state scholarship awarded to a state scholar for the fall and spring semesters, or the equivalent thereof, shall be the amount of the state scholar's financial need for the period, except that state scholarships awarded to a state scholar in any year shall not exceed:
(1) Five hundred dollars in any year if the state scholar initially is or was awarded a state scholarship for any program period, term or semester commencing prior to July 1, 1985; and
(2) one thousand dollars in any year if the state scholar initially is awarded a state scholarship for any program period, term or semester commencing after July 1, 1985.
(b) When state scholarships are awarded to a state scholar for any program period or for one or more terms that are not semesters, the board of regents shall determine the equivalent of the fall and spring semesters.

Legislative History

L. 1974, ch. 304, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 374, § 10; L. 1985, ch. 243, § 5; L. 1985, ch. 244, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 274, § 3; July 1.