Effective: September 30, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly When making an award under the choose Ohio first scholarship program, the chancellor of higher education, subject to approval by the controlling board, may commit to giving a state university's or college's proposal preference for future awards after the current fiscal year or fiscal biennium. A proposal's eligibility for future awards remains conditional on all of the following: (A) Future appropriations of the general assembly; (B) The university's or college's adherence to the agreement entered into under section 3333.65 of the Revised Code, including its fulfillment of pledges of other institutional, public, or nonpublic resources; (C) A demonstration that the students receiving the scholarship are satisfied with the state universities or colleges selected by the chancellor to offer the scholarships. The chancellor and the controlling board shall not commit to awarding any proposal for more than five fiscal years at a time. However, when a commitment for future awards expires, the chancellor and the controlling board may grant a one-time extension of the award for a period not to exceed than five fiscal years at a time. However, when a commitment for future awards expires, the chancellor and the controlling board may grant a one-time extension of the award for a period not to exceed four years. Last updated August 12, 2021 at 11:23 AM
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