Increase of Hathaway scholarship awards, the official text

ORIGINAL Senate
File No. SF0047

ENROLLED ACT NO. 4, SENATE

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2026 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to increasing the Hathaway scholarship program awards; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1. W.S. 21‑16‑1304(a)(i)(A), (ii)(A) and (iii)(A), 21‑16‑1305(a)(i)(A) and 21‑16‑1306(a)(i)(B)(II) and (C) are amended to read:

21‑16‑1304. Hathaway opportunity, performance and honor scholarships.

(a) Any student who meets the criteria under W.S. 21‑16‑1303 is eligible to receive a scholarship to pursue a degree or certificate as follows:

(i) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.50 and a score equal to or greater than the 2015‑2016 national percentile rank of forty‑three (43) on a college entrance examination administered throughout the United States and relied upon by institutions of higher education to determine acceptance of students for attendance, a Hathaway opportunity scholarship for:

(A) Eight hundred forty dollars ($840.00) One thousand one hundred eighty dollars ($1,180.00) per semester at an eligible institution if enrolled for twelve (12) or more semester hours;

(ii) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 and a score equal to or greater than the 2015‑2016 national percentile rank of fifty‑six (56) on a college entrance examination administered throughout the United States and relied upon by institutions of higher education to determine acceptance of students for attendance, a Hathaway performance scholarship for:

(A) One thousand two hundred sixty dollars ($1,260.00) One thousand seven hundred seventy dollars ($1,770.00) per semester at an eligible institution if enrolled for twelve (12) or more semester hours;

(iii) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 and a score equal to or greater than the 2015‑2016 national percentile rank of seventy‑nine (79) on an examination administered throughout the United States and relied upon by institutions of higher education to determine acceptance of students for attendance, a Hathaway honor scholarship for:

(A) One thousand six hundred eighty dollars ($1,680.00) Two thousand three hundred sixty dollars ($2,360.00) per semester at an eligible institution if enrolled for twelve (12) or more semester hours;

21‑16‑1305. Hathaway provisional opportunity scholarships.

(a) Any student who meets the criteria under W.S. 21‑16‑1303 is eligible to receive a Hathaway provisional opportunity scholarship to pursue a certificate or degree as follows:

(i) With a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 2.50 and either a score equal to or greater than the 2015‑2016 national percentile rank of thirty (30) on a college entrance examination administered throughout the United States and relied upon by institutions of higher education to determine acceptance of students for attendance or a qualifying cumulative score on a career‑technical aptitude test as determined by the department, a scholarship for:

(A) Eight hundred forty dollars ($840.00) One thousand one hundred eighty dollars ($1,180.00) per semester at a Wyoming community college if enrolled for twelve (12) or more semester hours;

21‑16‑1306. Need based scholarships.

(a) In addition to scholarships made available under W.S. 21‑16‑1304 and 21‑16‑1305 there shall be made available a need based Hathaway scholarship as follows:

(i) The scholarship shall be available only to students qualifying for a scholarship under W.S. 21‑16‑1304 or 21‑16‑1305 and for federal financial aid. The scholarships under this section shall be computed and awarded as follows:

(B) If the student has annual unmet financial need greater than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00):

(II) If a student is eligible for a scholarship under this article but does not qualify under subdivision (I) of this subparagraph – an award equal to twenty‑five percent (25%) of the annual unmet financial need in excess of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), but not to exceed one thousand five hundred seventy‑five dollars ($1,575.00) two thousand one hundred twenty dollars ($2,120.00) per year.

(C) A student qualifying for any award under this section shall receive a minimum amount of one hundred five dollars ($105.00) one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each semester of qualification. One‑half (1/2) of the annual award amount under this section shall be provided to the student at each semester of qualification;

Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2026.

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Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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