2012 US Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 28 - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE (§§ 1001 - 1161aa-1)
Subchapter IV - STUDENT ASSISTANCE (§§ 1070 - 1099e)
Part A - Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education (§§ 1070 - 1070h)
Subpart 6 - robert c. byrd honors scholarship program (§§ 1070d-31 - 1070d-41)
Section 1070d-36 - Eligibility of scholars
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 20 - EDUCATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 28 - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE SUBCHAPTER IV - STUDENT ASSISTANCE Part A - Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education subpart 6 - robert c. byrd honors scholarship program Sec. 1070d-36 - Eligibility of scholars |
| Contains | section 1070d-36 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 89-329, title IV, §419F, as added Pub. L. 99-498, title IV, §401(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1344; amended Pub. L. 110-315, title IV, §409(a), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3225. |
| Statutes at Large References | 98 Stat. 2901 100 Stat. 1344 122 Stat. 3225 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 89-329, Public Law 98-558, Public Law 99-498, Public Law 110-315 |
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Each student awarded a scholarship under this subpart shall be a graduate of a public or private secondary school (or a home school, whether treated as a home school or a private school under State law) or have the equivalent of a certificate of graduation as recognized by the State in which the student resides and must have been admitted for enrollment at an institution of higher education.
(b) Selection based on promise of academic achievementEach student awarded a scholarship under this subpart must demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and show promise of continued academic achievement.
(Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, §419F, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title IV, §401(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1344; amended Pub. L. 110–315, title IV, §409(a), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3225.)
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 1070d–36, Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, §419F, as added Pub. L. 98–558, title VIII, §801(a), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2901, related to eligibility of students for scholarships under Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program, prior to the general revision of this part by Pub. L. 99–498.
Amendments2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–315 inserted “(or a home school, whether treated as a home school or a private school under State law)” after “public or private secondary school”.
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