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THEN GOVERNOR HUCKABEE ON SCHOLARSHIPS ON ILLEGALS:<\/P>
LIES, DECEIT AND MISREPRESENTATION<\/P><\/B><\/FONT>
In the You Tube Debate held last week, Mike Huckabee was asked<\/P>
the following question about sponsoring a bill proposing tuition cuts<\/P>
to illegal aliens graduating from Arkansas high schools:<\/P>
“Governor Huckabee, while governor of Arkansas, you gave illegal<\/P>
aliens a discount for college in Arkansas by allow them to pay lower<\/P>
in-state tuition rates. However, we have thousands of military<\/P>
members currently serving our country in Iraq with children at<\/P>
home. If these children chose to move to Arkansas to attend college,<\/P>
they would have to pay three times the tuition rate that illegal aliens<\/P>
pay. Would you support a federal law which would require any<\/P>
state that gives these tuition rates to illegal aliens to give the same<\/P>
rates to the children of our military members?”<\/P>
Huckabee answered:<\/P>
“Thank you very much. Ashley, first of all, let me just express that<\/P>
you’re a little misinformed. We never passed a bill that gave special<\/P>
privileges to the children of illegals to go to college.<\/P>
Now, let me tell you what I did do. I supported the bill that would’ve<\/P>
allowed those children who had been in our schools their entire<\/P>
school life the opportunity to have the same scholarship that their<\/P>
peers had, who had also gone to high school with them and sat in<\/P>
the same classrooms.<\/P>
They couldn’t just move in in their senior year and go to college. It<\/P>
wasn’t about out of state tuition. It was an academic, meritorious<\/P>
scholarship called the Academic Challenge Scholarship.<\/P>
Now, let me tell you a couple of provisions of it. And, by the way, it<\/P>
didn’t pass. It passed the House but got in the Senate and got caught<\/P>
up in the same kind of controversy that this country is caught up in.<\/P>
And here’s what happened. This bill would’ve said that if you came<\/P>
here, not because you made the choice but because your parents did,<\/P>
that we’re not going to punish a child because the parent committed<\/P>
a crime.<\/P>
That’s not what we typically do in this country.<\/P>
It said that if you’d sat in our schools from the time you’re five or<\/P>
six-years old and you had become an A-plus student, you’d<\/P>
completed the core curriculum, you were an exceptional student,<\/P>
and you also had to be drug and alcohol-free — and the other<\/P>
provision, you had to be applying for citizenship.<\/P>
It accomplished two things that we knew we wanted to do, and that<\/P>
is, number one, bring people from illegal status to legal status.<\/P>
And the second thing, we wanted people to be taxpayers, not taxtakers.<\/P>
And that’s what that provision did.<\/P>
And finally, would we give that provision to the children of<\/P>
veterans, personally? What we’ve done with not just the children of<\/P>
veterans, but most importantly, veterans is disgraceful in this<\/P>
country.<\/P>
And that’s why I proposed a veterans bill of rights that, if anything,<\/P>
would give our veterans the most exceptional privileges of all,<\/P>
because they are the ones who have earned all of our freedom —<\/P>
every single one of them.”<\/P><\/FONT>
Discussion of Huckabee\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Lies, Deceit and Misrepresentation<\/P><\/B><\/FONT>
Instead of being candid, Huckabee tried to confuse the issue by<\/P>
interjecting information about the Arkansas Academic Challenge<\/P>
Program, codified at Ark. Code Ann. \u00c2\u00a7 6-82-1001, et seq. (a copy of<\/P>
which is enclosed). The Academic Challenge Program is based on<\/P>
being an Arkansas resident and makes no mention of the children of<\/P>
illegal aliens. In addition, the truth is that Huckabee played no part<\/P>
in the Academic Challenge Program and that it was enacted with the<\/P>
passing of Arkansas Act 352 of 1991, becoming law more than four<\/P>
years before Huckabee began his first time as Arkansas Governor in<\/P>
1996.<\/P>
Mr. Huckabee sought to avoid questions about the bill that he was<\/P>
really asked about, the Access to Postsecondary Education Act of<\/P>
2005, HB1525. A full copy of that bill is attached. Huckabee can<\/P>
be viewed promoting HB1525 during his State of the State Address<\/P>
at <\/FONT>http:\/\/www.immigrationwatchdog.com\/?p=5193<\/FONT>.<\/P>
A mere perusal of HB1525 reveals that Huckabee was deceptive in<\/P>
giving his response. For example, Huckabee indicated that the bill<\/P>
required children to attend schools in Arkansas their “entire school<\/P>
life,” or “from the time you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re five or six-years old.” However,<\/P>
Section 1(b) of HB1525 only required three years of attendance in<\/P>
an Arkansas school.<\/P>
Huckabee claimed that students had to be an “a A-plus student” and<\/P>
that they must have “completed the core curriculum,” and “be drug<\/P>
and alcohol free.” The truth is that not even a single one of these<\/P>
requirements is contained in HB1525. HB1525 was not a merit<\/P>
based bill.<\/P>
Huckabee also was untruthful when he said that the bill would<\/P>
“bring people from illegal status to legal status.” The bill did not<\/P>
require legal status. Rather, it only required filing an affidavit<\/P>
saying that you intend to legalize your immigration status. Contrary<\/P>
to what Huckabee said, HB1525 did not even require proof of even<\/P>
attempting to obtain legal status. Huckabee also tried to deflect<\/P>
attention away from his actions by saying that the bill would make<\/P>
people taxpayers. Again, the bill contained no such requirement<\/P>
because proof of legal status was not part of HB1525.<\/P><\/FONT>
Summary of Huckabee\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Lies, Deceit and Misrepresentation<\/P><\/B><\/FONT>
In sum, a total of five statements made by Huckabee in his response<\/P>
to one single question were lies.<\/P>
The lies were (as emphasized below):<\/P>
(1) “I supported the bill that would’ve allowed those children who<\/P>
had been in our schools <\/FONT>their entire school life <\/B><\/I><\/FONT>the opportunity t
\no<\/P>
have the same scholarship that their peers had, who had also gone to<\/P>
high school with them and sat in the same classrooms.”<\/P>
(2) “It was an <\/FONT>academic, meritorious scholarship called the<\/P>
Academic Challenge Scholarship<\/B><\/I><\/FONT>.”<\/FONT><\/P>
(3) “It said that if you’d sat in our schools <\/FONT>from the time you’re<\/P>
five or six-years old <\/B><\/I><\/FONT>and you had become an <\/FONT>A-plus student<\/B><\/I><\/FONT>, you’d<\/FONT><\/P><\/FONT>
completed the core curriculum<\/B><\/I><\/FONT>, <\/FONT>you were an exceptional student<\/B><\/I><\/FONT>,<\/FONT><\/P>
and <\/FONT>you also had to be drug and alcohol-free <\/B><\/I><\/FONT>— and the other<\/P>
provision, <\/FONT>you had to be applying for citizenship<\/B><\/I><\/FONT>.”<\/P>
(4) “It accomplished two things that we knew we wanted to do, and<\/P>
that is, number one, <\/FONT>bring people from illegal status to legal<\/P>
status<\/B><\/I><\/FONT>.”<\/FONT><\/P>
(5) “And the second thing, we wanted people to be taxpayers, not<\/P>
tax-takers. <\/FONT>And that’s what that provision did<\/B><\/I><\/FONT>.”<\/P>
It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one thing to flip flop on a position that is the most important<\/P>
issue in the campaign.<\/P>
It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a vastly different thing to tell millions of Americans numerous<\/P>
lies about your record on the issue.<\/P><\/FONT>
In the You Tube Debate held last week, Mike Huckabee was<\/P>
asked the following question about sponsoring a bill proposing<\/P>
tuition cuts to illegal aliens graduating from Arkansas high<\/P>
schools:<\/P><\/B><\/FONT>
“<\/FONT>Governor Huckabee, while governor of Arkansas, you gave illegal<\/FONT><\/P>
aliens a discount for college in Arkansas by allow them to pay lower<\/P>
in-state tuition rates. However, we have thousands of military<\/P>
members currently serving our country in Iraq with children at<\/P>
home. If these children chose to move to Arkansas to attend college,<\/P>
they would have to pay three times the tuition rate that illegal aliens<\/P>
pay. Would you support a federal law which would require any<\/P>
state that gives these tuition rates to illegal aliens to give the same<\/P>
rates to the children of our military members?”<\/P>
Huckabee answered:<\/P>
“Thank you very much. Ashley, first of all, let me just express that<\/P>
you’re a little misinformed. We never passed a bill that gave special<\/P>
privileges to the children of illegals to go to college.<\/P>
Now, let me tell you what I did do. I supported the bill that would’ve<\/P>
allowed those children who had been in our schools their entire<\/P>
school life the opportunity to have the same scholarship that their<\/P>
peers had, who had also gone to high school with them and sat in<\/P>
the same classrooms.<\/P>
They couldn’t just move in in their senior year and go to college. It<\/P>
wasn’t about out of state tuition. It was an academic, meritorious<\/P>
scholarship called the Academic Challenge Scholarship.<\/P>
Now, let me tell you a couple of provisions of it. And, by the way, it<\/P>
didn’t pass. It passed the House but got in the Senate and got caught<\/P>
up in the same kind of controversy that this country is caught up in.<\/P>
And here’s what happened. This bill would’ve said that if you came<\/P>
here, not because you made the choice but because your parents did,<\/P>
that we’re not going to punish a child because the parent committed<\/P>
a crime.<\/P>
That’s not what we typically do in this country.<\/P>
It said that if you’d sat in our schools from the time you’re five or<\/P>
six-years old and you had become an A-plus student, you’d<\/P>
completed the core curriculum, you were an exceptional student,<\/P>
and you also had to be drug and alcohol-free — and the other<\/P>
provision, you had to be applying for citizenship.<\/P>
It accomplished two things that we knew we wanted to do, and that<\/P>
is, number one, bring people from illegal status to legal status.<\/P>
And the second thing, we wanted people to be taxpayers, not taxtakers.<\/P>
And that’s what that provision did.<\/P>
And finally, would we give that provision to the children of<\/P>
veterans, personally? What we’ve done with not just the children of<\/P>
veterans, but most importantly, veterans is disgraceful in this<\/P>
country.<\/P>
And that’s why I proposed a veterans bill of rights that, if anything,<\/P>
would give our veterans the most exceptional privileges of all,<\/P>
because they are the ones who have earned all of our freedom —<\/P>
every single one of them.”<\/P>
Instead of being candid, Huckabee tried to confuse the issue by<\/P>
interjecting information about the Arkansas Academic Challenge<\/P>
Program, codified at Ark. Code Ann. \u00c2\u00a7 6-82-1001, et seq. (a copy of<\/P>
which is enclosed). Truth is that Huckabee played no part in the<\/P>
Academic Challenge Program and that it was enacted by Arkansas<\/P>
Act 352 of 1991, becoming law more than four years before<\/P>
Huckabee began his first time as Arkansas Governor in 1996.<\/P>
Mr. Huckabee sought to avoid questions about the bill that he was<\/P>
really asked about, HB1525. A full copy of that bill is attached.<\/P>
Huckabee can be viewed promoting HB1525 during his State of the<\/P>
State Address at <\/FONT>http:\/\/www.immigrationwatchdog.com\/?p=5193<\/FONT>.<\/P>
A mere perusal of HB1525 reveals that Huckabee was deceptive in<\/P>
giving his response. For example, Huckabee indicated that the bill<\/P>
required children to attend schools in Arkansas their “entire school<\/P>
life,” or “from the time you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re five or six-years old.” However,<\/P>
Section 1(b) of HB1525 only required three years of attendance in<\/P>
an Arkansas school.<\/P>
Huckabee claimed that students had to be an “a A-plus student” and<\/P>
that they must have “completed the core curriculum,” and “be drug<\/P>
and alcohol free.” The truth is that not even a single one of these<\/P>
requirements is contained in HB1525. HB1525 was not a merit<\/P>
based bill.<\/P>
Huckabee also was untruthful when he said that the bill would<\/P>
“bring people from illegal status to legal status.” The bill did not<\/P>
require legal status. Rather, it only required filing an affidavit<\/P>
saying that you intend to legalize your immigration status. Contrary<\/P>
to what Huckabee said, HB
\n1525 did not even require proof of even<\/P>
attempting to obtain legal status. Huckabee also tried to deflect<\/P>
attention away from his actions by saying that the bill would make<\/P>
people taxpayers. Again, the bill contained no such requirement<\/P>
because proof of legal status was not part of HB1525.<\/P>
In sum, a total of five statements made by Huckabee in his response<\/P>
to one single question were lies.<\/P>
The lies were (as emphasized below):<\/P>
(1) “I supported the bill that would’ve allowed those children who<\/P>
had been in our schools <\/FONT>their entire school life <\/B><\/I><\/FONT>the opportunity to<\/P>
have the same scholarship that their peers had, who had also gone to<\/P>
high school with them and sat in the same classrooms.”<\/P>
(2) “It was an <\/FONT>academic, meritorious scholarship called the<\/P>
Academic Challenge Scholarship<\/B><\/I><\/FONT>.”<\/FONT><\/P>
(3) “It said that if you’d sat in our schools <\/FONT>from the time you’re<\/P>
five or six-years old <\/B><\/I><\/FONT>and you had become an <\/FONT>A-plus student<\/B><\/I><\/FONT>, you’d<\/FONT><\/P><\/FONT>
completed the core curriculum<\/B><\/I><\/FONT>, <\/FONT>you were an exceptional student<\/B><\/I><\/FONT>,<\/FONT><\/P>
and <\/FONT>you also had to be drug and alcohol-free <\/B><\/I><\/FONT>— and the other<\/P>
provision, <\/FONT>you had to be applying for citizenship<\/B><\/I><\/FONT>.”<\/P>
(4) “It accomplished two things that we knew we wanted to do, and<\/P>
that is, number one, <\/FONT>bring people from illegal status to legal<\/P>
status<\/B><\/I><\/FONT>.”<\/FONT><\/P>
(5) “And the second thing, we wanted people to be taxpayers, not<\/P>
tax-takers. <\/FONT>And that’s what that provision did<\/B><\/I><\/FONT>.”<\/P>
It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one thing to flip flop on a position that is the most important<\/P>
issue in the campaign.<\/P>
It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a vastly different thing to tell millions of Americans numerous<\/P>
lies about your record on th<\/FONT>e issue.<\/P><\/FONT>
6-82-1001. Legislative findings and declarations of public necessity.<\/P>
The General Assembly hereby recognizes that taking the proper<\/P>
course work in high school is essential for success in college.<\/P>
Arkansas high school students who complete the recommended<\/P>
precollegiate or technical preparation core curriculum score<\/P>
significantly higher on standardized preadmissions tests and are<\/P>
more likely to be successful in college. Because the State of<\/P>
Arkansas also benefits from the academic success of well-prepared<\/P>
college students, there is hereby established the Arkansas Academic<\/P>
Challenge Scholarship Program, a college scholarship plan to<\/P>
promote academic achievement and encourage academically<\/P>
prepared Arkansas high school graduates to enroll in the state’s<\/P>
colleges and universities and to encourage students to enter the field<\/P>
of teaching for the purpose of teaching in subject matter areas of<\/P>
critical teacher shortage or in geographical areas of critical teacher<\/P>
shortage in the state.<\/P>
History. Acts 1991, No. 352, \u00c2\u00a7 1; 1991, No. 362, \u00c2\u00a7 1; 1993, No.<\/P>
1170, \u00c2\u00a7 1; 1997, No. 977, \u00c2\u00a7 4; 1999, No. 858, \u00c2\u00a7 11; 2003, No. 1798,<\/P>
\u00c2\u00a7 1. 6-82-1005. Eligibility.<\/P>
(a) Eligibility for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship<\/P>
Program shall be based on the criteria set forth in this section as<\/P>
well as program rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this<\/P>
subchapter by the Department of Higher Education.<\/P>
(b) An applicant shall be eligible for an award from this program<\/P>
if the applicant meets all of these criteria:<\/P>
(1) The applicant graduated from an Arkansas high school on or<\/P>
after March 5, 1991;<\/P>
(2) The applicant has been a resident of the State of Arkansas for<\/P>
at least twelve (12) months prior to graduation from an Arkansas<\/P>
high school, and the applicant’s parent or parents or guardian or<\/P>
guardians have maintained Arkansas residency for the same period<\/P>
of time;<\/P>
(3) The applicant is a citizen of the United States or is a permanent<\/P>
resident alien;<\/P>
(4) The applicant is accepted for admission at an approved<\/P>
institution of higher education as a full-time first-time freshman as<\/P>
defined by the department and enrolls in an approved institution<\/P>
within twelve (12) months of the applicant’s high school graduation;<\/P>
(5)(A)(i) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(5)( of this section,<\/P>
the applicant has successfully completed the core curriculum<\/P>
established by the State Board of Education and the Arkansas<\/P>
Higher Education Coordinating Board pursuant to \u00c2\u00a7 6-61-217.<\/P>
(ii) An applicant who graduates from an Arkansas high school<\/P>
after December 31, 2001, but before December 1, 2009, and who<\/P>
meets the provisions of subdivisions (b)(1)-(4) of this section but<\/P>
who has not completed the core curriculum defined in this<\/P>
subdivision (b)(5)(A) by the end of the senior year of high school<\/P>
due to the unavailability of the courses in the applicant’s high school<\/P>
shall have a grace period of twelve (12) months from the date of<\/P>
high school graduation in which to make up any course deficiencies<\/P>
required for program eligibility.<\/P>
An applicant who graduates from an Arkansas high school after<\/P>
December 31, 2009, shall have:<\/P>
(i) Successfully completed the Smart Core Curriculum as<\/P>
established by the Department of Education; and<\/P>
(ii)(a) Demonstrated proficiency in the application of knowledge<\/P>
and skills in reading and writing literacy and mathematics by<\/P>
passing the end-of-course examinations as may be developed by the<\/P>
Department of Education and as may be designated by the<\/P>
Department of Higher Education for this purpose.<\/P>
(b) “End-of-course” examinations means those examinations<\/P>
defined in \u00c2\u00a7 6-15-419;<\/P>
(6)(A) The applicant who graduates from an Arkansas high school<\/P>
after December 31, 2001, must have achieved the following:<\/P>
(i) A grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the set of core<\/P>
curriculum courses if enrolling at an approved four-year institution;<\/P>
or<\/P>
(ii) A grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale in the set of core<\/P>
curriculum courses if enrolling at an approved two-year institution;<\/P>and<\/P>
(iii)(a) These revised grade point average requirements may be<\/P>
reduced to no lower than a 2.5 on a 4.0 scale by a rules change by<\/P>
the Department of Higher Education if it is determined by the<\/P>
department, based on the most recent evaluation of the program’s<\/P>
operation, that the change to a 3.0 or 2.75 grade point average on a<\/P>
4.0 scale would unduly reduce the number of low-income or<\/P>
disadvantaged students who would therwise be eligible for the<\/P>
program.<\/P>
(b) At the Department of Higher Education’s discretion, the<\/P>
Department of Higher Education may make such a reduction for<\/P>
admissions to institutions with a high percentage of students<\/P>
receiving full Pell Grants upon petition to the Department of Higher<\/P>
Education by the institution.<\/P>
(The applicant scored nineteen (19) or above on the American<\/P>
College Test composite or the equivalent as defined by the<\/P>
Department of Higher Education.<\/P>
(C)(i) The Department of Higher Education is authorized to<\/P>
develop selection criteria through program rules and regulations that<\/P>
combine an applicant’s American College Test or equivalent score<\/P>
and grade point average in the core curriculum into a selection<\/P>
index.<\/P>
(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (b)(6)(A) and<\/P>
(b)(6)( of this section, this selection index shall be employed as an<\/P>
alternative selection process for applicants who achieve a grade<\/P>
point average above 2.75 if attending an approved two-year<\/P>
institution or 3.0 if attending a four-year institution on a 4.0 scale in<\/P>
the set of core curriculum courses defined in subdivision (b)(5)(A)<\/P>
of this section or for applicants who have an American College Test<\/P>
composite or equivalent score greater than nineteen (19).<\/P>
(D)(i) The applicant demonstrates financial need as defined by the<\/P>
department.<\/P>
(i) In calculating financial need for applicants who graduate from<\/P>
an Arkansas high school after December 31, 1998, but before<\/P>
January 1, 2001, the following criteria shall be used:<\/P>
(a) An applicant whose family includes one (1) unemancipated<\/P>
child shall have average family adjusted gross income over the<\/P>
previous two (2) years not exceeding seventy thousand dollars<\/P>
($70,000) per year at the time of application to the program;<\/P>
(b) An applicant whose family includes two (2) unemancipated<\/P>
children shall have average family adjusted gross income over the<\/P>
previous two (2) years not exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars<\/P>
($75,000) per year at the time of application to the program;<\/P>
(c) An applicant whose family includes three (3) or more<\/P>
unemancipated children shall have average family adjusted gross<\/P>
income over the previous two (2) years not exceeding eighty<\/P>
thousand dollars ($80,000) per year at the time of application to the<\/P>
program, plus for families with more than three (3) unemancipated<\/P>
children, an additional five thousand<\/P>
dollars ($5,000) per year for each additional child;<\/P>
(d) Any applicant whose family includes more than one (1)<\/P>
unemancipated child enrolled full time at an approved institution of<\/P>
higher education shall be entitled to an additional ten thousand<\/P>
dollars ($10,000) of adjusted gross income for each additional child<\/P>
when the department calculates financial need; and<\/P>
(e) If the applicant is an adopted child who was at least twelve<\/P>
(12) years of age at the time of adoption and if the applicant’s family<\/P>
includes unemancipated adopted children who were at least twelve<\/P>
(12) years of age at the time of adoption, the adoptive family shall<\/P>
be entitled to an additional ten thousand dollars ($10,000) of<\/P>
adjusted gross income per adopted unemancipated child.<\/P>
(iii) In calculating financial need for applicants who graduated<\/P>
from an Arkansas high school after December 31, 2000, but before<\/P>
December 31, 2004, the following criteria shall be used:<\/P>
(a) An applicant whose family includes one (1) unemancipated<\/P>
child shall have average family adjusted gross income over the<\/P>
previous two (2) years not exceeding fifty thousand dollars<\/P>
($50,000) per year at the time of application to the program;<\/P>
(b) An applicant whose family includes two (2) unemancipated<\/P>
children shall have average family adjusted gross income over the<\/P>
previous two (2) years not exceeding fifty-five thousand dollars<\/P>
($55,000) per year at the time of application to the program;<\/P>
(c) An applicant whose family includes three (3) or more<\/P>
unemancipated children shall have average family adjusted gross<\/P>
income over the previous two (2) years not exceeding sixty<\/P>
thousand dollars ($60,000) per year at the time of application to the<\/P>
program, plus for families with more than three (3) unemancipated<\/P>
children an additional five thousand<\/P>
dollars ($5,000) per year for each additional child; and<\/P>
(d) Any applicant whose family includes more than one (1)<\/P>
unemancipated child enrolled full time at an approved institution of<\/P>
higher education shall be entitled to an additional ten thousand<\/P>
dollars ($10,000) of adjusted gross income for each additional<\/P>
unemancipated child enrolled full time at an approved institution of<\/P>
higher education when the Department of Higher Education<\/P>
calculates financial need.<\/P>
(iv) In calculating financial need for applicants who graduate from<\/P>
an Arkansas high school after December 31, 2006, a Free<\/P>
Application for Federal Student Aid or a subsequent application<\/P>
required by the United States Department of Education for federal<\/P>
financial aid shall be filed by the applicant or other proof of family<\/P>
income as defined by the Department of Higher Education. The<\/P>
following criteria shall be used:<\/P>
(a) An applicant whose family includes one (1) unemancipated<\/P>
child shall have an average family adjusted gross income over the<\/P>
previous two (2) years not exceeding sixty-five thousand dollars<\/P>
($65,000) per year at the time of application to the program;<\/P>
(b) An applicant whose family includes two (2) unemancipated<\/P>
children shall have an average family adjusted gross income over<\/P>
the previous two (2) years not exceeding seventy thousand dollars<\/P>
($70,000) per year at the time of application to the program;<\/P>
(c) An applicant whose family includes three (3) or more<\/P>
unemancipated children shall have an average family adjusted gross<\/P>
income over the previous two (2) years not exceeding seventy-five<\/P>
thousand dollars ($75,000) per year at the time of application to the<\/P>
program, plus for families with more than three (3) unemancipated<\/P>
children, an additional five thousand dollars ($5,000) per
\nyear for<\/P>
each additional child; and<\/P>
(d) Any applicant whose family includes more than one (1)<\/P>
unemancipated child enrolled full time at an approved institution of<\/P>
higher education shall be entitled to an additional ten thousand<\/P>
dollars ($10,000) of adjusted gross income for each additional<\/P>
unemancipated child enrolled full time at an approved institution of<\/P>
higher education when the Department of Higher Education<\/P>
calculates financial need.<\/P>
(c)(1) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall<\/P>
have the authority to increase these financial need family income<\/P>
limitations if sufficient additional funds become available.<\/P>
(2) Financial need criteria necessary for the selection of recipients,<\/P>
including those defined as emancipated or independent by federal<\/P>
student aid regulations, shall be established through rules and<\/P>
regulations issued by the department.<\/P>
(d) Recipients of Arkansas Governor’s Distinguished Scholarships<\/P>
are prohibited from receiving Arkansas Academic Challenge<\/P>
Scholarships.<\/P>
(e) As an additional component to the Arkansas Academic<\/P>
Challenge Scholarship:<\/P>
(1) Each applicant for the scholarship shall agree that for each<\/P>
year the scholarship is awarded he or she may volunteer to serve as<\/P>
a literacy tutor for a minimum of twenty (20) clock hours each<\/P>
semester in a public school or a faith-based educational institution<\/P>
serving students in prekindergarten through grade six (PreK-6);<\/P>
(2) A recipient who agrees to volunteer as a literacy tutor:<\/P>
(A) Shall complete the prerequisite training in literacy and college<\/P>
readiness skills provided under \u00c2\u00a7 6-82-1006(d) before he or she<\/P>
begins tutoring; and<\/P>
( May receive college credit for the tutoring as determined by the<\/P>
institution of higher education awarding the scholarship; and<\/P>
(3) An enrolled college student who participates in the tutorial<\/P>
program and fails to meet the Arkansas Academic Challenge<\/P>
Scholarship academic eligibility requirement for the fall or spring<\/P>
semester shall be given the probationary opportunity during the<\/P>
subsequent spring or summer term to continue his or her education<\/P>
and improve academic performance prior to losing scholarship<\/P>
funding in the subsequent semester.<\/P>
History. Acts 1991, No. 352, \u00c2\u00a7 4; 1991, No. 362, \u00c2\u00a7 4; 1991, No.<\/P>
733, \u00c2\u00a7\u00c2\u00a7 1, 2; 1992 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 47, \u00c2\u00a7\u00c2\u00a7 2, 3; 1993, No. 1170, \u00c2\u00a7<\/P>
3; 1993, No. 1244, \u00c2\u00a7\u00c2\u00a7 1, 2; 1995, No. 1296, \u00c2\u00a7 38; 1997, No. 977, \u00c2\u00a7<\/P>
5; 1999, No. 858, \u00c2\u00a7\u00c2\u00a7 4-9; 2001, No. 1836, \u00c2\u00a7 3; 2005, No. 2011, \u00c2\u00a7\u00c2\u00a7<\/P>
2, 3; 2005, No. 2197, \u00c2\u00a7 3; 2005, No. 2214, \u00c2\u00a7\u00c2\u00a7 2, 3; 2007, No. 341, \u00c2\u00a7<\/P>
2; No. 840, \u00c2\u00a7 1.<\/P><\/FONT><\/PRE><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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