Council of the Cherokee Nation - File #: 14-047

• File #: 14-047
• Version: 1
• Name: N/A
• Type: Legislative Act
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/30/2014
• In control: TRIBAL COUNCIL
• On agenda: 6/16/2014
• Final action: 6/23/2014
• Enactment date: 6/15/2014
• Enactment #: LA-12-14
• Title: AN ACT RELATING TO AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT SCHOLARSHIP ACT OF 2011 TO REVISE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
• Sponsors: David Walkingstick, Jack D. Baker, Harley Buzzard, Joe Byrd, Julia Coates, Cara Cowan Watts, Jodie Fishinghawk, Janelle Fullbright, Don Garvin, Tina Glory Jordan, Frankie Hargis , Lee Keener Jr., Dick Lay, Curtis Snell, Janees Taylor, David Thornton, Sr. , Victoria Vazquez
• Indexes: Education, Higher Education, Scholarship
• Code sections: Title 70 - Schools and Education
• Related files: CNCA-70, 17-060, 18-006

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/23/2014	1	OFFICE OF THE CHIEF	Signed
6/16/2014	1	TRIBAL COUNCIL	Approved	Pass
5/12/2014	1	EDUCATION COMMITTEE	Approved and Forwarded to Council	Pass

Title
AN ACT RELATING TO AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT SCHOLARSHIP ACT OF 2011 TO REVISE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:

Section 1. Title and Codification

This act shall be known as the 2014 Amendment to the Concurrent Enrollment Scholarship Act of 2011 and codified as Title_____________ Section ___________ ______________ of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.

Section 2. Purpose

The purpose of this Amendment is to revise the eligibility requirements for this scholarship program to benefit all Cherokee high school students residing in the Cherokee Nation Scholarship Program service area who are currently enrolled in an accredited public or private institution of higher learning.

Section 3. Legislative History
Legislative Act 23-11
Legislative Act 07-13

Section 4. Definitions
Concurrent Enrollment: means students who are either a high school Junior or Senior who are taking college courses through an accredited public or private institution.

Section 5. Substantive Provisions
A. Policies for this program under the Cherokee Nation College Resource Center shall be as follows:

1. Eligibility:

a. Students must be a Cherokee Nation citizen that resides in the Cherokee Nation Higher Education Non Pell Scholarship boundaries (see map attached).

b. If the student attends a Public High School, the student must submit a verification letter from their high school counselor (showing concurrent enrollment eligibility). Students must submit a current college class schedule.



c. If a student is home schooled, the student must submit verification from the individual who is providing home schooling (showing concurrent enrollment eligibility). Eligible High School or Home School Junior students will receive funding from the Cherokee Nation to supplement the tuition that Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education ordinarily pays for High School Senior tuition.

d. Student must submit a current ...