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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO AID CHEROKEE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE CONCURRENTLY ENROLLED
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This Legislative Act shall be titled as the "Concurrent Enrollment Scholarship Act of 2011" and codified under Title____of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated ("CNCA").
Section 2. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to create a scholarship program to enable benefit Cherokee high school students residing in the Cherokee Nation Scholarship Program service area (see attached map)students in the State of Oklahoma who are currently enrolled in college courses through the Oklahoma Regents of Higher Education.an accredited public or private institution of higher learning
Section 3. Legislative History
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.
program established by the Oklahoma Regents of Higher Education.
Section 5. Substantive Provisions
Cherokee Nation high school students who enroll in college courses through the concurrent enrollment program established by the Oklahoma Regents of Higher Education may receive financial assistance from the Cherokee Nation in an amount not to exceed seventy dollars ($70.00) per credit hour.The Cherokee Nation College Resource Center shall establish a scholarship program to benefit Cherokee high school students residing in the Cherokee Nation Scholarship Program service area (see attached map) who are currently enrolled in college courses through an accredited public or private institution of higher learning. The establishment of said program and scholarship awards shall be contingent upon the availability of funding.
Said financial assistance shall be used to defray expenses associated with the courses taken, which include, but not limited to, fees charged by the applicable university or colleges and the cost of purchasing or renting textbooks for the courses.
Section 6. Provisions as Cumulative
The provisions of this act shall be cumulative to existing law.
Section 7. Severability
The provisions of this act are severable and if any part of provision hereof shall be held void the decision of the court so holding shall not affect or impair any of the remaining parts or provisions of this act.
Section 8. Emergency Declared
It being immediately necessary for the welfare of the Cherokee Nation, the Council hereby declares that an emergency exists, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force after its passage and approval.