HB 981

Abstract

Public institutions of higher education; tuitionand financial aid; dependency override application form. Requireseach public institution of higher education to develop, maintain,and post publicly on the financial aid page of such institution's website informational materials relating to the dependency overrideapplication process and to review and update such materials as necessaryto reflect current federal law and guidance on such process. Thebill requires such informational materials to include, in a languageand format accessible to students enrolled at and potential applicantsfor admission to such institution, (i) an explanation of the purposeof and eligibility requirements for a dependency override, (ii)an explicit list of the circumstances on which a student may basea dependency override application, (iii) an explanation of the dependencyoverride application process at such institution, and (iv) links torelevant federal guidance on the dependency override process.