SB84 increases income eligibility thresholds for the Partners in Education scholarship program, allowing more low-income students to qualify and remain eligible for longer periods. Students can now initially qualify if their household income is at or below 200% of the free or reduced-price lunch income standard, and after an initial eligibility period, they stay eligible if income remains below 250% of that standard (up from previous thresholds).
The amendment increased the initial income eligibility threshold from one hundred fifty to two hundred percent and simplified the subsequent-year eligibility requirement to two hundred fifty percent of the free lunch income standard.
The income eligibility threshold for entering the program increased from one hundred fifty percent to two hundred percent of the free or reduced-price lunch income standard.
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