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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 154 of 739

incurred each semester by an individual student that are established by the Board of Regents for Higher Education for the regional community- technical colleges; (3) "Financial aid" means the sum of all scholarships, grants and federal, state and institutional aid received by a qualifying student. "Financial aid" does not include any federal, state or private student loans received by a qualifying student; (4) "Qualifying student" means any person who (A) graduated from a public or nonpublic high school in the state, (B) enrolls as a full-time or part-time student for the fall semester of 2020, or any semester thereafter, for the first time at a regional community-technical college in a program leading to a degree or certificate and continues to be enrolled as a full-time or part-time student at a regional community-technical college, (C) is classified as an in-state student pursuant to section 10a- 29, (D) is making satisfactory academic progress while enrolled at a regional community-technical college, (E) has completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, and (F) has accepted all available financial aid; (5) "Full-time student" means a student who is enrolled at a regional community-technical college and (A) is carrying twelve or more credit hours in a semester, or (B) has a learning disability documented with the regional community-technical college in which he or she is enrolled and is enrolled in the maximum number of credit hours that is feasible for such student to attempt in a semester, as determined by such student's academic advisor; [and] (6) "Semester" means the fall or spring semester of an academic year. "Semester" does not include a summer semester or session; [.] and (7) "Part-time student" means a student who is enrolled at a regional community-technical college and is carrying not less than six but fewer