Section 36.34. Minority student programs.

 

(1)   Ben R. Lawton minority undergraduate grant program.

(a) In this subsection “minority undergraduate" means an undergraduate student who:

1. Is a Black American.

2. Is an American Indian.

3. Is a Hispanic, as defined in s. 16.287 (1) (d) .

4. Is a person who is admitted to the United States after December 31, 1975, and who either is a former citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia or whose ancestor was or is a citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia.

(b) The board shall establish a grant program for minority undergraduates enrolled in the system. The board shall designate all grants under this subsection as Lawton grants. The board may not make a grant under this subsection to a person whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b) , unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a) .

1985 a. 29 ; 1987 a. 27 ss. 666g , 666i , 670 to 673 , 675 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1995 a. 404 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2005 a. 25 , 254 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 32 .