If the chancellor of higher education determines that sufficient funds are available from general revenue fund appropriations made to the department of higher education or to the chancellor , the chancellor shall allocate the following:
(A) Up to seventy thousand dollars in each fiscal year to make payments to the Columbus program in intergovernmental issues, an Ohio internship program at Kent state university, for scholarships of up to two thousand dollars for each student enrolled in the program;
(B) Up to one hundred sixty-five thousand dollars in each fiscal year to make payments to the Washington center for scholarships provided to undergraduates of Ohio's four-year public and private institutions of higher education selected to participate in the Washington center internship program. The amount of a student's scholarship shall not exceed the amount specified for such scholarships in the biennial operating appropriations act.
The chancellor may utilize any general revenue funds appropriated to the department or to the chancellor that the chancellor determines to be available for purposes of this section.
Amended by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 64, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2015.
Effective Date: 06-09-2004; 06-30-2005; 2007 HB2 05-15-2007; 2007 HB119 06-30-2007.