District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999

District of Columbia College Access Act - Establishes the District of Columbia College Access Scholarship Program and the District of Columbia College Access Fund, out of which the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall award such scholarships. Sets forth administrative procedures for the Program. Requires the Mayor to award a scholarship of not more than $10,000 per academic year for attendance at an eligible public institution of higher education located outside the District to each applicant who is a qualified high school graduate and has resided in the District for at least the 12 consecutive months preceding the academic year for which the scholarship is sought. Sets the amount of each scholarship at the difference between the institution's non-resident and State resident tuition (or county resident tuition, if less than State), with a ratable reduction if the amount available from the Fund for any academic year is not sufficient to pay the scholarship. Requires such scholarships to provide tuition assistance grants in a uniform amount up to $3,000 per academic year (subject to similar ratable reductions) for attendance at eligible private institutions located in the District, Maryland, or Virginia. Allows the Mayor to enter into a contract with a nongovernmental agency to administer the Program and the Fund. Authorizes appropriation to: (1) the Fund for FY 2000 and each …

Congressional Research Service · 1999-05-24