(1) In addition to any other scholarships or grants provided by law and subject to the availability of funds in the Department of Human Services Scholarship Account, the Department of Human Services may award tuition and fee-exempting scholarships or grants and additional funds for purchase of required books and supplies from other funds, whether from public or private sources, made available for training of recipients toward self-support to those qualified to receive welfare assistance, for enrollment at any publicly supported educational, vocational or training institution in this state.

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(2) Scholarships or grants shall be awarded on the basis of the recipient’s apparent ability and willingness to profit from the education or the vocational, technical, or other courses available, to the end that scholarships or grants awarded will benefit both the student and the people of this state.

(3) In order to facilitate the most effective use of funds granted under this section, the Department of Human Services may apply funds available under this section to supportive services, including but not limited to transportation and child care, for scholarship or grant recipients whenever the availability of such services has been eliminated by the exhaustion of funds in the department’s job related training program. [Formerly 411.580; 2015 c.765 § 26a]

[Amended by 1963 c.143 § 2; repealed by 1969 c.45 § 11]

[Amended by 1955 c.443 § 1; 1961 c.657 § 1; 1967 c.240 § 1; repealed by 1969 c.45 § 11]

[Repealed by 1969 c.45 § 10]

[Amended by 1967 c.240 § 2; repealed by 1969 c.45 § 10]

[Subsections (2) and (3) enacted as 1953 c.458 2,4; 1961 c.600 § 6; 1961 c.620 § 4; 1969 c.45 § 1; 1969 c.203 § 2; renumbered 411.144 in 2009]

[1955 c.380 1,3; repealed by 1957 c.531 § 3]

[Amended by 1967 c.454 § 47; 1971 c.80 § 5; renumbered 411.146 in 2009]

[Amended by 1961 c.600 § 7; 1963 c.537 § 4; 1965 c.440 § 3; 1967 c.454 § 107; 2003 c.14 § 179; renumbered 411.148 in 2009]

[1953 c.410 § 1; 1961 c.600 § 8; 1967 c.454 § 48; 1971 c.80 § 6; renumbered 411.149 in 2009]

[1953 c.460 § 1; 1967 c.71 § 1; 1967 c.454 § 49; 1971 c.80 § 7; 1971 c.779 § 12; 2003 c.14 § 180; renumbered 411.151 in 2009]

[Repealed by 1983 c.537 § 7]

[Amended by 1957 c.570 § 1; 1969 c.597 § 236; 1971 c.779 § 13; repealed by 2001 c.900 § 261]

[Amended by 1957 c.570 § 2; 1969 c.597 § 237; 1971 c.779 § 14; repealed by 2001 c.900 § 261]

[Amended by 1969 c.597 § 238; 1971 c.779 § 15; repealed by 2001 c.900 § 261]

[Repealed by 1969 c.597 § 281]

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