§ 6-85-219. Reports to legislative committees

(a)

1. (1) Annually by November 1, the Division of Higher Education shall report to the Legislative Council in the manner and format that the Legislative Council requires on all state-supported student financial assistance awarded by the division and awarded by approved institutions of higher education.

2. (2) The information provided shall include without limitation:

   1. (A) Current year expenditures for scholarships and grants under the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2;

   2. (B) Projected obligations for succeeding years from each scholarship or grant funding source;

   3. (C) Fund balances for the:

      1. (i) Higher Education Grants Fund Account; and

      2. (ii) Trust accounts maintained by the Director of the Division of Higher Education to hold the net proceeds from the state lottery;

   4. (D) An evaluation of whether the net proceeds from the state lottery available for the program supplement and do not supplant nonlottery state educational resources; and

   5. (E) Other information that the Legislative Council or the General Assembly requests.

(b) Annually by December 1, the division shall report to the Legislative Council its recommendations for changes to the program, including without limitation:

1. (1) Adjustments to the eligibility requirements of the program; and

2. (2) Increases or decreases in the amounts awarded for a scholarship under the program based on the amount of net proceeds from the state lottery available.

(c) Annually by December 31, the division shall report to the Legislative Council the following information on recipients of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship Program — Part 2 who applied as of June 1:

1. (1) Race;

2. (2) Grade point average;

3. (3) Composite score on the ACT or the equivalent score on an ACT equivalent; and

4. (4) Family or individual income as reported on the student’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).