NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A compromise between House and Senate leaders on a measure to loosen requirements for college students to keep lottery-funded scholarships has fallen apart nearly as soon as it was reached.
The House Democratic Caucus balked at the compromise Tuesday night when lawmakers became concerned that Senate Republicans had added several other provisions.
Under current rules, students must be enrolled full time in college and have a grade point average of at least 2.75 after their freshman year and a cumulative 3.0 GPA subsequently.
The compromise would have set the required GPA at 2.75 through the middle of the junior year. Students then would have to earn at least a 3.0 GPA for each semester after that to keep the scholarship.
House leaders planned to continue to meet with Senate leaders to reach another compromise.
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