Expanding the amount of promise scholarship funds awarded to persons majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics

HB 3285 amends West Virginia's PROMISE Scholarship Program to provide full tuition, room, and board coverage for students majoring in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) at state institutions of higher education. Currently, the program caps scholarships at $4,750 per year (or tuition cost, whichever is lower) for most students, but this bill removes that cap specifically for STEM majors. The change applies only to students enrolled in state institutions pursuing qualifying STEM degrees, while maintaining existing eligibility requirements like a 3.0 GPA and citizenship status. The bill does not alter the overall annual funding limit for the scholarship program.