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Advocates urge reinstating Foster to College scholarship after omission from budget
Summary
Junior League of Columbus and other witnesses told the House Finance Committee that the Foster to College Scholarship Act was omitted from the state budget and urged lawmakers to reconsider including last-dollar tuition support and wraparound guidance funding for youth exiting foster care.
Julia Marino, a postdoctoral scholar and member of the Junior League of Columbus, testified April 8 to the House Finance Committee that the Foster to College Scholarship Act, which advocates say previously drew broad bipartisan support, was omitted from the House operating budget and should be reinstated.
Marino said the bill — described in testimony as last-dollar tuition support after federal grants — would help young people who age out of foster care attend and complete…
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