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Committee backs student‑written robotics grant program to fund school teams
Summary
The House Education Committee passed a bill to create a statewide robotics grant program for grades 6–12, after testimony from students who helped write the measure. The program would be administered by the Department of Education and require a 25% local match; sponsors said it would use non‑general revenue funds.
The House Education Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 391, a bill to establish a statewide grant program to help schools create or expand robotics teams for grades 6 through 12.
The bill, introduced with testimony from student members of local robotics teams, would create a competitive grant administered by the Arkansas Department of Education. Committee testimony said the program would not use general revenue; teams receiving grants would be required to provide a…
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