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Bill would expand FAST dual‑credit aid to private and homeschooled students
Summary
Senate Bill 895 would expand the FAST dual‑credit support program to include eligible private‑school and homeschooled students; representatives of private and homeschool groups and a coordinating‑board staffer testified in favor, and the committee left the bill pending.
Senate Bill 895 seeks to expand eligibility for the FAST (Financial Aid for Swift Transfer) dual‑credit program so that eligible private‑school and homeschooled students may access the program on the same income‑eligibility basis as public‑school students. Senator Hinojosa laid out the bill and said the FAST program (established as part of House Bill 8) currently covers public-school students who…
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