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Senate broadens A+ and fast-track access to short vocational credentials
Summary
Senators adopted a change allowing A+-eligible students to use those credits for short certification programs (CNAs, EMTs, CDL and similar) that previously did not qualify for federal financial aid or for A+ use, filling a gap between fast-track rules and the A+ program.
The Missouri Senate perfected and ordered printed a change March 11 that lets students who qualify for the state's A+ scholarship use those funds for shorter certificate programs that had previously fallen between the A+ program and the fast-track rules.
Sponsor Senator from Newton explained the senate substitute for Senate Bill 150 extends A+ reimbursement to include certifications such…
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