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Union and campus representatives back Green & Healthy bill, urge debt relief and financed capital to protect affordability
Summary
At the same Joint Committee hearing, witnesses supporting H.1426/S.949 pressed for a Green and Healthy Public Colleges and Universities approach that couples deferred‑maintenance funding with campus debt relief to reduce pressure on tuition and staff wages.
Union representatives, campus staff and faculty advocates told the Joint Committee on Higher Education that a separate bill — H.1426 (and S.949) discussed during the same hearing — should be approved to pair campus modernization with relief for campus‑borne debt. Testimony argued that debt service and deferred maintenance have been shifted onto students through fees and that debt relief would free resources for student affordability and employee pay.
What witnesses said: Casey Krone, health and safety coordinator for the University Staff…
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