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Senate committee advances bills on undergraduate student‑parent supports and private student‑loan oversight
Summary
The Senate Higher Education Committee approved committee amendments to two bills to prioritize course registration and collect student‑parent data (limited to undergraduates) and advanced a bill to register private student‑loan creditors and add borrower protections; testimony urged stronger oversight of private loans.
The Senate Higher Education Committee voted to advance multiple bills on May 21 aimed at supporting student parents and increasing oversight of private student loans.
Two bills addressing student parents were considered with committee amendments that narrowed the measures to undergraduate students only. Senate Bill 3976 (as amended) would grant priority course registration to eligible student parents; Senate Bill 3977 (as amended) would require institutions to collect certain information on student parents. Committee witnesses noted…
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