Committee restores and increases general-fund support for university system above House level

May 30, 2025

The Senate Finance Committee voted to increase funding for the state university system, adding roughly $33 million per year in general funds above the House appropriation, bringing the committee’s total to about $85 million per year in state support for the system (still below the governor’s recommendation).

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The Senate Finance Committee voted to increase state general-fund support for the university system, adding approximately $33 million per year to the House’s appropriation and restoring unique program funding that had been moved during earlier actions.

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