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Senate panel hears support for bill to remove age cap on foster‑care college tuition waiver
Summary
Lawmakers and witnesses told the Senate Committee on Education that House Bill 12 11 would remove an age limit that prevents some former foster youth from using a state tuition and fee waiver; witnesses described how the waiver changed lives and urged the committee to move the bill forward. Public testimony closed and the bill was left pending.
Sen. Menendez laid out House Bill 12 11 and said the measure would remove an age deadline that currently limits when former foster youth can use a state tuition and fee waiver to attend public colleges and universities.
The bill drew supportive testimony from advocates and people who used the waiver. Sarah Crockett, director of public policy for Texas CASA, told the committee the change was a joint recommendation of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Department of Family and Protective Services and…
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