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Bill would create $5 million grant program to expand college‑access services statewide
Summary
House Bill 2,997 would require the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish a grant program for college-access and postsecondary-success organizations and appropriate $5 million to the program. Representatives of College Possible, AVID, and TRIO testified in an informational hearing about reach and program models.
House Bill 2,997 would direct the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) to establish and administer a grant program to expand the scope and reach of college-access and postsecondary-success programs. The measure would appropriate $5,000,000 to HECC to carry out the grant program, declare an emergency, and take effect on passage; the bill is in the Joint Committee on Ways and Means and was the subject of an informational hearing April 21.
John Chang, executive director of College Possible Oregon, described the measure…
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