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House approves one-time appropriation for technical-college equipment after amendment
Summary
After amending House Bill 11 14 downward on the floor, the House passed the measure on Feb. 25 to keep consideration moving for a one-time appropriation to help technical colleges purchase updated equipment; the bill was amended on the floor to $100 to preserve further negotiation with the Senate.
The House on Feb. 25 passed a bill to authorize state support for technical-college equipment purchases after a floor amendment reduced the appropriation to a placeholder amount to allow further negotiation with the Senate.
Representative Regina Roby, the bill sponsor, originally proposed a one-time appropriation of $6,736,000 to help four technical colleges buy approximately $10 million of equipment. "Operating technical programs at the college level requires a wide variety of…
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