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House rejects amendment to expand Hathaway scholarship eligibility for trades programs, citing constitutional concerns
Summary
Lawmakers debated a second-reading amendment to House Bill 36 that would have expanded the Hathaway Scholarship to include trade programs. The amendment failed after multiple members and the department said it likely conflicted with constitutional or statutory provisions.
House Bill 36, a Hathaway Scholarship amendment sponsored by Representative Harshman, was considered on second reading Jan. 29. Representative Harshman moved second-reading amendment number 1 to undo a change passed the prior night and to avoid constitutional problems; he said the amendment would "harm the bill" because the department told him the change was unconstitutional.
Several members spoke.…
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