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Rep. Gettle outlines proposal to help students facing unexpected pregnancy continue higher education
Summary
Representative Shane Gettle presented a draft higher-education amendment to create a grant program to help students who experience an unexpected pregnancy or who are parenting young children continue college, proposing a $5 million fund and multiple grant rounds over the biennium; lawmakers discussed piloting the program.
Representative Shane Gettle presented a proposal to the Appropriations Education & Environment Division for a higher-education grant program to support students who experience an unexpected pregnancy or who are parenting young children so they can continue their education.
Gettle described a draft amendment that would create a program administered through the university system, open to public and private institutions in North Dakota. Eligible students in the proposal would include…
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