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Assembly hears request to more than double Rising Scholars funding while LAO urges caution pending outcome data
Summary
The governor proposes $30 million ongoing to expand the Rising Scholars Network serving currently and formerly incarcerated students; the Chancellor's Office supports expansion, the LAO urged waiting for evaluation results.
The subcommittee considered the governor's proposal to increase ongoing funding for the Rising Scholars Network, a program that serves currently and formerly incarcerated students.
Justin Hurst from the Department of Finance described the proposal as a $30 million ongoing Proposition 98 General Fund augmentation that would raise total program funding to $55 million and would include trailer bill language to remove the cap on participating colleges (statute currently lists up to 65 colleges).
Lisa King of the LAO…
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