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Ohio sponsors revive Foster to College Scholarship bill, ask for $7.5 million a year
Summary
Sponsors of House Bill 25 told the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee the bill would create a last‑dollar Foster College Scholarship for youth who spent time in foster care after age 13, fund navigators and liaisons to connect students to services, and requests roughly $7.5 million annually to seed scholarships and staffing.
Representative Jerrels and joint sponsor Representative Sharon Rae told the committee that House Bill 25 would establish a Foster College Scholarship Fund to fill remaining college or training costs for young Ohioans who spent time in foster care after age 13 and to staff dedicated navigators and an education‑workforce liaison.
Why it matters: Sponsors said the measure would reduce barriers that keep foster youth from finishing high school and pursuing postsecondary credentials. "Today, according to the Children's Defense Fund of Ohio, 40% of foster youth in this state do not have a high school diploma," Representative Jerrels said, citing the group’s data during his…
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