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Business groups and students urge protection and continuation of merit and targeted scholarships in HB96
Summary
Ohio Excels, business groups and multiple students and alumni told the committee to preserve the governor's higher‑education proposals in House Bill 96, including the Merit Scholarship and existing scholarship programs (Morrill, OCOG), and to protect donor‑funded targeted awards from regulatory change.
Representatives of Ohio Excels and the Ohio Business Roundtable, along with students and alumni from Ohio's public universities, testified in support of the higher‑education provisions in House Bill 96 and urged preservation of scholarship programs that they say expand access.
Kevin Duff of Ohio Excels praised the governor's Merit Scholarship and asked the House to continue proposals that encourage top high‑school graduates…
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