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Senate debates concurrent‑enrollment funding; permissive fee amendment defeated and bill later tabled on fiscal grounds
Summary
Senators debated H.B. 79 to stabilize $8 million in concurrent‑enrollment funding and a Dayton amendment permitting institutions to charge up to $25/credit when their funding was inadequate. The amendment failed and the bill was ultimately tabled on the third‑reading calendar for fiscal review.
Senator Bell explained the intent of second substitute H.B. 79: to stabilize funding for concurrent enrollment at a base of $8,000,000 and index it for inflation by placing it "below the line" so it would grow with the Value of the WPU. "It will keep the current funding base of $8,000,000 stable for inflation," Bell said on the floor, and he noted the program serves about 27,400 students.
Senator Dayton offered Amendment 1 to allow college presidents the discretion to…
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