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Education Committee clears several consent items, including scholarship and tuition‑benefit changes
Summary
On consent, the committee passed SB113 (adds Northwest Technical Institute to the Workforce Challenge Scholarship), SB66 (expands tuition benefits to allow online offerings at state institutions for Guard members) and SB129 (technical cleanup moving career colleges to the Department of Higher Education).
The Senate Education Committee passed multiple short items on the consent agenda.
Senator Eaves presented Senate Bill 113, a single‑line change adding Northwest Technical Institute to the list of institutions eligible for the Workforce Challenge Scholarship; he said it does not change program requirements. Senator English presented Senate Bill 66 with a cosponsor amendment; she said the bill updates tuition benefits so National Guard soldiers and airmen can use online coursework at state‑supported institutions. Senator English also described Senate Bill 129 as cleanup language relating to the transfer of private career‑college oversight to the Department of Higher Education; the committee passed both bills on voice votes.
All consent items were approved by the committee and will move forward for additional Senate consideration.
Sources: Committee transcript; remarks by Senators Eaves and English.
