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Senate advances bill to subsidize concurrent college credit using workforce lottery funds
Summary
Senate Bill 343 would create a concurrent‑credit scholarship using excess workforce/lottery funds to cover up to $125 per course (two courses per semester for juniors and seniors, $1,000 max). Sponsors and local partners said the model increases enrollment and reduces time to degree; the committee gave the bill a favorable report.
Senate Bill 343, presented to the Senate Education Committee, would create a concurrent‑credit scholarship program to reduce the cost of college courses taken while students are in high school.
Senator Stearch told the committee the proposal draws on excess lottery proceeds in a workforce challenge fund and would cover up to $125 per course after institutional discounts. The sponsor said the program is intended to preserve "skin in the…
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