Senate advances bill to subsidize concurrent college credit using workforce lottery funds

Feb 27, 2019

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.

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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.

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