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Supporters ask legislature to preserve and refine Connecticut's student loan reimbursement program
Connecticut General Assembly — Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee · February 20, 2023
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Summary
Witnesses urged maintaining and expanding the state student loan reimbursement program (HB 6,074), highlighted early program uptake and average award sizes, and requested changes to hardship waivers and volunteer‑hour requirements to expand equitable access.
Nonprofit leaders, college presidents and individual witnesses urged the Higher Education Committee to preserve and refine the student loan reimbursement program and HB 6,074.
Rona Free, president of the University of Saint Joseph, described early program metrics: "the thousands of inquiries, the over 1,500…
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