Committee approves substitute to implement Pell Grants for short-term workforce training
The Workforce Committee approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 490 to align state law with federal changes expanding Pell Grant eligibility to shorter-term postsecondary workforce programs; the committee voted to report the substitute to the full Senate with a recommendation to pass.
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The Workforce Committee voted to report a committee substitute for Senate Bill 490 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass after counsel explained the measure would implement federal changes allowing Pell Grants to fund shorter-term workforce training offered by eligible postsecondary institutions.
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