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Committee advances early-education scholarship using GET surplus
Summary
The Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee voted to report a proposed substitute for House Bill 2438 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation; the substitute would create an early education scholarship funded annually from the GET account and include a statute-of-limitations provision and reporting changes.
The Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee on Feb. 3 voted to report substitute House Bill 2438 out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation, advancing a proposal that would create a tuition scholarship aimed at training early‑childhood educators.
Saranda Ross, counsel to the committee, told members the proposed substitute (H‑3363.2) would create an early‑education degree‑seekers scholarship providing up to 90 credits of tuition‑free community or technical college coursework for eligible early‑childhood education certificate or associate degree programs. "Eligibility…
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