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Committee advances 'PA Promise' last-dollar scholarship after amendment expanding eligibility
Summary
The House Education Committee adopted an amendment expanding House Bill 2084 (the Pennsylvania Promise Program) to include students at independent colleges and then voted to move the bill to the House floor; supporters called it a last-dollar scholarship to improve college affordability, opponents raised cost concerns.
House Education Committee members voted to advance House Bill 2084, the "PA Promise," after adopting an amendment to expand eligibility to students attending independent institutions of higher education.
Sponsor Chair Harris described the proposal as "about college affordability and providing more access" and said the program would operate as a last-dollar scholarship that covers remaining costs after federal, state and institutional aid. Harris said the bill sets…
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