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Committee signals support for expanding Freedom & Unity scholarship but flags funding limits; forgivable-loan requests noted
Summary
The committee supported considering an $812,000 increase to the Freedom & Unity scholarship and reviewed VSAC requests for nursing and mental-health forgivable-loan funding, while noting limited available appropriations and a missing teacher program in materials.
House Education staff briefed members on Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) requests, and the committee expressed support for increasing access to the Freedom & Unity scholarship while cautioning that funds are limited this year.
Staff said VSAC seeks a roughly $812,000 increase to bring the Freedom & Unity scholarship to about $2.3 million…
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