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Committee questions using Higher Education Trust Fund for UVM multipurpose center; supports base increases
Summary
Lawmakers said UVM’s 3% base increase is consistent with the governor’s ask but expressed reservations about a $15 million multipurpose center request to be paid from the Higher Education Trust Fund; they signaled support for small recurring items like cancer-center funding to health committee.
The House Education committee reviewed higher-education budget requests and signaled general support for base increases while questioning several targeted asks.
Committee staff said the University of Vermont’s base funding request aligns with a 3% inflationary increase. UVM also requested $1 million annually for five years for the Vermont Cancer Center and a separate $15 million request for a multipurpose facility, with the latter to be paid from the Higher Education Trust Fund…
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