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Panel approves referral to appropriations for bill expanding debt-free community college eligibility and naming awards for Mary Ann Hanley
Summary
SB 204 would broaden eligibility for debt-free community college awards so students need not have graduated from a Connecticut high school, rename awards for former state senator Mary Ann Hanley, and adjust reporting deadlines; the committee referred the substitute to Appropriations amid questions about residency and fiscal impact.
The committee moved SB 204 to the Appropriations Committee. The substitute bill would expand eligibility for the debt-free community college program so recipients would not have to have graduated from a Connecticut high school, rename awards in honor of former state senator Mary Ann Hanley, and change some program language from "grant" to "award." The substitute also adjusts a reporting deadline for the…
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