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Witnesses warn Finish Line and PACT expansions are at risk after governor’s midterm proposal
Summary
Students, union leaders and university officials told the committee that halving Finish Line funding — and proposed changes in HB 5032 — would limit access for thousands of low‑income and transfer students; they urged restoration and expansion.
HARTFORD — Students and higher-education advocates told the Appropriations Higher Education Committee that planned midterm budget changes would undercut the Finish Line Scholars program and the Pledge to Advance Connecticut (PACT) tuition-assistance expansion, making bachelor's completion harder for community college transfer students.
Kate Jackson, a student at WestConn, said the passage of recent bills expanded PACT into new campuses and that “it proposes a…
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