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Committee approves mixed package shifting community college funding, including apprenticeships and student investment account
Summary
Lawmakers approved a bundled FY2027 package that reallocates community college funds—deleting $10 million from Excel/CTE while adding apprenticeship funding, capital outlay, a student investment account and tiered/non‑tiered course funding, producing a net reduction of roughly $1 million versus the approved budget.
The House Committee on Higher Education Budget approved a packaged set of FY2027 changes affecting community and technical colleges that together produce a net decrease of approximately $1 million in state general fund distributions compared with the approved base.
Chair (Speaker 1) presented the multi‑page motion that deleted $10,000,000 SGF from Excel and CTE while adding $14,300,000 for two‑year college…
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