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Maryland measure would let Pell grants fund short-term workforce training, with student protections
Summary
SB 509 would authorize Maryland to implement the federal Workforce Pell program for short-term workforce and apprenticeship training; sponsors and advocates said the bill includes guardrails to prevent predatory providers and to protect students from excessive debt.
Senator (sponsor) introduced Senate Bill 509 to enable Maryland to approve short-term workforce programs for eligibility under the federal Workforce Pell program and to make the state’s approach apprenticeship-friendly. The sponsor said states must approve the specific programs that can access the federal funds and argued that aggressive state action could draw substantial federal dollars to support training in IT, health care and skilled trades.
"We all are aware of the Pell program to help lower-income kids go to college," the sponsor said,…
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