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Committee advances measure to bar scholarship displacement at Connecticut colleges
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee · March 13, 2026
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Summary
Lawmakers voted to refer HB 5158 to the floor; the bill would limit collegesfrom reducing institutional aid after external scholarships are awarded, with a carve-out for the Roberta Willis scholarship program.
The committee advanced HB 5158, targeting so-called "scholarship displacement," a practice where institutions recalculate institutional financial aid after students report external scholarships, which can reduce the aid families expected. Chair explained the bill would address…
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