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Committee hears bill to align Indiana with new federal scholarship tax-credit program; opponents call passage premature
Summary
SB161 would opt Indiana into the new federal scholarship tax-credit program and align state rules with federal limits on low-earning degree eligibility for federal student loans and workforce Pell. Supporters said the change would expand options without cost to state taxpayers; opponents urged waiting for federal guidance and warned about shifting public funds to private programs.
Christian Bernard of FGA Action told the Senate Education and Career Development Committee that Senate Bill 161 would let Indiana participate in the federal scholarship tax-credit program created by the "Big Beautiful Bill," allow scholarship-granting organizations to accept federal tax-credit donations under federal rules, and align state student-aid policy with new federal standards that can remove federal loan eligibility from programs whose graduates…
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