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Ways & Means committee finds Logan amendment to H.955 unfavorable in straw poll
Summary
The Ways & Means committee held a hearing on an amendment to H.955 that would move up the implementation date of a tuition/fee prohibition; Representative Kate Logan said earlier implementation would aid equity and ease pressure on families, but members raised concerns about timing and possible effects on district budgets. A straw poll was 10–1–0 against the amendment.
The Ways & Means committee on Friday heard from Representative Kate Logan on an amendment to H.955 that would move forward the implementation date of language limiting tuition and mandatory school fees.
Representative Kate Logan, appearing by Zoom, said the amendment does not change the underlying policy but relocates existing language so the prohibition would take effect this year rather than in 2028. "This would move up the implementation date to this year instead of 2028," she said, adding that implementing sooner would "relieve some pressure on our education fund" and create…
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