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Manatee County to draft Suncoast Prosper agreement to cover 'last dollar' college costs for local graduates
Summary
The commission directed staff to draft a formal Suncoast Prosper agreement and include a budget decision unit to fund a State College of Florida last‑dollar program (proposal asks for roughly $7.5 million over three years); the motion passed 6–0.
The Board of County Commissioners voted to direct staff to prepare a formal agreement and budget language for Suncoast Prosper, a last‑dollar college program administered by the State College of Florida that covers remaining tuition and fee gaps for Manatee County graduates.
"It is a last‑stop program...it provides the last dollar for any student who graduates from Manatee County to be able to attend college," Jamie Smith of the State College of Florida told commissioners during a…
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