Senate education panel weighs adding community college to higher-education trust fund

Apr 9, 2026

Witnesses debated a bill to name the Community College as a fourth recipient of the state's higher-education endowment trust fund; VSAC urged caution about changing long-standing distributions, while a foundation representative said naming the college would improve equity and messaging and estimated a modest fiscal effect next year.

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The Senate Education Committee on April 9 heard competing views on a proposed change to the state's higher-education endowment trust fund that would add the community college as a fourth named recipient.

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