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AN ACT CONCERNING HIGHER EDUCATION AFFORDABILITY AND GRADUATE RETENTION.
To (1) extend the debt-free community college program to returning students, (2) increase the amount of minimum grants under the debt-free community college program, (3) reallocate ARPA funds under the Roberta B. Willis Scholarship program to the Connecticut State University System, (4) require the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority to establish a Student Loan Subsidy Program to reduce the interest rate on authority loans to individuals employed in certain high-demand professions, and (5) provide a tax deduction to residents of the state who paid interest on student loans during the taxable year.
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| Text of Bill | |
| File No. 139 [doc] | |
| HED Joint Favorable [doc] | |
| Committee Bill [doc] | |
| Proposed Bill [doc] |
| Committee Actions | |
| HED Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| HED Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | |
| HED Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) |
| Fiscal Notes | |
| Fiscal Note For File Copy 139 |
| Bill Analyses | |
| Bill Analysis For File Copy 139 |
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Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/21/2023 | (LCO) | File Number 139 | |
| 3/21/2023 | Senate Calendar Number 104 | ||
| 3/21/2023 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 3/21/2023 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/14/2023 | (LCO) | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/20/23 5:00 PM | |
| 3/7/2023 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/7/2023 | (HED) | Joint Favorable | |
| 2/24/2023 | Public Hearing 03/02 | ||
| 2/23/2023 | Referred to Joint Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement | ||
| 2/22/2023 | Drafted by Committee | ||
| 1/19/2023 | (HED) | Vote to Draft | |
| 1/4/2023 | Referred to Joint Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement |
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