MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama House has passed a bill that supporters say will ensure classroom costs are paid for 45,000 children whose parents bought contracts in the state's prepaid college tuition program.
The bill approved Thursday would commit $235 million to guarantee that tuition gets paid for students whose parents and grandchildren bought PACT contracts.
That cap on tuition was opposed by colleges and universities and was not included in a version of the bill that passed the Senate earlier.
House members voted 104-0 to pass the bill after voting 53-40 to reject an amendment to remove the tuition cap from the bill. The House and Senate both must pass the same version of the bill before it can become law.
The bill approved Thursday would commit $235 million to guarantee that tuition gets paid for students whose parents and grandchildren bought PACT contracts.
That cap on tuition was opposed by colleges and universities and was not included in a version of the bill that passed the Senate earlier.
House members voted 104-0 to pass the bill after voting 53-40 to reject an amendment to remove the tuition cap from the bill. The House and Senate both must pass the same version of the bill before it can become law.
