Sponsor: GAROFALO
Purpose: TOPS: Provides, under specified circumstances, for repayment of a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) award
Comments: Would require TOPS scholars to pay back the amount of their scholarship if they fail to graduate, with interest on any unpaid debt. This is a clear equity issue: no matter their cause, students who drop out of college are clearly in no position to become suddenly saddled with student debt and no accompanying degree — particularly when it is Black and low-income college students who will be most disproportionately affected.
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