This is a critical week regarding the future of the GUARANTEED EDUCATION TUITION (GET) program and higher education in general. The GET program faces some fiscal challenges ahead. But rather than addressing these challenges to strengthen the program, some lawmakers are pushing to end GET.
That’s a mistake.
Maintaining a higher education system that’s affordable and accessible to students is critical to building a strong middle class. GET is a key piece of keeping post-secondary opportunities affordable for middle class families.
I have a bill – HB 1725 – that creates a tuition support fund that will help students stay enrolled in higher education certificate, apprenticeship, and degree programs. The bill will be heard in the House Higher Education Committee this Thursday at 10 a.m.
The full House of Representatives is also expected to vote on HB 1043, a bill that will end differential tuition and save the GET program. Here are some comments my constituents are posting on Facebook about GET.
As a student whose parents invested in this 19 years ago, I can tell you this is a life saver.
– Ashlee Lehnert Todd
The GET program is essential for middle class families trying to save for college in the face of skyrocketing tuition at our public universities.
– Sarah Merkel Reyneveld
We saved two years of GET for each of our sons.
– Kate Martin