March 22, 2010. A $7 billion budget for the state’s colleges and universities, which includes tougher standards for Bright Futures scholarships in coming years, was approved Friday by the Senate Higher Education Committee.
By Ron Word
Capitol correspondent
Published: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 12:40 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 19, 2010 at 12:59 p.m.
TALLAHASSEE — A $7 billion budget for the state’s colleges and universities, which includes tougher standards for Bright Futures scholarships in coming years, was approved Friday by the Senate Higher Education Committee.
The measure increases higher education funding over last year’s budget of $6.7 billion. The draft budget does not break out individual universities and colleges. The House bill for higher education is about $340 million less than the Senate version.
“This is a tough year,” Sen. Evelyn Lynn told a crowd of higher education leaders and administrators. “You don’t ever have enough money. You all need more. We wish it could be more.”
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