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Opportunity Scholarship Increases To Be Ironed Out This Week

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House and Senate are trying to figure out whether current college students should receive increases in the amount of their Opportunity Scholarships.

The House voted Wednesday to not sign off on an altered version of a measure that would increase the per-student amounts of the scholarship only for incoming students.

Under the Senate version, incoming students would receive up to $1,300 for their first three years of college and up to $2,600 for their fourth year. Current students would not see increases.

Republican Sen. Deb Peters says the increase for current students had to be removed after state economists predicted that revenue collections next budget year will fall short of previous projections.

Members from each chamber will now meet to try and work out a compromise.

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