<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/blogs/legislative-news/2025/2025-03-07.aspx" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>03/07/2025</pubDate><title>State Board-requested high school diploma tuition waiver bills pass House and Senate</title><description>Members of the House and Senate spent the week on the floor debating and voting on bills to pass to the opposite chamber for its consideration. Both versions of State Board-requested legislation to remove the age limit for a tuition waiver for students pursuing a high school diploma at a community or technical college passed the House and Senate. A bill that would allow colleges to advertise their online course offerings outside of their service districts passed the Senate Tuesday.</description><author>SBCTC Communications</author><category>waiver, advertising</category><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><image-caption/></item>