Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Dropout Bill Passes House Committee
KENTUCKY....
House Bill 301, sponsored by Representative Jeff Greer (D-Brandenburg) passed the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee 26-1 Tuesday. The bill would raise the high school dropout age from 16 to 17, starting with the graduating class of 2017, and to 18 for those in the class of 2018 and beyond. Greer says dropouts earn an average of $6,800 less per year than high school graduates, contribute $60,000 less in taxes over a lifetime, and 75% of prison inmates lack a high school diploma.
House Bill 301, sponsored by Representative Jeff Greer (D-Brandenburg) passed the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee 26-1 Tuesday. The bill would raise the high school dropout age from 16 to 17, starting with the graduating class of 2017, and to 18 for those in the class of 2018 and beyond. Greer says dropouts earn an average of $6,800 less per year than high school graduates, contribute $60,000 less in taxes over a lifetime, and 75% of prison inmates lack a high school diploma.
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