A state senator from San Diego has proposed a plan to put more money into California’s higher education system and perhaps stop a proposed student tuition hike at University of California campuses. Democrat Sen. Marty Block’s Senate Bill 15 will be heard by the Senate Education Committee on April 8. Block is proposing to use money from the general fund to provide $25 million to the University of California and the California State University systems to offer more classes. He wants another $50 million for each system to provide more student support services to ensure students graduate within four years. On top of that, Block is proposing to offer incentives to students who finish in a timely manner. If a student graduates in four years, he or she will be given an incentive grant of $4,000.

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by Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh, Hoa Quach, Amita Sharma, KPBS.

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