John Hurley, Vice President for Finance and Administration, testified before the Senate Ways & Means Committee this afternoon on the Senate’s proposed 2010 supplemental operating budget.

This was  followed by testimony at an evening committee meeting on the 2010 supplemental operating budget proposed by the House.

Hurley provided similar testimony to both committees. He expressed a heartfelt thank you on behalf of the College for the restoration of the State Need Grant and investments in State Work study and other state financial aid programs. In addition, Hurley recognized the difficult climate  we as a sector and as a state find ourselves in and the work policymakers have done to maintain access and affordability for our students. Finally, he expresssed one concern regarding the shift of capital funds to the operating budget and stated that Evergreen would work with legislative staff to clarify.