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This Concurrent Resolution urges the Secretary of Higher Education and the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Board of Directors to study and update the program's regulations, specifically focusing on how students are prioritized for funding. The EOF program, established in 1968, provides financial aid through Opportunity Grants to educationally and economically disadvantaged students for college. The resolution highlights that current regulations may disadvantage students who have earned college credits or even associate degrees through high school programs like dual enrollment, placing them in lower funding priority categories than they might otherwise be. This creates a disincentive for students to participate in these valuable college readiness programs, which conflicts with the state's goals of expanding educational access. Therefore, the resolution calls for a comprehensive review of EOF regulations to identify and address any misalignments with current educational policies, modernize the program to better support these students, and report the findings and proposed actions to the relevant legislative committees.