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"Lawmakers on the House Education Committee are weighing whether to make changes to Louisiana's free college tuition program known as TOPS, as a way to contain costs. \u00A0 \u00A0 \u00A0 \u00A0\u00A0The price tag for TOPS is growing to $235 million next year, and the program is expected to cost more than $300 million within three years. \u00A0 \u00A0 \u00A0 \u00A0\u00A0Worried about sustaining the popular program, Republican and Democratic lawmakers are proposing a list of ways to tweak TOPS. The bills would raise eligibility requirements to get free tuition or place caps on the amount of a TOPS award. \u00A0 \u00A0 \u00A0 \u00A0 \u00A0The House Education Committee is scheduled to consider the bills on Wednesday. \u00A0 \u00A0 \u00A0 \u00A0\u00A0But they are considered a long-shot for passage, because the program is so popular with Louisiana parents. Also, Gov. Bobby Jindal opposes eligibility changes and award limits."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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