Lawmaker criticizes $500 student board scholarships amid lowered K‑12 standards – Center Square

State Rep. Paul Jacobs, who serves on the higher education appropriations committee, says Senate Bill 1475 is another unnecessary expense for taxpayers. "We have to cut expenses instead of doling out expenses that are really completely unnecessary in my estimation," said Jacobs. "I just don't see a state that has the problems that this state has with finances extending out for more expenses."