TOPS repayment bill fails in house

Multiple bills concerning repayment of Taylor Opportunity for Students (TOPS) awards were recently heard in the House Committee on Education with one bill moving to the House where it failed to pass. House Bill (HB) 385 by District 5 Rep. Dennis Bamburg Jr. and HB 1021 by District 74 Rep. Peter Egan Sr. provided, under specified circumstances, for repayment of TOPS awards. HB 385 was amended to ex…