IL HR0694

Urges all municipalities and state governments to provide community college education at no cost to students

Calls on Congress to pass legislation requiring all states to make community college free and provide necessary federal funding to support implementation

Recommends that two years at public universities or colleges be subsidized at rates similar to local community colleges to address increased educational system burden

Advocates for increased funding to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to support scholarship funds and maintain enrollment, recognizing the potential impact free community college could have on these institutions

Notes that 20 states already offer various forms of free community college and that average public community college tuition has risen from $256 annually in 1965 to $3,347 currently