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<Title>Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Act 2026</Title>
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<LongTitle>An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about a national funding strategy for tertiary education, skills and apprenticeships; to make provision about the functions and governance of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council; to make provision about financial support for students in further and higher education; and for connected purposes.</LongTitle>
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