State Board-requested bills heard in House higher education committee

March 21, 2025 | By SBCTC Communications

House and Senate policy committees spent their first full week after the House of Origin cutoff with a mix of hearing testimony on bills and learning more about issues facing higher education in the state. The House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee heard all of the State Board-requ...

State Board-requested bills on College Bound Scholarship, high school completion tuition waivers heard in committee

February 7, 2025 | By SBCTC Communications

Hearings continued into their fourth week, with House and Senate higher education committees hearing State Board-requested bills on expanding eligibility for the College Bound Scholarship and waiving tuition for students in high school completion courses. In the Senate, members of the Senate High...

Dual credit, financial support, Career Connect bills heard as session ends third week

January 27, 2023 | By SBCTC Communications

Legislators this week continued committee hearings, taking up bills on Career Connect Washington, dual credit, the College Bound Scholarship, campus decarbonization plans, corrections education and creating a Native American scholarship program. The House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Com...