Committees hear tuition-free college, financial aid support bills

January 26, 2024 | By SBCTC Communications

House and Senate policy committees continued their work this week hearing bills with potentially big impacts on colleges and college-going students in Washington state. On dockets were bills that would make college tuition free for graduates of the state's public high schools and expanding a fina...

Legislature kicks off 2024 session with budgets, corrections education, K-12 student support bills

January 12, 2024 | By SBCTC Communications

The Legislature on Monday kicked off its 2024 session Monday, picking up where it left off at the end of its 2023 session in April. The short 60-day convening means fast-paced work to pass supplemental operating and capital budgets and any policy bills.