Last cutoff passes, session heads into final full week

April 14, 2023 | By SBCTC Communications

With just over a week to go in the 2023 legislative session, the House and Senate on Wednesday reached their last major cutoff deadline, when bills coming from the opposite chamber needed to receive a vote. Community and technical college system-supported bills on dual credit, College Bound Schol...

Hearings resume as session passes major cutoff deadline

March 10, 2023 | By SBCTC Communications

The House and Senate passed a critical deadline Wednesday as bills — unless necessary for the budget — originating in their chamber had to be voted out to continue in the legislative process. Moving this week were bills on student basic needs, dual credit, data sharing, nursing and corrections ed...

Dual credit, basic needs bills on the docket ahead of today's fiscal committee cutoff

February 24, 2023 | By SBCTC Communications

House and Senate fiscal committee hearings were long this week but testimony was short as committee members worked to hear and vote on bills ahead of today's fiscal committee cutoff deadline. Following the Feb. 17 policy committee cutoff, the budget-related committees had just this week to comple...

Session reaches first cutoff, committees hear nursing bachelor's degree, credential transparency bills

February 17, 2023 | By SBCTC Communications

The Legislature reaches its first cutoff deadline today. Bills, unless needed to implement a budget, must be voted out of House and Senate policy committees in order to continue in the 2023 legislative process.

Committees hear bills addressing student basic needs, nursing education

February 3, 2023 | By SBCTC Communications

Hearings continued through the fourth week of session, with committees taking up bills addressing student basic needs and nursing education. The House Appropriations Committee heard the fiscal impacts of the bill that would expand eligibility of the Washington College Grant, and the House Postsec...

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...