BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 1372: TANF/higher education

Creating the higher education for lifelong progress program.

Summary

$ Establishes the Higher Education for Lifelong Progress (HELP) program to help college qualified parents eligible for TANF to receive up to 2 years of undergraduate education or training.
$ A study by the Washington State Institute for Public Policy will conduct an outcome study of program participants, with reports delivered annually.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1372), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to increasing access to education for recipients of temporary assistance for needy families;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 1372 (2025–26) JLARC studies · Enacted · Chapter 198, Laws of 2025
HB 1372 (2023–24) Electrification/gas emission · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1372 (2021–22) Statuary hall/Billy Frank Jr · Enacted · Chapter 20, Laws of 2021
HB 1372 (2019–20) State guard retirement age · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1372 (2017–18) Greenhouse gas framework · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1372 (2015–16) Health care & human services · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1372 (2013–14) Natural resource management · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1372 (2011–12) Alcohol beverage control · Did not pass · died in committee