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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 2437: Higher education transfer

Improving transfer to four-year institutions of higher education.

Summary

  • Prohibits public four-year institutions of higher education from treating credits earned at a community or technical college differently from credits earned at a baccalaureate institution with regard to the number of credits students can transfer or how the credits apply toward a degree.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2437), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2004
  2. Out of committeeJan 26, 2004
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dawn Morrell (D-25)
Introduced
January 14, 2004 in the House
Last action
February 13, 2004

AN ACT Relating to improving transfer to four-year institutions of higher education;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dawn Morrell (D-25)

28 co-sponsors (21 Democrats, 7 Republicans)

Skip Priest R-30Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Al O'Brien D-1Mark Miloscia D-30Mike Carrell R-28John McCoy D-38Steve Kirby D-29Patricia Lantz D-26Steve Conway D-29Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Bill Fromhold D-49Maralyn Chase D-32Brian Sullivan D-21Eileen Cody D-34Zack Hudgins D-11Kathy Haigh D-35Shay Schual-Berke D-33Judy Clibborn D-41Fred Jarrett R-41Timm Ormsby D-3Don Cox R-9Dave Upthegrove D-33Glenn Anderson R-5Cary Condotta R-12Jim Moeller D-49Phil Rockefeller D-23Ruth Kagi D-32Rodney Tom R-48

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  2. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  3. HE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  4. HE - Executive action taken by committee.
  5. First reading, referred to Higher Education.

HB 2437 in other sessions

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

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