BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1997: Bachelor's/graduate degrees

Establishing the goal of increasing funding for bachelor's and graduate degrees in high-demand fields.

Summary

Finds that Washington lags behind the country and peer states in production of bachelor's and graduate degrees in the fields needed to invent new technologies, attract new businesses and new industries to the state, and spur economic development and job growth.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1997), 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 funding for bachelor's and graduate degrees in high-demand fields;

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.

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