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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5978

SB 5978: Olympic & Kitsap higher edu

Assessing the higher education needs of the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas.

Summary

  • The Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) assesses the higher education needs in Kitsap, Mason, Jefferson, and Clallam counties and recommends solutions to the higher education needs of the area. Solutions that the HECB considers include: establishment of new baccalaureate institutions, expansion of existing institutions to include baccalaureate degrees, and colocation of institutions.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 9, 2007
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Derek Kilmer (D-26)
Introduced
February 9, 2007 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2008
Companion bill
HB 2295
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5978, SSB 5978

AN ACT Relating to assessing the higher education needs of the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Derek Kilmer (D-26)

6 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Phil Rockefeller D-23Senator D-35Jim Hargrove D-24Jerome Delvin R-8Jean Berkey D-38Paull Shin D-21

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5978)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5978)
  4. HIE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5978)
  5. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5978)
  6. And refer to Ways & Means.
  7. HIE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  8. Referred to Ways & Means.
  9. First reading, referred to Higher Education.

SB 5978 in other sessions

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