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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

SB 5175: Promise scholarship program

Changing the Washington college promise scholarship program.

Summary

  • The eligibility requirements are modified. Students must be "resident students." A graduate from a public or private school must be in the top 10 percent of the class instead of the top 15 percent.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5175), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2009
  2. Out of committeeFeb 17, 2009
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Paull Shin (D-21)
Introduced
January 15, 2009 in the Senate
Last action
March 15, 2010
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the Washington promise scholarship program;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Paull Shin (D-21)

7 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Darlene Fairley D-32Jim Kastama D-25Fred Jarrett D-41Phil Rockefeller D-23Steve Hobbs D-44Jerome Delvin R-8Brian Hatfield D-19

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Senate Rules "X" file.
  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  5. HEWD - Majority; do pass.
  6. First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

SB 5175 in other sessions

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

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