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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 6358: Financial aid policies

Requiring institutions of higher education to provide certain financial aid information to admitted and prospective students.

Summary

  • Requires the community and technical colleges to provide financial aid application due dates and information on whether or not financial aid will be awarded on a rolling basis to their admitted students at the time of acceptance.
  • Encourages higher education institutions to post financial aid application due dates and distribute policies on their websites.

From the House Bill Report (SB 6358), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 53, Laws of 2014
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2014
  2. Out of committeeFeb 7, 2014
  3. Passed SenateFeb 14, 2014
  4. Passed HouseMar 5, 2014
  5. GovernorMar 19, 2014
  6. LawMar 19, 2014
Prime sponsor
Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
Introduced
January 22, 2014 in the Senate
Last action
March 19, 2014
Session law
Chapter 53, Laws of 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to disseminating financial aid policies to admitted and prospective students;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)

5 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Barbara Bailey R-10Senator D-46Senator R-2Maralyn Chase D-32Rodney Tom D-48

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 14, 2014
Version voted on: SB 6358
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat24001
Republican24000
How each member voted

Yea (48)

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage

Passed March 5, 2014
Version voted on: SB 6358
97 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat55000
Republican42100
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Nay (1)

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History

  1. Effective date 6/12/2014.
  2. Chapter 53, 2014 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. HE - Majority; do pass.
  12. HE - Executive action taken by committee.
  13. First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  14. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  16. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  17. HIE - Majority; do pass.
  18. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  19. First reading, referred to Higher Education.

SB 6358 in other sessions

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