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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1812: High-achieving HS students

Creating an informational program to increase applications from high-achieving low-income high school students to selective institutions of higher education.

Summary

  • Requires the Student Achievement Council (Council) to design and implement a program that provides information to high-achieving, low-income high school students to increase applications from these students to public and independent, non-profit baccalaureate institutions in the state.
  • Requires the Council to partner with a national entity that offers aptitude tests for the purpose of predicting college success, consult with public and independent, nonprofit baccalaureate degree-granting institutions, and work with a third-party evaluator.
  • Describes elements of the packet to be mailed to the students.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1812), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Drew Hansen (D-23)
Introduced
January 29, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to an informational program to increase applications from high-achieving low-income high school students to selective institutions of higher education;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Drew Hansen (D-23)

7 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Chad Magendanz R-5Mark Hargrove R-47Larry Haler R-8Hans Zeiger R-25Senator D-36Steve Tharinger D-24Gerry Pollet D-46

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. Referred to Appropriations.
  7. HE - Majority; do pass.
  8. First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1812 in other sessions

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

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