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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2582: GET program

Modifying provisions of the Washington advanced college tuition payment program.

Summary

  • Restrict the Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) Committee from limiting the number of tuition units purchased on behalf of a beneficiary to no less than 800.
  • Restricts a beneficiary from redeeming more than 200 tuition units per year.
  • Requires the GET Committee to increase the payout value of a tuition unit by the cumulative total of annual inflationary increases experienced between state fiscal year 2012 through 2015 for the 2016-17 academic year.
  • Requires the GET Committee to increase the value of a tuition unit by inflation, up to a maximum of 5 percent, if the funded status of the GET program is at least 120 percent and the payout value of a tuition unit is greater than 1 percent of a full year of full-time, undergraduate tuition and fee charges at the most expensive state institution of higher education.
  • Allows the GET Committee to decrease the value of a tuition unit to achieve a funded status of 100 percent if the funded status of the GET program is below 90 percent, as long as the value of a tuition unit does not decrease below 1 percent of a full year of full-time, undergraduate tuition and fee charges at the most expensive state institution of higher education.

From the House Bill Analysis 2016 (HB 2582), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2016
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Bergquist (D-11)
Introduced
January 15, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to modifying provisions of the Washington advanced college tuition payment program;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Bergquist (D-11)

5 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Drew Stokesbary R-31Tina Orwall D-33Mia Gregerson D-33Hans Zeiger R-25Teri Hickel R-30

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2582 in other sessions

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