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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2593: C&T college application fees

Making community and technical colleges more affordable by eliminating the application fee for low-income students and reviewing placement testing fees.

Summary

  • Requires the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (State Board) to implement a uniform statewide program to waive application fees for low-income students.
  • Requires the State Board to assess the operation and impact of placement testing administered at the community and technical colleges.
  • Requires the State Board to report to the Governor and Legislature by December 1, 2018, on the impact of the application fee waiver program and the assessment of the placement testing.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2593), 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
Chris Kilduff (D-28)
Introduced
January 15, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to making community and technical colleges more affordable by eliminating the application fee for low-income students and reviewing placement testing fees;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Chris Kilduff (D-28)

12 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Hans Zeiger R-25Luis Moscoso D-1Steve Bergquist D-11JD Rossetti D-19Joan McBride D-48Derek Stanford D-1Senator D-22Mia Gregerson D-33Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Roger Goodman D-45Gerry Pollet D-46Teri 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. Referred to Appropriations.
  3. Minority; do not pass.
  4. HE - Majority; do pass.
  5. First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2593 in other sessions

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