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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5288

SB 5288: Opportunity scholarship prog

Increasing access to the Washington opportunity scholarship program.

Summary

  • Removes the community college and advanced degree program award requirement that a student must have graduated from a Washington high school.
  • Modifies the residency requirements for the rural jobs program.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SSB 5288), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2021
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2021
  3. Passed SenateMar 8, 2021
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marko Liias (D-21)
Introduced
January 19, 2021 in the Senate
Last action
January 10, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5288, SSB 5288

AN ACT Relating to increasing access to the Washington opportunity scholarship program;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marko Liias (D-21)

11 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Shelly Short R-7Steve Conway D-29Senator D-47Senator D-46Senator D-22Liz Lovelett D-40Joe Nguyen D-34T'wina Nobles D-28Emily Randall D-26Rebecca Saldaña D-37Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 8, 2021
Version voted on: SSB 5288
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29000
Republican20000
How each member voted

Yea (49)

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History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5288)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5288)
  3. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (SSB 5288)
  4. First reading, referred to College & Workforce Development. (SSB 5288)
  5. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SSB 5288)
  6. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5288)
  7. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 5288)
  8. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5288)
  10. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5288)
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5288)
  14. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5288)
  15. Minority; do not pass.
  16. HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  17. First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

SB 5288 in other sessions

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

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