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BILL · 2023–24 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5221

SB 5221: Opportunity scholarship

Concerning program administration for the Washington state opportunity scholarship program.

Summary

  • Allows the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship Board to establish and contract with private nonprofit corporations for program administration purposes.
  • Modifies requirements under the state match.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5221), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2023
  2. Out of committeeFeb 17, 2023
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marko Liias (D-21)
Introduced
January 10, 2023 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2024
Companion bill
HB 1289
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5221, SSB 5221

AN ACT Relating to program administration for the Washington state opportunity scholarship program;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marko Liias (D-21)

10 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Shelly Short R-7Matt Boehnke R-8Liz Lovelett D-40Joe Nguyen D-34T'wina Nobles D-28Sharon Shewmake D-42Nikki Torres R-15Yasmin Trudeau D-27Javier Valdez D-46Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5221)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5221)
  4. Senate Rules "X" file.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5221)
  6. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. WM - Majority; without recommendation. (SSB 5221)
  8. WM - Majority; without recommendation.
  9. On motion, referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5221)
  10. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
  11. HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5221)
  12. HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  13. First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

SB 5221 in other sessions

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

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