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Committee hears bill letting local governments create 'Promise' scholarships under Opportunity Scholarship
Summary
House Bill 15-87 would let local governments create tailor-made Promise scholarship programs administered within the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship framework and require reporting on funds and students served. Witnesses said the change offers flexibility to municipalities that have not used the state match option.
The Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee heard House Bill 15-87, which would allow local governments to establish a local‑government partner Promise scholarship within the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship (WSOS) framework and require annual reporting on recipients and funds.
Elizabeth Allison, staff to the committee, described the bill's mechanics: a local government may create a Promise scholarship that the Opportunity Scholarship administrator would administer; eligible students must have received a Washington high‑school diploma or equivalency and enroll in a public two‑year institution, a…
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