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Executive session: committee advances two bills — tribal‑elder tuition waiver and student‑athlete insurance authorization
Summary
In executive session the committee gave due‑pass recommendations to Senate Bill 5110 (tuition waivers for tribal elders at community and technical colleges) and Senate Bill 5158 (permitting governing boards to pay student‑athlete insurance costs). Both measures were advanced by voice vote without roll call tallies recorded in the transcript.
In executive session the Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee advanced two bills by voice votes and sent recommendations to subsequent committees.
Senate Bill 5110: A staff briefing described SB 5110 as creating a tuition waiver for tribal elders (those over age 55) at Washington’s community and technical colleges. The committee took a motion from Senator Slaughter to "receive a due pass recommendation to…
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