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Committee hears testimony on restoring inflation adjustment for Washington College Grant
Summary
At a public hearing for House Bill 1143, sponsors and witnesses argued the bill would restore an annual tuition growth factor for Washington College Grant awards to private independent institutions that meet nondiscrimination requirements; public and private institutions differed on equity and comparative funding impacts.
The House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee held a public hearing on Jan. 21 for House Bill 1143, which would restore the tuition growth factor (an annual inflation adjustment) to Washington College Grant awards for students at private, nonprofit institutions that sign a nondiscrimination affidavit and are not subject to certain settlements or court orders.
Committee counsel Saranda Ross explained the bill’s mechanics: for public institutions that sign the affidavit and are not subject to a pre-finding settlement or final court order for discriminatory employment practices, the maximum Washington College Grant would equal tuition and fees for 15 quarter credit hours and may increase annually by the tuition growth factor. For private institutions and Western Governors University that sign the affidavit and are not subject to those settlements or orders, the…
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