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Senate bill would restore inflation indexing for Washington College Grant awards at private colleges, with anti‑discrimination affidavit

2133159 · January 20, 2025
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Summary

Senate Bill 5205 would restore an annual tuition‑growth adjustment to Washington College Grant awards at private nonprofit four‑year colleges that sign an affidavit certifying nondiscrimination policies aligned with the Washington Law Against Discrimination.

Senate Bill 5205, briefed and publicly heard in the Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee on Jan. 20, would restore an annual inflationary adjustment for Washington College Grant awards at private nonprofit four‑year colleges — but only for institutions that annually sign an affidavit certifying they have adopted policies aligned with the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WALAD).

Ben, committee bill staff, summarized the bill’s mechanics: under current law the maximum award for students at private nonprofit institutions had been delinked from the tuition growth factor in 2019; SB 5205 would require the Office of Student Financial Assistance to adopt rules allowing institutions to sign an…

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