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Senate hearing: bill would encourage pre‑law and ABA‑approved paralegal programs at community colleges
Summary
Senate staff and the bill sponsor briefed the committee on Senate Bill 5087, which would direct state support (subject to appropriation) for pre‑law associate degrees and incentives for ABA‑approved paralegal programs at community and technical colleges, with emphasis on access in Central and Eastern Washington.
A staff briefing and sponsor remarks at the Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee on Jan. 20 outlined Senate Bill 5087, legislation that would require, subject to appropriation, development of community‑college pre‑law associate degrees and incentives to expand American Bar Association–approved paralegal programs into Central and Eastern Washington.
Kelly Gunn, committee staff, told the committee the bill has two components: one that would require a pre‑law associate degree program at three named community and technical colleges (Columbia Basin College, Yakima Valley College, and Walla Walla College) subject to appropriation, and a second that directs the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to develop an incentive program to encourage and financially support…
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