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Students and colleges press committee to protect Washington College Grant amid proposed eligibility cuts
Summary
Substitute Senate Bill 5785 would change Washington College Grant and College Bound rules, cutting or reducing awards for some private institutions; administrators, students, and advocates warned of abrupt harm to low‑income and first‑generation students and asked for transition planning or exemptions.
Committee staff, Kate Henry, briefed members on Substitute Senate Bill 57 85, outlining proposed changes to the Washington College Grant (WCG) and College Bound programs: adjustments to median family income thresholds, reductions in some award amounts, and a striker that would eliminate WCG awards for private for‑profit two‑ and four‑year institutions beginning in fiscal year 2027, with other sector and apprenticeship adjustments phased in later years.
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