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Senate committee backs statewide push for digital high‑school transcripts to speed admissions
Summary
Lawmakers and education officials heard that a statewide digital transcript standard (SB 6052) could cut manual processing time and speed admissions; witnesses urged security, alignment with the 'high school and beyond' platform and funding for implementation.
Olympia — The Senate Early Learning and K–12 Education Committee heard broad support for Senate Bill 6052 on Jan. 20, a proposal to create a statewide standardized digital transcript format and secure exchange for K–12 and postsecondary institutions.
Committee staff described the bill as directing the Washington School Information Processing Cooperative (WSIPC) to develop, maintain and govern a platform‑independent digital transcript standard and secure environment for two‑way exchange. The bill would require public K–12 districts and public institutions of higher education to participate and allow private nonprofit 4‑year institutions to join; it would require that disclosure occur only with express, revocable permission from the student, parent or…
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