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Committee hears support for limiting postgraduate degree requirements in classified service jobs
State Government Tribal Relations Committee · January 16, 2026
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Summary
At a hearing on House Bill 2309, OFM, the bill sponsor and community advocates said prohibiting postgraduate degrees as the sole qualification would expand the applicant pool and support economic justice; no committee vote was taken.
OLYMPIA — The state government tribal relations committee heard testimony supporting House Bill 2309, which would prohibit agencies’ classification plans from requiring a postgraduate degree as the only way to show qualifications for classified‑service positions, unless a law specifically requires that degree.
Sherry Sawyer of the Office of…
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