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Committee hears HB 2,132 to limit retention and disclosure of WASFA applicant data
Summary
Rep. Levitt sponsored HB 2,132 to exempt personally identifying and financial WAFSA information from routine public disclosure and to limit institutional retention to one year after an academic award year (with audit exceptions). Students and advocacy groups testified strongly in support, citing immigrant and privacy concerns.
Representative Levitt presented House Bill 2,132, which would change how Washington treats application data submitted through the Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA). Counsel summarized the bill as exempting personally identifiable and financial WASFA information from disclosure under the Public Records Act, prohibiting the Student Achievement Council and institutions from retaining or reproducing that information longer than one year after the end of an academic award year, except where an audit or appeal is…
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