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Committee hears students and colleges urge restoration of aid for private nonprofits
Summary
Students, private‑college leaders and health‑care educators told the House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee that recent cuts to Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship awards for students at private nonprofits risk enrollment, graduation and state workforce pipelines; sponsors urged restoring parity while lawmakers pressed for data on affected students.
House Bill 25‑67 drew more than 1,500 public sign‑ins and a steady stream of student and institutional testimony on Feb. 4, as witnesses urged lawmakers to restore Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship award levels for students attending four‑year private nonprofit institutions.
The bill, presented to the House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee by counsel Saranda Ross, would modify maximum award amounts so that students attending private nonprofit four‑year colleges receive awards comparable to the average award at the state’s public research universities. Ross told the panel the change would apply beginning in the 2026‑27 and 2027‑28 academic years for the college grant and college bound scholarship…
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