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Committee hears bill to auto‑qualify Passport to Careers students for Washington College Grant
Summary
Senate Bill 5,963 would automatically make students in Passport to Careers (former foster youth and unaccompanied homeless youth) income‑eligible for the Washington College Grant beginning in the 2026–27 academic year; multiple student and university witnesses testified in support and the sponsor said the change would not increase cost.
Senate Bill 5,963, a companion to House Bill 2,586, was heard Feb. 18 by the Post Secondary Education & Workforce Committee. Staff described the bill as a change to eligibility rules that would streamline access to state financial aid for former foster youth and unaccompanied homeless youth who participate in Passport to Careers.
Under the bill, beginning in the 2026–27 academic year, students eligible for Passport to Careers would automatically be treated as income‑eligible for the Washington College Grant. The bill also aligns the Passport to Careers financial‑need formula with the federal method by replacing “total…
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