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Legislative update: data-sharing bill advances; state privacy bill stalls

Washington Completes FAFSA Advisory Board (WASAC) · February 17, 2026
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Summary

WASAC's legislative staff reported that Senate Bill 5841 — now amended to require WASAC–OSPI data sharing of FAFSA/WASFA completion status — passed the Senate and is scheduled for a House Education hearing; House Bill 2132, which would have limited WASFA data retention/disclosure, died in committee.

Julie Anderson, associate director of legislative and external affairs, briefed the advisory board on two bills that could affect the campaign’s work.

Anderson said Senate Bill 5841 was amended and "no longer requires financial aid completion, but instead requires the sharing of financial aid completion status between WASAC and OSPI for a student's high school and…

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