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Students, colleges urge restoration of Washington College Grant funding in Appropriations hearing
Summary
College leaders and dozens of students testified before the House Appropriations Committee in support of substitute Senate Bill 58 28, which would increase award calculations for private nonprofit four‑year institutions and restore some aid cut last biennium; staff said the fiscal impact is estimated at $3.3 million in FY27 and about $18.6 million over four years.
Staff to the committee Briefed the committee on substitute Senate Bill 58 28, explaining that the bill would change how Washington College Grant and College Bound awards are calculated for private, not‑for‑profit four‑year institutions. Kate Henry, staff to the committee, said the substitute would calculate private nonprofit awards at 90% of the regional and state college rate rather than 50% of the research rate and cited the bill's fiscal estimate: "The fiscal impact of the bill before you was $3,300,000 in fiscal year 27 and $18,600,000 in GF0 over the 4 year," she said.
The committee then heard public testimony from campus leaders and student speakers who said the cuts enacted last session made private colleges…
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