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Council approves guaranteed WA Grant awards for former foster and unaccompanied homeless youth
Summary
The Washington Student Achievement Council approved a proposal to guarantee maximum WA Grant awards for former foster and unaccompanied homeless youth in the Passport to Careers program; the Council recorded the motion as carried and the minutes state the change would impose no additional cost because 99.5% of these students already receive the maximum award.
The Washington Student Achievement Council on Aug. 12 voted to guarantee maximum WA Grant awards for former foster and unaccompanied homeless youth participating in the Passport to Careers program. Joel Anderson presented the proposal and the Council approved the motion; the minutes record the motion as seconded and carried but do not name the mover or seconder.
Anderson said the proposal "would have no additional cost since 99.5 percent of these students already receive the maximum award," and Council members approved the change during the meeting. The minutes note that the Council declined to bring forward a separate motion on restoring the Regional Challenge Grant program (see related coverage). The action is recorded as a Council-approved directive to guarantee WA Grant maximums for the specified student groups; the minutes do not specify an implementation timeline or which WSAC office will issue the procedural guidance.
