Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development - 1/15/2026 1:30 PM

Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee · January 15, 2026

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Call to order, committee rules and staff introductions

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Senator Tawanna Nobles opened the committee, reviewed rules for conduct and public materials (no paper handouts; materials may be submitted online within 24 hours), and asked staff coordinator Kelly Gunn to introduce committee staff (Miller Freeman, Zach Turner, Matt Sheppard Conninger, Espin Shackleford, Rachel Lavender). Chair set a 60‑second timer for public testimony to allow broad participation.

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Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee heard public testimony on four bills covering veteran survivor tuition-waiver alignment with federal rules, campus medication-abortion access, restoration of Washington College Grant awards for private non‑profit four‑year colleges, and a low‑enrollment program review process; extensive testimony came from student groups, college leaders, veterans groups and faith‑based opponents.

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