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<p class="p3" style="margin:0in"><span class="s2">Dear Vice Presidents of Student Services,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3" style="margin:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p3" style="margin:0in;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-optical-sizing:auto">
<span class="s2">Today is the 12<sup>th</sup> day of the legislative session and boy have we been engaged! This week, thousands of bills were introduced, many assigned, analyzed, monitored, testimony and recommended modification occurred. Over the coming weeks
many bills will die, some will evolve, and only a handful will make it to the Governor’s desk to be signed into law. As we navigate the legislative landscape, we know it’s critical to keep you updated on bills that directly impact higher education and student
services. The following bills have garnered our attention, and we want to ensure you are informed about their content and implications as they continue to be shaped over the next several weeks for our institutions.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3" style="margin:0in"><span class="s2"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3" style="margin:0in"><span class="s2">This year, we’ve taken an even more proactive and collaborative approach to include expertise from VPSS’s and area experts on
<b><u><span style="color:#7030A0">high impact bills</span></u></b><span style="color:#7030A0">
</span>for consultation throughout the session. A special thank you to those individuals who providing their time, knowledge, and expertise throughout the session to shape legislative policy. Each of your insights, questions, and feedback on these matters are
invaluable as we collectively strive to enhance the student experience and address evolving challenges. We look forward to sharing more with you at the Feb. 8/9 commissions meeting.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1943&Initiative=false&Year=2023">House Bill 1943</a> -
<span style="color:black;background:white">Modifying the Washington national guard postsecondary education grant program.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Expands eligibility for the Washington National Guard Postsecondary Education Grant to the spouse or dependent of a Washington National Guard member.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Extends eligibility for the Washington National Guard Postsecondary Education Grant from five years or 125 percent of the published length of the student's program to six
years or 150 percent of the published length of the student's program.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2004&Initiative=false&Year=2023">House Bill 2004</a> -
<span style="color:black;background:white">Providing early registration at institutions of higher education for military students.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Requires institutions of higher education that provide early course registration to allow students who are eligible veterans, national guard members, active duty military
members, and their spouses, domestic partners, and dependents early course registration.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2077&Initiative=false&Year=2023">House Bill 2077</a> -
<span style="color:black;background:white">Concerning participation in the Washington guaranteed admissions program.</span></b><span style="color:black;background:white">
</span><span style="color:red">(pending)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2112&Initiative=false&Year=2023">House Bill 2112</a> -
<span style="color:black;background:white">Concerning opioid and fentanyl prevention education and awareness at institutions of higher education.
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><i><span style="color:#7030A0;background:white">(Special thanks to VPSS’s Claire Peinado and Rob Cox consulting on this bill)
<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Requires public and private institutions of higher education to provide opioid and fentanyl prevention education and awareness to all students.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Requires public and private institutions of higher education to make naloxone and fentanyl strips available to students on campus.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Requires public and private institutions of higher education to provide education and training on administering naloxone to staff working in residence halls.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2214&Initiative=false&Year=2023">House Bill 2214</a> -
<span style="color:black;background:white">Permitting beneficiaries of public assistance programs to automatically qualify as income-eligible for the purpose of receiving the Washington college grant.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Expands demonstration of financial need for Washington College Grant (WCG) eligibility to include students who participate in Washington's Basic Food Program (Basic Food)
or the Food Assistance Program (FAP).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2242&Initiative=false&Year=2023">House Bill 2242</a> - Supporting sexual assault survivors at institutions of higher education.
<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><i><span style="color:#7030A0">(<span style="background:white">Special thanks to
</span>VPSS Michele Waltz Consulting on this bill) </span></i><b><span style="color:#7030A0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Establishes a list of rights to which survivors of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and gender-based violence are entitled at institutions of higher education.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Requires certain public institutions of higher education to establish a Student Health and Safety Committee.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Requires public institutions of higher education to provide education on the Title IX reporting process and other resources available to survivors of sexual assault, sexual
harassment, and gender-based violence. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Provides that the Title IX process may not exceed 180 business days from the date a report of sexual assault, sexual harassment, or gender-based violence is reported.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2309&Initiative=false&Year=2023">House Bill 2309</a> -
<span style="color:black;background:white">Establishing the Washington 13 free guarantee.</span></b><span style="color:black;background:white">
</span><span style="color:red">(pending) </span><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2374&Initiative=false&Year=2023">House Bill 2375</a> -
<span style="color:black;background:white">Establishing the Washington promise program</span></b><span style="color:black;background:white">
</span><span style="color:red;background:white">(pending) </span><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="color:black;background:white"><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5670&Initiative=false&Year=2023">2S Senate Bill 5670</a> - Permitting 10th grade students to participate in running start in online settings.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo5"><span style="color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none">Permits 10th grade students to participate in online-only Running Start courses.
</span><span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo5"><span style="color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none">Requires that 10th grade Running Start students take no more than five quarter credits per term, or the semester equivalent.
</span><span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo5"><span style="color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none">Defines online courses as those in which the entirety of the course time is spent in a virtual setting or not in person.</span><span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5896&Initiative=false&Year=2023">Senate Bill 5896</a> -
<span style="color:black;background:white">Extending the terms of eligibility for financial aid programs</span></b><span style="color:black;background:white">.
</span><span style="color:red">(pending)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5913&Initiative=false&Year=2023">Senate Bill 5913</a> -
<span style="color:black;background:white">Concerning communication between employees of state institutions of higher education and student athletes regarding name, image, and likeness use.
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><i><span style="color:#7030A0;background:white">(Special thanks to NWAC Director Marco and VPSS Rob Cox consulting on this bill).
</span></i><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo6"><span style="color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none">Provides that the Ethics in Public Service Act does not prohibit the use of public resources by an employee of a state higher education institution
to benefit any student athlete in advising, facilitation, acknowledgment, or education related to a matter involving name, image, and likeness.</span><span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="color:black;background:white"><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5958&Initiative=false&Year=2023">Senate Bill 5958</a> - Establishing the Washington career skills grant program.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7"><span style="color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none">Establishes the Washington career skills grant program. Defines eligibility to include noncredit-bearing programs that are ineligible for federal
or state aid. </span><span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7"><span style="color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none">Requires an annual report that includes the types of programs served and pre- and post-credential wage data.
</span><span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo7"><span style="color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none">Includes a sunset clause.</span><span style="background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5999&Initiative=false&Year=2023">Senate Bill 5999</a> -
<span style="color:black;background:white">Expanding financial aid eligibility.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Increases eligibility for the maximum Washington College Grant (WCG) award up to 70 percent of median family income.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Modifies WCG awards for students between 71 and 100 percent of median family income.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Entitles WCG students who are receiving the maximum WCG award, but who are not College Bound Scholarship recipients, to a bridge grant, which is an additional annual stipend
for expenses beyond tuition and fees.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6053&Year=2023&Initiative=false">Senate Bill 6053</a> -
<span style="color:black;background:white">Improving equitable access to postsecondary education.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Requires the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) to enter into data-sharing agreements with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to facilitate
the transfer of high school student directory information for informing high school students of postsecondary financial aid and educational opportunities available in the state.
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo8"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Allows a nonpublic university, college, school, or institute in the state of Washington that is a member institution of an accrediting association recognized by rule of the
WSAC to enter into student data-sharing agreements with OSPI.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6103&Initiative=false&Year=2023">Senate Bill 6103 -</a>
<span style="color:black;background:white">Concerning free speech information for students at institutions of higher education.</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l6 level1 lfo6"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">This would require incoming students to participate in a “free speech fundamentals workshop” offered by the college or university.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6104&Initiative=false&Year=2023">Senate Bill 6104</a> -
<span style="color:black;background:white">Adopting free speech policy statements at public institutions of higher education.</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l6 level1 lfo6"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">This would require regents and trustees to adopt a free speech policy statement articulating certain principles that the institution will uphold, comparable to the
<a href="https://freeexpression.uchicago.edu/">University of Chicago principles</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l6 level1 lfo6"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">The University of Washington created a
<a href="https://www.washington.edu/freespeech/#:~:text=We%20believe%20that%20upholding%20the,essential%20to%20every%20institution%20of">
“freedom of expression”</a> web page.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l6 level1 lfo6"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">The Chronical just put out this
<b><i>Fostering Students Free Expression</i></b> brief, attached. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6254&Initiative=false&Year=2023">Senate Bill 6254</a> -
<span style="color:black;background:white">Providing student navigational supports to increase postsecondary enrollment.
</span> <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#7030A0">(<span style="background:white">Special thanks to
</span>VPSS Sue Orchard for consulting on this bill)</span></i><b><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l7 level1 lfo9"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">This expands on
<a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1835&Year=2021">HB 1835’s</a> financial aid outreach work (5 pilot colleges) and adds a focus on outreach, enrollment, and persistence.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="p3" style="margin:0in"><span class="s2">Your engagement on these legislative matters are invaluable and we encourage open dialogue and collaboration as we work towards shaping these policies throughout the session through March 8. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3" style="margin:0in"><span class="s2"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3" style="margin:0in"><span class="s2">For those who want to take their learning one step further, here is a link to the
<a href="https://ofm.wa.gov/budget/state-budgets/gov-inslees-proposed-2024-supplemental-budgets/highlights-gov-inslees-proposed-2024-supplemental-budget">
Governors 2024 budget highlights</a> which includes summaries and graphs on education, economic revenue, behavior health, opioids, housing and homelessness, climate, human services, transportation and more.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3" style="margin:0in"><span class="s2"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="p3" style="margin:0in"><span class="s2">As always, thank you for your ongoing commitment to student success.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none">sbctc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003561;mso-ligatures:none">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764;mso-ligatures:none">• Twitter:
</span><a href="https://twitter.com/SBCTCWashington"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none">@SBCTCWashington</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764;mso-ligatures:none">
• Facebook: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wasbctc/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none">@WASBCTC</span></a><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864;mso-ligatures:none">SBCTC Vision:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864;mso-ligatures:none">“Leading with racial equity, our colleges maximize student potential and transform lives within a culture of belonging that advances racial, social, and economic justice in service to our
diverse communities.” <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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