[Wsssc] WSSSC Legislative Updates: February 24, 2023

Lauren Hibbs lhibbs at sbctc.edu
Fri Feb 24 16:42:07 PST 2023 

Hello WSSSC Members,

I write with an update from Olympia this week. Below include the bills that have advanced or died for Student Service, Dual Credit, and Workforce bills. If you make it to the bottom, you'll see what will happen next.

This week we also celebrated national potato day; encountered school delays due to snow; hosted WACTC at SPSCC; and saw a whole lot of bills move or die in appropriations and ways and means.

Perhaps the biggest news, however, is that our very own Carli Schiffner accepted the role of Madam President at Grays Harbor College, effective July 1. We are in a juxtapose of deep mourning and absolute joy for her.


STUDENT SERVICE BILLS (SBCTC Reps: Lauren Hibbs, Christine McMullin, Jennifer Dellinger, Yokiko Hayashi-Saguil)
HB 1559<https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1559&Year=2023&Initiative=false> companion to SB 5566 - Establishing the student basic needs at public postsecondary institutions act.

  *   Establishes the Benefits Navigator Grant Program to fund, in part, Benefits Resource Hubs at institutions of higher education, university campuses, and tribal institutions.
  *   Enacts the Free and Reduced-Price Meals Pilot Program ( 4 colleges)
  *   Includes ONE SBCTC taskforce, ONE strategic plan, ONE Survey/annual report, SBCTC administration of grant funds.
  *   This PASSED on the House floor in appropriations today (YES!)

HB 5513<https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5513&Initiative=false&Year=2023> - Concerning mental health counseling at community and technical colleges.

  *   Modifies the process to select colleges for participation in the mental health counseling and services pilot program and extends the length of the pilot.
  *   Creates a new telehealth pilot program for colleges not participating in the mental health counseling and services pilot program.
  *   Passed out of executive committee and referred to Ways and Means.
  *   Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken.

HB 1693<https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1693&Initiative=false&Year=2023> - Expanding the students experiencing homelessness and foster youth pilot program.

  *   Removes the expiration date for the student's experiencing homelessness program.
  *   Expands the program to include a tribal college.
  *   First public hearing in appropriations.
  *   Referred to Rules 2 today.


SB 5703<https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5703&Year=2023&Initiative=false> - Modifying the Washington college grant and establishing bridge grants.

  *   A bill that would increase eligibility for the maximum award for the Washington College Grant.
  *   Students earning up to 70% of the state's median family income would be eligible for the maximum WCG award.
  *   Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means

SB 5711<https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5711&Initiative=false&Year=2023> - Extending the terms of eligibility for the Washington college grant program.

  *   Would extend eligibility of the Washington College Grant from five years to six years of a student's program, the same length as Pell Grant eligibility.
  *   Passed out of Ways and Mean; passed to Rules committee for second reading.

SB 5079<https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5079&Initiative=false&Year=2023> - Concerning the date by which tuition operating fees are established.

  *   Specifies the date by which the Office of Financial Management determines the maximum rate of tuition fee increases.
  *   Passed out of full Senate. Rules suspended, third reading - passed.

SB 5655<https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5655&Initiative=false&Year=2023> - Establishes the Washington Achievers Grant

  *   Creates a match program to expand TRiO Student Support Services to students who are not eligible for federal programs.
  *   Ways and Means accepted 1st Substitute and passed to Rule for second reading Feb 23.


HB 1692<https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1692&Initiative=false&Year=2023> - Creating Student Advisory Groups

  *   Creates non-partisan student advisory groups in each legislative district of 11 students from K-12 or CTCs up to age 21.
  *   Looks to include students in the leg process and provide an advocacy day in Olympia annually.
  *   State Gov & Tribal Relations committee accepted 1st substitute, with do pass, referred to rules for review Feb 15th


HB 1232<https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1232&Initiative=false&Year=2023> - Enhancing CBS Program

  *   Removes 2.0 GPA HS graduation requirement for students attending a CTC
  *   Appropriations Majority voted to pass, referred to Rules for second review Feb 22nd

5687<https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5687&Initiative=false&Year=2023> - Creating postsecondary wrestling grant programs.

  *   Creates a grant program to fund intercollegiate wrestling program start ups, equipment, and student scholarships to be awarded by the Washington Student Achievement Council.
  *   Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

SB 5329<https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5329&Initiative=false&Year=2023> - Addressing fees at campuses other than the main campus.

  *   Defines mandatory fees and special fees.
  *   Establishes limitations on special and mandatory fee authority for students at campuses other than the main campus.
  *   Requires that mandatory fees be prorated for students enrolled less than full-time.
  *   Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken.

SB 5666 -<https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5666&Initiative=false&Year=2023> Establishing a community or technical college student housing pilot program.

  *   Creates a pilot program to provide subsidized housing or housing vouchers to Washington College Grant recipients at community or technical colleges.
  *   Scheduled for executive session on Friday.
  *   This did not get scheduled. Unfortunately, looks like this bill will die. (We could see this passed next year.)


SB 5702<https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5702&Initiative=false&Year=2023> -Expanding the students experiencing homelessness and foster youth pilot program.

  *   Makes the students experiencing homelessness and foster youth program permanent.
  *   Adds the tribal college as eligible to participate in the program.
  *   Executive Action Taken - Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

SB 5593 -<https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5593&Initiative=false&Year=2023> Improving equity in the transfer of student data between K-12 schools and institutions of higher education.

  *   This would create an agreement between The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the state's public colleges and universities to share high school student directory information for the purpose of informing students of their post-high school educational opportunities. The bill was amended by the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee to include community and technical colleges.
  *   Executive action taken - passed to Rules committee for second reading.

WORKFORCE BILLS (SBCTC Rep: Marie Bruin)
SSB 5305<http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Year=2023&BillNumber=5305> (HB 1374) - Establishing the office of career connect Washington.

  *   Creates the Office of Career Connect Washington within the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC).
  *   Revises terms related to career launch, career-connected learning, and other related items.
  *   Modifies language relating to the Career Connected Learning Cross Agency Work Group and related grant programs.
  *   Adds additional members to WSAC.
  *   Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means


DUAL CREDIT BILLS (SBCTC Rep: Jamie Traugott)
SSB 5048<https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/Senate/5048%20SBR%20HEWD%20OC%2023.pdf?q=20230210095637> - Eliminating college in the high school fees.

  *   Requires institutions of higher education to provide enrollment and registration in College in the High School (CHS) courses at no cost to students in grades 9 through 12 at public high schools.
  *   Requires the Legislature to appropriate funds to fund CHS courses, at inflation-adjusted rates.
     *   6K for public universities & 4k for community and technical colleges
  *   Directs high schools that provide a CHS course to include information in the course catalog that there is no fee for students to enroll in a CHS course.
  *   Executive action taken - passed to Rules committee for second reading.

SB 5670<https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/Senate/5670%20SBA%20HEWD%2023.pdf?q=20230210100237> - Permitting 10th grade students to participate in running start in online settings.

  *   Permits 10th grade students to participate in online Running Start courses.

  *   Defines online courses as those in which a majority of the course time is spent in a virtual setting or not in person.
  *   Scheduled for executive session.
  *   Executive session in Ways and Means today - pending

SHB 1003<https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/House/1003%20HBR%20ED%2023.pdf?q=20230210093812> - Expanding access to dual credit programs.

  *   Creates a dual credit subsidy program for eligible students from low-income households.
  *   Reduces per college credit fees for college in the high school students.
  *   Expands 1.2 FTE to 1.6 & summer Running Start to 6 ctcs and one public baccalaureate.
  *   Expands requirements to notify students and their parents about dual credit programs and available financial assistance.
  *   Creates a dual credit incentive rebate.
  *   Passed out of executive committee with one amendment thus creating SHB instead of HB. Should be moving to House Appropriations
  *   Referred to Appropriations


SHB 1316<https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/House/1316%20HBR%20ED%2023.pdf?q=20230210094753> - Expanding access to dual credit programs.

  *   Creates a dual credit subsidy program for eligible students from low-income households.

  *   Allows students participating in Running Start programs to be funded up to a combined maximum enrollment of 1.6 FTE, including enrollment during the summer academic term.
  *   Expands requirements to notify students and their parents or legal guardians about dual credit programs and available financial assistance.
  *   Expands requirements to notify students and their parents or legal guardians about dual credit programs and available financial assistance.
  *   Creates a dual credit incentive rebate.
  *   Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations


HB 1146<https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/House/1146%20HBR%20ED%2023.pdf?q=20230210100034> - Notifying high school students and their families about available dual credit programs and any available financial assistance.

  *   Requires public high schools to notify students and their parents about available dual credit programs and any financial assistance available to reduce the cost of these programs.
  *   Placed on second reading by Rules Committee
  *   Third reading passed. Moved to Senate.

What's Next?
Representatives and senators will be on the floor next week debating and voting on bills that made it past last week's policy committee cutoff and today's fiscal committee cutoff deadlines. As bills pass their originating chamber, committees in the opposite chamber will begin scheduling and hearing those bills to continue in the legislative process. In about a month, the Senate and House will present their budget bills. The Governor's<https://ofm.wa.gov/budget/state-budgets/gov-inslees-proposed-2023-25-budgets> budget has been developed prior to the session start and will begin to take new form. All three budgets will need to align before the end of session, or the term is extended until agreement is reached.

Thank you for staying engaged in the session and for ALL the amazing work you are doing on campus.

As always, if I may furnish additional information, please let me know.

Have a great weekend!
[Compass]
Lauren Hibbs, Ed.D
Director, Student Services
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
lhibbs at sbctc.edu* o: 360-704-4334 *
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