Committee Passage Notice for 1439 E2SHB AMS WM S5663.1

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E2SHB 1439 AMS WM S5663.1, titled AN ACT Relating to regulating the institutions of higher education, including for-profit institutions and private vocational schools, to protect students from unfair business practices, has been passed by the Senate Committee on Ways & Means. The Office of Financial Management has identified this bill as requiring a ten-year projection of increased cost to the taxpayers or affected fee payers.

Ten-year projection:

This bill would allow the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) to establish and maintain the tuition recovery trust fund, including imposing a fee structure to support the fund. WSAC does not have a current estimate of the appropriate amount needed in the trust fund and timing of cash receipts to bring it to that level. WSAC would need to hire a consultant, or obtain expertise through an interagency agreement, to inform the creation of the tuition recovery trust fund and its financial dimensions. Therefore, the total ten-year cost to fee payers is indeterminate.

The following legislators voted do pass:

Senator Steve Conway
Democrat
Tacoma
(360) 786-7656
Steve.Conway@leg.wa.gov

Senator Karen Keiser
Democrat
Des Moines
(360) 786-7664
Karen.Keiser@leg.wa.gov

Senator Sam Hunt
Democrat
Olympia
(360) 786-7642
Sam.Hunt@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jeannie Darneille
Democrat
Tacoma
(360) 786-7652
Jeannie.Darneille@leg.wa.gov

Senator Bob Hasegawa
Democrat
Seattle
(360) 786-7616
Bob.Hasegawa@leg.wa.gov

Senator Christine Rolfes
Democrat
Bainbridge Island
(360) 786-7644
Christine.Rolfes@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jamie Pedersen
Democrat
Seattle
(360) 786-7628
Jamie.Pedersen@leg.wa.gov

Senator Kevin Van De Wege
Democrat
Sequim
(360) 786-7646
Kevin.VanDeWege@leg.wa.gov

Senator Kevin Ranker
Democrat
Deer Harbor
(360) 786-7678
Kevin.Ranker@leg.wa.gov

Senator Reuven Carlyle
Democrat
Seattle
(360) 786-7670
Reuven.Carlyle@leg.wa.gov

Senator Joe Fain
Republican
Auburn
(360) 786-7692
Joe.Fain@leg.wa.gov

Senator Andy Billig
Democrat
Spokane
(360) 786-7604
Andy.Billig@leg.wa.gov

Senator David Frockt
Democrat
Seattle
(360) 786-7690
David.Frockt@leg.wa.gov

Senator Mark Mullet
Democrat
Issaquah
(360) 786-7608
Mark.Mullet@leg.wa.gov

Senator Guy Palumbo
Democrat
Snohomish
(360) 786-7600
Guy.Palumbo@leg.wa.gov


The following legislators voted to refer the bill without recommendation:

Senator Jim Honeyford
Republican
Sunnyside
(360) 786-7684
Jim.Honeyford@leg.wa.gov

Senator Barbara Bailey
Republican
Oak Harbor
(360) 786-7618
Barbara.Bailey@leg.wa.gov

Senator Judy Warnick
Republican
Moses Lake
(360) 786-7624
Judy.Warnick@leg.wa.gov

Senator Randi Becker
Republican
Eatonville
(360) 786-7602
Randi.Becker@leg.wa.gov

Senator Ann Rivers
Republican
La Center
(360) 786-7634
Ann.Rivers@leg.wa.gov

Senator Sharon Brown
Republican
Kennewick
(360) 786-7614
Sharon.Brown@leg.wa.gov

Senator Keith Wagoner
Republican
(360) 786-7676
Keith.Wagoner@leg.wa.gov


The following legislators voted do not pass:

Senator Mark Schoesler
Republican
Ritzville
(360) 786-7620
Mark.Schoesler@leg.wa.gov



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