Notice of Committee Passage of Substitute House Bill 1124

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SHB 1124, titled AN ACT Relating to regulating degree-granting institutions not exempt under chapter 28B.85 RCW, private vocational schools not exempt under chapter 28C.10 RCW, schools under chapter 18.16 RCW, and other for-profit schools, for the purposes of promoting accountability and providing consumer protection to students and the public, has been passed by the House Committee on College & Workforce Development. 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:

Revenue Impacts are indeterminate until rules are developed to determine the rate for each school because this proposed bill allows for students to be reimbursed for any direct damage affected by a schools actions. The Tuition Recovery Trust Fund originally was dedicated to school closures only.

The following legislators voted do pass:

Representative Mike Sells
Democrat
(360) 786-7840
Mike.Sells@leg.wa.gov

Representative Drew Hansen
Democrat
(360) 786-7842
Drew.Hansen@leg.wa.gov

Representative Gerry Pollet
Democrat
(360) 786-7886
Gerry.Pollet@leg.wa.gov

Representative Steve Bergquist
Democrat
(360) 786-7862
Steve.Bergquist@leg.wa.gov

Representative Jared Mead
Democrat
(360) 786-7892
MEAD_JA@leg.wa.gov

Representative Vandana Slatter
Democrat
(360) 786-7936
Vandana.Slatter@leg.wa.gov

Representative Bill Ramos
Democrat
(360) 786-7852
RAMOS_BI@leg.wa.gov

Representative Dave Paul
Democrat
(360) 786-7914
PAUL_DA@leg.wa.gov

Representative Mari Leavitt
Democrat
(360) 786-7890
LEAVITT_MA@leg.wa.gov


The following legislators voted do not pass:

Representative Luanne Van Werven
Republican
(360) 786-7980
Luanne.VanWerven@leg.wa.gov

Representative Skyler Rude
Republican
(360) 786-7828
RUDE_SK@leg.wa.gov

Representative Vicki Kraft
Republican
(360) 786-7994
Vicki.Kraft@leg.wa.gov

Representative Jenny Graham
Republican
(360) 786-7962
GRAHAM_JE@leg.wa.gov

Representative Chris Gildon
Republican
(360) 786-7968
GILDON_CH@leg.wa.gov


Not voting:

Representative Debra Entenman
Democrat
(360) 786-7918
ENTENMAN_DE@leg.wa.gov

Representative Tina Orwall
Democrat
(360) 786-7834
Tina.Orwall@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jeff Holy
Republican
(360) 786-7610
Jeff.Holy@leg.wa.gov

Representative Gael Tarleton
Democrat
(360) 786-7860
Gael.Tarleton@leg.wa.gov

Representative Jesse Young
Republican
(360) 786-7964
Jesse.Young@leg.wa.gov

Representative Robert Sutherland
Republican
(360) 786-7967
SUTHERLA_RO@leg.wa.gov



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