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HB 1557 Reported from Committee

Establishing the Washington guaranteed admissions program and requiring student notifications.

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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1557

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By House Postsecondary Education & Workforce (originally sponsored by Representatives Reed, Salahuddin, Scott, Morgan, Street, Ramel, Walen, Macri, Berry, Obras, Bernbaum, Fosse, Mena, Bergquist, Ortiz-Self, Lekanoff, Duerr, Ryu, Leavitt, Gregerson, Parshley, Kloba, Goodman, Peterson, Zahn, Pollet, and Doglio)

READ FIRST TIME 02/20/25.

AN ACT Relating to making higher education more accessible by establishing the Washington guaranteed admissions program and requiring student notifications; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 28A.150 RCW; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that engaging with high school students to prepare them for higher education and familiarize them with college admissions through guaranteed admissions increases equity, access, and credential completion in the state. The legislature intends to establish the Washington guaranteed admissions program as an appropriate and necessary step to accomplish these goals.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 28B.10 RCW to read as follows:

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