Establishing a loan repayment program for public defense attorneys and prosecutors.

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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5027

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Senators Torres, Dhingra, Dozier, Frame, Gildon, Harris, Hasegawa, Holy, King, Krishnadasan, Liias, Nobles, Riccelli, Saldaña, Salomon, Slatter, Trudeau, and Warnick)

READ FIRST TIME 01/31/25.

AN ACT Relating to establishing a loan repayment program for public defense attorneys and prosecutors; and adding new sections to chapter 28B.77 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 28B.77 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, a law school loan repayment program for public defenders and prosecutors is established.

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

18.4% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 41%, measured from WA's completed sessions
Momentum -0 48/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 273 days quiet

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