Safeguarding student financial aid from fraud.

 S-3840.1

SENATE BILL 6082

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senators Boehnke and Dozier

Read first time 01/13/26. Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

AN ACT Relating to safeguarding student financial aid from fraud; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) Within existing resources, the joint legislative audit and review committee shall complete a systemic performance audit of fraud in the state's financial aid programs. The purpose of the audit is to determine the extent to which financial aid fraud is occurring at institutions of higher education that receive and distribute financial aid to students. To the extent possible, the study must determine:

(a) The number of fictitious students enrolled, denied enrollment, and disenrolled at institutions that receive financial aid;