HB 1735 - DIGEST |
Requires the state board for community and technical colleges to: (1) Implement the guided pathways model at each community and technical college; and |
(2) Contract with an entity with expertise in higher education and behavioral health to develop a plan for colleges to offer behavioral health services. |
Requires The Evergreen State College to implement the Evergreen first-year experience program and precollege immersion programs. |
Requires the state institute for public policy to conduct an evaluation of the Evergreen first-year experience program. |
Requires institutions of higher education to add the following to newly issued student identification cards: National, state, or local suicide hotlines; emergency contact numbers; and information on behavioral health counseling services. |
Requires Central Washington University to hire additional mental health counselors, case managers, a psychiatrist, and a faculty lecturer, and create additional graduate assistantships to improve mental health services for students. |
Requires Eastern Washington University to train students, successful in math and science classes, to be peer mentors and provide supplemental instruction. |
Requires Western Washington University to implement an enhanced career services model with embedded, integrated, and specialized services to increase student success and completion. |
Creates the public service graduate degree conditional grant program at the University of Washington. |
Creates the public service graduate degree conditional grant account. |
Makes appropriations. |