FINAL BILL REPORT

SSB 5166

C 187 L 02

Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Allowing state financial aid to be used at Washington branch campuses of accredited out‑of‑state institutions of higher education.

Sponsors:  Senate Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl‑Welles, Carlson, Horn, Shin, Jacobsen and McAuliffe).

Senate Committee on Higher Education

Senate Committee on Ways & Means

House Committee on Higher Education

House Committee on Appropriations

Background:  Currently, students who attend a branch campus located in Washington of a postsecondary institution accredited in another state are not eligible for state financial aid.

Summary:  Students eligible for federal financial aid who attend on-site instruction at a Washington branch campus of a higher education institution accredited in another state may be eligible for state financial aid if the branch campus has been operating in Washington for a minimum of 20 years and has an enrollment of at least 700 FTE.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate470

House940(House amended)

Senate401(Senate concurred)

Effective:  June 13, 2002