SCR 8403 - DIGEST |
Resolves that a joint select committee on Latino accessibility to higher education be established, in consultation with the Washington State commission on Hispanic affairs to: (1) Increase awareness throughout the educational pipeline about the challenges facing the Latino community, to close the generational information gap within the Latino community; |
(2) Close the generational information gap within the Latino community about the cost of and accessibility to higher education; |
(3) Investigate ways to provide an appropriate level of financial aid to help Latinos enroll in and graduate from Washington State institutions of higher education; |
(4) Improve articulation and communication between two-year and four-year institutions of higher education regarding higher education issues especially important to the Latino community; and |
(5) Develop and propose strategies for helping Latino students achieve at high academic levels. |
Resolves that the committee report its findings and recommendations to the legislature at the regular legislative session in 2009. |