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HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 4015
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Passed Legislature - 1989 Reg.
State of Washington 51st Legislature 1989 Regular Session
By Representatives Prince, Jacobsen, Miller, Basich, Wood, Van Luven, Doty and Baugher
Read first time 2/20/89 and referred to Committee on Higher Education.
TO THE HONORABLE GEORGE BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED:
We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:
WHEREAS, The State of Washington is concerned that too many students are acquiring excessive loan burdens; and
WHEREAS, The State of Washington shares the concern of Congress regarding the problem of defaulted student loans; and
WHEREAS, Institutions do not have the authority to deny access to federal student loans to those students, who in the opinion of the institution, will be unable to repay their loans, given starting salaries in their major fields of study; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Education has proposed restricting institutional eligibility, to participate in federal student aid programs, at those campuses which have high rates of default; and
WHEREAS, Loss of any institutional eligibility to participate in federal student aid programs would deprive the neediest of students from access to higher education;
NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully pray that the United States Congress reconsider the issue and grant authority to institutions of higher education to deny the certification of federal student loan applications for those students, who in the opinion of the institution, have acquired an excessive loan burden; and that the Congress provide other self-help programs, such as work-study programs, to assist these needy students.
BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately transmitted to the Honorable George Bush, President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and each member of Congress from the State of Washington.