HB 1542 - DIGEST |
Creates the Washington student loan program to assist students who need additional financial support to obtain postsecondary education. |
Creates the Washington student loan account. |
Requires the office of student financial assistance to: (1) Administer the program; |
(2) Award student loans under the program to eligible students from funds in the account; |
(3) Set the interest rate and repayment procedures for the student loans; and |
(4) Determine annual and lifetime loan limits. |
Requires a percentage of real estate excise taxes to be deposited in the following: The public works assistance account, the education legacy trust account, the city-county assistance account, the Washington student loan account, and the general fund. |
Repeals RCW 28B.97.010 (Washington higher education loan program). |