SB 5704 - DIGEST |
Requires the student achievement council to establish the Washington children's educational savings account program to: (1) Increase college attendance and boost college savings among residents, particularly low-income families; |
(2) Foster a college bound identity in young residents; |
(3) Promote the financial security, financial literacy, and economic stability of families and increase their ability to save for college; |
(4) Establish college savings accounts for low-income kindergartners in public schools; and |
(5) Coordinate with the office of the superintendent of public instruction and the financial education public-private partnership to engage schools, school districts, and community organizations to develop pilot projects to market the savings account program. |
Creates the Washington children's educational savings account program account. |
Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved. |