Official Text and Analysis.

Creates the Office of the Ombuds within the Washington Student Achievement Council to serve students of for-profit degree-granting institutions and private vocational schools and to provide mediation.

Protects students from unfair business practices by regulating the institutions of higher education, including for-profit institutions and private vocational schools.

Removes the provisions: (1) explicitly stating that a student may bring an action under the consumer protection act for a degree-granting institution's or private vocational school's unfair business practice; (2) making it separate violations for each student injured by an unfair business practice; (3) requiring the institutions and schools to provide notices to students regarding consumer rights; (4) requiring the institutions and schools to provide periodic notices to students regarding their accrual of student financial aid; (5) prohibiting the institutions and schools from engaging in selling student loan products that financially benefit a person with an ownership interest in the institution or school.

Broadens the reporting reference requirement to include other means to assure consistent and accurate reporting. Prohibits the use of any official United States Military or department of defense logos, seals, or insignias, in advertising or promotional materials.

Passed Legislature.