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2019 House Bill 1311: Concerning college bound scholarship eligible students
Introduced by Rep. Steve Bergquist (King) (D) on January 18, 2019
Referred to the House College & Workforce Development Committee on January 18, 2019
Substitute offered in the House on February 8, 2019
Expands the income eligibility threshold for all eligible College Bound Scholarship (CBS) students to 70 percent of state median family income beginning in the 2023-24 academic year.
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 14, 2019
Amendment offered by Rep. Steve Bergquist (King) (D) on March 8, 2019
Modifies the language prioritizing College Bound Scholarship (CBS) eligible students for the State Need Grant (SNG) by specifying that the student's family income exceeds 65 percent of the state median family income, which is the threshold for receiving a CBS, but that the student still qualifies for a SNG and therefore should be prioritized for the maximum SNG award for which they qualify.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 8, 2019
Amendment offered by Rep. Chris Gildon (Puyallup) (R) on March 8, 2019
Adds a requirement for a College Bound Scholarship eligible student to complete eight hours of community service per academic year in order to receive the College Bound Scholarship..
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on March 8, 2019
Amendment offered by Rep. Skyler Rude (Walla Walla) (R) on March 8, 2019
Changes the grade requirement for College Bound Scholarship (CBS) eligibility from a "C" average to a 2.5 grade point average for students who sign the CBS pledge, beginning with the 2019-20 academic year.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on March 8, 2019
Amendment offered by Rep. Luanne Van Werven (Lynden) (R) on March 8, 2019
Requires a College Bound Scholarship (CBS) student who signed the CBS pledge in the 2019-20 academic year or later to have no gross misdemeanor or felony convictions, rather than no felony convictions, in order to be eligible for the CBS.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on March 8, 2019
Received in the Senate on March 12, 2019
Referred to the Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee on March 12, 2019
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on March 28, 2019
Amendment offered in the Senate on April 9, 2019
Expands the College Bound Scholarship signup to students in ninth-grade who were previously ineligible for the award in seventh- or eighth-grade, instead of expanding to students in both ninth- and tenth-grades.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on April 9, 2019
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 8, 2019