SHB 2216 — Reducing barriers to state employment by eliminating two-year and four-year degree requirements that are unnecessary.

What this bill does

Specifies that the classification plan for classified service employees may not require a two-year or four-year college degree unless the specialized knowledge or certification offered by the degree program is necessary to perform the essential functions of the classification.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 8, 2024
  96 yea · 1 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 28, 2024
  49 yea · 0 nay

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