Senate2023-24 sessionFiscal note
SSB 5953: Concerning financial aid grants for incarcerated students.
Signed into law: Chapter 272, Laws of 2024
- Sponsor
- Wilson, C.
- Introduced
- January 8, 2024
- Status
- C 272 L 24
- Last action
- Effective date 6/6/2024. (March 26, 2024)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Allows incarcerated individuals to apply for and utilize federal and state financial aid grants for postsecondary education programs at the Department of Corrections.
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Floor votes
- House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · February 29, 202479 yea · 17 nay · 2 not voting
- Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 4, 202435 yea · 14 nay
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 8, 202437 yea · 12 nay
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