SSB 6053 — Improving equitable access to postsecondary education.

What this bill does

Requires the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) to enter into data-sharing agreements with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to facilitate the transfer of high school student directory information for informing high school students of postsecondary financial aid and educational opportunities available in the state. Allows a nonpublic university, college, school, or institute in the State of Washington that is a member institution of an accrediting association recognized by rule of the WSAC to enter into student data-sharing agreements with the OSPI.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · February 29, 2024
  85 yea · 11 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 5, 2024
  47 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 1, 2024
  48 yea · 1 nay

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