Referred to the Senate Higher Education Committee on January 11, 2017
Substitute offered in the Senate on January 18, 2018
Aligns residency requirements for certain state financial aid programs.
? Includes individuals granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, if they meet other statutory requirements, under the term resident student.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on January 19, 2018
Amendment offered by Sen. Michael Baumgartner (Spokane) (R) on January 24, 2018
Makes the act null and void if specific funding of at least five million dollars is not provided in the 2018 supplemental
budget.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on January 24, 2018
Amendment offered by Sen. Doug Ericksen (Ferndale) (R) on January 24, 2018
Persons with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival status, or those who qualify under the 1079 standard, must have entered the state before January 1, 2018, to be eligible for residency.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on January 24, 2018