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HB 1559 - Appropriates Funding for Student Basic Needs - Washington Key Vote

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Title: Appropriates Funding for Student Basic Needs

Signed by Governor Jay Inslee


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Title: Appropriates Funding for Student Basic Needs

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that appropriates funding for students basic needs.

Highlights:

  • Appropriates funding for students basic needs at higher education institutions (Sec. 2).

  • Defines “student basic needs” for the purposes of this bill as the following, including (Sec. 2):

    • Food;

    • Water;

    • Shelter;

    • Clothing;

    • Physical health;

    • Mental health;

    • Child care; or

    • Similar needs that students enrolled in an institution of higher education or tribal college may face difficulty with that hinders their ability to begin or continue their enrollment.

  • Defines “tribal colleges” as institutions of higher education operated by an Indian tribe (Sec. 2).

  • Establishes a pilot program to provide free and low-cost meal plans or food vouchers to eligible low-income students and specifies that is shall expire July 1, 2026 (Sec. 3).

  • Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect after passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text

See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Appropriates Funding for Student Basic Needs

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that appropriates funding for students basic needs.

Highlights:

  • Appropriates funding for students basic needs at higher education institutions (Sec. 2).

  • Defines “student basic needs” for the purposes of this bill as the following, including (Sec. 2):

    • Food;

    • Water;

    • Shelter;

    • Clothing;

    • Physical health;

    • Mental health;

    • Child care; or

    • Similar needs that students enrolled in an institution of higher education or tribal college may face difficulty with that hinders their ability to begin or continue their enrollment.

  • Defines “tribal colleges” as institutions of higher education operated by an Indian tribe (Sec. 2).

  • Establishes a pilot program to provide free and low-cost meal plans or food vouchers to eligible low-income students and specifies that is shall expire July 1, 2026 (Sec. 3).

  • Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect after passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text

Title: Appropriates Funding for Student Basic Needs

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