Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.
Summary
HB 2098 imposes a new workforce‑education surcharge on select advanced‑computing businesses, directing the revenue to a state education fund. It also broadens the Washington college grant so that students from families earning up to 100% of the state median income receive the maximum award, with reduced awards up to 150% median income. The measure aims to increase funding for computer‑science and engineering programs while helping low‑income students afford college.
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