Dear friends and neighbors,
One of my top priorities in the Legislature has been helping improve access to college and career training so people can get good jobs to support their families. Today, I want to tell you about an exciting new bill I’m working on with Rep. Julia Reed: the “Washington Guaranteed Admissions Program,” where we will guarantee college admission to WSU, Western, and more for high school graduates with a 3.0 GPA.
Many high school students already meet admissions requirements for our state’s excellent public universities, but may not even know it. We want families to know right away—as early as junior year—that several of our public colleges and universities will guarantee admission to their high school student if their student keeps a 3.0 GPA and graduate. That will remove a big worry from the families of anxious high school students! The bill, SB 5978, would expand our state’s already-existing guaranteed admissions program and ensure students are notified that a college in our state is available to them. It would guarantee college admission to WSU, Evergreen, Western, CWU, EWU, and UW-Tacoma for students who are on track to graduate with a 3.0. We’ll also make sure they know about our state’s generous financial aid programs so they can afford to attend.
You can track the bill’s progress here.
How to get involved
I hope you’ll stay in touch throughout the session to let me know what’s on your mind. Here are a few ways you can get involved:
- Learn how a bill becomes a law.
- Find legislation on the issues important to you.
- Watch live committee hearings, floor debates, and archived videos of your democracy in action.
- Testify before legislative committees remotely or in person.
- Reach out to my office anytime with any questions or concerns at 360-786-7644 or Drew.Hansen@leg.wa.gov. The more I hear from you, the better I can serve you. You can also follow along for more legislative updates on my official Facebook and Instagram pages.
Sincerely,
Drew Hansen
