{"id":7295,"date":"2021-05-13T12:01:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T19:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/nobles\/?p=7295"},"modified":"2021-05-13T12:01:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T19:01:19","slug":"law-expands-eligibility-for-college-bound-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/nobles\/2021\/05\/13\/law-expands-eligibility-for-college-bound-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Law expands eligibility for College Bound Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>OLYMPIA <\/strong>\u2014 Legislation signed into law by the governor today removes the College Bound pledge requirement for students, an administrative hurdle that has prevented many students from accessing the scholarship or even knowing of its availability.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5321&amp;Year=2021&amp;Initiative=false\">Senate Bill 5321<\/a>, sponsored by Sen. T\u2019wina Nobles (D-Fircrest), had unanimous support.<\/p>\n<p>The new law expands the eligibility requirement criteria to include ninth grade students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe College Bound Scholarship is a game changer and a life changer. I want this opportunity to be available to as many students and households as possible,\u201d said Nobles. \u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019ve strategically removed barriers to allow more students the opportunity to take advantage of this incredible college funding resource.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Until now, students have had to sign a pledge that includes a commitment to graduate from high school with at least a C average and no felony convictions to be eligible to receive the scholarship. The pledge must be witnessed by a parent or guardian and forwarded to the Office of Student Financial Assistance within the Washington Student Achievement Council. Having the pledge signed and returned is a significant barrier for many students, including students experiencing the foster care system or unaccompanied homelessness. By removing the pledge requirement, SB 5321 gives about 10,000 more students access to the College Bound Scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor many of our students, obtaining the signature on this form represents an unnecessary barrier,\u201d said Nobles. \u201cMany of our students who have faced systemic inequities are also the students who are disproportionately and negatively impacted by the signature requirement.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OLYMPIA \u2014 Legislation signed into law by the governor today removes the College Bound pledge requirement for students, an administrative hurdle that has prevented many students from accessing the scholarship or even knowing of its availability. Senate Bill 5321, sponsored by Sen. T\u2019wina Nobles (D-Fircrest), had unanimous support. The new law expands the eligibility requirement criteria to include ninth grade students. \u201cThe College Bound Scholarship is a game changer and a life changer. I want this opportunity to be available to as many students and households as possible,\u201d said Nobles. \u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019ve strategically removed barriers to allow more students&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":7296,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-release"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Law expands eligibility for College Bound Scholarship - Sen. 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