{"id":7750,"date":"2024-01-12T11:19:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T19:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/nobles\/?p=7750"},"modified":"2024-01-12T11:19:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T19:19:23","slug":"nobles-bill-would-align-eligibility-time-frames-across-state-federal-financial-aid-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/nobles\/2024\/01\/12\/nobles-bill-would-align-eligibility-time-frames-across-state-federal-financial-aid-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Nobles bill would align eligibility time frames across state, federal financial aid programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Legislation to allow students to receive state financial aid for the same amount of time they can receive federal aid was heard in the Senate Higher Education &amp; Workforce Development Committee Friday.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5904&amp;Year=2023&amp;Initiative=False\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Senate Bill 5904<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, sponsored by Sen. T\u2019wina Nobles (D-Fircrest), would align the maximum eligibility time frames for the Washington College Grant, College Bound Scholarship, and Passport to Careers programs with that of the federal Pell Grant at 150% \u2014 the equivalent of 18 full-time academic quarters.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More than 6,800 Washington students in the 2023\u201324 academic year are on track to complete their program but are within one year of losing state financial aid.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nobles said consistency across programs will reduce confusion for recipients, while also lessening administrative burdens for campus financial aid staff. Currently, the maximum time frame to receive state aid varies across programs, and all are shorter than the federal standard.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cPeople who lose access to state financial aid before completing a program often must choose between taking on more student loan debt or dropping out altogether. The Washington College Grant is considered the most generous and equitable state financial aid program in the country. The one area that Washington is less generous is the time students have to earn their degree \u2014 a more constrained time than the federal Pell Grant,\u201d Nobles said. \u201cAligning eligibility time frames across state and federal financial aid programs will provide predictable, consistent support for students and families and increase educational success.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Follow the bill\u2019s progress <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5904&amp;Year=2023&amp;Initiative=False\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legislation to allow students to receive state financial aid for the same amount of time they can receive federal aid was heard in the Senate Higher Education &amp; Workforce Development Committee Friday.\u00a0 Senate Bill 5904, sponsored by Sen. 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