{"id":7777,"date":"2024-01-24T08:36:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T16:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/nobles\/?p=7777"},"modified":"2024-01-24T09:31:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T17:31:34","slug":"nobles-bill-to-increase-financial-aid-accessibility-postsecondary-enrollment-heard-in-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/nobles\/2024\/01\/24\/nobles-bill-to-increase-financial-aid-accessibility-postsecondary-enrollment-heard-in-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Nobles bill to increase financial aid accessibility, postsecondary enrollment heard in committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">OLYMPIA \u2014 A bill to make financial aid more easily accessible was heard in the Senate Higher Education &amp; Workforce Development Committee Wednesday.<\/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=6254&amp;Initiative=false&amp;Year=2023\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Senate Bill 6254<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, sponsored by Sen. T\u2019wina Nobles (D-Fircrest), expands the FAFSA\/WASFA completion program at the community and technical colleges to every educational service district, as well as the scope of the completion programs to include supporting student persistence.\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=\"none\">The bill also creates a new financial aid certification program for secondary school teachers and counselors, higher education staff, and community partners with the goal of providing at least one certified financial aid professional in each school district and requires that the certification program be offered at no cost.<\/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\">In 2023, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wsac.wa.gov\/fafsa-completion\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">only 52% of high school seniors completed the FAFSA<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, putting Washington <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/formyourfuture.org\/fafsa-tracker\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">47th in the nation<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> for FAFSA completions.<\/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\">\u201cBy making financial aid more accessible, we pave the way for increased postsecondary enrollment, ensuring that every student, regardless of background or circumstance, has the opportunity to unlock the doors to higher education,\u201d Nobles said.<\/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=6254&amp;Initiative=false&amp;Year=2023\"><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>OLYMPIA \u2014 A bill to make financial aid more easily accessible was heard in the Senate Higher Education &amp; Workforce Development Committee Wednesday.\u00a0 Senate Bill 6254, sponsored by Sen. 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