{"id":1306,"date":"2019-10-08T13:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T21:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdc.wastateleg.org\/randall\/?p=1306"},"modified":"2020-09-16T17:12:39","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T00:12:39","slug":"randall-voted-chair-of-senate-higher-education-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/randallarchive\/2019\/10\/08\/randall-voted-chair-of-senate-higher-education-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Randall voted Chair of Senate Higher Education Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BREMERTON \u2013 <\/strong>Sen.\nEmily Randall (D-Bremerton) has been chosen to chair the Senate Higher\nEducation &amp; Workforce Development Committee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m honored to have the trust of my colleagues to\nlead our efforts to make higher education more affordable and accessible to all\nWashingtonians,\u201d said Randall. \u201cAs the first in my family to graduate from\ncollege, I know firsthand what higher education can do to open up a world of\npossibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Randall previously served as vice chair of the\ncommittee. Under her tenure, the Legislature passed the Workforce Education\nInvestment Act, which dramatically increased foundational support for community\nand technical colleges and created the Washington College Grant Program, a\nstatewide guaranteed free college program serving up to 110,000 low-income students.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Legislature also passed a bill sponsored by\nRandall, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5800&amp;Year=2019&amp;Initiative=false\">Senate\nBill 5800<\/a>, which establishes pilot programs at four colleges\nacross the state, two on each side of the Cascades, to provide assistance to\nhomeless students and students who were in foster care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs a state, we\u2019ve taken important steps to support\nyoung students experiencing homelessness while in our K-12 system, but once\nthey get to college, they lose that network,\u201d Randall said. \u201cThis bill will help\nconnect students to services, and it will allow us to collect data to inform\nour future efforts.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As acting chair of the Senate Higher Education and\nWorkforce Development Committee, Randall has spent the interim touring colleges\nand universities around the state to check on innovative new programs they are\nimplementing. \u201cWe\u2019re working to provide opportunities for all students,\nregardless of their zip code or family income,\u201d said Randall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Randall\u2019s selection as chair will be formalized in a\nvote of the full Senate on the first day of the 2020 legislative session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREMERTON \u2013 Sen. Emily Randall (D-Bremerton) has been chosen to chair the Senate Higher Education &amp; Workforce Development Committee. \u201cI\u2019m honored to have the trust of my colleagues to lead our efforts to make higher education more affordable and accessible to all Washingtonians,\u201d said Randall. \u201cAs the first in my family to graduate from college, I know firsthand what higher education can do to open up a world of possibilities.\u201d Randall previously served as vice chair of the committee. 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