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SB5110 • 2026

Tribal elder tuition waivers

Providing tuition waivers for tribal elders at Washington’s community and technical colleges.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Kauffman, Senator Chapman, Senator Dhingra, Senator Frame, Senator Hasegawa, Senator Liias, Senator Lovelett, Senator Nobles, Senator Riccelli, Senator Saldaña, Senator Shewmake, Senator Slatter, Senator Valdez, Senator Wellman
Last action
2025-04-29
Official status
C 177 L 25
Effective date
Not listed

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Tribal elder tuition waivers

Tribal elder tuition waivers

What This Bill Does

  • Tribal elder tuition waivers

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-29 Senate

    Effective date 7/27/2025.

Official Summary Text

Tribal elder tuition waivers

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT Relating to tuition waivers for tribal elders at 1
Washington's community and technical colleges; and adding a new 2
section to chapter 28B.15 RCW. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 28B.15 5
RCW to read as follows: 6
(1) Each community and technical college may waive all or a 7
portion of tuition fees and services and activity fees for tribal 8
elders over the age of 55 from eligible Indian tribes as defined in 9
RCW 43.376.010. 10
(2) The state board for community and technical colleges may 11
adopt and amend as necessary rules to implement this section.12
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SENATE BILL 5110
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senators Kauffman, Chapman, Dhingra, Frame, Hasegawa, Liias,
Lovelett, Nobles, Riccelli, Saldaña, Shewmake, Slatter, Valdez, and
Wellman; by request of State Board for Community and Technical
Colleges
Prefiled 12/23/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee
on Higher Education & Workforce Development.
p. 1 SB 5110