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Legislative Engagement
The Washington Student Achievement Council participates in Washington’s legislative process by sponsoring bills, tracking the progress of legislation affecting secondary and postsecondary education, and providing information and analysis.
Archives
2026 Session
2026 Legislative Session Recap
- Webinar Recording & Slides (PDF, 609.24 KB) (April 2026)
2026 Legislative Session Preview
- Webinar Recording & Slides (PDF, 1.0 MB) (January 2026)
2025 Session
2025 Legislative Session Recap
- Webinar Recording, 2025 Legislative Session Recap Slides (PDF, 1.0 MB), and 2025 Legislative Session FAQs (PDF, 240 KB) (May 2025)
2025 Legislative Session Preview
- Webinar Recording & 2025 Legislative Session Preview Slides (PDF, 1.0 MB) (January 2025)
2024 Session
2024 Spring Policy & Program Showcase
- 2024 Spring Policy & Program Showcase Summary (PDF, 122 kb) (June 2024)
- Webinar Recording & Slides (PDF, 2.1 MB) (June 2024)
2024 Legislative Summary
- 2024 Legislative Session Summary (PDF, 175 kb) (April 2024)
- Webinar Recording & Slides (PDF, 724 kb) (March 2024)
2022 Session
2022 Session
Budget Comparisons and Summaries
Legislative Summary
- 2022 Legislative Summary (PDF, 190 kb) (March 2022)
2020 Session
2020 Session
Budget Comparisons and Summaries
2020 Supplemental Budget Comparison (PDF, 83 kb)
Published reports
- 2019 Roadmap (PDF, 788 kb)
- Academic Credit for Prior Learning: 2019 Update (PDF, 314 kb)
- Educator Field Placement in Rural Areas (PDF, 850 kb)
- Open Educational Resources Grant Pilot Program (PDF, 199 kb)
Find more reports on our reports and publications page.
2019 Session
2019 Session
Budget Comparisons and Summaries
- 2019 Legislative Session Overview
- 2019-21 Final Operating Budget Comparison (PDF, 101 kb)
- 2019-21 Budget Proposal Comparison (PDF, 116 kb)(WSAC, Governor, House, Senate)
- Gov. Inslee's proposed 2019-21 budgets
- 2019-21 budget proposal comparison (PDF, 127 kb)
Published reports
- The 2019 Strategic Action Plan
- The Roadmap Dashboard
- 2017 Roadmap Progress Report (PDF, 677 kb)
- 2017 Progress Report handout (PDF, 277 kb)
Find more reports on our reports and publications page.
Legislative Presentations
- Financial Aid Packaging Overview (PDF, 1.3 MB) - Presented to the House College and Workforce Development Committee
- WSAC's Role in K12 Policy & Programs (PDF, 2.1 MB) - Presented to the House Education Committee
- Overview of State Financial Aid (PDF, 1.3 MB) - Presented to the Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee
- Teacher Shortage Conditional Grant (PDF, 813 kb) – Presented to the Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee
2018 Session
2018 Session
Weekly Tracker
Budget Comparisons and Summaries
2018 Session Highlights (PDF, 95 kb)
2018 Budget Comparison (PDF, 90 kb)
WSAC Proposals for the 2018 Supplemental Session
- Fully fund State Need Grant (PDF, 108 kb)
- Cover books and transportation for Running Start (PDF, 108 kb)
- Expand career-connected learning in high-demand fields (PDF, 117 kb)
- Enhance consumer protection (PDF, 169 kb)
Published reports
2017 Session
2017 Session
Budget Comparison and Summaries
- 2017 Legislative Session Wrap-Up (PDF, 116 kb)
- Final 2017-19 Operating Budget (PDF, 432 kb)
- WSAC, Governor, Senate, and House budgets (PDF, 226 kb)
Priorities
Published reports
- Academic Credit for Prior Learning Report (2016) (PDF, 984 kb)
- Aerospace Loan Program (PDF, 241 kb)
- College Bound Scholarship (PDF, 854 kb)
- Dual-Credit (PDF, 2.4 MB)
- For-Profit Colleges and Private Vocational Schools (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- GET (PDF, 2.0 MB)
- Southeast King County Higher Education Needs Assessment (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Transfers (PDF, 1.0 MB)
Legislative Presentations
Agency Overview
Strategic Action Plan
Higher Education Investments
ITT Closure
Student Debt
Legislative Updates / Bill Trackers
2016 Session
2016 Session
Legislative Priorities
- Overview Handout (PDF, 154 kb)
- College Bound Scholarship (PDF, 143 kb)
- State Need Grant (PDF, 174 kb)
- Consumer Protection (PDF, 168 kb)
- STEM Education Innovation Alliance (PDF, 143 kb)
2016 Legislative Presentations
Roadmap Update
Affordability
Prior Learning Assessment
Dual Credit
Reference Materials
2015 Session
2015 Session
Legislative Priorities
- Our 2015 legislative priorities (PDF, 237 kb) are based on the Council's 2014 Strategic Action Plan (PDF, 2.5 MB).
Reference Materials
- Week 15 Meeting Schedule (Apr. 20-24) (PDF, 182 kb)
- Week 14 Meeting Schedule (Apr. 13-19) (PDF, 181 kb)
- Week 13 Meeting Schedule (Apr. 6-10) (PDF, 194 kb)
- Week 12 Meeting Schedule (Mar. 30-Apr. 3) (PDF, 196 kb)
- Week 11 Meeting Schedule (Mar. 23-27) (PDF, 226 kb)
- Week 10 Meeting Schedule (Mar. 16-20) (PDF, 204 kb)
- Week 9 Meeting Schedule (Mar. 9-13) (PDF, 183 kb)
- Week 8 Meeting Schedule (Mar. 2-6) (PDF, 77 kb)
- Week 7 Meeting Schedule (Feb. 23-27) (PDF, 182 kb)
- Week 6 Meeting Schedule (Feb. 16-20) (PDF, 237 kb)
- Week 5 Meeting Schedule (Feb. 9-13) (PDF, 212 kb)
- Week 4 Meeting Schedule (Feb. 2-6) (PDF, 242 kb)
- Week 3 Meeting Schedule (Jan. 26-30) (PDF, 204 kb)
- Week 2 Meeting Schedule (Jan. 19-23) (PDF, 192 kb)
- Week 1 Meeting Schedule (Jan. 12-16) (PDF, 194 kb)
- 2015 Regular Committee Meeting Schedule (PDF, 180 kb)
Budget Proposals
- July 15 Final 2015-17 Operating Budget Proposal Comparison (PDF, 184 kb)
- May 29 Budget Proposal Comparison (PDF, 95 kb)
- WSAC - House/Senate/Governor budget comparison (PDF, 88 kb)
Legislative Updates / Bill Trackers
- 2015 Legislative Wrap-Up (PDF, 129 kb)
Office Hours - July 10 blog post - Second Special Session - Tracked Bills (PDF, 132 kb)
- Special Session - Tracked Bills (PDF, 52 kb)
- Regular Session Summary (PDF, 64 kb)
- Bills Passed into Law (Regular Session) (PDF, 64 kb)
- Week 12 (PDF, 153 kb)
- Week 11 (PDF, 205 kb)
- Week 10 (PDF, 71 kb)
- Week 9 (PDF, 357 kb)
- Week 8 (PDF, 171 kb)
- Week 7 (PDF, 187 kb)
- Week 6 (PDF, 202 kb)
- Week 5 (PDF, 268 kb)
- Week 4 (PDF, 125 kb)
- Week 3 (PDF, 255 kb)
- Week 2 (PDF, 291 kb)
- Week 1 (PDF, 96 kb)
- Pre-Session (PDF, 272 kb)
Summary
2014 Session
2014 Session
2014 Legislative Synopsis
2014 Weekly Legislative Updates
- Week 1: January 13-18 (PDF, 425 kb)
- Week 2: January 19-25 (PDF, 351 kb)
- Week 3: January 27- (PDF, 265.3 KB)February 1 (PDF, 266 kb)
- Week 4: February 2-8 (PDF, 335 kb)
- Week 5: February 9-15 (PDF, 226 kb)
- Week 6: February 16-22 (PDF, 235 kb)
2014 Council Legislative Schedule
- Week 1: January 13-18 (PDF, 142 kb)
- Week 2: January 19-25 (PDF, 300 kb)
- Week 3: January 27- (PDF, 265.3 KB)February 1 (PDF, 266 kb)
- Week 4: February 2-8 (PDF, 204 kb)
- Week 5: February 9-15 (PDF, 201 kb)
- Week 6: February 16-22 (PDF, 190 kb)
- Week 7: February 23-March 1 (PDF, 204 kb)
- Week 8: March 2-8 (PDF, 173 kb)
- Week 9: March 9-15 (PDF, 177 kb)