With the first legislative cutoff approaching on February 25, all of the UW’s request legislation either have cleared policy committees, or are scheduled for votes before the end of the week.
Legislation making permanent tuition setting authority for graduate programs (SB 5734, HB 1235) has cleared both policy committees. Bills simplifying public works contracting processes (SB 5760, HB 1916) and allowing protection for private investment information submitted to our endowment (SB 5526, HB 1640) have been heard in committee and are scheduled for executive action before the end of the week. We appreciate the support of lawmakers for these improvments. Following the policy committee cutoff, the focus will shift to floor action. We will update the progress of the legislation as it moves through the process.