Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Exploring our government

SB 5749
1. GET is Washington's 529 prepaid college tuition plan. Families can prepay for their children's college tuition today knowing that the value of their account is guaranteed by the state to keep pace with rising college tuition
2. Since 1998, families have opened more that 119,000 accounts.
3. If the bill passes, the program will now have to pay service and activities fees.

HB 1325
1. Sponsors: Hunt. Dammeier, Darneille, Liias, Carlyle, Roberts, Jinkins, Orwall, Kenney, Hasegawa, McCoy, Fitzgibbon, and Tharinger.
2. This bill would cut the number of school districts in half.
3. 300
4. To implement a comprehensive statewide reorganization initiative to streamline and provide efficiencies in the administration and operation of school districts and educational service districts.
5. $397,963

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