Washington 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 9 D · 3 R cosponsors

SB 5736 — Addressing high demand workforce shortages.

Last action — Senate Rules "X" file.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Senate Bill 5736 makes a significant change by requiring that funds for higher education programs in advanced computing fields must come from either all collected revenues or at least 15% of total revenues, ensuring a consistent investment. This shift matters because it guarantees a minimum level of funding dedicated to improving access and equity for low-income students and students of color each year. Additionally, the update clarifies that expenditures will strictly supplement existing educational funding, emphasizing the importance of maintaining overall funding levels for higher education.

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S-1592.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5736 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Senators Nobles, Holy, Mullet, Hawkins, Randall, Nguyen, Liias, Boehnke, Conway, Hunt, Kuderer, Lovelett, Torres, Trudeau, Valdez, and C.
S-1175.2 SENATE BILL 5736 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By Senators Nobles, Holy, Mullet, Hawkins, Randall, Nguyen, Liias, Boehnke, Conway, Hunt, Kuderer, Lovelett, Torres, Trudeau, Valdez, and C.
Wilson) READ FIRST TIME 02/17/23.
Wilson Read first time 02/09/23.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.
(2) Beginning in fiscal year 2024, and each year thereafter, an amount up to all revenues collected under RCW 82.04.299 must be used for higher education programs that lead to a credential in advanced computing fields and related science, technology, engineering, and math computing fields to increase access and equity, especially for low-income students and students of color.
Beginning in fiscal year 2024, and each year thereafter, an amount equal to the greater of all revenues collected under RCW 82.04.299 or 15 percent of all revenues in the account must be used exclusively for higher education programs that lead to a credential in advanced computing fields and related science, technology, engineering, and math computing fields to increase access and equity, especially for low- income students and students of color.
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1 SSB 5736 account under this subsection may be inclusive of the Washington college grant awards of students enrolled in these programs.
1 SB 5736 (2) Expenditures from the workforce education investment account must be used to supplement, not supplant, other federal, state, and local funding for higher education.
(3) Expenditures from the workforce education investment account must be used to supplement, not supplant, other federal, state, and local funding for higher education.
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Action History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.

  2. On motion, referred to Rules.

  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  4. Senate Rules "X" file.

  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  6. Minority; without recommendation.

  7. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  8. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.

  9. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.

  10. Referred to Ways & Means.

  11. And refer to Ways & Means.

  12. HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  13. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 10:30 AM.

  14. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM.

  15. First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 135 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (135)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5736?
SB 5736 is sponsored by Claire Wilson (Democrat), Javier Valdez (Democrat), Yasmin Trudeau (Democrat), Nikki Torres (Republican), Liz Lovelett (Democrat), Kuderer, Steve Conway (Democrat), Matt Boehnke (Republican), Marko Liias (Democrat), Randall, Hawkins, Mullet, Jeff Holy (Republican), T'wina Nobles (Democrat), Joe Nguyen (Democrat), and Victoria Hunt (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 5736?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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