Legislative Exercise II

1. What does GET do?

The Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) Program is Washington's 529

prepaid college tuition plan. Families can prepay for their child's college tuition today

knowing that the value of their account is guaranteed by the state to keep pace with rising

college tuition

119,000
3. According to the bill, name one way the program will change.

Modifies the terms of the Washington advanced college

tuition payment (GET) program for future purchasers.4. Did the bill become a law?
 yes
5. What is the name of the Senate staffer who prepared the report?
Aldo Melchiori

1325
1. Sponsor:Representatives Hunt, Dammeier, Darneille, Liias, Carlyle, Roberts, Jinkins, Orwall, Kenney, Hasegawa, McCoy, Fitzgibbon, Tharinger
2. Bill digest:

Requires the Washington state school directors'

association to work with school districts to develop and

implement a comprehensive statewide reorganization initiative

to streamline and provide efficiencies in the administration

and operation of school districts and educational service

districts.

Establishes the commission on statewide school district

reorganization to develop and recommend a comprehensive plan

for the reorganization of school districts and to consider and

determine appeals of or alternatives to the reorganization

plan if the plan is adopted by the legislature.

Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee

to conduct an independent review of the comprehensive plan.

Authorizes school districts whose organization is changed

by a reorganization plan adopted by the legislature to appeal

the reorganization.

Provides contingent expiration dates and a contingent

effective date.3. Go to tvw.org
a. Search for HB 1325
b. When was the most recent hearing on the bill? Feb. 10, 2011
c. What committee heard the testimony? House Education Committee

Go to TVW’s main page and search for 'Washington State University.'

1. We get too many results. Click on advanced search.

2. Enter "washington + state + university." How many results did you get? 13

Most recent bill signed into law: 5942

2 other bills that might be interesting: 5635, 5596

2. Since 1998, how many GET accounts have been opened by families?