A bill helping veterans secure tuition waivers at the state’s public universities was unanimously approved Tuesday by the state House of Representatives.
HB 2233 requires state universities to adopt a marketing plan to recruit returning veterans, said Rep. Dan Kristiansen, R-Snohomish. Tuition waivers that cut costs by about half are the big selling point, but colleges don’t make them visible enough for veterans, he said.
The measure originally required that10 percent of tuition waivers be set aside for veterans. The quota was eliminated amid protests by university officials.
HB 2233 was the first of a slew of measures supporting veterans that the House passed on Tuesday. Others include increasing crisis and emergency relief resources, beefing up protection from payday lenders and providing an exemption from paying real estate excise taxes.
All bills will be scheduled for a Senate hearing later this week.
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