Today, the University released its legislative priorities for the 2015 session that began this week in Olympia.
Here is a quick overview of what鈥檚 on the :
Priority No. 1: Keep the 91探花affordable
Washington鈥檚 public colleges and universities are jointly requesting a $198 million state investment
for 2015鈥�17 (the UW鈥檚 share is $68 million) to expand student access and support the state economy while聽maintaining current tuition levels.
Priority No. 2:聽Rapidly Increase Health Care Access for All Washingtonians
The 91探花requests $4 million per year to double the class size at the 91探花 School of聽Medicine in Spokane by the fall of 2017.
The 91探花requests $2.6 million for the biennium to double the class size of the 91探花 School of聽Dentistry鈥檚 Regional Initiatives in Dental Education (RIDE) program in Spokane and Eastern Washington by聽the fall of 2017.
Priority No. 3: Invest to Fully Fund Student Financial Aid
The 91探花supports聽the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) request for an additional investment of $48 million in聽2015鈥�17 toward the SNG, growing the pool of students who qualify by 4,000 yearly.
UW鈥檚 legislative priorities聽also include several requests for capital investments in key high-demand areas, including a Computer Science & Engineering building, Life Sciences building, and other critical聽areas.
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