The first week of this year’s legislative session has featured budget committee hearings in both chambers on the governor’s proposed operating budget submitted to the Legislature last month. The Governor’s proposal includes a fully-funded tuition freeze, new funding for the State Need Grant and $10 million of WSU’s $10.8 million request to support 60 first year and 60 second year students for the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine.
It did not fund WSUs $5 million request to bring new STEM programming to Everett, Vancouver and Bremerton and its compensation package calling for three 2 percent salary increases over the 17-19 biennium was only half-funded.
Video of WSU’s testimony can be viewed below.