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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 1017

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Relating to: establishing college savings accounts for children born in this state and making an appropriation. (FE)

Administration, department of — Boards and other subdivisions Maternal and infant care Scholarships and loans

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the College Savings Program Board, which is

administratively attached to the Department of Administration, administers the

state's college savings program, commonly known as "EdVest." This bill requires

DOA to establish an EdVest account, and to contribute $150 to the account, for each

child born in this state on or after the effective date of the bill if at least one of the

child's parents is a resident of this state.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brostoff (D) , Danou (D) , Genrich (D) , Mason (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Spreitzer (D)

1 cosponsors

Ohnstad (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Genrich, Pope, Sargent, Mason, Danou, Brostoff and Spreitzer

  2. Mar 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

  3. Apr 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Ohnstad added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  5. Apr 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received