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CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1273
Chapter 104, Laws of 2025
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DUAL CREDIT PROGRAMS—GRANTS—PILOT
PROGRAM
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 2025
Passed by the House March 10, 2025
Yeas 95 Nays 0
LAURIE JINKINS
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Passed by the Senate April 11, 2025
Yeas 48 Nays 0
DENNY HECK
President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the
House of Representatives of the
State of Washington, do hereby
certify that the attached is SECOND
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1273 as
passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate on
the dates hereon set forth.
BERNARD DEAN
Chief Clerk
Approved April 21, 2025 10:22 AM FILED
April 21, 2025
BOB FERGUSON
Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington

AN ACT Relating to improving student access to dual credit 1
programs including career and technical education dual credit 2
programs; adding new sections to chapter 28B.50 RCW; creating new 3
sections; and providing expiration dates.4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:5
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that students 6
who participate in dual credit programs have higher rates of college 7
enrollment, persistence, and completion. Dual credit programs are an 8
important economic development for Washington because they equip 9
students with the skills needed for high-skill, high-wage employment 10
and continued education in high-demand sectors.11
(2) Career and technical education (CTE) dual credit is the most 12
commonly accessed form of dual credit in Washington and has 13
significant potential to improve equitable access to postsecondary 14
pathways for students from all backgrounds. However, it lags behind 15
other course-based dual credit programs in ensuring that students 16
receive a transcripted credit while in high school, and that the 17
credit they earn will transfer to the postsecondary institution of 18
their choice.19
(3) Therefore, the legislature intends to extend and expand a 20
pilot program for the purpose of increasing CTE dual credit 21
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1273
Passed Legislature - 2025 Regular Session
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By House Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives
Paul, Eslick, Salahuddin, Bergquist, Reed, Nance, Timmons, Pollet,
Fey, and Simmons)
READ FIRST TIME 02/28/25.
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participation and credential attainment in professional technical 1
programs and receive recommendations on future amendments to state 2
dual credit policies.3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 28B.50 4
RCW to read as follows:5
(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this 6
specific purpose, the college board shall administer, and award grant 7
funding to, a regional pilot program, for the purpose of increasing 8
career and technical education dual credit participation and 9
credential attainment in professional technical programs.10
(2) The pilot program must be a continuation of the pilot program 11
established in section 601(47)(a), chapter 376, Laws of 2024. This 12
pilot program may receive grant funding for up to two years.13
(3) Community and technical colleges, public high schools, and 14
skill centers participating in a pilot program may use grant funding 15
to cover expenses for the following activities:16
(a) Developing, and updating annually, a comprehensive catalog of 17
dual credit courses and programs offered to students enrolled in 18
public high schools;19
(b) Aligning career and technical education dual credit programs 20
with postsecondary credential pathways and apprenticeships leading to 21
in-demand career fields;22
(c) Providing technical assistance to public high schools and 23
institutions of higher education to improve the accuracy and speed of 24
awarding dual credits and updating transcripts;25
(d) Providing professional development for staff of public high 26
schools and institutions of higher education to develop, align, and 27
articulate dual credit courses; and28
(e) Supporting public high school staff in the following 29
activities:30
(i) Outreach to prospective students and students who have 31
completed career and technical education dual credit courses and are 32
eligible for postsecondary credit about how to receive and where to 33
apply the credit;34
(ii) Providing technical assistance in course curriculum 35
alignment for career and technical education dual credit courses;36
(iii) Partnering with institutions of higher education to develop 37
articulation agreements for career and technical education dual 38
credit courses; and39
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(iv) Awarding equipment and supplies grants for career and 1
technical education dual credit courses that meet emerging needs in 2
high-demand, high-paying industries.3
(4) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions 4
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