This bill creates a new chapter in Title 28B RCW establishing the "Washington dream act service incentive grant program." It directs the Office of Student Financial Assistance to develop and administer a grant program, beginning in the 2025‑26 academic year, to pay eligible resident students for approved community or volunteer service. The institution of higher education awards grants to students who enroll for at least six quarter credits (or semester equivalent), make "satisfactory progress" as defined by the office, complete up to 19 service hours per week (service may not be political or religious advocacy), and demonstrate financial need on the Washington application for state financial aid; students must also be ineligible for federal student aid due to immigration status. Grant amounts are calculated per term as hours per week times weeks in the term times an adjusted minimum wage rate referenced to RCW 49.46.020(2)(b), with institutions required to "take into consideration" other grants and financial aid; grants are disbursed at the beginning of the term, preference is given to students not eligible for the state work‑study program, grants must not replace other grant aid, and the office may adopt rules and enter into agreements with employers and institutions to implement the program. The act makes administrative and procedural changes by assigning implementation details to the office (including registration and approval of host organizations, a standardized method to verify completed service, and approval processes for awarding and disbursing grants) but does not change criminal penalties or create offenses. Important specifics are not included in the text provided: the office‑defined procedures and criteria (for registration/approval of organizations, submission of anticipated awards and payment requests, verification methods, and the office’s definition of "satisfactory progress"), the exact method for computing the "adjusted minimum wage rate" beyond the RCW cross‑reference, how institutions must adjust awards to account for other aid, the meaning of the phrase about placing an "estimated award in a nondisbursing status" (appears unclear), approval criteria for participating entities, and any appropriation amounts or administrative funding except a contingency that the act is null and void if a referenced funding provision is not included in the omnibus appropriations act by June 30, 2025.

If enacted, the bill would create a state-funded grant program starting in the 2025–26 academic year that pays eligible students for doing approved community or volunteer service, with award amounts set by hours served times weeks in term times an adjusted minimum wage. Students most likely to use this are those who meet residency and credit requirements and cannot get federal aid because of immigration status; they would get cash at the start of each term but can only work up to 19 hours per week and may not do political or religious advocacy. Practically, the office of student financial assistance and college financial aid offices would take on new duties to register and approve host organizations, verify completed service each term, calculate awards while factoring other financial aid, and disburse funds; host organizations must register with the office. The program’s launch and existence depend on a future appropriation by June 30, 2025, and the lack of specified funding amounts, verification methods, and adjustment rules creates operational uncertainty and potential administrative cost and implementation risk for the office, colleges, and participating organizations.