This bill creates a new program called the Washington guaranteed admissions program by adding new sections to chapter 28B.10 RCW and chapter 28A.150 RCW. It requires participation beginning in the 2026-27 academic year by regional universities, the state college, at least one campus of each state university, and tribal institutions of higher education, while allowing those institutions to opt out if they report to the Legislature with reasons and a description of other access initiatives. The bill also requires participating institutions to simplify and streamline their general admissions application form starting in 2026-27. The bill establishes procedures and reporting: an organization representing the presidents of public four-year institutions, in consultation with the Student Achievement Council and the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, must determine and annually review eligibility criteria for guaranteed admissions. The Washington School Information Processing Cooperative (WSIPC) must collect and transmit data on grade 11–12 students who meet those criteria to the presidents organization, which will make the information available to participating institutions. School districts, charter schools, state-tribal education compact schools, and institutional education providers must enter data-sharing agreements by January 1, 2026. The presidents organization must submit an annual report to the Legislature by December 10, 2027, and annually through December 31, 2032. The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction must distribute a notice about this program and related college access programs to schools and, beginning in 2025-26, to students in grades 9–12 and their parents/guardians; beginning in 2026-27 schools must provide a separate notice to grades 11–12 with an opportunity for parents/guardians to opt their student out. This is an administrative and procedural change establishing a new admissions guarantee program, plus related data-sharing, notification, and reporting requirements; it does not create a criminal offense or change penalties. Several important details are not specified in the provided text: the actual eligibility criteria for guaranteed admissions, which specific campuses are included under the institutional labels, the precise student data elements WSIPC must collect and transmit, the identity of the presidents organization, the specific content or format of the simplified admissions application, and the procedures for parental opt-out.

If enacted, the bill creates a statewide guaranteed admissions program starting in the 2026–27 academic year that most public four‑year and tribal institutions must join or formally opt out of, requires colleges to simplify their general admissions form, and directs the Washington School Information Processing Cooperative (WSIPC) and high schools to share data on 11th and 12th graders who meet yet-to-be-defined eligibility rules so colleges can offer admission guarantees. This will shift clear new responsibilities and recurring work to colleges (to adopt simplified forms, determine eligibility in consultation with other agencies, and produce annual reports through 2032), to WSIPC and secondary schools (to negotiate data‑sharing agreements by January 1, 2026, and transmit student data beginning 2026–27), and to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and schools (to distribute notices beginning 2025–26 and provide opt‑out notifications for parents in 2026–27), all of which will likely increase administrative staffing time and compliance costs. The groups most affected are regional universities, the state college, at least one campus of each state university, tribal higher education institutions, WSIPC, school districts/charter/state‑tribal schools, and parents/students in grades 9–12; students may see broader admissions offers if they meet the forthcoming criteria, while institutions face added reporting and outreach duties and schools must execute data agreements and designate staff supports. Key operational details are missing from the extract—most importantly the specific eligibility criteria, which campuses are covered, the exact student data elements to be shared, the identity of the presidents’ organization, what the simplified application must contain, and how parental opt‑out will be processed—so the precise scope of admission changes, privacy implications, and likely costs cannot be fully determined from the text provided.