This bill creates a new chapter in Title 28B RCW (Sections 1–3) and establishes new legal requirements for Washington public institutions of higher education to provide access to medication abortion and related information and services. It requires each student health center to offer access to medication abortion by the start of the 2027–28 academic year through one of the specified methods: a public program that connects patients to reproductive health services, a formal agreement with a safety net abortion provider that uses telehealth, or other available methods. Public institutions that do not have a student health center must provide information and referral services for medication abortion and train current student support staff on public referral resources by that same date. The act also requires all public institutions to maintain a comprehensive health services webpage on an existing site that includes instructions for scheduling appointments with contact information for pregnancy-related and behavioral health services, links or contact information for campus resources that assist students in requesting academic accommodations related to pregnancy or recovery, and an unbroken link and accurate description directing students to the Department of Health’s abortion page in its sexual and reproductive health section. The bill defines “Council” as the Washington student achievement council, “medication abortion” by reference to RCW 69.41.050’s definition of abortion medications, “public institution of higher education” by reference to RCW 28B.10.016, “safety net abortion provider” as a provider contracted with the Department of Health’s sexual and reproductive health program, and “student health center” as a clinic or health center operated by a public institution. The text supplied does not state the section’s effective date, does not define terms such as “public program that connects patients,” “other available methods,” or what constitutes the “most cost-effective option,” and contains no information here about funding, enforcement, oversight, penalties, or other implementation details.

If enacted, public colleges and universities in Washington would have to make sure students can get medication abortion services by the start of the 2027–28 school year either by joining a public referral program, contracting with a safety‑net abortion provider that can deliver care by telehealth, or by another available method. Campus clinics that don’t already offer these services must pick the most cost‑effective way to do so, campuses without clinics must provide referrals and train support staff, and every public institution must keep a visible health services webpage with appointment contacts, pregnancy and behavioral health resources, academic‑accommodation help, and a direct link to the state health department’s abortion information. That means student health centers will likely take on new service or contracting responsibilities and related costs; campuses without clinics will face staff training and information‑provision duties; and safety‑net providers and the Department of Health may see more referrals or contractual work. The bill does not say how these changes will be funded, how “most cost‑effective” or “public program” are defined, or the section’s effective date, so the final practical burden and compliance details remain unclear.