Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington SB6082: Student financial aid fraud
Status: In committee, February 26, 2026
Safeguarding student financial aid from fraud.
What the bill says
An act Relating to safeguarding student financial aid from fraud; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date. NEW SECTION.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT Relating to safeguarding student financial aid from fraud; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date. NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) Within existing resources, the joint legislative audit and review committee shall complete a systemic performance audit of fraud in the state's financial aid programs. The purpose of the audit is to determine the extent to which financial aid fraud is occurring at institutions of higher education that receive and distribute financial aid to students. To the extent possible, the study must (b) Any trends in fraudulent enrollments, such as preferred course types or targeted colleges; (c) The amount of federal, state, and local financial aid and other forms of assistance that have been provided to fictitious students. To the extent possible, the study must determine the amount recovered; (d) Identify systemic weaknesses that may be exploited to enroll fictitious students, including the use of artificial intelligence for such purposes; (e) Any unintended consequences to full-time equivalent calculations and funding to institutions; and (f) Other issues that may be relevant and significant to the audit. (2) The auditor shall report findings and recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2027. The report must include, but is not limited to, the following elements as they relate to the (b) Evaluation of the use of …
Sponsors
- Matt Boehnke (R) · primary sponsor
- Perry Dozier (R)
Latest actions
- : Senate Rules "X" file.
- : Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- : Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- : WM - Majority; do pass.
- : Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
- : Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- : Referred to Ways & Means.
- : And refer to Ways & Means.
- : HEWD - Majority; do pass.
- : Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.
Votes
- Senate Committee on Ways & Means: Do pass (February 9, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development: Do pass (January 22, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES, LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE, JOINT (JLARC), STUDIES
Common questions
- What is SB6082?
- SB6082 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Student financial aid fraud.
- What does SB6082 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to safeguarding student financial aid from fraud; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date. NEW SECTION.
- What is the status of SB6082?
- In committee as of February 26, 2026. Latest action: Senate Rules "X" file. (February 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB6082?
- Matt Boehnke (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB6082?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6082&Year=2025
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