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HOUSE DEMOCRATS

Tarleton speaks on the importance of GET

Representative Tarleton gave her first floor speech as a member of the House in support of HB 1043, a key piece of legislation needed to save the Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program.

Under higher education reforms enacted in 2011, the Legislature gave colleges and universities the authority to charge different tuition rates for different areas of study. Unfortunately, this would make it impossible for the GET program to accurately project future costs of tuition – a negative side effect no anticipated at the time.

Publicola highlighted the floor discussion here:

Rep. Gael Tarleton (D-36, Ballard) stuck with the Democrats’ GET angle…
“Our higher ed institutions have managed to serve more students than ever before despite persistent cuts. … This bill ensures we are honoring our commitment to our children, our working families, and our great state. GET ensures that we get that opportunity and the right to pursue it. GET is about giving everybody a chance to secure their futures and a chance to secure our own.”