Kilmer bill would require colleges to meet targets before increasing tuition
A Kitsap Peninsula legislator proposes to legally tie tuition increases to a state college's ability to produce the graduates that Washington needs.
Sen. Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor, introduced a bill earlier this week to do that.
It would prohibit the state's four-year universities from raising tuition if they don't meet enrollment and graduation goals set by the state's Higher Education Coordinating Board.
"We need a more direct focus on outcomes," Kilmer said.