State Sen. Marko Liias and other legislators have introduced three bills aimed at reducing student-loan debt.
State Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe also is a sponsor of the bills. Rep. Derek Stanford is among sponsors of companion legislation in the House of Representatives.
One bill would provide a tax credit to employers who make payments on employees’ student-loan debt, another would require a study on a state loan program for graduate students, a third would establish a student-loan bill of rights.
All three bills have been referred to the Senate Higher Education Committee.
Liias and State Attorney Gen. Bob Ferguson unveiled the three bills at a press conference Tuesday.
Liias is a Democrat representing the 21st Legislative District, including most of Edmonds, unincorporated areas north of Edmonds and Lynnwood and northeast of Lynnwood, all of Mukilteo and part of south Everett.
McAuliffe and Stanford are Democrats representing the 1st Legislative District, including most of Mountlake Terrace, all of Brier and Bothell, unincorporated areas of Snohomish County north and east of Bothell, part of Kirkland, and unincorporated areas of King County between Bothell and Kirkland.
Evan Smith can be reached at schsmith@frontier.com.
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