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                                 SENATE BILL 5484

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

 

By Senators West, Rinehart and Vognild.

 

Read first time February 1, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Higher Education.Exempting dependents of persons employed in Washington state from nonresident tuition and fees.


     AN ACT Relating to nonresident tuition and fees; and reenacting and amending RCW 28B.15.014.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

     Sec. 1.  RCW 28B.15.014 and 1989 c 306 s 3 and 1989 c 290 s 3 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

     The following nonresidents shall be exempted from paying the nonresident tuition and fee differential:

     (1) Any person who resides in the state of Washington and who holds a graduate service appointment designated as such by a public institution of higher education or is employed for an academic department in support of the instructional or research programs involving not less than twenty hours per week during the term such person shall hold such appointment.

     (2) Any faculty member, classified staff member or administratively exempt employee holding not less than a half time appointment at an institution who resides in the state of Washington, and the dependent children and spouse of such persons.

     (3) Active-duty military personnel stationed in the state of Washington and the spouses and dependents of such military personnel.

     (4) Any immigrant refugee and the spouse and dependent children of such refugee, if the refugee (a) is on parole status, or (b) has received an immigrant visa, or (c) has applied for United States citizenship.

     (5) Domestic exchange students participating in the program created under RCW 28B.15.725.

     (6) Any dependent of a member of the United States congress representing the state of Washington.

     (7) Any dependent whose parent or legal guardian resides in the state of Washington and who entered the state as a result of full-time employment with an employer in this state or a transfer into this state by his or her employer. The dependent must present a signed statement from the parent's or guardian's employer certifying that the parent or guardian entered the state as a result of the employment.