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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1072

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Addison, West, Long and Winsley

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Higher Education.

AN ACT Relating to higher education fees; and amending  RCW 28B.15.380.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 28B.15.380, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as last amended by section 1, chapter 82, Laws of 1979 and RCW 28B.15.380 are each amended to read as follows:

          In addition to any other exemptions as may be provided by law, the board of regents at the state universities may exempt the following classes of persons from the payment of general tuition fees, operating fees, or services and activities fees except for individual instruction fees:  (1) All veterans as defined in RCW 41.04.005:  PROVIDED, That such persons are no longer entitled to federal vocational or educational benefits conferred by virtue of their military service:  AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That if any such veterans have not resided in this state for one year prior to registration said board may exempt them up to one-half of the tuition payable by other nonresident students:  AND, PROVIDED FURTHER, That such exemptions shall be provided only to those persons otherwise covered who were enrolled in universities on or before October 1, 1977.  (2) Children after the age of ((nineteen)) seventeen years of any law enforcement officer or fire fighter who lost his life or became totally disabled in the line of duty while employed by any public law enforcement agency or full time or volunteer fire department in this state.