H-3630              _______________________________________________

                                           SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 289

                        _______________________________________________

State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Sommers, Miller, Allen, Madsen, Long, Basich, Jacobsen, McMullen, D. Nelson, Niemi, Appelwick, Hine, Locke and Tanner)

Read first time 1/22/86 and referred to Committee on Rules.

AN ACT Relating to higher education tuition and fees; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.15 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28B.15 RCW to read as follows:

          For the purpose of charging  tuition fees and service and activities fees, beginning with the 1988-89 academic year and thereafter, a full time undergraduate student is a student registered for twelve or more credit hours in a quarter or semester.  During the 1987-88 academic year, full time tuition and fee rates shall be charged to undergraduate students registered for eleven or more credit hours in a quarter or semester.  The respective boards of regents and trustees shall define the full time status of students other than undergraduates.