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                                          ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 3134

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Goltz, Patterson, Gaspard, Saling, Johnson, Bauer, Garrett, Benitz, McDermott, Stratton, Rinehart and Lee

Read first time 1/18/85 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to the periodic payment of tuition and fees at institutions of higher education; amending RCW 28B.15.031; adding a new section to chapter 28B.15 RCW; creating a new section; and making an appropriation.

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:

          Each institution of higher education, at its discretion, may offer students an optional plan to pay in advance the general tuition fees, operating fees, and services and activities fees for any quarter or semester in periodic installments, as established by that institution of higher education.

          This section shall expire June 30, 1987.

        Sec. 2.  Section 2, chapter 279, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. as last amended by section 12, chapter 37, Laws of 1982 1st ex. sess. and RCW 28B.15.031 are each amended to read as follows:

          The term "operating fees" as used in this chapter shall include the fees, other than general tuition fees, charged all students registering at the state's colleges and universities but shall not include fees for short courses, self-supporting degree credit programs and courses, marine station work, experimental station work, correspondence or extension courses, and individual instruction and student deposits or rentals, disciplinary and library fines, which colleges and universities shall have the right to impose, laboratory, gymnasium, health, and student activity fees, or fees, charges, rentals, and other income derived from any or all revenue producing lands, buildings and facilities of the colleges or universities heretofore or hereafter acquired, constructed or installed, including but not limited to income from rooms, dormitories, dining rooms, hospitals, infirmaries, housing or student activity buildings, vehicular parking facilities, land, or the appurtenances thereon, or such other special fees as may be established by any college or university board of trustees or regents from time to time.  All moneys received as operating fees at any institution of higher education shall be transmitted to the state treasurer within thirty-five days of receipt to be deposited in the state general fund:  PROVIDED, That two and one-half percent of moneys received as operating fees be exempt from such deposit and be retained by the institutions for the purposes of RCW 28B.15.820:  PROVIDED FURTHER, That until June 30, 1987, money received by institutions of higher education participating in the periodic payment plan authorized by section 1 of this 1985 act shall be transmitted to the state treasurer within five days following the close of registration of the appropriate quarter or semester.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     Any institution of higher education offering a payment plan under section 1 of this act, shall report to the legislature by January 1, 1988, about the effectiveness of the plan and costs of administering the plan.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.     The sum of forty-nine thousand, eighty dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary to implement a periodic payment plan pilot program, is appropriated for the biennium ending June 30, 1987 from the general fund to The Evergreen State College for purposes of this act.