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                                          ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 4152

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                                                            AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

                                                                            C 198 L 85

State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Rinehart, Gaspard, Goltz and Bauer

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

AN ACT Relating to tuition and fees at institutions of higher education; and amending RCW 28B.15.520.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 29, chapter 261, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as last amended by section 8, chapter 37, Laws of 1982 1st ex. sess. and RCW 28B.15.520 are each amended to read as follows:

          Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or chapter 28B.50 RCW as now or hereafter amended (1) boards of trustees of the various community colleges shall waive general tuition fees, operating fees, and services and activities fees for students nineteen years of age or older who are eligible for resident tuition and fee rates as defined in RCW 28B.15.012 through 28B.15.015 and who enroll in a course of study or program which will enable them to finish their high school education and obtain a high school diploma or certificate, and (2) the various community college boards may waive the general tuition, operating and services and activities fees for children after the age of nineteen 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.

(3) Boards of trustees of the various community colleges may waive residency requirements for students enrolled in that community college in a course of study or program which will enable them to finish their high school education and obtain a high school diploma or certificate.  The waiver shall be in effect only for those courses which lead to a high school diploma or certificate.