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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5197

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                                                                            C 012 L 87

State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senators Gaspard, Rinehart, Saling, Bender, Peterson, Stratton, Conner, Bauer, von Reichbauer and Moore

Read first time 1/19/87 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to the community college international student exchange program for students of foreign nations; and adding new sections to chapter 28B.15 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     The community college international student exchange program is hereby established.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     The legislature intends to permit the governing boards of the community colleges to charge resident tuition and fees for students of foreign nations who are participants in the international student exchange program.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     The boards of trustees of the community colleges may waive the nonresident portion of tuition fees for undergraduate students of foreign nations as follows:

          (1) Priority in the awarding of waivers shall be given to students on academic exchanges and students participating in special programs recognized through formal agreements between states, cities, or institutions;

          (2) The waiver programs under this section shall promote reciprocal placements and waivers in foreign nations for Washington residents.  The number of foreign students granted resident tuition through this program shall not exceed the number of that institution's own students enrolled in approved study programs abroad during the same period;

          (3) Participation shall be limited to one hundred full-time foreign students each year.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.     Sections 1 through 3 of this act are added to chapter 28B.15 RCW.