1311-S2 AMH VANW MULV 242

2SHB 1311 - H AMD 257

By Representative Van Werven

WITHDRAWN 03/08/2019

On page 2, line 20, after "(3)(a)" strike "To" and insert "Beginning with the 2019-20 academic year, to"

On page 2, line 26, after "no" strike "felony" and insert "((felony)) gross misdemeanor"

On page 3, line 21, after "(b)" insert "For students who signed the college bound scholarship pledge before the 2019-20 academic year:

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On page 4, after line 9, insert the following:

"(c) For students who signed the college bound scholarship pledge beginning with the 2019-20 academic year:

(i) To receive the Washington college bound scholarship, a student must graduate with at least a "C" average from a public high school or an approved private high school under chapter 28A.195 RCW in Washington or have received home-based instruction under chapter 28A.200 RCW, must have no gross misdemeanor convictions, and must be a resident student as defined in RCW 28B.15.012(2) (a) through (e). A student who is eligible to receive the Washington college bound scholarship because the student is a resident student under RCW 28B.15.012(2)(e) must provide the institution, as defined in RCW 28B.15.012, an affidavit indicating that the individual will file an application to become a permanent resident at the earliest opportunity the individual is eligible to do so and a willingness to engage in any other activities necessary to acquire citizenship, including but not limited to citizenship or civics review courses.

(ii) For eligible children as defined in subsection (1)(b) and (c) of this section, to receive the Washington college bound scholarship, a student must have received a high school equivalency certificate as provided in RCW 28B.50.536 or have graduated with at least a "C" average from a public high school or an approved private high school under chapter 28A.195 RCW in Washington or have received home-based instruction under chapter 28A.200 RCW, must have no gross misdemeanor convictions, and must be a resident student as defined in RCW 28B.15.012(2) (a) through (e).

For a student who does not meet the "C" average requirement, and who completes fewer than two quarters in the running start program, under chapter 28A.600 RCW, the student's first quarter of running start course grades must be excluded from the student's overall grade point average for purposes of determining their eligibility to receive the scholarship."

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