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                                                     SENATE BILL 5883

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Senators Bauer, Erwin, M. Rasmussen and Roach; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Read first time 02/22/93.  Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

Changing funding procedures for high school students enrolled in the running start program in community or technical colleges.

          AN ACT Relating to high school students enrolled in community or technical colleges; and amending RCW 28A.600.310.

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

        Sec. 1.  RCW 28A.600.310 and 1990 1st ex.s. c 9 s 402 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) Eleventh and twelfth grade students or students who have not yet received a high school diploma or its equivalent and are eligible to be in the eleventh or twelfth grades may apply to a community college or ((vocational-technical institute)) technical college to enroll in courses or programs offered by the community college or ((vocational-technical institute)) technical college.  If a community college or ((vocational-technical institute)) technical college accepts a secondary school pupil for enrollment under this section, the community college or ((vocational-technical institute)) technical college shall send written notice to the pupil((,)) and the pupil's school district((, and the superintendent of public instruction)) within ten days of acceptance.  The notice shall indicate the course and hours of enrollment for that pupil.

          (2) The pupil's school district shall transmit to the community college or ((vocational-technical institute)) technical college a sum ((not exceeding the amount of state funds under RCW 28A.150.260 generated by a full time equivalent student and in proportion to the number of hours of instruction the pupil receives at the community college or vocational-technical institute and at the high school)) per student attending a college under RCW 28A.600.300 through 28A.600.390 as calculated and allocated by the superintendent of public instruction in accordance with applicable rules and provisions of the biennial operating appropriations act.  The superintendent of public instruction and the state board for community and technical colleges shall consult on distribution of the funds.  The community college or ((vocational-technical institute)) technical college shall not require the pupil to pay any other fees.  The funds received by the community college or ((vocational-technical institute)) technical college from the school district shall not be deemed tuition or operating fees and may be retained by the community college or ((vocational-technical institute)) technical college.  A student enrolled under this subsection shall not be counted for the purpose of determining any enrollment restrictions imposed by the state on the community colleges.

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