FINAL BILL REPORT

                 SHB 2478

                         C 212 L 96

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Changing tuition for full‑time nonresident undergraduate students at the University of Washington and Washington State University.

Sponsors:  By House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Huff, Carlson, Jacobsen, Goldsmith and Mulliken).

House Committee on Higher Education

House Committee on Appropriations

Senate Committee on Higher Education

Senate Committee on Ways & Means

Background:  In Washington, tuition rates are set by law.  During the 1995-96 and 1996-97 academic year, tuition rates will increase by 4 percent each year.  Full-time nonresident undergraduate students at the University of Washington (UW) and Washington State University (WSU) will pay an annual tuition rate of $8,599 for the 1996-97 academic year.

Tuition for nonresident undergraduate students enrolled at the UW is about 20 percent lower than tuition for nonresident undergraduates at peer institutions.  Tuition for nonresident undergraduates at WSU is close to peer averages.

Summary:  During the 1996-97 academic year, at the UW and WSU, tuition for full-time nonresident undergraduate students and other nonresident students who are not enrolled in graduate or first professional study programs will increase from $8,599 to $9,491.

Votes on Final Passage:

House     95 1

Senate    48 0 (Senate amended)

House         (House refused to concur)

Senate    42 4 (Senate amended)

House     94 3 (House concurred)

Effective:  June 6, 1996