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                         SENATE BILL 6623

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1996 Regular Session

By Senators Heavey, Prentice and Thibaudeau

Read first time 01/19/96.  Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

Requiring suspension of public college and university students who commit a violent offense or an alcohol-related offense.

    AN ACT Relating to suspension from an institution of higher education; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28B.10 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) Any student enrolled in a four-year institution of higher education who is convicted of a violent offense as defined in this section or an alcohol-related offense while enrolled in the institution of higher education shall be suspended for six months.

    (2) As used in this section, "violent offense" means any one of the following:  Murder in the first or second degree; manslaughter in the first or second degree; homicide by abuse; assault of a child in the first, second, or third degree; arson in the first or second degree; assault in the first, second, third, or fourth degree; rape in the first, second, or third degree; rape of a child in the first, second, or third degree; indecent liberties if committed by forcible compulsion; burglary in the first or second degree; robbery in the first or second degree; sexual misconduct with a minor; vehicular homicide; controlled substance homicide; or vehicular assault.

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