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                          HOUSE BILL 1520

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Representatives Clements, Skinner, Carlson, O'Brien, Wensman and Costa

Read first time 01/29/97.  Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

Exempting career federal civil service employees and their families from the nonresident tuition fees differential.

    AN ACT Relating to the nonresident tuition fees differential; and amending RCW 28B.15.014.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 28B.15.014 and 1993 sp.s. c 18 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

    Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community colleges may exempt the following nonresidents from paying all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential:

    (1) Any person who resides in the state of Washington and who holds a graduate service appointment designated as such by a public institution of higher education or is employed for an academic department in support of the instructional or research programs involving not less than twenty hours per week during the term such person shall hold such appointment.

    (2) Any faculty member, classified staff member or administratively exempt employee holding not less than a half time appointment at an institution who resides in the state of Washington, and the dependent children and spouse of such persons.

    (3) Active‑duty military personnel stationed in the state of Washington.

    (4) Any immigrant refugee and the spouse and dependent children of such refugee, if the refugee (a) is on parole status, or (b) has received an immigrant visa, or (c) has applied for United States citizenship.

    (5) Domestic exchange students participating in the program created under RCW 28B.15.725.

    (6) Any dependent of a member of the United States congress representing the state of Washington.

(7) Any career federal civil service employee who is assigned to a duty station in Washington, and the dependent children and spouse of the employee.

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