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                          HOUSE BILL 1977

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Representatives Honeyford, Boldt and Dunn

Read first time 02/17/97.  Referred to Committee on Education.

Allowing arrangements for running start students to attend out-of-state community colleges.

    AN ACT Relating to high school students' options; adding a new section to chapter 28A.600 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The legislature finds that students may have difficulty attending community college for the purpose of the running start program due to the distance of the nearest community college.  In these cases, it may be more advantageous for students in border counties to attend community colleges in neighboring states.  The legislature encourages school districts to pursue interagency agreements with community colleges in neighboring states when it is in the best interests of the student's educational progress.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.600 RCW to read as follows:

    School districts and out-of-state community colleges may enter into cooperative agreements under chapter 39.34 RCW for the purpose of allowing eleventh and twelfth grade students who are enrolled in the school district to earn high school and college credit concurrently.

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