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HOUSE BILL 2597
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1998 Regular Session
By Representatives Clements and Hankins
Read first time 01/15/98. Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
AN ACT Relating to making certain benefits provided by colleges to students optional; and amending RCW 28B.10.660.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 28B.10.660 and 1993 sp.s. c 9 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The governing boards of any of the state's institutions of higher education may make available liability, life, health, health care, accident, disability and salary protection or insurance or any one of, or a combination of, the enumerated types of insurance, or any other type of insurance or protection, for the regents or trustees and students of the institution. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the premiums due on such protection or insurance shall be borne by the assenting regents, trustees, or students. The regents or trustees of any of the state institutions of higher education may make liability insurance available for employees of the institutions. The premiums due on such liability insurance shall be borne by the university or college.
(2) A governing board of a public four-year institution of higher education may make available, and pay the costs of, health benefits for graduate students holding graduate service appointments, designated as such by the institution. Such health benefits may provide coverage for spouses and dependents of such graduate student appointees.
(3) For students who provide proof of current health care coverage that continues throughout their period of enrollment, the health fee imposed under RCW 28B.15.031 is optional at the student's choice.
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