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                         SENATE BILL 5206

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Senators Wood, Kohl, Bauer, Winsley, Sheldon, Prince, Patterson, Hale and Jacobsen

Read first time 01/20/97.  Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

Exempting Wyoming students admitted to the University of Washington's medical school from the tuition differential.

    AN ACT Relating to tuition differential exemptions for medical students; and amending RCW 28B.15.225.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 28B.15.225 and 1993 sp.s. c 18 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

    Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing board of the University of Washington may exempt the following students from the payment of all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential:  Students admitted to the university's school of medicine pursuant to contracts with the states of Alaska, Montana, ((or)) Idaho, or Wyoming, or agencies thereof, providing for a program of regionalized medical education conducted by the school of medicine; or students admitted to the university's school of dentistry pursuant to contracts with the states of Utah, Idaho, or any other western state which does not have a school of dentistry, or agencies thereof, providing for a program of regionalized dental education conducted by the school of dentistry.  The proportional cost of the program, in excess of resident student tuition and fees, will be reimbursed to the university by or on behalf of participating states or agencies.  Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing board of Washington State University may exempt from payment all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential for any student admitted to the University of Washington's school of medicine and attending Washington State University as a participant in the Washington, Alaska, Montana, ((or)) Idaho, or Wyoming program in this section.  Washington State University may reduce the professional student tuition for students enrolled in this program by the amount the student pays the University of Washington as a registration fee.

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