CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1551

Chapter 207, Laws of 1997

55th Legislature

1997 Regular Session

HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION WAIVERS--INCREASE IN ALLOWED MAXIMUM

EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/27/97

Passed by the House March 11, 1997

Yeas 97 Nays 0

CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

Passed by the Senate April 10, 1997

Yeas 48 Nays 0

CERTIFICATE

I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1551 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN

Chief Clerk

Approved April 24, 1997

FILED

April 24, 1997 - 7:14 p.m.

GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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HOUSE BILL 1551

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Passed Legislature - 1997 Regular Session

State of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session

By Representatives Mason, Carlson, Radcliff, Kenney, Cooper, Conway, Costa, Sullivan, Wolfe, Scott, O'Brien and Wood

Read first time 01/30/97. Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

AN ACT Relating to higher education fiscal flexibility; and amending RCW 28B.15.740.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 28B.15.740 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 9 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) 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 waive all or a portion of tuition and fees for needy students who are eligible for resident tuition and fee rates pursuant to RCW 28B.15.012 and 28B.15.013. 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 waive all or a portion of tuition and fees for other students at the discretion of the governing boards, except on the basis of participation in intercollegiate athletic programs, not to exceed three-fourths of one percent of gross authorized operating fees revenue under RCW 28B.15.910 for the community colleges considered as a whole and not to exceed ((~~one~~)) two percent of gross authorized operating fees revenue for the other institutions of higher education.

(2) In addition to the tuition and fee waivers provided in subsection (1) of this section and subject to the provisions of RCW 28B.15.455, 28B.15.460, and 28B.15.910, a total dollar amount of tuition and fee waivers awarded by any state university, regional university, or state college under this chapter, not to exceed one percent, as calculated in subsection (1) of this section, may be used for the purpose of achieving or maintaining gender equity in intercollegiate athletic programs. At any institution that has an underrepresented gender class in intercollegiate athletics, any such waivers shall be awarded:

(a) First, to members of the underrepresented gender class who participate in intercollegiate athletics, where such waivers result in saved or displaced money that can be used for athletic programs for the underrepresented gender class. Such saved or displaced money shall be used for programs for the underrepresented gender class; and

(b) Second, (i) to nonmembers of the underrepresented gender class who participate in intercollegiate athletics, where such waivers result in saved or displaced money that can be used for athletic programs for members of the underrepresented gender class. Such saved or displaced money shall be used for programs for the underrepresented gender class; or (ii) to members of the underrepresented gender class who participate in intercollegiate athletics, where such waivers do not result in any saved or displaced money that can be used for athletic programs for members of the underrepresented gender class.