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                          HOUSE BILL 2022

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Schindler, Sullivan, Bush, Lantz, Mielke, Lovick, Cairnes, Hurst, Kastama, McDonald, Esser, Conway, Campbell, Benson and D. Schmidt

 

Read first time 02/12/1999.  Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

Expanding the national guard scholarship program.


    AN ACT Relating to expanding the national guard scholarship program; and amending RCW 28B.103.010.

 

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

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 28B.103.010 and 1994 c 234 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

    Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this section and RCW 28B.103.020 and 28B.103.030.

    (1) "Eligible student" means an enlisted member or an officer of the rank of captain or below in the Washington national guard who ((is a resident student as defined in RCW 28B.15.012 and 28B.15.013, who)) attends an institution of higher education that is ((located in this state and)) accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, and who meets any additional selection criteria adopted by the office.

    (2) "Conditional scholarship" means a loan that is forgiven in whole or in part if the recipient renders service as a member of the Washington national guard under rules adopted by the office.

    (3) "Forgiven" or "to forgive" or "forgiveness" means either to render service in the Washington national guard in lieu of monetary repayment, or to be relieved of the service obligation under rules adopted by the office.

    (4) "Office" means the office of the adjutant general of the state military department.

    (5) "Participant" means an eligible student who has received a conditional scholarship under this chapter.

    (6) "Service obligation" means serving in the Washington national guard for one additional year for each year of conditional scholarship received under this program.

 


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