HB 1788 - DIGEST

     Provides that, subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the colleges and universities shall waive tuition and fees, including the nonresident tuition differential, for any teacher teaching full time in the public schools subject to the following conditions:  (1) The teacher must hold an initial or residency certificate from the state board of education;

     (2) the teacher is working toward, but has not yet received a continuing or professional certificate from the state board of education;

     (3) credits from any course for which a waiver is requested meet the board's academic requirements for a continuing or professional certificate and will be applied toward the applicant's continuing or professional certificate; and

     (4) the maximum number of quarter hour credits or their equivalent that must be waived are forty-five credits or the number of credits required for professional or continuing certification, whichever is lower.