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                         SENATE BILL 6411

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State of Washington   57th Legislature        2002 Regular Session

By Senators Kohl‑Welles, McAuliffe, Carlson, B. Sheldon, Regala, Shin, Finkbeiner and Fraser; by request of The Evergreen State College

Read first time 01/16/2002.  Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

Expanding the running start program to allow participation by The Evergreen State College.

    AN ACT Relating to the participation in the running start program by institutions of higher education; and amending RCW 28A.600.300.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 28A.600.300 and 1994 c 205 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    For the purposes of RCW 28A.600.310 through 28A.600.400, "participating institution of higher education" or "institution of higher education" means:

    (1) A community or technical college as defined in RCW 28B.50.030; and

    (2) Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, ((and)) Washington State University, and The Evergreen State College, if the institution's governing board decides to participate in the program in RCW 28A.600.310 through 28A.600.400.

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