5734-S AMH ANDG SMIT 168

SSB 5734 - H AMD TO WAYS COMM AMD (H-3287.1) 738

By Representative Anderson

WITHDRAWN 4/22/2009

    On page 2, after line 34 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 28B.15 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) Beginning with the graduating class of 2010, a one year full-time tuition scholarship to a state-supported institution of higher education shall be awarded to any student graduating from a Washington public high school with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50.

    (2) Recipients must attend a state-supported institution of higher education full-time for three quarters or two semesters and maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50 to receive a full-time tuition scholarship for the following year.  Students shall be eligible to receive a maximum of twelve quarters or eight semesters of scholarship awards and may transfer among state institutions of higher education.

    (3) The initial scholarship award must be used within three years of high school graduation."

EFFECT: Provides a full-time tuition scholarship award to students graduating from Washington state public high schools with a cumulative grade point average of 3.50.  Allows the scholarship award to be used at state-supported institutions of higher education, allows transfer among such institutions, and allows additional years' awards predicated upon full-time attendance and maintenance of a 3.50 cumulative grade point average. Requires that the initial award be used within three years of high school graduation.

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