BILL REQ. #:  S-0723.1 

Read first time 01/19/09.   Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

     AN ACT Relating to the authority to offer engineering programs at regional comprehensive universities; and amending RCW 28B.10.115 and 28B.20.060.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 28B.10.115 and 2003 c 82 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The courses of instruction of both the University of Washington and Washington State University shall embrace as major lines, pharmacy, architecture, ((civil engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering,)) and forest management as distinguished from forest products and logging engineering which are exclusive to the University of Washington. These major lines shall be offered and taught at said institutions only.

Sec. 2   RCW 28B.20.060 and 1985 c 218 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The courses of instruction of the University of Washington shall embrace as exclusive major lines, law, medicine, forest products, logging engineering, library sciences, ((aeronautic and astronautic engineering,)) and fisheries.