BILL REQ. #:  S-1259.1 

Read first time 02/10/09.   Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

     AN ACT Relating to residency requirements for the state need grant; and amending RCW 28B.92.010.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 28B.92.010 and 2004 c 275 s 34 are each amended to read as follows:
     The purposes of this chapter are to establish the principles upon which the state financial aid programs will be based and to establish the state of Washington state need grant program, thus assisting financially needy or disadvantaged students domiciled in Washington to obtain the opportunity of attending an accredited institution of higher education. State need grants under this chapter are available only to students who are resident students as defined in RCW 28B.15.012(2) (a) through (((d))) (e).