CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5776



61st Legislature
2009 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate March 12, 2009
  YEAS 42   NAYS 6


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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 9, 2009
  YEAS 60   NAYS 38


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Speaker of the House of Representatives


CERTIFICATE

I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5776 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.


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Secretary
Approved 









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Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5776
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Passed Legislature - 2009 Regular Session
State of Washington61st Legislature2009 Regular Session

By Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Senators McDermott, Schoesler, Fairley, Oemig, Jarrett, and Kohl-Welles)

READ FIRST TIME 02/25/09.   



     AN ACT Relating to student fees, charges, and assessments; and amending RCW 28B.15.610.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 28B.15.610 and 1969 ex.s. c 223 s 28B.15.610 are each amended to read as follows:
     The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to or affect any student fee or charge which the students voluntarily maintain upon themselves for student purposes only. Students are authorized to create or increase voluntary student fees for each academic year when passed by a majority vote of the student government or its equivalent, or referendum presented to the student body or such other process that has been adopted under this section. Notwithstanding RCW 42.17.190 (2) and (3), voluntary student fees imposed under this section and services and activities fees may be used for lobbying by a student government association or its equivalent and may also be used to support a statewide or national student organization or its equivalent that may engage in lobbying.

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