CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1109

Chapter 67, Laws of 2013

63rd Legislature
2013 Regular Session



HIGHER EDUCATION--VETERANS--EARLY REGISTRATION



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/28/13

Passed by the House March 13, 2013
  Yeas 98   Nays 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 11, 2013
  Yeas 48   Nays 0


BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate		 
CERTIFICATE

I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1109 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


BARBARA BAKER
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Chief Clerk
Approved April 25, 2013, 1:44 p.m.








JAY INSLEE
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Governor of the State of Washington		 
FILED
April 25, 2013







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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HOUSE BILL 1109
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Passed Legislature - 2013 Regular Session
State of Washington63rd Legislature2013 Regular Session

By Representatives Hansen, Haler, Magendanz, Shea, Klippert, Smith, Green, Ormsby, Morrell, Van De Wege, Ryu, Maxwell, Zeiger, Wilcox, Jinkins, Springer, Scott, Freeman, Bergquist, Hargrove, and Parker

Read first time 01/16/13.   Referred to Committee on Higher Education.



     AN ACT Relating to early registration at institutions of higher education for eligible veterans and national guard members; adding a new section to chapter 28B.15 RCW; and providing an expiration date.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 28B.15 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Beginning in the 2013-14 academic year, institutions of higher education that offer an early course registration period for any segment of the student population must have a process in place to offer students who are eligible veterans or national guard members early course registration as follows:
     (a) New students who are eligible veterans or national guard members and who have completed all of their admission processes must be offered an early course registration period; and
     (b) Continuing and returning former students who are eligible veterans or national guard members and who have met current enrollment requirements must be offered early course registration among continuing students with the same level of class standing or credit as determined by the attending institution and according to institutional policies.
     (2) For the purposes of this section "eligible veterans or national guard members" has the definition in RCW 28B.15.621.
     (3) This section expires August 1, 2022.


         Passed by the House March 13, 2013.
         Passed by the Senate April 11, 2013.
         Approved by the Governor April 25, 2013.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 25, 2013.