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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1097
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
C 446 L 87
State of Washington 50th Legislature 1987 Regular Session
By House Committee on Ways & Means/Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Ballard, Jacobsen, D. Sommers, Schoon, Winsley and P. King)
Read first time 3/9/87 and passed to Committee on Rules.
AN ACT Relating to reciprocal tuition and fee programs; amending RCW 28B.15.754, 28B.15.756, and 28B.15.758; repealing section 6, chapter 166, Laws of 1983, section 78, chapter 370, Laws of 1985 (uncodified); providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 3, chapter 166, Laws of 1983 as amended by section 75, chapter 370, Laws of 1985 and RCW 28B.15.754 are each amended to read as follows:
The higher
education coordinating board may enter into an agreement with appropriate
officials or agencies in the state of Idaho to implement RCW 28B.15.750 and
28B.15.752. By January 10 of each odd-numbered year, the board shall review
the costs and benefits of any agreement entered into under RCW 28B.15.750 and
shall transmit copies of their review to the governor and the appropriate
policy and fiscal committees of the legislature. ((In addition, the board
shall make recommendations to the legislature on the continuation or
termination of the authorization contained in this section not later than
January, 1987.))
Sec. 2. Section 4, chapter 166, Laws of 1983 as amended by section 76, chapter 370, Laws of 1985 and RCW 28B.15.756 are each amended to read as follows:
The boards of trustees of The Evergreen State College and the regional universities, the state board for community college education, and the boards of regents of the University of Washington and Washington State University shall waive the payment of nonresident tuition and fees by residents of the Canadian province of British Columbia, upon completion of and to the extent permitted by an agreement between the higher education coordinating board and appropriate officials and agencies in the Canadian province of British Columbia providing for enrollment opportunities for residents of the state of Washington without payment of tuition or fees in excess of those charged to residents of British Columbia.
Sec. 3. Section 5, chapter 166, Laws of 1983 as amended by section 77, chapter 370, Laws of 1985 and RCW 28B.15.758 are each amended to read as follows:
The higher
education coordinating board may enter into an agreement with appropriate
officials or agencies in the Canadian province of British Columbia to implement
RCW 28B.15.756. The agreement should provide for a balanced exchange of
enrollment opportunities, without payment of excess tuition or fees, for
residents of the state of Washington or the Canadian province of British
Columbia. By January 10 of each odd-numbered year, the board shall review the
costs and benefits of any agreement entered into under RCW 28B.15.756 and shall
transmit copies of their review to the governor and the appropriate policy and
fiscal committees of the legislature. ((In addition, the board shall make
recommendations to the legislature on the continuation or termination of the
authorization contained in this section not later than January, 1987.))
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Section 6, chapter 166, Laws of 1983, section 78, chapter 370, Laws of 1985 (uncodified) is repealed.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect June 30, 1987.!ae90 Passed the House April 21, 1987.