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                                         SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6625

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Senators von Reichbauer, Smitherman and Johnson)

Read first time 2/2/90.

AN ACT Relating to students at institutions of higher education; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28B.10 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) All males born after December 31, 1970, are not eligible to receive a loan, grant, or waiver of tuition and fees under this title unless the person files a statement of selective service status certifying that the individual:

          (a) Has registered with the selective service system in accordance with the military selective service act, 62 Stat. 604, as now or hereafter amended; or

          (b) Is not required to register with the selective service.  The reason and the applicable federal law shall be given in the statement.

          (2) The boards of regents and trustees shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.