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ESSB 5982 - H AMD 000646 WITHDRAWN 4-21-93

By Representatives Jacobsen, Locke and Sommers

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"Sec. 1. RCW 28B.10.265 and 1992 c 231 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community colleges may waive all or a portion of the tuition, operating, and services and activities fees for children of any person who was a Washington domiciliary and who within the past eleven years has been determined by the federal government to be a prisoner of war or missing in action in Southeast Asia, including Korea, or who shall become so hereafter, if the children meet such other educational qualifications as such institution of higher education shall deem reasonable and necessary under the circumstances. Applicants for free or reduced tuition shall provide institutional administrative personnel with documentation of their rights under this section.

((Before June 30, 1995, no individual waiver program under this section may be reduced by more than twice the percentage reduction required in operating fee foregone revenue from tuition waivers in the biennial state appropriations act.))

Sec. 2. RCW 28B.15.014 and 1992 c 231 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Any person who resides in the state of Washington and who holds a graduate service appointment designated as such by a public institution of higher education or is employed for an academic department in support of the instructional or research programs involving not less than twenty hours per week during the term such person shall hold such appointment.

(2) Any faculty member, classified staff member or administratively exempt employee holding not less than a half time appointment at an institution who resides in the state of Washington, and the dependent children and spouse of such persons.

(3) Active‑duty military personnel stationed in the state of Washington and the spouses and dependents of such military personnel.

(4) Any immigrant refugee and the spouse and dependent children of such refugee, if the refugee (a) is on parole status, or (b) has received an immigrant visa, or (c) has applied for United States citizenship.

(5) Domestic exchange students participating in the program created under RCW 28B.15.725.

(6) Any dependent of a member of the United States congress representing the state of Washington.

Sec. 3. RCW 28B.15.031 and 1987 c 15 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

The term "operating fees" as used in this chapter shall include the fees, other than building fees, charged all students registering at the state's colleges and universities but shall not include fees for short courses, self-supporting degree credit programs and courses, marine station work, experimental station work, correspondence or extension courses, and individual instruction and student deposits or rentals, disciplinary and library fines, which colleges and universities shall have the right to impose, laboratory, gymnasium, health, and student activity fees, or fees, charges, rentals, and other income derived from any or all revenue producing lands, buildings and facilities of the colleges or universities heretofore or hereafter acquired, constructed or installed, including but not limited to income from rooms, dormitories, dining rooms, hospitals, infirmaries, housing or student activity buildings, vehicular parking facilities, land, or the appurtenances thereon, or such other special fees as may be established by any college or university board of trustees or regents from time to time. All moneys received as operating fees at any institution of higher education shall be ((~~transmitted to the state treasurer within thirty-five days of receipt to be deposited in the state general fund~~)) deposited in a local account containing only operating fees revenue and related interest: PROVIDED, That two and one-half percent of ((~~moneys received as~~)) operating fees ((~~be exempt from such deposit and~~)) shall be retained by the institutions, except the technical colleges, for the purposes of RCW 28B.15.820((: PROVIDED FURTHER, That money received by institutions of higher education from the periodic payment plan authorized by RCW 28B.15.411 shall be transmitted to the state treasurer within five days following the close of registration of the appropriate quarter or semester)). Local operating fee accounts shall not be subject to appropriation by the legislature or allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW.

Sec. 4. RCW 28B.15.100 and 1992 c 231 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community colleges shall charge to and collect from each of the students registering at the particular institution for any quarter or semester such tuition fees and services and activities fees, and other fees as such board shall in its discretion determine. The total of all fees shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount: PROVIDED, That such tuition fees for other than the summer term shall be in the amounts for the respective institutions as otherwise set forth in this chapter.

(2) Part time students shall be charged tuition and services and activities fees proportionate to full time student rates established for residents and nonresidents: PROVIDED, That students registered for fewer than two credit hours shall be charged tuition and services and activities fees at the rate established for two credit hours: PROVIDED FURTHER, That, subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, residents of Idaho or Oregon who are enrolled in community college district number twenty for six or fewer credits during any quarter or semester may be exempted from payment of all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential upon a declaration by the higher education coordinating board that it finds Washington residents from the community college district are afforded substantially equivalent treatment by such other states.

(3) Full-time students registered for more than eighteen credit hours shall be charged an additional operating fee for each credit hour in excess of eighteen hours at the applicable established per credit hour tuition fee rate for part-time students: PROVIDED, That, subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities and the community colleges may exempt all or a portion of the additional charge, for students who are registered exclusively in first professional programs in medicine, dental medicine, veterinary medicine, or law, or who are registered exclusively in required courses in vocational preparatory programs.

(((4) Before June 30, 1995, no individual waiver program under this section may be reduced by more than twice the percentage reduction required in operating fee foregone revenue from tuition waivers in the biennial state appropriations act.))

Sec. 5. RCW 28B.15.202 and 1992 c 231 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

Tuition fees and maximum services and activities fees at the University of Washington and at Washington State University for other than the summer term shall be as follows:

(1) For full time resident undergraduate students and all other full time resident students not in graduate study programs or enrolled in programs leading to the degrees of doctor of medicine, doctor of dental surgery, and doctor of veterinary medicine, the total tuition fees for the 1993-94 academic year shall be ((~~thirty-three~~)) thirty-eight and one-half percent and thereafter total tuition fees shall be forty-three and one-tenth percent of the per student undergraduate educational costs at the state universities computed as provided in RCW 28B.15.067 and 28B.15.070: PROVIDED, That the building fees for each academic year shall be one hundred and twenty dollars. Beginning with the 1995-96 academic year, the building fee for each academic year shall be a percentage of total tuition fees. This percentage shall be calculated by the higher education coordinating board and be based on the actual percentage the building fee is of total tuition in the 1992-93 academic year, rounded up to the nearest half percent.

(2) For full time resident graduate and law students not enrolled in programs leading to the degrees of doctor of medicine, doctor of dental surgery, and doctor of veterinary medicine, the total tuition fees for the 1993-94 academic year shall be twenty‑three and two-tenths percent and thereafter total tuition fees shall be twenty-three and four-tenths percent of the per student graduate educational costs at the state universities computed as provided in RCW 28B.15.067 and 28B.15.070: PROVIDED, That the building fees for each academic year shall be one hundred and twenty dollars. Beginning with the 1995-96 academic year, the building fee for each academic year shall be a percentage of total tuition fees. This percentage shall be calculated by the higher education coordinating board and be based on the actual percentage the building fee is of total tuition in the 1992-93 academic year, rounded up to the nearest half percent.

(3) For full time resident students enrolled in programs leading to the degrees of doctor of medicine, doctor of dental surgery, and doctor of veterinary medicine, the total tuition fees for the 1993-94 academic year shall be one hundred ((~~sixty‑seven~~)) ninety-one and three-tenths percent and thereafter total tuition fees shall be two hundred fifteen and three-tenths percent of such fees charged in subsection (2) of this section: PROVIDED, That the building fees for each academic year shall be three hundred and forty‑two dollars. Beginning with the 1995-96 academic year, the building fee for each academic year shall be a percentage of total tuition fees. This percentage shall be calculated by the higher education coordinating board and be based on the actual percentage the building fee is of total tuition in the 1992-93 academic year, rounded up to the nearest half percent.

(4) For full time nonresident undergraduate students and such other full time nonresident students not in graduate study programs or enrolled in programs leading to the degrees of doctor of medicine, doctor of dental surgery, or doctor of veterinary medicine, the total tuition fees for the 1993-94 academic year shall be one hundred fifteen and six-tenths percent and thereafter total tuition fees shall be one hundred thirty-one percent of the per student undergraduate educational costs at the state universities computed as provided in RCW 28B.15.067 and 28B.15.070: PROVIDED, That the building fees for each academic year shall be three hundred and fifty‑four dollars. Beginning with the 1995-96 academic year, the building fee for each academic year shall be a percentage of total tuition fees. This percentage shall be calculated by the higher education coordinating board and be based on the actual percentage the building fee is of total tuition in the 1992-93 academic year, rounded up to the nearest half percent.

(5) For full time nonresident graduate and law students not enrolled in programs leading to the degrees of doctor of medicine, doctor of dental surgery, and doctor of veterinary medicine, the total tuition fees for the 1993-94 academic year shall be sixty and two-tenths percent and thereafter total tuition fees shall be sixty and four-tenths percent of the per student graduate educational costs at the state universities computed as provided in RCW 28B.15.067 and 28B.15.070: PROVIDED, That the building fees for each academic year shall be three hundred and fifty‑four dollars. Beginning with the 1995-96 academic year, the building fee for each academic year shall be a percentage of total tuition fees. This percentage shall be calculated by the higher education coordinating board and be based on the actual percentage the building fee is of total tuition in the 1992-93 academic year, rounded up to the nearest half percent.

(6) For full time nonresident students enrolled in programs leading to the degrees of doctor of medicine, doctor of dental surgery, and doctor of veterinary medicine, the total tuition fees for the 1993-94 academic year shall be one hundred ((~~sixty‑seven~~)) ninety-one and eight-tenths percent and thereafter total tuition fees shall be two hundred sixteen and one-half percent of such fees charged in subsection (5) of this section: PROVIDED, That the building fees for each academic year shall be five hundred and fifty‑five dollars. Beginning with the 1995-96 academic year, the building fee for each academic year shall be a percentage of total tuition fees. This percentage shall be calculated by the higher education coordinating board and be based on the actual percentage the building fee is of total tuition in the 1992-93 academic year, rounded up to the nearest half percent.

(7) The governing boards of the state universities shall charge to and collect from each student, a services and activities fee. The governing board may increase the existing fee annually, consistent with budgeting procedures set forth in RCW 28B.15.045, by a percentage not to exceed the annual percentage increase in resident undergraduate tuition fees: PROVIDED, That such percentage increase shall not apply to that portion of the services and activities fee previously committed to the repayment of bonded debt. For the 1993-94 academic year, services and activities fees shall not exceed two hundred forty-three dollars per student. For the 1994-95 academic year, services and activities fees shall not exceed two hundred forty-nine dollars per student. The services and activities fee committee provided for in RCW 28B.15.045 may initiate a request to the governing board for a fee increase.

Sec. 6. RCW 28B.15.225 and 1992 c 231 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing board of the University of Washington may exempt the following students from the payment of all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential: Students admitted to the university's school of medicine pursuant to contracts with the states of Alaska, Montana, or Idaho, or agencies thereof, providing for a program of regionalized medical education conducted by the school of medicine; or students admitted to the university's school of dentistry pursuant to contracts with the states of Utah, Idaho, or any other western state which does not have a school of dentistry, or agencies thereof, providing for a program of regionalized dental education conducted by the school of dentistry. The proportional cost of the program, in excess of resident student tuition and fees, will be reimbursed to the university by or on behalf of participating states or agencies. Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing board of Washington State University may exempt from payment all or a portion of the nonresident tuition ((~~fee[s]~~)) fees differential for any student admitted to the University of Washington's school of medicine and attending Washington State University as a participant in the Washington, Alaska, Montana, or Idaho program in this section. Washington State University may reduce the professional student tuition for students enrolled in this program by the amount the student pays the University of Washington as a registration fee.

Sec. 7. RCW 28B.15.380 and 1992 c 231 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, and The Evergreen State College may exempt the following students from the payment of all or a portion of tuition fees and services and activities fees:

(1) All veterans as defined in RCW 41.04.005: PROVIDED, That such persons are no longer entitled to federal vocational or educational benefits conferred by virtue of their military service: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That if any such veterans have not resided in this state for one year prior to registration, the board may exempt the student from paying up to fifty percent of the nonresident tuition fees differential. Such exemptions may be provided only to those persons otherwise covered who were enrolled in universities on or before October 1, 1977.

(2) Children of any law enforcement officer or fire fighter who lost his or her life or became totally disabled in the line of duty while employed by any public law enforcement agency or full time or volunteer fire department in this state: PROVIDED, That such persons may receive the exemption only if they begin their course of study at a state-supported college or university within ten years of their graduation from high school.

Sec. 8. RCW 28B.15.402 and 1992 c 231 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

Tuition fees and maximum services and activities fees at the regional universities and The Evergreen State College for other than the summer term shall be as follows:

(1) For full time resident undergraduate students and all other full time resident students not in graduate study programs, the total tuition fees for the 1993-94 academic year shall be ((~~twenty-five~~)) twenty-nine and seven-tenths percent and thereafter total tuition fees shall be thirty-three and three-tenths percent of the per student undergraduate educational costs at the regional universities computed as provided in RCW 28B.15.067 and 28B.15.070: PROVIDED, That the building fees for each academic year shall be seventy‑six dollars and fifty cents. Beginning with the 1995-96 academic year, the building fee for each academic year shall be a percentage of total tuition fees. This percentage shall be calculated by the higher education coordinating board and be based on the actual percentage the building fee is of total tuition in the 1992-93 academic year, rounded up to the nearest half percent.

(2) For full time resident graduate students, the total tuition fees for the 1993-94 academic year shall be twenty‑three and four-tenths percent and thereafter total tuition fees shall be twenty-three and seven-tenths percent of the per student graduate educational costs at the regional universities computed as provided in RCW 28B.15.067 and 28B.15.070: PROVIDED, That the building fees for each academic year shall be seventy‑six dollars and fifty cents. Beginning with the 1995-96 academic year, the building fee for each academic year shall be a percentage of total tuition fees. This percentage shall be calculated by the higher education coordinating board and be based on the actual percentage the building fee is of total tuition in the 1992-93 academic year, rounded up to the nearest half percent.

(3) For full time nonresident undergraduate students and all other full time nonresident students not in graduate study programs, the total tuition fees for the 1993-94 academic year shall be one hundred fifteen and seven-tenths percent and thereafter total tuition fees shall be one hundred thirty-one and three-tenths percent of the per student undergraduate educational costs at the regional universities computed as provided in RCW 28B.15.067 and 28B.15.070: PROVIDED, That the building fees for each academic year shall be two hundred and ninety‑five dollars and fifty cents. Beginning with the 1995-96 academic year, the building fee for each academic year shall be a percentage of total tuition fees. This percentage shall be calculated by the higher education coordinating board and be based on the actual percentage the building fee is of total tuition in the 1992-93 academic year, rounded up to the nearest half percent.

(4) For full time nonresident graduate students, the total tuition fees for the 1993-94 academic year shall be seventy‑five and four-tenths percent and thereafter total tuition fees shall be seventy-five and seven-tenths percent of the per student graduate educational costs at the regional universities computed as provided in RCW 28B.15.067 and 28B.15.070: PROVIDED, That the building fees for each academic year shall be two hundred and ninety‑five dollars and fifty cents. Beginning with the 1995-96 academic year, the building fee for each academic year shall be a percentage of total tuition fees. This percentage shall be calculated by the higher education coordinating board and be based on the actual percentage the building fee is of total tuition in the 1992-93 academic year, rounded up to the nearest half percent.

(5) The governing boards of each of the regional universities and The Evergreen State College shall charge to and collect from each student, a services and activities fee. The governing board may increase the existing fee annually, consistent with budgeting procedures set forth in RCW 28B.15.045, by a percentage not to exceed the annual percentage increase in resident undergraduate tuition fees: PROVIDED, That such percentage increase shall not apply to that portion of the services and activities fee previously committed to the repayment of bonded debt. For the 1993-94 academic year, services and activities fees shall not exceed two hundred eighty-four dollars per student. For the 1994-95 academic year, services and activities fees shall not exceed two hundred ninety dollars per student. The services and activities fee committee provided for in RCW 28B.15.045 may initiate a request to the governing board for a fee increase.

Sec. 9. RCW 28B.15.515 and 1991 c 353 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The boards of trustees of the community college districts may operate summer schools on either a self-supporting or a state-funded basis.

If summer school is operated on a self-supporting basis, the fees charged shall be retained by the colleges, and shall be sufficient to cover the direct costs, which are instructional salaries and related benefits, supplies, publications, and records.

Community colleges that have self-supporting summer schools shall continue to receive general fund state support for vocational programs that require that students enroll in a four quarter sequence of courses that includes summer quarter due to clinical or laboratory requirements and for ungraded courses limited to adult basic education, vocational apprenticeship, aging and retirement, small business management, industrial first aid, and parent education.

(2)((~~(a)~~)) The board of trustees of a community college district may permit the district's state-funded, full-time equivalent enrollment level, as provided in the ((~~operating budget~~)) omnibus state appropriations act, to vary ((~~by plus or minus two percent each fiscal year unless otherwise authorized in the operating budget appropriations act~~)). If the variance is above the state-funded level, the district may charge those students above the state-funded level a fee equivalent to the amount of tuition and fees that are charged students enrolled in state-funded courses. These fees shall be retained by the colleges.

((~~(b) Any community college that in 1990‑91 has an enrollment above the state-funded level but below the authorized variance may increase its excess enrollments to within the variance.~~

(c) Community colleges that currently have excess enrollments more than the authorized variance, by means of enrollments that would have otherwise been eligible for state funding, shall reduce those excess enrollments to within the authorized variance by September 1, 1995, in at least equal annual reductions, commencing with the 1991‑92 fiscal year.

(d) Except as permitted by (c) of this subsection, should the number of student-supported, full-time equivalent enrollments in any fiscal year fall outside the authorized variance, the college shall return by September 1st to the state general fund, an amount equal to the college's full average state appropriations per full-time equivalent student for such student-funded full-time equivalent outside the variance, unless otherwise provided in the operating budget appropriations act.))

(3) The state board for community and technical colleges ((~~education~~)) shall ensure compliance with this section.

Sec. 10. RCW 28B.15.502 and 1992 c 231 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:

Tuition fees and maximum services and activities fees at each community college for other than the summer term shall be set by the state board for community and technical colleges as follows:

(1) For full time resident students, the total tuition fees for the 1993-94 academic year shall be ((~~twenty‑three~~)) twenty-seven and six-tenths percent and thereafter total tuition fees shall be twenty-nine and nine-tenths percent of the per student educational costs at the community colleges computed as provided in RCW 28B.15.067 and 28B.15.070: PROVIDED, That the building fees for each academic year shall be one hundred and twenty‑seven dollars and fifty cents. Beginning with the 1995-96 academic year, the building fee for each academic year shall be a percentage of total tuition fees. This percentage shall be calculated by the higher education coordinating board and be based on the actual percentage the building fee is of total tuition in the 1992-93 academic year, rounded up to the nearest half percent.

(2) For full time nonresident students, the total tuition fees for the 1993-94 academic year shall be one hundred fifteen and six-tenths percent and thereafter total tuition fees shall be one hundred thirty and eight-tenths percent of the per student educational costs at the community colleges computed as provided in RCW 28B.15.067 and 28B.15.070: PROVIDED, That the building fees for each academic year shall be four hundred and three dollars and fifty cents. Beginning with the 1995-96 academic year, the building fee for each academic year shall be a percentage of total tuition fees. This percentage shall be calculated by the higher education coordinating board and be based on the actual percentage the building fee is of total tuition in the 1992-93 academic year, rounded up to the nearest half percent.

(3) The governing boards of each of the state community colleges shall charge to and collect from each student a services and activities fee. Each governing board may increase the existing fee annually, consistent with budgeting procedures set forth in RCW 28B.15.045, by a percentage not to exceed the annual percentage increase in resident student tuition fees: PROVIDED, That such percentage increase shall not apply to that portion of the services and activities fee previously committed to the repayment of bonded debt. For the 1993-94 academic year, services and activities fees shall not exceed one hundred twenty-eight dollars per student. For the 1994-95 academic year, services and activities fees shall not exceed one hundred thirty-one dollars per student. The services and activities fee committee provided for in RCW 28B.15.045 may initiate a request to the governing board for a fee increase.

(4) Tuition and services and activities fees consistent with subsection (3) of this section shall be set by the state board for community and technical colleges for summer school students unless the community college charges fees in accordance with RCW 28B.15.515.

Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, each governing board may charge such fees for ungraded courses, noncredit courses, community services courses, and self‑supporting courses as it, in its discretion, may determine, consistent with the rules and regulations of the state board for community and technical colleges.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. RCW 28B.15.824 and 1992 c 231 s 36 are each repealed.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. All moneys in the accounts established under RCW 28B.15.824 on the effective date of this section are hereby appropriated to the respective institutions of higher education for deposit in the institution's local account established under RCW 28B.15.031.

Sec. 13. RCW 28B.15.520 and 1992 c 231 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the community colleges may:

(1) Waive all or a portion of tuition fees and services and activities fees for:

(a) Students nineteen years of age or older who are eligible for resident tuition and fee rates as defined in RCW 28B.15.012 through 28B.15.015 and who enroll in a course of study or program which will enable them to finish their high school education and obtain a high school diploma or certificate; and

(b) Children of any law enforcement officer or fire fighter who lost his or her life or became totally disabled in the line of duty while employed by any public law enforcement agency or full time or volunteer fire department in this state: PROVIDED, That such persons may receive the waiver only if they begin their course of study at a community college within ten years of their graduation from high school;

(2) Waive all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential for:

(a) Nonresident students enrolled in a community college course of study or program which will enable them to finish their high school education and obtain a high school diploma or certificate. The waiver shall be in effect only for those courses which lead to a high school diploma or certificate; and

(b) Up to forty percent of the students enrolled in the regional education program for deaf students, subject to federal funding of such program.

(((3) Before June 30, 1995, no individual waiver program under this section may be reduced by more than twice the percentage reduction required in operating fee foregone revenue from tuition waivers in the biennial state appropriations act.))

Sec. 14. RCW 28B.15.522 and 1992 c 231 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The governing boards of the community colleges may waive all or a portion of the tuition and services and activities fees for persons under subsection (2) of this section pursuant to the following conditions:

(a) Such persons shall register for and be enrolled in courses on a space available basis and new course sections shall not be created as a result of the registration;

(b) Enrollment information on persons registered pursuant to this section shall be maintained separately from other enrollment information and shall not be included in official enrollment reports, nor shall such persons be considered in any enrollment statistics which would affect budgetary determinations; and

(c) Persons who enroll under this section shall have the same access to support services as do all other students and shall be subject to all course prerequisite requirements.

(2) A person is eligible for the waiver under subsection (1) of this section if the person:

(a) Meets the requirements for a resident student under RCW 28B.15.011 through 28B.15.015;

(b) Is twenty-one years of age or older;

(c) At the time of initial enrollment under subsection (1) of this section, has not attended an institution of higher education for the previous six months;

(d) Is not receiving or is not entitled to receive unemployment compensation of any nature under Title 50 RCW; and

(e) Has an income at or below the need standard established under chapter 74.04 RCW by the department of social and health services.

(3) The state board for community and technical colleges shall adopt rules to carry out this section.

Sec. 15. RCW 28B.15.527 and 1992 c 231 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:

Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the community colleges may waive all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential for undergraduate students of foreign nations as follows:

(1) Priority in the awarding of waivers shall be given to students on academic exchanges and students participating in special programs recognized through formal agreements between states, cities, or institutions;

(2) The waiver programs under this section shall promote reciprocal placements and waivers in foreign nations for Washington residents. The number of foreign students granted waivers through this program shall not exceed the number of that institution's own students enrolled in approved study programs abroad during the same period;

(3) No reciprocal placements shall be required for up to thirty students participating in the Georgetown University scholarship program funded by the United States agency for international development;

(4) Participation shall be limited to one hundred full-time foreign students each year.

(((5) Before June 30, 1995, no individual waiver program under this section may be reduced by more than twice the percentage reduction required in operating fee foregone revenue from tuition waivers in the biennial state appropriations act.))

Sec. 16. RCW 28B.15.543 and 1992 c 231 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:

Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community colleges shall waive tuition and service and activities fees for recipients of the Washington scholars award under RCW 28A.600.100 through 28A.600.150 who received their awards before June 30, ((~~1992~~)) 1994. The governing boards may waive all or a portion of tuition and services and activities fees for those recipients of the Washington scholars award who received their awards after June 30, ((~~1992~~)) 1994. The waivers shall be used only for undergraduate studies. To qualify for the waiver, recipients shall enter the college or university within three years of high school graduation and maintain a minimum grade point average at the college or university equivalent to 3.30. Students shall be eligible for waivers for a maximum of twelve quarters or eight semesters and may transfer among state-supported institutions of higher education during that period and continue to have the tuition and services and activities fees waived by the state-supported institution of higher education that the student attends. Should the student's cumulative grade point average fall below 3.30 during the first three quarters or two semesters, that student may petition the higher education coordinating board which shall have the authority to establish a probationary period until such time as the student's grade point average meets required standards.

Sec. 17. RCW 28B.15.545 and 1992 c 231 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:

Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community colleges shall waive tuition and services and activities fees for those recipients of the Washington award for vocational excellence established under RCW 28C.04.520 through 28C.04.540 who received their awards before June 30, ((~~1992~~)) 1994. The governing boards may waive all or a portion of tuition and services and activities fees for those recipients of the Washington award for vocational excellence who received their awards after June 30, ((~~1992~~)) 1994. Each recipient shall not receive a waiver for more than six quarters or four semesters. To qualify for the waiver, recipients shall enter the college or university within three years of receiving the award. A minimum grade point average at the college or university equivalent to 3.00, or an above-average rating at a technical college, shall be required in the first year to qualify for the second-year waiver. The tuition waiver shall be granted for undergraduate studies only.

Sec. 18. RCW 28B.15.556 and 1992 c 231 s 19 are each amended to read as follows:

Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, and The Evergreen State College may waive all or a portion of the tuition, and services and activities fees for undergraduate or graduate students of foreign nations subject to the following limitations:

(1) No more than the equivalent of one hundred waivers may be awarded to undergraduate or graduate students of foreign nations at each of the two state universities;

(2) No more than the equivalent of twenty waivers may be awarded to undergraduate or graduate students of foreign nations at each of the regional universities and The Evergreen State College;

(3) Priority in the awarding of waivers shall be given to students on academic exchanges or academic special programs sponsored by recognized international educational organizations; and

(4) An undergraduate or graduate student of a foreign nation receiving a waiver under this section is not eligible for any other waiver.

The waiver programs under this section, to the greatest extent possible, shall promote reciprocal placements and waivers in foreign nations for Washington residents. The number of waivers awarded by each institution shall not exceed the number of that institution's own students enrolled in approved study programs abroad during the same period.

Sec. 19. RCW 28B.15.600 and 1991 c 164 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

The boards of regents of the state's universities and the boards of trustees of the regional universities and The Evergreen State College and community colleges may refund or cancel in full the tuition and services and activities fees if the student withdraws from a university or college course or program prior to the sixth day of instruction of the quarter or semester for which said fees have been paid or are due. If the student withdraws on or after the sixth day of instruction, said boards of regents and trustees may refund or cancel up to one-half of said fees, provided such withdrawal occurs within the first thirty calendar days following the beginning of instruction. However, if required by federal law in order to maintain eligibility for federal funding of programs at the university or college, the regents or trustees of the respective universities and colleges may adopt a refund policy that meets the minimum requirements of the federal law, and the policy may treat all students attending the institution in the same manner.

The regents or trustees of the respective universities and colleges may adopt rules for the refund of tuition and fees for courses or programs that begin after the start of the regular quarter or semester. Said boards of regents and trustees may adopt rules to comply with RCW 28B.15.623 and may extend the refund or cancellation period for students who withdraw for medical reasons or who are called into the military service of the United States.

Said boards of regents and trustees may refund other fees pursuant to such rules as they may prescribe.

Sec. 20. RCW 28B.15.615 and 1992 c 231 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:

Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities and the regional universities may exempt the following students from paying all or a portion of the resident operating fee: Students granted a graduate service appointment, designated as such by the institution, involving not less than twenty hours of work per week. The exemption shall be for the term of the appointment. The stipend paid to persons holding graduate student appointments from nonstate funds shall be reduced and the institution reimbursed from such funds in an amount equal to the resident operating fee which funds shall be transmitted to the general fund.

Sec. 21. RCW 28B.15.620 and 1992 c 231 s 22 are each amended to read as follows:

Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community colleges may exempt veterans of the Vietnam conflict who have served in the southeast Asia theater of operations from the payment of any increase in tuition and fees otherwise applicable to any other resident or nonresident student. In such cases, the veteran shall not be required to pay more than the total amount of tuition and fees paid by veterans of the Vietnam conflict on October 1, 1977: PROVIDED, That for the purposes of this exemption, "veterans of the Vietnam conflict" shall be those persons who have been on active federal service as a member of the armed military or naval forces of the United States between a period commencing August 5, 1964, and ending on May 7, 1975, and who qualify as a resident student under RCW 28B.15.012, and who enrolled in state institutions of higher education on or before May 7, 1990. This section shall expire June 30, 1995.

Sec. 22. RCW 28B.15.628 and 1992 c 231 s 23 are each amended to read as follows:

Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community colleges may exempt veterans of the Persian Gulf combat zone from increases in tuition and fees that occur during and after their period of service. In such cases, the veteran shall not be required to pay more than the total amount of tuition and fees established for the 1990‑91 academic year, if the veteran could have qualified as a Washington resident student under RCW 28B.15.012(2), had he or she been enrolled as a student on August 1, 1990, and if the veteran's adjusted gross family income as most recently reported to the internal revenue service does not exceed Washington state's median family income as established by the federal bureau of the census. For the purposes of this section, "a veteran of the Persian Gulf combat zone" means a person who during any portion of calendar year 1991, served in active federal service as a member of the armed military or naval forces of the United States in a combat zone as designated by the president of the United States by executive order.

Sec. 23. RCW 28B.15.725 and 1992 c 231 s 24 are each amended to read as follows:

Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, and The Evergreen State College may enter into undergraduate upper division student exchange agreements with comparable public four-year institutions of higher education of other states and agree to exempt participating undergraduate upper division students from payment of all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential subject to the following restrictions:

(1) In any given academic year, the number of students receiving a waiver at a state institution shall not exceed the number of that institution's students receiving nonresident tuition waivers at participating out-of-state institutions. Waiver imbalances that may occur in one year shall be off-set in the year immediately following.

(2) Undergraduate upper division student participation in an exchange program authorized by this section is limited to one academic year.

Sec. 24. RCW 28B.15.730 and 1992 c 231 s 25 are each amended to read as follows:

Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the state board for community and technical colleges and the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, the community colleges, and The Evergreen State College may waive all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential for residents of Oregon, upon completion of and to the extent permitted by an agreement between the higher education coordinating board and appropriate officials and agencies in Oregon granting similar waivers for residents of the state of Washington.

Sec. 25. RCW 28B.15.740 and 1992 c 231 s 26 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the total dollar amount of tuition and fee waivers awarded by the governing boards shall not exceed four percent, except for the community colleges considered as a whole, such amount shall not exceed three percent of an amount determined by estimating the total collections from tuition and services and activities fees had no such waivers been made, and deducting the portion of that total amount that is attributable to the difference between resident and nonresident fees: PROVIDED, That at least three-fourths of the dollars waived shall be for needy students who are eligible for resident tuition and fee rates pursuant to RCW 28B.15.012 through 28B.15.015: PROVIDED FURTHER, That the remainder of the dollars waived, not to exceed one-fourth of the total, may be applied to other students at the discretion of the governing boards, except on the basis of participation in intercollegiate athletic programs: PROVIDED FURTHER, That the waivers for undergraduate and graduate students of foreign nations under RCW 28B.15.556 are not subject to the limitation under this section.

(2) In addition to the tuition and fee waivers provided in subsection (1) of this section and subject to the provisions of RCW 28B.15.455 and 28B.15.460, a total dollar amount of tuition and fee waivers awarded by any state university, regional university, or state college under this chapter, not to exceed one percent, as calculated in subsection (1) of this section, may be used for the purpose of achieving or maintaining gender equity in intercollegiate athletic programs. At any institution that has an underrepresented gender class in intercollegiate athletics, any such waivers shall be awarded:

(a) First, to members of the underrepresented gender class who participate in intercollegiate athletics, where such waivers result in saved or displaced money that can be used for athletic programs for the underrepresented gender class. Such saved or displaced money shall be used for programs for the underrepresented gender class; and

(b) Second, (i) to nonmembers of the underrepresented gender class who participate in intercollegiate athletics, where such waivers result in saved or displaced money that can be used for athletic programs for members of the underrepresented gender class. Such saved or displaced money shall be used for programs for the underrepresented gender class; or (ii) to members of the underrepresented gender class who participate in intercollegiate athletics, where such waivers do not result in any saved or displaced money that can be used for athletic programs for members of the underrepresented gender class.

Sec. 26. RCW 28B.15.750 and 1992 c 231 s 27 are each amended to read as follows:

Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, and The Evergreen State College and the state board for community and technical colleges may waive all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential for residents of Idaho, upon completion of and to the extent permitted by an agreement between the higher education coordinating board and appropriate officials and agencies in Idaho granting similar waivers for residents of the state of Washington.

Sec. 27. RCW 28B.15.756 and 1992 c 231 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:

Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, and The Evergreen State College and the state board for community and technical colleges may waive all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential for 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. 28. RCW 28B.15.820 and 1985 c 390 s 35 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Each institution of higher education except technical colleges shall deposit two and one-half percent of revenues collected from tuition and services and activities fees in an institutional long-term loan fund which is hereby created and which shall be held locally. Moneys in such fund shall be used to make guaranteed loans to eligible students except as provided for in subsection (10) of this section.

(2) An "eligible student" for the purposes of this section is a student registered for at least six credit hours or the equivalent, who is eligible for resident tuition and fee rates as defined in RCW 28B.15.012 ((~~through 28B.15.015~~)) and 28B.15.013, and who is a "needy student" as defined in RCW 28B.10.802.

(3) The amount of the loans made under subsection (1) of this section shall not exceed the demonstrated financial need of the student. Each institution shall establish loan terms and conditions which shall be consistent with the terms of the guaranteed loan program established by 20 U.S. Code Section 1071 et seq., as now or hereafter amended. All loans made shall be guaranteed by the Washington student loan guaranty association or its successor agency. Institutions are hereby granted full authority to operate as an eligible lender under the guaranteed loan program.

(4) Before approving a guaranteed loan, each institution shall analyze the ability of the student to repay the loan based on factors which include, but are not limited to, the student's accumulated total education loan burdens and the employment opportunities and average starting salary characteristics of the student's chosen fields of study. The institution shall counsel the student on the advisability of acquiring additional debt, and on the availability of other forms of financial aid.

(5) Each institution is responsible for collection of loans made under subsection (1) of this section and shall exercise due diligence in such collection, maintaining all necessary records to insure that maximum repayments are made. Institutions shall cooperate with other lenders and the Washington student loan guaranty association, or its successor agency, in the coordinated collection of guaranteed loans, and shall assure that the guarantability of the loans is not violated. Collection and servicing of loans under subsection (1) of this section shall be performed by entities approved for such servicing by the Washington student loan guaranty association or its successor agency: PROVIDED, That institutions be permitted to perform such servicing if specifically recognized to do so by the Washington student loan guaranty association or its successor agency. Collection and servicing of loans made by community colleges under subsection (1) of this section shall be coordinated by the state board for community and technical colleges ((~~education~~)) and shall be conducted under procedures adopted by such state board.

(6) Receipts from payment of interest or principal or any other subsidies to which institutions as lenders are entitled, which are paid by or on behalf of borrowers of funds under subsection (1) of this section, shall be deposited in each institution's general local fund and shall be used to cover the costs of making the loans under subsection (1) of this section and maintaining necessary records and making collections under subsection (5) of this section: PROVIDED, That such costs shall not exceed five percent of aggregate outstanding loan principle. Institutions shall maintain accurate records of such costs, and all receipts beyond those necessary to pay such costs, shall be used for the support of the institution's operating budget.

(7) The boards of regents of the state universities, the boards of trustees of the regional universities and The Evergreen State College, and the state board for community and technical colleges ((~~education~~)), on behalf of the community colleges, shall each adopt necessary rules ((~~and regulations~~)) to implement this section.

(8) Lending activities under this section shall be directed toward students who would not normally have access to educational loans from private financial institutions in Washington state, and maximum use shall be made of secondary markets in the support of loan consolidation.

(9) Short-term interim loans, not to exceed one hundred twenty days, may be made from the institutional long-term loan fund to students eligible for guaranteed student loans and whose receipt of such loans is pending. Such short-term loans shall not be subject to the guarantee restrictions or the constraints of federal law imposed by subsection (3) of this section. No such loan shall be made to any student who is known by the institution to be in default or delinquent in the payment of any outstanding student loan.

(10) Any moneys deposited in the institutional long-term loan fund ((~~which~~)) that are not used in making long or short term loans ((~~or transferred to institutional operating budgets~~)) may be used by the institution for locally-administered financial aid programs for needy students, such as need-based institutional employment programs or need-based tuition and fee waiver programs. These funds shall be used in addition to and not to replace institutional funds which would otherwise support these locally-administered financial aid programs. Priority in the use of these funds shall be given to needy students who have accumulated excessive educational loan burdens. An excessive educational loan burden is a burden that will be difficult to repay given employment opportunities and average starting salaries in the student's chosen fields of study.

Sec. 29. RCW 28B.50.259 and 1992 c 231 s 29 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The state board for community and technical colleges shall administer a program designed to provide higher education opportunities to dislocated forest products workers and their unemployed spouses who are enrolled in a community or technical college for ten or more credit hours per quarter. In administering the program, the college board shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) With the assistance of an advisory committee, design a procedure for selecting dislocated forest products workers to participate in the program;

(b) Allocate funding to community and technical colleges attended by participants;

(d) Report to the legislature by December 1, 1993, on the status of the program.

(2) Unemployed spouses of eligible dislocated forest products workers may participate in the program, but tuition and fees may be waived under the program only for the worker or the spouse and not both.

(3) Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the community and technical colleges may waive all or a portion of tuition and fees for program participants, for a maximum of six quarters within a two-year period.

(4) During any biennium, the number of full-time equivalent students to be served in this program shall be determined by the applicable omnibus appropriations act, and shall be in addition to the community college enrollment level funded by the applicable omnibus appropriations act.

Sec. 30. RCW 28B.70.050 and 1992 c 231 s 30 are each amended to read as follows:

When said compact becomes operative the governing board of each institution of higher education in this state, to the extent necessary to conform with the terms of the contractual agreement, subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, may exempt from payment all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential, any student admitted to such institution under the terms of a contractual agreement entered into with the commission in accord with the provisions of Article VIII(a) of the compact.

Sec. 31. RCW 28B.80.580 and 1992 c 231 s 31 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The board shall contract with institutions of higher education to provide upper division classes to serve additional placebound students in the timber impact areas meeting the following criteria, as determined by the employment security department: (a) A lumber and wood products employment location quotient at or above the state average; (b) a direct lumber and wood products job loss of one hundred positions or more; and (c) an annual unemployment rate twenty percent above the state average; and which are not served by an existing state-funded upper division degree program. The number of full-time equivalent students served in this manner shall be determined by the applicable omnibus appropriations act. The board may direct that all the full-time equivalent enrollments be served in one of the eligible timber impact areas if it should determine that this would be the most viable manner of establishing the program and using available resources. The institutions shall utilize telecommunication technology, if available, to carry out the purposes of this section. Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the institutions providing the service may waive all or a portion of the tuition, ((~~[and]~~)) and service and activities fees for dislocated forest products workers or their unemployed spouses enrolled as one of the full-time equivalent students allocated to the college under this section.

(3) Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, for any eligible participant, all or a portion of tuition may be waived for a maximum of four semesters or six quarters within a two-year time period. The participant must be enrolled for a minimum of ten credits per semester or quarter.

Sec. 32. RCW 28B.15.910 and 1992 c 231 s 33 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Except for revenue waived under programs listed in subsection (3) of this section, and unless otherwise expressly provided in the omnibus state appropriations act, the total amount of operating fees revenue waived, exempted, or reduced by a state university, a regional university, The Evergreen State College, or the community colleges as a whole, shall not exceed the percentage of total ((~~net~~)) gross authorized operating fees revenue set forth below. As used in this section, "((~~net~~)) gross authorized operating fees revenue" means the estimated gross operating fees revenue as estimated under RCW 82.33.020 or as revised by the office of financial management, before granting any waivers((~~, minus obligations under RCW 28B.15.820~~)). This limitation applies to all tuition waiver programs established before or after July 1, 1992.

(a) University of Washington 21 percent

(b) Washington State University 20 percent

(d) Central Washington University 8 percent

(e) Western Washington University 10 percent

(f) The Evergreen State College 6 percent

(g) Community colleges as a whole 35 percent

(2) The limitations in subsection (1) of this section apply to waivers, exemptions, or reductions in operating fees contained in the following:

(a) RCW 28B.10.265;

(b) RCW 28B.15.014;

(d) RCW 28B.15.225;

(e) RCW 28B.15.380;

(f) Ungraded courses under RCW 28B.15.502(4);

(g) RCW 28B.15.520;

(h) RCW 28B.15.526;

(i) RCW 28B.15.527;

(j) RCW 28B.15.543;

(k) RCW 28B.15.545;

(l) RCW 28B.15.555;

(m) RCW 28B.15.556;

(n) RCW 28B.15.615;

(o) RCW 28B.15.620;

(p) RCW 28B.15.628;

(q) RCW 28B.15.725;

(r) RCW 28B.15.730;

(s) RCW 28B.15.740;

(t) RCW 28B.15.750;

(u) RCW 28B.15.756;

(v) RCW 28B.50.259;

(w) RCW 28B.70.050; and

(x) RCW 28B.80.580.

(3) The limitations in subsection (1) of this section do not apply to waivers, exemptions, or reductions in services and activities fees contained in the following:

(a) RCW 28B.15.522;

(b) RCW 28B.15.535;

(d) RCW 28B.15.558.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 33. It is the intent of the legislature to restructure and fully fund the state's system of tuition assistance. The restructured tuition assistance system shall be known as college promise. As used in college promise, "tuition assistance" means moneys provided to needy students to assist them with tuition, fees, books, board, room, transportation, child care, and other expenses directly associated with the student's postsecondary education. "Tuition assistance" also means financial aid.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 34. (1) The higher education coordinating board shall restructure the state's tuition assistance programs into a comprehensive and coordinated system of assistance known as college promise. College promise shall expand and modify three existing programs for needy students: The state need grant program under RCW 28B.10.790 through 28B.10.824; the state work study program under chapter 28B.12 RCW; and the educational opportunity grant program under chapter 28B.101 RCW. In addition, college promise may include a demonstration project to assist needy students whose parents did not complete a degree or certificate from an institution of higher education. College promise shall be implemented beginning in the 1995-96 academic year.

(2) By January 1, 1994, the higher education coordinating board, in consultation with the house of representatives and senate higher education and fiscal committees, and the institutions of higher education, shall develop a detailed implementation plan for college promise. In preparing the plan, the board shall follow the goals and priorities set forth in sections 35 and 36 of this act. The plan shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) Specific program eligibility measures and application procedures for the new populations of state tuition assistance recipients identified in section 36 of this act;

(b) Specific need analysis criteria and asset protection allowances;

(c) Estimates of how many state residents, both those who are currently enrolled in a college or university, and those not currently enrolled, would be eligible and would apply for assistance under the expanded eligibility criteria identified in section 36 of this act. The estimates, developed in consultation with the office of financial management, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, and other agencies as appropriate, shall take into account state economic and demographic factors and other appropriate information;

(d) Estimates of where the new assistance applicants identified under (c) of this subsection would choose to enroll by type of institution and level of program; and

(e) Estimates of the costs for each tuition assistance program, including the state need grant program under RCW 28B.10.790 through 28B.10.824; the state work study program under chapter 28B.12 RCW; and the educational opportunity grant program under chapter 28B.101 RCW to accommodate any new aid applicants estimated under (c) of this subsection, as offset by nonstate sources of assistance. Separate cost estimates shall be made for each of the new aid populations identified under section 36 of this act.

(3) It is the intent of the legislature that the cost estimates completed under subsection (2) of this section shall be the basis for determining funding levels for tuition assistance programs for each year of the 1995-97 biennium.

(4) The methodologies used to estimate costs under subsection (2) of this section shall be used for the annual cost estimates required under section 37 of this act.

(5) The plan completed under subsection (2) of this section shall be deemed approved on June 30, 1994, unless legislation is enacted to alter the policies set forth in the plan. The board shall also propose to the legislature any changes to the laws governing state tuition assistance programs that it deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of college promise.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 35. In restructuring the state's tuition assistance programs, the higher education coordinating board shall follow these goals:

(1) For all need-based financial aid programs under RCW 28B.10.790 through 28B.10.824 and chapters 28B.12 and 28B.101 RCW:

(a) Through a mix of federal, state, and other resources:

(i) Limit the debt of an undergraduate student to no more than one-half of a student's cost of attendance; and

(ii) Provide more self-help opportunities than grant aid to middle-income students, and approximately equal amounts of self-help opportunities and grant aid to low-income and lower middle-income students. Self-help opportunities include work study and loans;

(b) In determining eligibility for state tuition assistance programs, shelter home equity on a family's principal place of residence, and shelter a reasonable portion of savings and farm or business net worth, each insofar as is permissible under state and federal law;

(d) Strive to preserve a range of educational options for needy students, including choice of institutions and programs;

(e) Recognize otherwise unfunded equipment and assistance needed to reasonably accommodate students with disabilities; and

(f) Deliver clear and timely information to current and future postsecondary students about the costs of attending college and available assistance.

(2) For the state need grant program under RCW 28B.10.790 through 28B.10.824: As funds are available, expand the program to include new populations of resident students in the following priority order, ensuring that undergraduate students with the most demonstrated financial need receive full grants before less needy students receive any grant:

(a) Low-income undergraduates;

(b) Lower middle-income undergraduates;

(d) Resident graduate and professional students, following the income priorities established for undergraduate students.

(3) For the state work study program under chapter 28B.12 RCW: Increase employment opportunities including off-campus job opportunities with off-campus community service employers.

(4) For students whose parents did not complete a higher education degree or certificate: Determine the feasibility of providing grants to needy first generation scholars.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 36. In implementing the goals for expanding tuition assistance to needy undergraduate students, the board shall be guided by the following matrix. The matrix defines income levels, and for each level, the funding priority, and the assistance mix goal. Income levels shall be adjusted annually for family size and changes in the state's median income. It is the intent of the legislature these goals not impair the ability of tuition assistance administrators to adjust assistance packages to meet the needs of students. However, it is the further intent of the legislature that tuition assistance administrators, insofar as possible attempt to implement these goals.

Goals for Funding Needy Undergraduate Students

Classification: Low-income Lower middle-income Middle-income

Family

Income: 0-$20,864 $20,865-$31,296 $31,297-$52,160

(1991 dollars,

family of four)

Percentage Fifty percent Fifty-one to Seventy-six

of State seventy-five to one hundred

Median percent twenty-five

Income: percent

Priority for

Receiving

Grants: First Second Third

Assistance One-half One-half Up to one-third

Mix goal: grants grants grants

One-half One-half Two-thirds

work study work study work study

and loans and loans and loans

NEW SECTION. Sec. 37. By September 1st of each even-numbered year, the higher education coordinating board shall adopt an estimate of the amount of funding, annualized for each fiscal year, that will be needed during the ensuing biennium to fully fund each of the state's student tuition assistance programs including but not limited to: RCW 28B.10.210 through 28B.10.220, 28B.10.790 through 28B.10.824, chapters 28B.12, 28B.101, and 28B.102 RCW, and, if funded, the first generation scholars demonstration project. The board shall report its findings to the governor, and the house of representatives and senate fiscal and higher education committees.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 38. In administering the state need grant program, under RCW 28B.10.790 through 28B.10.824, the higher education coordinating board shall proceed substantially as follows unless it determines that a modification is required in order to conform with federal law or to improve the administration of the program, consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

(1) Define and assist additional populations of needy students as funding becomes available, in the priorities described in section 35 of this act, and using income level classification definitions as described in section 36 of this act.

(2) In calculating eligibility for aid, where not otherwise inconsistent with federal or state law, shelter home equity on a family's principal place of residence and shelter a reasonable amount of savings and a reasonable portion of farm or business net worth, in order to equitably evaluate family ability to pay.

(3) To the extent feasible, adjust the student budget of a needy student with disabilities to reflect otherwise unfunded equipment or assistance needed to reasonably accommodate the student in a postsecondary education or training program.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 39. With the exception of institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016, any institution of postsecondary education that enrolls students receiving state-funded assistance shall: (1) For Washington residents, match the total amount of the state assistance grant funds received by all enrolled students at that institution from the state need grant and equal opportunity grant programs, with an equal amount of institutionally raised grant funds from nongovernmental sources, and (2) enter into new or honor existing transfer agreements with institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016. The higher education coordinating board shall adopt rules to implement these requirements. The rules shall ensure that all institutional matching grant funds go to students who are needy as defined in RCW 28B.10.802(3) and who are residents of the state of Washington. "Residents of the state of Washington" means that the students would be eligible to pay resident tuition rates under RCW 28B.15.011 through 28B.15.013 if they were enrolled at a state institution of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016.

Sec. 40. RCW 28B.12.040 and 1985 c 370 s 58 are each amended to read as follows:

The higher education coordinating board shall develop and administer the college work-study program and shall be authorized to enter into agreements with employers and eligible institutions for the operation of the program. These agreements shall include such provisions as the higher education coordinating board may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

With the exception of off-campus community service placements, the share from ((~~funds~~)) moneys disbursed under the college work-study program of the compensation of students employed under such program in accordance with such agreements shall not exceed eighty percent of the total such compensation paid such students.

By rule, the board shall define community service placements and may determine any salary matching requirements for any community service employers.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 41. The higher education coordinating board may design a demonstration project to assist needy first generation college students to obtain either a community or technical college degree or certificate, or a baccalaureate degree. Through the project, a needy student, as defined in RCW 28B.10.802(3), who attends a Washington institution of higher education that is accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the board by rule, and whose parents did not complete a degree or certificate from an institution of higher education, may receive a grant of up to fifteen hundred dollars per year, not to exceed the student's documented need. The grant may be renewable each year, if the student makes satisfactory academic progress. Grants awarded to any one student shall not exceed a cumulative total of nine thousand dollars for an individual pursuing a baccalaureate degree or five thousand dollars for a student pursuing a community or technical college degree or certificate. Before seeking funding for the program, the board shall submit to the governor and the legislature a plan for implementing the project. The plan shall include a provision for verification of student eligibility to participate in the demonstration project.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 42. Sections 33 through 39 and 41 of this act are each added to chapter 28B.15 RCW.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 43. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1993."