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                          HOUSE BILL 2293

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State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

By Representatives Shin, Horn, Valle, Linville, Hansen, Quall, Forner, Grant, Patterson, Basich, Conway, Jones, Wineberry, Roland and J. Kohl

Read first time 01/12/94.  Referred to Committee on Education.

Establishing an informational hotline for common school dropouts.

    AN ACT Relating to common school dropouts; adding a new section to chapter 28A.175 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.50 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.175 RCW to read as follows:

    The office of the superintendent of public instruction and the state board for community and technical colleges shall work cooperatively to establish a state-wide toll-free hotline to provide information to high school students who are at risk of dropping out or who have dropped out of a Washington state common school before obtaining a high school diploma.  The hotline shall provide information on financial aid, adult education courses, GED programs, and basic skills programs available at community and technical colleges.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 28B.50 RCW to read as follows:

    The state board for community and technical colleges and the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall work cooperatively to establish a state-wide toll-free hotline to provide information to high school students who are at risk of dropping out or who have dropped out of a Washington state common school before obtaining a high school diploma.  The hotline shall provide information on financial aid, adult education courses, GED programs, and basic skills programs available at community and technical colleges.

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