6312 AMH HE H5243.1
SB 6312 - H COMM AMD ADOPTED 2-28-96
By Committee on Higher Education
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1. RCW 28B.15.628 and 1994 c 208 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The legislature finds that military and naval veterans who have served their country in wars on foreign soil have risked their own lives to defend both the lives of all Americans and the freedoms that define and distinguish our nation. It is the intent of the legislature to honor Persian Gulf combat zone veterans for the public service they have provided to their country. It is the further intent of the legislature that, for eligible Persian Gulf combat zone veterans, institutions of higher education waive tuition and fee increases that have occurred after the 1990-91 academic year.
(2) 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 all
or a portion of increases in tuition and fees that occur after the 1990‑91
academic year, if((:
(a))) 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((;
(b) The veteran is
enrolled for seven or more quarter credits per academic term or their
equivalent, except summer term and not including community service courses; and
(c) 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)).
(3) 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)) served on active duty in the armed forces of
the United States during any portion of the 1991 calendar year in the Persian
Gulf combat zone as designated by executive order of the president of the
United States.
(4) This section expires June 30, 1999.
Sec. 2. 1994 c 208 s 4 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
Section((s)) 13
((and 14)) of this act shall expire on June 30, 1997."
SB 6312 - H COMM AMD
By Committee on Higher Education
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "veterans;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 28B.15.628; amending 1994 c 208 s 4 (uncodified); and providing an expiration date."
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