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HOUSE
BILL 1551
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Passed
Legislature - 1997 Regular Session
State of Washington 55th
Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By
Read first time 01/30/97.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
Increasing
fiscal flexibility for institutions of higher education.
AN
ACT Relating to higher education fiscal flexibility; and amending RCW
28B.15.740.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
28B.15.740 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 9 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
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 tuition and fees for needy
students who are eligible for resident tuition and fee rates pursuant to RCW
28B.15.012 and 28B.15.013. 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 tuition and fees for other students at the discretion of the governing
boards, except on the basis of participation in intercollegiate athletic
programs, not to exceed three-fourths of one percent of gross authorized
operating fees revenue under RCW 28B.15.910 for the community colleges
considered as a whole and not to exceed ((one)) two percent of
gross authorized operating fees revenue for the other institutions of higher
education.
(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, 28B.15.460, and
28B.15.910, 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.
