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HOUSE
BILL 1188
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Passed
Legislature - 1997 Regular Session
State
of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 01/16/97. Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
Exempting Wyoming students admitted to the University of Washington's
medical school from the tuition differential.
AN
ACT Relating to tuition differential exemptions for medical students; and
amending RCW 28B.15.225.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
28B.15.225 and 1993 sp.s. c 18 s 9 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 Wyoming, 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 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, or Wyoming 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.
Passed the House March 10, 1997.
Passed the Senate April 7, 1997.
Approved by the Governor
April 16, 1997.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State April 16, 1997.
