FINAL BILL REPORT

                 2SHB 2061

                         C 321 L 99

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Changing community college provisions.

Sponsors:  By House Committee on Higher Education (Originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Dunn, Lantz, Veloria and Carlson).

House Committee on Higher Education

House Committee on Appropriations

Senate Committee on Higher Education

Background:

All students attending a Washington institution of higher education must pay for a minimum of two credits, even if they enroll for fewer than two credit hours of instruction.

In 1990, the Legislature created the private vocational school tuition recovery fund.  All private vocational schools are required to make contributions to the fund.  The trust funds are used to reimburse students in the aftermath of school closure.

Summary:

The two-credit minimum tuition and fee requirement is eliminated for community college students.

If ownership of a private vocational school is transferred to an immediate family member, the school is not required to make additional deposits into the tuition recovery fund beyond the original ten-year contribution cycle.

Votes on Final Passage:

House960

Senate470(Senate amended)

House970(House concurred)

Effective:July 25, 1999