S-1598.1

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5663

BySenate Higher Education & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Senators Slatter, Nobles, Frame, Lovick, and Valdez)

AN ACT Relating to entirely online course offerings at community and technical colleges; 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 28B.50 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Community and technical colleges may distribute information on their respective colleges outside of their district when it pertains to entirely online course offerings. Information provided by community and technical colleges may include unsolicited course and enrollment information. In providing this information, community and technical colleges may use, but are not limited to: Digital advertising, email, direct mail, newspaper advertisements, newspaper inserts, and other methods of mass distribution to those outside of a college district.

(2) Community and technical colleges may prioritize and make known to the citizens of its district courses and programs offered exclusively by neighboring districts.

(3) Community and technical colleges may not compete with each other or with other institutions of higher education for enrollment.

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