RCW 28B.15.540 Waiver of Tuition and Fees For Residents Sixty Years of Age Or Older-Limitations

• Library: Washington Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through the 2023 1st Special Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: RCW 28B.15.540

Consistent with the regulations and procedures established by the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, and The Evergreen State College and the state board for community and technical colleges, each institution may for Washington residents who are sixty years of age or older:

(1) Waive, in whole or in part, the tuition and services and activities fees for students who qualify under this section and who are enrolled for credit, and

(2) Waive, in whole or in part, the tuition and services and activities fees for students who qualify under this section, but charge a nominal fee not to exceed five dollars per quarter, or semester, as the case may be, for such students who are enrolled on an audit basis: PROVIDED, That residen...

Cite as RCW 28B.15.540

History: 1992 c 231 § 16; 1985 c 390 § 29; 1975 1st ex.s. c 157 § 2.

Note:

Effective date-1992 c 231: See note following RCW 28B.10.016.

Purpose-1975 1st ex.s. c 157: "In recognition of the worthwhile goal of making education a lifelong process, it is the declared desire of the legislature to promote the availability of postsecondary education for the state's older residents." [ 1975 1st ex.s. c 157 § 1.]