(1) The respective governing
boards of the public technical colleges shall provide fee waivers
for a maximum of two years for those recipients of the Washington
award for vocational excellence established under RCW 28C.04.520
through 28C.04.540 who received the award before June 30, 1994.
To qualify for the waiver, recipients shall enter the public
technical college within three years of receiving the award. An
above average rating at the technical college in the first year
shall be required to qualify for the second-year waiver.
(2) Students named by the workforce training and education
coordinating board after June 30, 1994, as recipients of the
Washington award for vocational excellence under RCW 28C.04.520
through 28C.04.550 shall be eligible to receive a grant for
undergraduate course work as authorized under RCW 28B.76.670.
(3)(a) Beginning with awards made during the 1998-99
academic year, recipients must complete using the award before
the fall term in the sixth year following the date of the award.
For these recipients, eligibility for the award is forfeited
after this period.
(b) All persons awarded a Washington award for vocational
excellence before the 1995-96 academic year and who have
remaining eligibility on April 19, 1999, must complete using the
award before September 2002. For these recipients, eligibility
for the award is forfeited after this period.
(c) All persons awarded a Washington award for vocational
excellence during the 1995-96, 1996-97, and 1997-98 academic
years must complete using the award before September 2005. For
these recipients, eligibility for the award is forfeited after
this period.
[2004 c 275 § 61; 1999 c 28 § 1; 1995 1st sp.s. c 7 § 6; 1987 c 231 § 4; 1984 c 267 § 7.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law -- 2004 c 275: See note following RCW 28B.76.030.
Effective date -- 1999 c 28: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [April 19, 1999]." [1999 c 28 § 2.]
Severability -- 1995 1st sp.s. c 7: See note following RCW 28C.04.520.