CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE BILL 2004
Chapter 89, Laws of 2024
68th Legislature
2024 Regular Session
HIGHER EDUCATION—SERVICE MEMBERS—EARLY COURSE REGISTRATION
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 6, 2024
Passed by the House February 7, 2024 CERTIFICATE
Yeas 95 Nays 0
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the
House of Representatives of the
LAURIE JINKINS State of Washington, do hereby
Speaker of the House of certify that the attached is HOUSE
Representatives BILL 2004 as passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate on
the dates hereon set forth.
Passed by the Senate February 29,
2024 BERNARD DEAN
Yeas 49 Nays 0 Chief Clerk
DENNY HECK
President of the Senate
Approved March 14, 2024 11:21 AM FILED
March 14, 2024
Secretary of State
JAY INSLEE State of Washington
Governor of the State of Washington
 HOUSE BILL 2004
Passed Legislature - 2024 Regular Session
State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session
By Representatives McEntire, Leavitt, Couture, Slatter, Ryu, Senn,
Graham, Callan, Sandlin, and Shavers
Prefiled 12/21/23. Read first time 01/08/24. Referred to Committee
on Postsecondary Education & Workforce.
1 AN ACT Relating to early registration at institutions of higher
2 education for eligible veterans, national guard members, active duty
3 military members, and their spouses, domestic partners, and
4 dependents; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
6 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 28B.10
7 RCW to read as follows:
8 (1) Beginning in the 2024-25 academic year, institutions of
9 higher education that offer an early course registration period for
10 any segment of the student population must have a process in place to
11 offer students who are eligible veterans, national guard members,
12 active duty military members, and their spouses, domestic partners,
13 and dependents early course registration as follows:
14 (a) New students who are eligible under this subsection and who
15 have completed all of their admission processes must be offered an
16 early course registration period; and
17 (b) Continuing and returning former students who are eligible
18 under this subsection and who have met current enrollment
19 requirements must be offered early course registration among
20 continuing students with the same level of class standing or credit
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1 as determined by the attending institution and according to
2 institutional policies.
3 (2) For purposes of this section, "eligible veterans or national
4 guard members" has the same meaning as in RCW 28B.15.621.
Passed by the House February 7, 2024.
Passed by the Senate February 29, 2024.
Approved by the Governor March 14, 2024.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 14, 2024.
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