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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1352

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Representatives Sommers, Prince, Jacobsen, Unsoeld, Miller, Wineberry, Holland, Dellwo and P.  King

Prefiled with Chief Clerk 1/8/86.  Read first time 1/13/86 and referred to Committee on Higher Education.

AN ACT Relating to higher education; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28B.10 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) The legislature finds that state funding for off-campus programs and for credit courses for working adults is not consistent among the four-year institutions of higher education.

          (2) The office of financial management, in consultation with the higher education coordinating board, shall develop guidelines for funding (a) off-campus programs, and (b) credit courses that are designed for employed persons and available outside of normal working hours, both on and off-campus.  The funding guidelines shall be initiated in the 1987-89 biennial state budget and budget documents shall include cost center information.  It is the intent of the legislature that off-campus programs shall not be funded above cost.