5967.E AMH HUNT FRAS 544

ESB 5967 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-4684.2/12) 1371

By Representative Hunter

ADOPTED 03/08/2012

    On page 134, after line 12, insert the following:

    "(6) The state parks and recreation commission, in cooperation with the Fort Worden lifelong learning center public development authority authorized under RCW 35.21.730, shall provide a report to the legislature no later than October 1, 2012, on a potential transfer or partial transfer of Fort Worden state park to the public development authority.  The report shall include a business plan and supporting materials that provide information, options, and recommendations on matters related to the transfer including, but not limited to: The scope of the real and personal property to include in the transfer; the time frame for and duration of the transfer;  the sustainability of park operations following the transfer, including sources of revenue, estimated revenue, as well as estimated  annual operating and capital maintenance costs; potential risks and liability for the state, as well as potential mitigation measures;  potential impacts on and transition plans for state employees; ensuring the sustainability of the park in perpetuity; and contingency plans to address  significant funding or other park management challenges that may arise."

    On page 183, line 25, after "(($40,681,000)) strike "$39,926,000" and insert "$39,296,000"

    On page 225, line 7, strike "maintenance" and insert "materials"

    On page 235, strike all material on lines 2 through 4

    On page 244, beginning on line 12, after "(a)" strike all material through "students" on line 21 and insert the following:

    "Beginning with the 2011-12 academic year and through the end of the 2014-15 academic year, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, and The Evergreen State College may reduce or increase full-time tuition fees for all students, including summer school students and students in other self-supporting degree programs. Percentage increases in full-time tuition fees may exceed the fiscal growth factor. Reductions or increases may be made for all or portions of an institution's programs, campuses, courses, or students; however, during the 2011-13 fiscal biennium, reductions or increases in tuition must be uniform among resident undergraduate students"

EFFECT:

Parks & Recreation Commission:  The Parks & Recreation Commission must provide a report to the legislature on a potential transfer or partial transfer of Ft. Worden State Park from the Commission to the Ft. Worden Lifelong Learning Center Public Development Authority.  The report is due by Oct. 1, 2012, and it must include a business plan and recommendations on specified issues.

FISCAL IMPACT: No net change to appropriated levels.

OSPI--Education Reform:  Corrects a typographical error in the proviso for National Board Certification bonuses.

FISCAL IMPACT: No net change to appropriated levels.

Education Funding Study:  Corrects a reference to MSOC (materials, supplies, and operating costs).

FISCAL IMPACT:  No net change to appropriated levels.

Transfers:  Deletes a duplicative transfer from the Coastal Protection Account.

Tuition setting authority:  Clarifies that changes to tuition setting authority pertain only to the uniformity of tuition rates among resident undergraduate students.   

FISCAL IMPACT: No change to appropriated levels.

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