SHB 1330 - H AMD 363 Adopted 4-6-91

By Representatives Spanel and May

On page 138, line 18, after "implement" strike the remainder of subsection (6) and insert "the following measures regarding tuition and fee waivers, reduced fees, and residency exemptions:

(a) Require each state university, regional university, state college, and the community college system to include a special report on tuition and fee waivers in its biennial budget request.

(b) By December 1, 1991, in cooperation with the house of representatives and senate higher education and fiscal committees, develop and recommend evaluation criteria. The criteria shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of a financial needs test and a reauthorization requirement. The criteria for space-available waiver programs shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of overall access, demand, and effectiveness in achieving program goals.

(c) Using the criteria, review and evaluate at least half of the existing programs by June 30, 1993, and recommend the continuation, modification, or termination of evaluated programs to the governor, the legislature, and the institutions of higher education."

EFFECT: Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Board to implement three measures regarding tuition and fee waivers, reduced fees, and residency exemptions: (1) Require higher education institutions to include a report on these programs in their biennial budget requests; (2) In cooperation with House and Senate Higher Education and Fiscal committees, develop criteria for evaluating these programs; and, (3) Using the criteria, review and evaluate at least half of the existing programs by June 30, 1993, and recommend continuation, modification, or termination of evaluated programs to the governor, the legislature, and the institutions of higher education.