2030-S AMH APP H2505.1

SHB 2030 - H COMM AMD  Adopted 3-19-91

By Committee on Appropriations

    On page 2, beginning on line 1, strike all of sections 2 and 3 and insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.    (1) By December 1, 1991, the higher education coordinating board, in cooperation with the house of representatives and senate higher education and fiscal committees, shall develop and recommend evaluation criteria for tuition waiver, reduced fee, and residency exemption programs.  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.

    (2) Using the criteria, the board shall review and evaluate existing waiver, reduced fee, and residency exemption programs on a phased schedule that completes all reviews by December 1, 1996.  Following the initial review, the board shall review each program at least once every ten years.  The board shall recommend the continuation, modification, or termination of each program to the governor, the legislature, and the institutions of higher education.  Using the appropriate criteria, the board shall review and evaluate the space available waiver programs by June 30, 1992."

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.    It is the intent of the legislature that any new or reauthorized waiver, reduced fee, or residency exemption program include a provision for evaluation using the criteria developed under the provisions of section 2 of this act."

    "Sec. 4.  RCW 28B.15.535 and 1985 c 390 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) The boards of regents of the state universities and the boards of trustees of regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and community colleges may waive the tuition and services and activities fees for full-time employees of their respective institutions of higher education enrolled in said institutions' courses on a space available basis pursuant to the following conditions:

    (a) Employees shall register for and be enrolled in courses on a space available basis, and no new course sections shall be created as a direct result of such registration;

    (b) Enrollment information on employees registered on a space available basis shall be maintained separately from other enrollment information and shall not be included in official enrollment reports, nor shall persons enrolled pursuant to the provisions of this section be considered in any enrollment statistics which would affect budgetary determinations;

    (c) Employees registering on a space available basis shall be charged a registration fee ((of not less than five dollars)) that will fully cover institutional costs of administering each employee's enrollment.

    (2) The governing boards of the respective colleges and universities may waive tuition and services and activities fees for full-time intercollegiate center for nursing education, cooperative extension service, and agricultural research employees of Washington State University for such employees stationed off the Pullman, Whitman county campus:  PROVIDED, That such waiver complies with the conditions spelled out in subsection (1)(a), (b), and (c) above.

    (3) The boards of regents of the state universities, the boards of trustees of the regional universities and The Evergreen State College, and the state board for community college education with respect to community colleges, shall adopt guidelines for the implementation of employee waivers granted pursuant to this section."

    "Sec. 5.  RCW 28B.15.558 and 1990 c 88 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) The governing boards of state institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016 may waive the tuition and services and activities fees for state employees as defined under subsection (2) of this section pursuant to the following conditions:

    (a) Such state employees shall register for and be enrolled in courses on a space available basis and no new course sections shall be created as a result of the registration;

    (b) Enrollment information on state employees registered pursuant to this section shall be maintained separately from other enrollment information and shall not be included in official enrollment reports, nor shall such state employees be considered in any enrollment statistics which would affect budgetary determinations; and

    (c) State employees registering on a space available basis shall be charged a registration fee ((of not less than five dollars)) that will fully cover institutional costs of administering each state employee's enrollment.

    (2) For the purposes of this section, "state employees" means permanent full-time employees in classified service under chapters 28B.16 and 41.06 RCW."

    Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

SHB 2030 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Appropriations

    On page 3, line 1, strike "4" and insert "3"

SHB 2030 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Appropriations

    On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "exemptions;" strike "and" and insert "amending RCW 28B.15.535 and 28B.15.558;"

    On page 1, line 3 of the title, after "RCW" insert "; and creating a new section"