5174-S.E AMH HE H2726.1
ESSB 5174 - H COMM AMD
By Committee on Higher Education
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. This act shall be known as the higher education opportunity act of 1991."
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The state of Washington has historically given high priority to the higher education needs of its citizens. As we move to the twenty-first century and to the more competitive world economy that it brings, it is imperative that we provide access to all of the types of higher education that are needed by the citizens of Washington, including access to the community college system, one of the finest community college systems in the country.
The higher education coordinating board has determined that there is a need in this state for increased participation at the upper-division and graduate levels and that baccalaureate and graduate degrees need to be earned at an increased rate for our citizens to maintain competitiveness in the world economy. There is also a need to increase the opportunity for citizens to learn entry-level skills and trades resulting in their ability to become productive individuals in our society and not depend on the state for subsistence grants.
It is the intent of the legislature to endorse the long-term enrollment goals established by the higher education coordinating board. This act begins the process of achieving the board's goals of a participation rate equal to the 70th percentile of national participation rates for upper-division and graduate students and a participation rate equal to the 90th percentile of national participation rates for all students.
It is the intent of this act to begin the process of providing a place in the higher education system for all citizens of Washington who are qualified for and desirous of earning a college degree, and to assure that the quality of those degrees are not jeopardized by inadequate funding levels.
It is the further intent of this act to modify the present enrollment lids which limit the size of the student population on the public higher education campuses in the state. This act will be the first step toward meeting the educational needs of our citizens in the 1990's. The legislature finds that the present enrollment lids at the public institutions are artificially set and that an increase in the number of full-time equivalent enrollments on the campuses can be accomplished without additional capital construction. The legislature further finds that at many of our state institutions of higher education there is the physical capacity available to accept new students, and there is also a desire among the institutions to accept new enrollments in the coming biennium. It is the intent of this act to remain sensitive to the capability and capacity of each institution to accept additional enrollments.
It is not the intent of this act to emphasize access to the detriment of quality in the educational programs of our institutions. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature that this act be approved during the fifty-second legislative session only if the legislature fully restores the essential requirements funding level of the state's colleges and universities in the 1991-93 biennial budget. It is the further intent of the legislature that the funding formula for new enrollments under this act are based on the 1990 higher education coordinating board cost study and include both the direct and indirect costs associated with additional student enrollments."
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. The new enrollments authorized in sections 4 through 10 of this act are additional state-funded enrollments at our state institutions of higher education above the level established for each institution during the 1989-91 biennium: PROVIDED, That should the level of funding for enrollment increases, in the omnibus appropriations act or in Senate Bill No. 5814, be insufficient to provide for the full level of enrollment increases set forth in sections 4 through 10 of this act the enrollment increases set forth in those sections shall be reduced proportionate to the actual level of funding provided in either of the aforementioned acts."
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Subject to the provisions of section 3 of this act, the state-funded enrollment level at the University of Washington shall be increased by three hundred twenty-eight full-time equivalent students during the 1991-92 fiscal year, plus an additional four hundred eighty-one full-time equivalent students during the 1992-93 fiscal year. The new enrollments authorized in this section are subject to the following distribution:
(1) The enrollment level at the Tacoma branch campus shall be increased by one hundred seventeen full-time equivalent upper-division and graduate enrollments during the 1991-92 fiscal year, plus an additional one hundred ninety-nine full-time equivalent upper-division and graduate enrollments during the 1992-93 fiscal year;
(2) The enrollment level at the Bothell/Woodinville branch campus shall be increased by eighty-eight full-time equivalent upper-division and graduate enrollments during the 1991-92 fiscal year, plus an additional one hundred sixty-four full-time equivalent upper-division and graduate enrollments during the 1992-93 fiscal year;
(3) The enrollment level in the evening program shall be increased by forty full-time equivalent upper-division and graduate enrollments during the 1991-92 fiscal year, plus an additional thirty-five full-time equivalent upper-division and graduate enrollments during the 1992-93 fiscal year; and
(4) The enrollment level at the main campus shall be increased by eighty-three full-time equivalent graduate enrollments during the 1991-92 fiscal year, plus an additional eighty-three full-time equivalent graduate enrollments during the 1992-93 fiscal year."
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. Subject to the provisions of section 3 of this act, the state-funded enrollment level at Washington State University shall be increased by two hundred fourteen full-time equivalent students during the 1991-92 fiscal year, plus an additional one hundred eighty full-time equivalent students during the 1992-93 fiscal year. The new enrollments authorized in this section are subject to the following distribution:
(1) The enrollment level at the Pullman campus shall be increased by forty-two full-time equivalent graduate enrollments during the 1991-92 fiscal year, plus an additional forty-two full-time equivalent graduate enrollments during the 1992-93 fiscal year;
(2) The enrollment level at the southwest Washington branch campus shall be increased by eighty-nine full-time equivalent upper-division and graduate enrollments during the 1991-92 fiscal year, plus an additional seventy-eight full-time equivalent upper-division and graduate enrollments during the 1992-93 fiscal year;
(3) The enrollment level at the Spokane branch campus shall be increased by forty full-time equivalent upper-division and graduate enrollments during the 1991-92 fiscal year, plus an additional twenty-seven full-time equivalent upper-division and graduate enrollments during the 1992-93 fiscal year;
(4) The enrollment level at the Tri-Cities branch campus shall be increased by forty-three full-time equivalent upper-division and graduate enrollments during the 1991-92 fiscal year, plus an additional thirty-three full-time equivalent upper-division and graduate enrollments during the 1992-93 fiscal year."
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. Subject to the provisions of section 3 of this act, the state-funded enrollment level at Central Washington University shall be increased by two hundred twenty-one full-time equivalent upper-division and eleven full-time equivalent graduate enrollments during the 1991-92 fiscal year, plus an additional one hundred twenty-three full-time equivalent upper-division and six full-time equivalent graduate enrollments during the 1992-93 fiscal year."
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. Subject to the provisions of section 3 of this act, the state-funded enrollment level at Eastern Washington University shall be increased by one hundred fifty-five full-time equivalent upper-division and twenty-four full-time equivalent graduate enrollments during the 1991-92 fiscal year, plus an additional one hundred forty-six full-time equivalent upper-division and twenty-three full-time equivalent graduate enrollments during the 1992-93 fiscal year."
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. Subject to the provisions of section 3 of this act, the state-funded enrollment level at The Evergreen State College shall be increased by thirty-eight full-time equivalent upper-division and two full-time equivalent graduate enrollments during the 1991-92 fiscal year, plus an additional thirty-six full-time equivalent upper-division and two full-time equivalent graduate enrollments during the 1992-93 fiscal year."
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. Subject to the provisions of section 3 of this act, the state-funded enrollment level at Western Washington University shall be increased by ninety-five full-time equivalent upper-division and eighty full-time equivalent graduate enrollments during the 1991-92 fiscal year plus an additional ninety-six full-time equivalent upper-division and eighty full-time equivalent graduate enrollments during the 1992-93 fiscal year."
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. Subject to the provisions of section 3 of this act, the state-funded enrollment in the state community college system shall be increased by one thousand nine hundred full-time equivalent enrollments during the 1991-92 fiscal year plus an additional one thousand nine hundred full-time equivalent enrollments during the 1992-93 fiscal year. These new enrollments shall be distributed throughout the system by the state board for community college education consistent with the state board's weighted prorated distribution methodology."
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1991."
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill number, is not provided by June 30, 1991, through the passage of Senate Bill No. 5814 or in the omnibus appropriations act, this act shall be null and void."
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. If the essential requirements funding level as calculated by the office of financial management for the 1991-93 biennium for each state university, regional university, state college, and the community college system, is not fully funded by June 30, 1991, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act shall be null and void."
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. If the full-time equivalent enrollments provided in this act are not funded at least at the level established for each institution and the community college system by the 1990 higher education coordinating board cost study, including both direct and indirect costs, this act shall be null and void."
ESSB 5174 - H COMM AMD
By Committee on Higher Education
On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "education;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "creating new sections; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency."