H-4210.1 _______________________________________________
HOUSE BILL 2932
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1992 Regular Session
By Representatives Cantwell, Forner, Rasmussen, Ludwig and Paris
Read first time 02/03/92. Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.
AN ACT Relating to the Washington technology center; amending RCW 28B.20.285; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 28B.20.285 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 72 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
((A))
(1) The Washington ((high-technology)) technology center
is created to be a collaborative effort between the state's colleges and
universities, private industry, and government. The center shall be
headquartered at the University of Washington. The mission of the
Washington technology center shall be to perform research, and to help
implement its commercialization, on a state-wide basis that benefits the
intermediate and long-term economic vitality of the state of Washington, and to
develop and strengthen university-industry relationships through the conduct of
research that is primarily of interest to Washington-based companies or state
economic development priorities. The Washington ((high-technology))
technology center shall ((provide)): (((1) An
interdisciplinary program to support major high-technology education and
research initiatives within the state))
(a)
Perform research supportive of state science and technology needs and
objectives, particularly as they relate to state industries; (((2) the
resources necessary for research and development programs in high technology))
(b)
Provide leading edge collaborative research and technology transfer
opportunities, primarily to state industries; (((3) quality))
(c)
Provide opportunities for training ((for advanced)) undergraduate
and graduate students ((in high technology)) through direct
involvement in research and industry interactions;
(d)
Emphasize and develop nonstate support of the Washington technology center's
research mission; and (((4) interdisciplinary approaches to instruction
and research in high-technology fields))
(e) Provide a forum for effective interaction between the state's technology-based industries and its academic research institutions through promotion of faculty collaboration with the state's industries, particularly within the state.
((The
Washington high-technology center shall be administered by the board of regents
with the advice of the high-technology coordinating board)) The
department of trade and economic development shall provide guidance to the
Washington technology center regarding development of the center's strategic
plan. The department shall be responsible to the legislature for the
contractual performance of the center. Under contract with the department of
trade and economic development, the University of Washington, through the board
of regents, shall be responsible for the administration of the Washington
technology center. The Washington technology center's board of directors shall
be responsible for the policy making and oversight of the operations of the
center. The center's executive director shall report to the center's board of
directors. The Washington technology center shall report quarterly, through
the office of the provost at the University of Washington, to the department of
trade and economic development regarding the center's activities, and the
center shall submit annually to the department an updated strategic plan and a
statement of performance measured against the mission, roles, and contractual
obligations of the Washington technology center. The University of
Washington shall make the facilities of the Washington ((high-technology))
technology center available to other institutions of higher education
when specific program needs so require.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. 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 immediately.