FINAL BILL REPORT

                  HB 1857

                          C 93 L 93

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Changing travel expense provisions for prospective employees of institutions of higher education.

By Representatives Shin, Brumsickle, L. Johnson, Wood and Romero; by request of State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.

House Committee on Higher Education

Senate Committee on Higher Education

Background:  Under current law, institutions of higher education are permitted to pay travel expenses to bring certain prospective employees to a designated place for an interview.  Only applicants being considered for academic positions above the rank of instructor, or professional or administrative employees in supervisory positions, are eligible for payment of travel expenses. 

Because members of the faculty in community and technical colleges are considered to be instructors, colleges are not permitted to pay travel expenses to interview prospective faculty members.

Summary:  Four-year institutions of higher education may pay travel expenses for prospective academic employees above the rank of instructor, or for professional or administrative employees in supervisory positions.  Community and technical colleges may pay travel expenses for applicants being considered for full-time faculty positions and for administrative employees in supervisory positions.

Votes on Final Passage:

House  97 0

Senate 36 5

Effective:  July 25, 1993