COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Representative Don Carlson, Chair
BILL ANALYSIS
PSHB 2193
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Allowing the joint center for higher education transportation fees and excluding higher education and the joint center for higher education from the state agency parking account.
BACKGROUND: Public colleges and universities may collect and retain parking fees from employees, students, and members of the public. Public baccalaureate institutions have specific authorization to adopt rules governing parking and traffic upon land and facilities under their control. The baccalaureate institutions may adjudicate parking infractions and collect and retain any parking fines. Anyone who wishes to challenge a parking fine levied by the institution may appeal the decision in district court. The appeal shall be heard de novo.
There is an account in the state treasury called the state agency parking account. State agencies must deposit all income from parking fees into the account. Institutions of higher education are exempt from this requirement.
SUMMARY OF SUBSTITUTE BILL: The governing board of the Spokane Joint Center for Higher Education may adopt rules governing parking and traffic on the center=s lands and facilities. The board may establish, collect, and retain parking fees, adjudicate parking infractions, and collect and retain parking fines. Anyone who wishes to challenge a parking fine levied by the board may appeal the decision in a district court in Spokane County. The appeal shall be heard de novo.
SUBSTITUTE BILL COMPARED TO ORIGINAL BILL: The Spokane Joint Center for Higher Education is not authorized to impose a transportation fee to support transportation-demand management programs intended to reduce the demand for campus parking. The center is authorized to impose and retain parking fees and adopt rules governing parking and traffic for the facilities and lands operated by the center. The center may also impose parking fines and adjudicate parking infractions, subject to an appeal process.