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                          HOUSE BILL 2193

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Representatives Carlson, D. Sommers, Gombosky, Benson and Mielke; by request of Joint Center for Higher Education

Read first time 02/26/97.  Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

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.

    AN ACT Relating to the joint center for higher education transportation and parking fees and higher education parking fees; and amending RCW 28B.130.020 and 43.01.236.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 28B.130.020 and 1993 c 447 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

    The governing board of an institution of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016 and the joint center for higher education may impose either a voluntary or a mandatory transportation fee on employees and on students at the institution.  The transportation fee shall be used solely to fund transportation demand management programs that reduce the demand for campus and neighborhood parking, and promote alternatives to single-occupant vehicle driving.  If the board charges a mandatory transportation fee to students, it shall charge a mandatory transportation fee to employees.  The transportation fee for employees may exceed, but shall not be lower than the transportation fee charged to students.  The transportation fee for employees may be deducted from the employees' paychecks.  The transportation fee for students may be imposed annually, or each academic term.  For students attending community colleges and technical colleges, the mandatory transportation fee shall not exceed sixty percent of the maximum rate permitted for services and activities fees at community colleges, unless, through a vote, a majority of students consent to increase the transportation fee.  For students attending four-year institutions of higher education, the mandatory transportation fee shall not exceed thirty-five percent of the maximum rate permitted for services and activities fees at the institution unless, through a vote, a majority of students consents to increase the transportation fee.  The board may make a limited number of exceptions to the fee based on a policy adopted by the board.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 43.01.236 and 1995 c 215 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

    All institutions of higher education as defined under RCW 28B.10.016 and the joint center for higher education are exempt from the requirements under RCW ((43.01.225)) 43.01.240.

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