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ESSB 5180 - H AMD 0355 FAILED 04/25/99

By Representative

Beginning on page 122, line 1, strike everything through page 136, line 32 and insert the following:

"PART VI

HIGHER EDUCATION

NEW SECTION. Sec. 601. The appropriations in sections 603 through 609 of this act are subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(1) "Institutions" means the institutions of higher education receiving appropriations under sections 603 through 609 of this act.

(2)(a) The salary increases provided or referenced in this subsection shall be the only allowable salary increases provided at institutions of higher education, excluding increases associated with normally occurring promotions and increases related to faculty and professional staff retention, and excluding increases associated with employees under the jurisdiction of chapter 41.56 RCW pursuant to the provisions of RCW 28B.16.015.

(b) Each institution of higher education shall provide to each classified staff employee as defined by the office of financial management a salary increase of 3.0 percent on July 1, 1999, and a salary increase of 3.0 percent on July 1, 2000.

(c) Each institution of higher education shall provide to instructional and research faculty, exempt professional staff, academic administrators, academic librarians, counselors, teaching and research assistants as classified by the office of financial management, and all other nonclassified staff, including those employees under RCW 28B.16.015, an average salary increase of 3.0 percent on July 1, 1999, and an average salary increase of 3.0 percent on July 1, 2000.

(d) For employees under the jurisdiction of chapter 41.56 RCW pursuant to the provisions of RCW 28B.16.015, distribution of the salary increases will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement. However, an increase shall not be provided to any classified employee whose salary is above the approved salary range maximum for the class to which the employee's position is allocated.

(e) Each institution of higher education receiving appropriations under sections 604 through 609 of this act may provide additional salary increases to instructional and research faculty, exempt professional staff, academic administrators, academic librarians, counselors, teaching and research assistants, as classified by the office of financial management, and all other nonclassified staff, but not including employees under RCW 28B.16.015. Any salary increase granted under the authority of this subsection (2)(e) shall not be included in an institution's salary base. It is the intent of the legislature that general fund--state support for an institution shall not increase during the current or any future biennium as a result of any salary increases authorized under this subsection (2)(e).

(f) Each institution of higher education may also provide additional salary increases to instructional and research faculty funded from reductions in the maximum level of employer contributions to retirement plans offered pursuant to RCW 28B.10.400. Any salary increase granted under the authority of this subsection (2)(f) shall not be included in an institution's salary base. It is the intent of the legislature that general fund‑‑state support for an institution shall not increase during the current or any future biennium as a result of any salary increases authorized under this subsection (2)(f).

(g) To collect consistent data for use by the legislature, the office of financial management, and other state agencies for policy and planning purposes, institutions of higher education shall report personnel data to be used in the department of personnel's human resource data warehouse in compliance with uniform reporting procedures established by the department of personnel.

(h) Specific salary increases authorized in sections 603 through 609 of this act are in addition to any salary increase provided in this subsection.

(3) The tuition fees, as defined in chapter 28B.15 RCW, charged to full-time students at the state's institutions of higher education for the 1999-00 and 2000-01 academic years, other than the summer term, may be adjusted by the governing boards of the state universities, regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the state board for community and technical colleges as provided in this subsection.

(a) For the 1999-00 academic year, the governing boards and the state board may implement an increase no greater than four and six-tenths percent over tuition fees charged to full-time students for the 1998-99 academic year.

(b) For the 2000-01 academic year, the governing boards and the state board may implement an increase no greater than three and six-tenths percent over the tuition fees charged to full-time students for the 1999-00 academic year.

(c) For the 1999-01 biennium, the governing boards and the state board may adjust full-time operating fees for factors that may include time of day and day of week, as well as delivery method and campus, to encourage full use of the state's educational facilities and resources.

(d) The tuition increases adopted under (a), (b) and (c) of this subsection need not apply uniformly across student categories as defined in chapter 28B.15 RCW so long as the increase for each student category does not exceed the percentages specified in this subsection.

(e) In addition to waivers granted under the authority of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards and the state board may waive all or a portion of the operating fees for any student. State general fund appropriations shall not be provided to replace tuition and fee revenue foregone as a result of waivers granted under this subsection.

(4) Pursuant to RCW 43.15.055, institutions of higher education receiving appropriations under sections 603 through 609 of this act are authorized to increase summer term tuition in excess of the fiscal growth factor during the 1999-01 biennium. Tuition levels increased pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed the per credit hour rate calculated from the academic year tuition levels adopted under this act.

(5) Community colleges may increase services and activities fee charges in excess of the fiscal growth factor up to the maximum level authorized in RCW 28B.15.069.

(6)(a) Each institution receiving appropriations under sections 604 through 609 of this act shall submit plans for achieving measurable and specific improvements in academic years 1999-00 and 2000-01 to the higher education coordinating board. The plans, to be prepared at the direction of the board, shall be submitted by August 15, 1999 (for academic year 1999-00) and June 30, 2000 (for academic year 2000-01). Each institution's plan shall include specific and measurable targets for each year of the biennium and shall identify specific strategies to achieve each year's targets. The following measures and long-term goals are the basis for developing plans appropriate to each institution:

Goal

(i) Undergraduate graduation efficiency index:

For students beginning as freshmen 95

For transfer students 90

(ii) Undergraduate student retention, defined as the percentage of all undergraduate students who return for the next year at the same

institution, measured from fall to fall:

Research universities 95%

Comprehensive universities and college 90%

(iii) Graduation rates, defined as the percentage of an entering

freshmen class at each institution that graduates within five years:

Research universities 65%

Comprehensive universities and college 55%

(iv) A measure of faculty productivity, with goals and targets in accord with the legislative intent to achieve measurable and specific improvements, to be determined by the higher education coordinating board, in consultation with the institutions receiving appropriations under sections 604 through 609 of this act.

(v) A measure of performance demonstrating specific and measurable improvements related to distance education and education provided primarily through technology. Academic year 1999-00 shall be the baseline year against which performance in academic year 2000-01 shall be measured.

(vi) An additional measure and goal to be selected by the higher education coordinating board for each institution, in consultation with each institution.

(b) The higher education coordinating board, in consultation with the institutions, shall determine the appropriate baseline for each strategy against which progress will be measured in the 1999-01 biennium. Beginning on November 1, 1999, each institution shall report to the higher education coordinating board, by November 1 of each year, on its actual performance achievement for each measure for the preceding academic year.

(7)(a) The state board for community and technical colleges shall develop implementation plans for measurable and specific improvements in academic years 1999-00 and 2000-01 consistent with the performance management system developed by the work force training and education coordinating board and for the following long-term performance goals:

Goal

(i) Number of students prepared for employment

(close the skilled labor force training gap) 25,000 students/year

(ii) Percent of students prepared for

transfer 50,000 students/year

(iii) Percent of basic skills students accomplishing

skills gains 80 percent

(iv) Share of students served by technology supported

instruction and student services 100 percent

(b) The state board for community and technical colleges shall determine the appropriate baseline for each strategy against which progress will be measured in the 1999-01 biennium. The state board for community and technical colleges shall set performance targets for closing the performance gap for each measure. Performance targets shall be set at levels that reflect meaningful and substantial progress towards the state-wide performance goals. Beginning on November 1, 1999, the board shall report, by November 1 of each year, on actual performance achievement for each measure for the preceding academic year.

(8) Institutions receiving appropriations under sections 603 through 609 of this act shall provide enrollment data for students engaged in distance learning to the office of financial management as part of the distance learning enrollment information project.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 602. The appropriations in sections 603 through 609 of this act provide state general fund support or employment and training trust account support for full-time equivalent student enrollments at each institution of higher education. Listed below are the annual full-time equivalent student enrollments by institutions assumed in this act.

1999-2000 2000-2001

Annual Annual

Average Average

University of Washington

Main campus 31,927 32,266

Bothell branch 993 1,136

Tacoma branch 1,143 1,316

Washington State University

Main campus 17,272 17,649

Spokane branch 472 601

Tri-Cities branch 754 754

Vancouver branch 1,021 1,121

Central Washington University 7,670 7,867

Eastern Washington University 7,739 7,739

The Evergreen State College 3,638 3,713

Western Washington University 10,648 10,761

State Board for Community and

Technical Colleges 120,529 123,332

Higher Education Coordinating

Board 50 550

NEW SECTION. Sec. 603. FOR THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES

General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 455,664,000

General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 487,987,000

General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $.................................. 11,404,000

Employment and Training Trust Account‑-

State Appropriation............................. $ 1,474,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 956,529,000

The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(1) The technical colleges may increase tuition and fees in excess of the fiscal growth factor to conform with the percentage increase in community college operating fees.

(2)(a) $5,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $5,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to increase salaries and related benefits for part-time faculty. The state board for community and technical colleges shall allocate these funds to college districts based on the headcount of part-time faculty under contract for the 1998-99 academic year. To earn these funds, a college district must match the state funds with local revenue, the amounts for which shall be determined by the state board. State fund allocations that go unclaimed by a college district shall lapse. The board may provide salary increases to part-time faculty in a total amount not to exceed $10,000,000 from tuition revenues. The board shall report to the office of financial management and legislative fiscal committees on the distribution of state funds, match requirements of each district, and the wage adjustments for part-time faculty by October 1 of each fiscal year.

(b) Each college district shall examine its current ratio of part-time to full-time faculty by discipline and report to the board a plan to reduce wage disparity and reliance on part-time faculty through salary improvements, conversion of positions to full-time status, and other remedies deemed appropriate given labor market conditions and educational programs offered in each community. The board shall set long-term performance targets for each district with respect to use of part-time faculty and monitor progress annually. The board shall report to the fiscal and higher education committees of the legislature on implementation of this subsection by no later than December 1, 1999, with recommendations for the ensuing biennium provided no later than December 1, 2000.

(3) $1,155,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $2,345,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for faculty salary increments and associated benefits and may be used in combination with salary and benefit savings from faculty turnover to provide faculty salary increments and associated benefits. To the extent general salary increase funding is used to pay faculty increments, the general salary increase shall be reduced by the same amount.

(4) $950,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $950,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to lower the part-time faculty retirement eligibility threshold to fifty percent of the full-time workload.

(5) $332,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $3,153,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for Cascadia Community College start-up and enrollment costs.

(6) $1,441,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,441,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for 500 FTE enrollment slots to implement RCW 28B.50.259 (timber-dependent communities).

(7) $27,361,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000, $28,761,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001, and the entire employment and training trust account appropriation are provided solely as special funds for training and related support services, including financial aid, child care, and transportation, as specified in chapter 226, Laws of 1993 (employment and training for unemployed workers).

(a) Funding is provided to support up to 7,200 full-time equivalent students in each fiscal year.

(b) The state board for community and technical colleges shall submit a plan for allocation of the full-time equivalent students provided in this subsection to the workforce training and education coordinating board for review and approval.

(8) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for tuition support for students enrolled in work-based learning programs.

(9) $567,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $568,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for administration and customized training contracts through the job skills program.

(10) $750,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $750,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for grants to expand information technology and computer science programs. Successful grant applications from a college, partnerships of colleges, or partnerships of colleges and K-12 school districts must include a match of cash, in-kind, or donations equivalent to the grant amount. Grant applications shall receive priority that prepare students to meet industry standards, achieve industry skill certificates, or continue to upper division computer science or computer engineering studies. No college may receive more than $300,000 from appropriations in this section. The state board for community and technical colleges shall report the implementation of this section to the governor and legislative fiscal committees by June 30, 2001, including plans of successful grant recipients for the continuation of programs funded by this section.

(11) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the Pierce College branch at Puyallup.

(12) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5277 (higher education student child care matching grants). In no case shall funds provided in this subsection be used to construct or remodel facilities. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.

(13) Funding in this section provides for the collection and reporting of Washington enrollment data, and related activities, for the distance learning information project described in section 129 of this act.

(14) $1,600,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 is provided solely as a performance and accountability incentive pool for the community and technical colleges. The board shall award incentive funds to community and technical colleges based upon specific and measurable improvements towards performance and accountability goals as set forth in section 601(7) of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 604. FOR UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 316,592,000

General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 335,314,000

Death Investigations Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 221,000

Accident Account‑-State Appropriation............... $ 5,773,000

Medical Aid Account‑-State Appropriation............. $...................................... 5,815,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 663,715,000

The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(1) $8,617,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $10,528,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided for upper division and graduate courses and other educational services offered at the Bothell branch campus.

(2) $10,147,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $11,438,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided for upper division and graduate courses and other educational services offered at the Tacoma branch campus.

(3) $2,312,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $2,312,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary adjustments. Tuition revenues may be expended in addition to those required by this section to further provide recruitment and retention salary adjustments. The university shall provide a report in their 2001-03 biennial operating budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes of this section.

(4) $1,975,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,975,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to extend the next-generation internet hub and related expertise.

(5) $200,000 of the death investigations account appropriation is provided solely for the forensic pathologist fellowship program.

(6) $136,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $137,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan and agency action item UW-01.

(7) $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $75,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the Olympic natural resource center.

(8) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the dental education in care of persons with disabilities program.

(9) $904,000 of the accident account and medical aid account appropriations is provided solely for a bio-contaminant laboratory and consultation service in the department of environmental health.

(10) For the 1999-01 biennium, five percent of tuition and fee revenue collected from law students may be used when privately matched dollar-for-dollar to provide public interest law scholarships to enrolled students at the university.

(11) $958,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $958,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided for the mathematics, engineering, science achievement (MESA) program.

(12) $1,250,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,250,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for research faculty clusters in the advanced technology initiative program.

(13)(a) $2,000,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $2,000,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2001 shall be placed in reserve. These amounts are provided for the achievement of the university's performance strategies pursuant to section 601(6) of this act. The office of financial management shall approve the allotment of amounts under this subsection upon notification by the higher education coordinating board.

(b) $1,000,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2001 shall be placed in reserve. This amount is provided for allocation to the Washington distinguished professorship trust fund under RCW 28B.10.868 for the University of Washington. For each $1,000,000 approved for allotment under (a) of this subsection, the office of financial management shall approve the allotment of $250,000 of the amount in this subsection (b).

NEW SECTION. Sec. 605. FOR WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 183,551,000

General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 197,515,000

Air Pollution Control Account‑-State

Appropriation................................... $ 198,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 381,066,000

The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(1) $7,145,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $8,718,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided for upper division and graduate courses and other educational services offered at the Spokane branch campus.

(2) $5,134,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $5,325,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided for upper division and graduate courses and other educational services offered at the Tri-Cities branch campus.

(3) $8,537,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $10,164,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided for upper division and graduate courses and other educational services offered at the Vancouver branch campus.

(4) $1,438,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,438,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary adjustments. Tuition revenues may be expended in addition to those required by this section to further provide recruitment and retention salary adjustments. The university shall provide a report in their 2001-03 biennial operating budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes of this section.

(5) $565,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation in fiscal year 2000 and $340,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation in fiscal year 2001 are provided for learning centers in Skagit, Walla Walla, and Grays Harbor counties.

(6) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $3,750,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the safe food initiative. Of these amounts, $500,000 each fiscal year is provided solely for the commission on pesticide registration.

(7) $44,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $44,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for research efforts to develop suitable and economical alternatives to field burning of grass seed harvest residue.

(8) $165,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $166,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the implementation of the Puget Sound work plan and agency action item WSU-01.

(9) $750,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $750,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for research faculty clusters in the advanced technology initiative program.

(10)(a) $1,000,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,000,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2001 shall be placed in reserve. These amounts are provided for the achievement of the university's performance strategies pursuant to section 601(6) of this act. The office of financial management shall approve the allotment of amounts under this subsection upon notification by the higher education coordinating board.

(b) $500,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2001 shall be placed in reserve. This amount is provided for allocation to the Washington distinguished professorship trust fund under RCW 28B.10.868 for Washington State University. For each $1,000,000 approved for allotment under (a) of this subsection, the office of financial management shall approve the allotment of $250,000 of the amount in this subsection (b).

NEW SECTION. Sec. 606. FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 41,620,000

General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 43,470,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 85,090,000

The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(1) $375,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $375,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary adjustments. Tuition revenues may be expended in addition to those required by this section to further provide recruitment and retention salary adjustments. The university shall provide a report in their 2001-03 biennial operating budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes of this section.

(2)(a) $250,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $250,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2001 shall be placed in reserve. These amounts are provided for the achievement of the university's performance strategies pursuant to section 601(6) of this act. The office of financial management shall approve the allotment of amounts under this subsection upon notification by the higher education coordinating board.

(b) $125,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2001 shall be placed in reserve. This amount is provided for allocation to the Washington graduate fellowship trust fund under RCW 28B.10.881 for Eastern Washington University. For each $100,000 approved for allotment under (a) of this subsection, the office of financial management shall approve the allotment of $25,000 of the amount in this subsection (b).

NEW SECTION. Sec. 607. FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 41,898,000

General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 44,590,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 86,488,000

The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(1) $312,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $312,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for competitively offered faculty recruitment, retention, and equity salary adjustments. Tuition revenues may be expended in addition to those required by this section to further provide recruitment and retention salary adjustments. The university shall provide a report in their 2001-03 biennial operating budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes of this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 608. FOR THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE

General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 22,359,000

General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 24,333,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 46,692,000

The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(1) $188,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $188,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for competitively offered faculty recruitment and retention salary adjustments. Tuition revenues may be expended in addition to those required by this section to further provide recruitment and retention salary adjustments. The college shall provide a report in their 2001-03 biennial operating budget request submittal on the effective expenditure of funds for the purposes of this section.

(2) $101,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $102,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for the institute for public policy to complete studies of services described in section 202(1) (a) and (b) of this act. If those subsections are not enacted, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.

(3) $40,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely for the institute for public policy to facilitate a work group pursuant to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1692 (child witness/victim interviews). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.

(4)(a) $200,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $200,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2001 shall be placed in reserve. These amounts are provided for the achievement of the college's performance strategies pursuant to section 601(6) of this act. The office of financial management shall approve the allotment of amounts under this subsection upon notification by the higher education coordinating board.

(b) $100,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2001 shall be placed in reserve. This amount is provided for allocation to the Washington graduate fellowship trust fund under RCW 28B.10.881 for The Evergreen State College. For each $100,000 approved for allotment under (a) of this subsection, the office of financial management shall approve the allotment of $25,000 of the amount in this subsection (b).

NEW SECTION. Sec. 609. FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 53,293,000

General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 56,397,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 109,690,000

The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(b) $125,000 of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2001 shall be placed in reserve. This amount is provided for allocation to the Washington graduate fellowship trust fund under RCW 28B.10.881 for Western Washington University. For each $100,000 approved for allotment under (a) of this subsection, the office of financial management shall approve the allotment of $25,000 of the amount in this subsection (b).

NEW SECTION. Sec. 610. FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD‑-POLICY COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION

General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2000)......... $ 4,458,000

General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2001)......... $ 8,027,000

General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation.................. $ 653,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION...................... $ 13,138,000

The appropriations in this section are provided to carry out the accountability, performance measurement, policy coordination, planning, studies and administrative functions of the board and are subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(1) The board shall review, recommend changes if necessary, and approve plans defined in section 601(6) of this act for achieving measurable and specific improvements in academic years 1999-00 and 2000-01.

(2) $280,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $280,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for enrollment to implement RCW 28B.80.570 through 28B.80.585 (rural natural resources impact areas). The number of students served shall be 50 full-time equivalent students per fiscal year. The board shall ensure that enrollments reported under this subsection meet the criteria outlined in RCW 28B.80.570 through 28B.80.585.

(3) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $4,650,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to contract for 500 full-time equivalent undergraduate students in high-demand fields and programs as evidenced by limited current access, despite graduates who are highly sought after by employers of this state. The board shall consult with the office of financial management and the legislative fiscal and higher education committees to design and implement a bidding process to solicit proposals from public institutions to deliver these student enrollments. Participating institutions shall cooperate with the board to collect the data necessary to report to the governor and the legislature on the impact of this subsection, particularly the degree of improved access to high-demand fields and programs for students and successful job placements for graduates.

(4) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for competitive grants to public baccalaureate institutions to expand information technology programs. Successful grant applications to fund faculty, staff, or equipment for computer science, computer engineering, or related disciplines must include a match of nonstate cash or donations equivalent to the grant amount. No institution may receive more than $1,000,000 from appropriations in this section. The board shall report on the implementation of this section to the governor and legislative fiscal committees by June 30, 2001, including plans of successful grant recipients for the continuation of programs funded by this section.

(5) $600,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 is provided solely for the higher education coordinating board fund for innovation and quality under RCW 28B.120.040. If Substitute House Bill No. 1013 is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.

(6) $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely to implement Second Substitute House Bill No. 1729 (teacher training pilot program). If Second Substitute House Bill No. 1729 is not enacted by June 30, 1999, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.

(7) With funding provided in this section, the higher education coordinating board, in cooperation with the office of financial management and the state board for community and technical colleges, shall study the feasibility of collecting Washington enrollment data on distance learning programs sponsored by private institutions in Washington as well as by institutions outside the state of Washington, and it shall report findings to the legislature by January, 2000.

(8) $432,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2000 and $68,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2001 are provided solely for a demonstration project to improve rural access to post-secondary education by bringing distance learning technologies into Jefferson county.

(9) The board shall develop criteria to assess institutions' performance and shall use those criteria in determining the allotment of performance and accountability funds. The board shall annually evaluate each institution's achievement of performance targets and, by November 15 of each year, the board shall notify the office of financial management to allot institutions' performance funds held in reserve, based upon each institution's performance.

(10) By December 2000, the board shall provide a performance and accountability report to the office of financial management and appropriate legislative committees including specific recommendations for additions, deletions, or revisions to the performance and accountability measures in section 601(3) of this act. The recommendations shall be developed in consultation with the institutions of higher education."

On page 159, after line 17, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 732. ACROSS-THE-BOARD REDUCTIONS. The director of the office of financial management shall direct state agencies to make across-the-board reductions to planned general fund‑-state expenditures for personal services contracts, travel, and equipment. Institutions of higher education and agencies with fewer than 50 full-time equivalent staff shall be exempt from these reductions. Total general fund‑-state savings shall not be less than $2,600,000 in each fiscal year of the 1999-01 biennium."