8425-S2.E AMH MURR ROBI 10

E2SSCR 8425 - H AMD TO H COMM AMD (H5013.1) 563 ADOPTED 2-29-00

By Representative Murray

     On page 3, after line 9 of the amendment, insert the following:

     "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a joint select committee on the future facility needs of higher education be established to review the proposed higher education enrollment levels in the state master plan, review the facility needs for future students, and review the funding options for additional higher education facilities in the state. The committee shall consist of eight members, four members each selected by the President of the Senate and the Co-Speakers of the House of Representatives and that the committee include members from the House Capital Budget Committee, House Appropriations Committee, House Higher Education Committee, Senate Ways and Means Committee, and Senate Higher Education Committee. The joint select committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the legislature at the regular session held in 2001; and"

EFFECT:  Establishes a joint select committee of the Legislature to review the proposed higher education enrollment levels and the implications for future capital facility needs to accommodate the additional students.