1140-S2 AMS WEST S2680.1

1140-S2 AMS WEST S2680.1

2SHB 1140 - S AMD TO COMM AMD S2532.1 - 309

By Senators West, Sheahan and Kohl-Welles

ADOPTED 4/8/99

On page 6, after line 11 of the committee amendment, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. A new section is added to chapter 28B.15 RCW to read as follows:

In addition to waivers granted under the authority of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community colleges 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 fees revenue forgone as a result of waivers granted under this section. The governing boards shall take public action to adopt rules for granting tuition waivers authorized under this section. Actions by governing boards of community colleges to grant waivers under this section shall be subject to rules of the state board for community and technical colleges.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. The higher education coordinating board, with the assistance of the institutions of higher education, shall evaluate the impact and the effectiveness of the new waiver authority granted under this act. The evaluation shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Information on how the institutions used their authority to waive tuition, including what rates were put into effect for categories of students or programs, and the impact on tuition revenue; and (2) an analysis of the impact of additional waivers on student enrollment patterns including changes in the proportion of resident students, changes in the proportion of undergraduate students and changes in the proportion of day-on-campus students. By November 1, 2000, the board shall report its findings and make recommendations to the governor and the legislature.

Sec. 10. RCW 28B.15.066 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 9 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

It is the intent of the legislature that:

In making appropriations from the state's general fund to institutions of higher education, each appropriation shall conform to the following:

(1) The appropriation shall not be reduced by the amount of operating fees revenue estimated to be collected from students enrolled at the state-funded enrollment level specified in the omnibus biennial operating appropriations act;

(2) The appropriation shall not be reduced by the amount of operating fees revenue collected from students enrolled above the state-funded level, but within the over-enrollment limitations, specified in the omnibus biennial operating appropriations act; and

(3) The general fund state appropriation shall not be reduced by the amount of operating fees revenue collected as a result of waiving less operating fees revenue than the amounts authorized under RCW 28B.15.910. State general fund appropriations shall not be provided for revenue forgone as a result of or for waivers granted under section 8 of this act.

Sec. 11. RCW 28B.15.910 and 1998 c 346 s 904 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) For the purpose of providing state general fund support to public institutions of higher education, except for revenue waived under programs listed in subsection (3) of this section, and unless otherwise expressly provided in the omnibus state appropriations act, the total amount of operating fees revenue waived, exempted, or reduced by a state university, a regional university, The Evergreen State College, or the community colleges as a whole, shall not exceed the percentage of total gross authorized operating fees revenue set forth below. As used in this section, "gross authorized operating fees revenue" means the estimated gross operating fees revenue as estimated under RCW 82.33.020 or as revised by the office of financial management, before granting any waivers. This limitation applies to all tuition waiver programs established before or after July 1, 1992.

(a) University of Washington 21 percent

(b) Washington State University 20 percent

(d) Central Washington University 8 percent

(e) Western Washington University 10 percent

(f) The Evergreen State College 6 percent

(g) Community colleges as a whole 35 percent

(2) The limitations in subsection (1) of this section apply to waivers, exemptions, or reductions in operating fees contained in the following:

(a) RCW 28B.10.265;

(b) RCW 28B.15.014;

(d) RCW 28B.15.225;

(e) RCW 28B.15.380;

(f) RCW 28B.15.520;

(g) RCW 28B.15.526;

(h) RCW 28B.15.527;

(i) RCW 28B.15.543;

(j) RCW 28B.15.545;

(k) RCW 28B.15.555;

(l) RCW 28B.15.556;

(m) RCW 28B.15.615;

(n) RCW 28B.15.620;

(o) RCW 28B.15.628;

(p) RCW 28B.15.730;

(q) RCW 28B.15.740;

(r) RCW 28B.15.750;

(s) RCW 28B.15.756;

(t) RCW 28B.50.259;

(u) RCW 28B.70.050;

(v) RCW 28B.80.580; and

(w) During the 1997-99 fiscal biennium, the western interstate commission for higher education undergraduate exchange program for students attending Eastern Washington University.

(3) The limitations in subsection (1) of this section do not apply to waivers, exemptions, or reductions in services and activities fees contained in the following:

(a) RCW 28B.15.522;

(b) RCW 28B.15.540; and

2SHB 1140 - S AMD TO COMM AMD S2532.1 - 309

By Senators West, Sheahan and Kohl-Welles

ADOPTED 4/8/99

On page 6, line 17 of the committee amendment title, after "28B.10.810" strike the remainder of the title and insert ", 28B.10.822, 28B.15.066, and 28B.15.910; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.15 RCW; and creating a new section."