HB 2952.E - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

     Directs the higher education coordinating board, in conjunction with the state board for community and technical colleges, the office of financial management, and the state institutions of higher education, to study distance education in Washington state and to produce and deliver to the legislature no later than January 2001, a study that:  (1) Defines the different modes of distance education;

     (2) analyzes the impact of distance education on capital needs and facility utilization;

     (3) evaluates the impact of distance delivery on instructional support, student support, technological support, and administrative support services;

     (4) identifies obstacles in providing distance education instruction;

     (5) analyzes the cost factors associated with the various distance delivery modes;

     (6) assesses the role of the K-20 network in distance delivery;

     (7) identifies strategies to create efficiencies in distance delivery through interinstitutional partnerships and collaborations; and

     (8) evaluates the implications of distance delivery on access to higher education.