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                         SENATE BILL 6557

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State of Washington   57th Legislature        2002 Regular Session

By Senators Kohl‑Welles, Horn, Carlson, Shin, Jacobsen, Sheahan, McAuliffe, Parlette and B. Sheldon

Read first time 01/21/2002.  Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

Providing for the higher education coordinating board to select its chair and vice-chair.

    AN ACT Relating to the selection of the chair of the higher education coordinating board; and amending RCW 28B.80.390 and 28B.80.400.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 28B.80.390 and 1985 c 370 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

    The board shall consist of nine members who are representative of the public, including women and the racial minority community.  All members shall be appointed at large by the governor and approved by the senate.  ((The governor shall appoint the chair, who shall serve at the governor's pleasure.))  Following the term of the chair serving on the effective date of this section, the board shall select from its membership a chair and a vice-chair who shall each serve a one-year term.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 28B.80.400 and 1985 c 370 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:

    The members of the board((, except the chair,)) shall serve for terms of four years, the terms expiring on June 30th of the fourth year of the term ((except that in the case of initial members, two shall be appointed to two-year terms, three shall be appointed to three-year terms, and three shall be appointed to four-year terms)).

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