BILL REQ. #:  S-0157.1 

Read first time 01/15/2003.   Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

     AN ACT Relating to higher education coordinating board membership; amending RCW 28B.80.400; and reenacting and amending RCW 28B.80.390.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 28B.80.390 and 2002 c 348 s 1 and 2002 c 129 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     The board shall consist of ((ten)) eleven members((, one of whom shall be a student, who are)) as follows: Nine shall be representative of the public, including women and the racial minority community; one shall be a student; and one shall be the superintendent of public instruction, serving ex officio. Except for the superintendent of public instruction, all members shall be appointed at large by the governor and approved by the senate. Following the term of the chair serving on June 13, 2002, the board shall select from its membership a chair and a vice-chair who shall each serve a one-year term. The chair and vice-chair may serve more than one term if selected to do so by the membership.

Sec. 2   RCW 28B.80.400 and 2002 c 129 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The members of the board, except the chair ((and)), the student member, and the superintendent of public instruction, 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. The student member shall hold his or her office for a term of one year from the first day of July. The term of the superintendent of public instruction shall be concurrent with the term of office.