READ FIRST TIME 01/23/04.   

     AN ACT Relating to membership on the higher education coordinating board; and amending RCW 28B.80.380.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 28B.80.380 and 1985 c 370 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
     ((The board shall establish advisory committees composed of members representing faculty, administrators, students, regents and trustees, and staff of the public institutions, the superintendent of public instruction, and the independent institutions.)) (1) The board shall establish an advisory council consisting of: The superintendent of public instruction; a representative of the two-year system of the state board for community and technical colleges appointed by the state board for community and technical colleges; one representative of the research universities appointed by the president of the University of Washington and the president of Washington State University; a representative of the regional universities and The Evergreen State College appointed through a process developed by the council of presidents; a representative of the faculty for the four-year institutions appointed by the council of faculty representatives; a representative of the proprietary schools appointed by the federation of private career schools and colleges; a representative of the independent colleges appointed by the independent colleges of Washington; and a faculty member in the community and technical college system appointed by the state board for community and technical colleges.
     (2) The members of the advisory council shall each service a two-year term except for the superintendent of public instruction, whose term is concurrent with his or her term of office.
     (3) The board shall meet with the advisory council at least quarterly and shall seek advice from the council regarding the board's discharge of its statutory responsibilities.