HB 2107-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Requires the higher education coordinating board to conduct a study of statewide student associations representing students at public four-year institutions of higher education. The study shall include but not be limited to: Role and mission, funding mechanisms, activities and budget, oversight and accountability, and governance. In conducting the study, the board shall work with representatives from the Washington student lobby, campus student government associations, and the four-year institutions of higher education. The board shall submit a report with alternative models for how Washington students could be represented to the higher education committees of the legislature by December 1, 2005.