E2SSB 5182 -
By Committee on Ways & Means
NOT ADOPTED 05/21/2011
On page 41, beginning on line 11, after "(2)" strike "(("Board"
means the higher education coordinating board.))" and insert ""Board" means the higher education coordinating
board.
(3)
(3)"
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On page 41, at the beginning of line 21, strike all of subsection (3)
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On page 41, after line 30, insert the following:
"(8) "Office" means the office of student financial assistance."
On page 45, line 24, after "rule of the" strike "council for"
On page 45, at the beginning of line 25, strike "((coordinating
board))" and insert "coordinating board"
On page 88, line 25, after "rule of the" strike "council for"
On page 88, line 26, after "education" strike "((coordinating
board))" and insert "coordinating board"
On page 93, line 9, after "rule of the" strike "council for higher
education ((coordinating board))" and insert "higher education
coordinating board"
On page 93, beginning on line 15, after "rule of the" strike
"((board)) council for higher education" and insert "board"
On page 105, line 25, after "the" strike "council for higher
education ((coordinating board))" and insert "higher education
coordinating board"
On page 106, line 3, after "The" strike "council for higher
education ((coordinating board))" and insert "higher education
coordinating board"
On page 106, line 15, after "the" strike "((board))" and insert
"board"
On page 106, at the beginning of line 16, strike "council for higher education"
On page 107, line 9, after "by the" strike "council for"
On page 107, line 10, after "education" strike "((coordinating
board))" and insert "coordinating board"
On page 108, beginning on line 1, strike all of sections 237 and 238
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Beginning on page 113, line 19, strike all of sections 247 through 251
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On page 121, beginning on line 23, after "(1)" strike all material through "abolished." on line 24
On page 123, beginning on line 11, after "(1)" strike all material through "created" on line 12 and insert "On July 1, 2012, the higher education coordinating board is abolished and the council for higher education is created subject to the recommendations of the joint legislative task force on higher education established in section 302 of this act and implementing legislation enacted by the 2012 legislature"
On page 123, beginning on line 13, after "shall" strike all
material through "RCW 28B.07.020" on line 18 and insert "be comprised
of the following members:
(a) The president of the University of Washington or his or her
designee;
(b) The president of the Washington State University or his or her
designee;
(c) One president from the regional universities or The Evergreen
State College or his or her designee;
(d) The director of the state board for community and technical
colleges or his or her designee;
(e) The superintendent of public instruction or his or her
designee;
(f) One president from a higher education institution as defined in
RCW 28B.07.020 or his or her designee; and
(g) Five representatives of the public, one of whom shall be a
student to be appointed by the governor and approved by the senate.
Members representing the public shall serve for four-year terms, except
for the student member who shall serve for a one-year term"
Beginning on page 123, line 19, after "Sec. 302." strike all
material through "openings." on page 241, line 10 and insert "(1)(a) A
joint select legislative task force on higher education is established,
with members as provided in this subsection.
(i) The president of the senate shall appoint two members from each
of the two largest caucuses of the senate.
(ii) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint two
members from each of the two largest caucuses of the house of
representatives.
(b) The task force shall choose its cochairs from among its
membership.
(2) The task force shall review coordination, planning, and
communication for higher education in the state and establish the
purpose and functions of the higher education council. Specifically,
the task force shall consider options for the following:
(a) Creating an effective and efficient higher education system and
coordinating key sectors including K-12;
(b) Improving the coordination of higher education institutions and
sectors with specific attention to strategic planning, system design,
and transfer and articulation; and
(c) Improving structures and functions related to administration
and regulation of the state's higher education institutions and
programs, including but not limited to financial aid, the guaranteed
education tuition program, federal grant administration, new degree
program approval, authorization to offer degrees in the state,
reporting performance data, and minimum admission standards.
(3) The task force shall consider input from higher education
stakeholders, including but not limited to the governor, the higher
education coordinating board, the state board for community and
technical colleges, private, nonprofit baccalaureate degree granting
institutions, the office of the superintendent of public instruction,
the workforce training and education coordinating board, the four-year
institutions of higher education, students, faculty, business and labor
organizations, and members of the public.
(4) Staff support for the task force must be provided by the senate
committee services and the house of representatives office of program
research.
(5) Members of the task force must be reimbursed for travel
expenses in accordance with RCW 44.04.120.
(6) The expenses of the task force must be paid jointly by the
senate and the house of representatives. Task force expenditures are
subject to approval by the senate facilities and operation committee
and the house of representatives executive rules committee, or their
successor committees.
(7) The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to
the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by
December 1, 2011.
(8) This section expires July 1, 2012."
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On page 241, beginning on line 23, strike all of sections 605, 606, and 607
Correct the title.
EFFECT: Retains the provisions that create an Office of Student
Financial Assistance and that transfer the current financial aid
program management under the Higher Education Coordinating Board to the
new Office of Student Financial Assistance.
Eliminates the Higher Education Coordinating Board on July 1, 2012,
and establishes a Higher Education Council subject to recommendations
of a Joint Legislative Task Force on Higher Education and legislation
enacted in 2012.
Creates a Joint Legislative Task Force on Higher Education to
establish the purpose and functions of the Higher Education Council.
Retains some provisions that eliminate reporting requirements of
higher education institutions related to gender equity and campus
safety.