Passed by the House March 5, 2012 Yeas 98   ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate February 28, 2012 Yeas 48   ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2313 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2012 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 01/31/12.
AN ACT Relating to the meeting procedures of the boards of trustees and boards of regents of institutions of higher education; and amending RCW 28B.20.105, 28B.30.120, 28B.35.110, 28B.40.110, 28B.50.100, and 28B.15.067.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 28B.20.105 and 2011 c 336 s 717 are each amended to
read as follows:
The board shall organize by electing from its membership a
president and an executive committee, of which committee the president
shall be ex officio chair. The board may adopt bylaws or rules and
regulations for its own government and shall follow procedures for open
public meetings in chapter 42.30 RCW. The board shall provide time for
public comment at each meeting. The board shall hold regular quarterly
meetings, and during the interim between such meetings the executive
committee may transact business for the whole board: PROVIDED, That
the executive committee may call special meetings of the whole board
when such action is deemed necessary.
Sec. 2 RCW 28B.30.120 and 1979 ex.s. c 103 s 6 are each amended
to read as follows:
Meetings of the board of regents may be called in such manner as
the board may prescribe((,)) and shall follow procedures for open
public meetings in chapter 42.30 RCW. A full meeting of the board
shall be called at least once a year. The board shall provide time for
public comment at each meeting. No vacancy in said board shall impair
the rights of the remaining members of the board.
Sec. 3 RCW 28B.35.110 and 2011 c 336 s 727 are each amended to
read as follows:
Each board of regional university trustees shall hold at least two
regular meetings each year, at such times as may be provided by the
board, and shall follow procedures for open public meetings in chapter
42.30 RCW. Each board shall provide time for public comment at each
meeting. Special meetings shall be held as may be deemed necessary,
whenever called by the chair or by a majority of the board. Public
notice of all meetings shall be given in accordance with chapter 42.32
RCW.
Sec. 4 RCW 28B.40.110 and 2011 c 336 s 733 are each amended to
read as follows:
The board of The Evergreen State College trustees shall hold at
least two regular meetings each year, at such times as may be provided
by the board, and shall follow procedures for open public meetings in
chapter 42.30 RCW. The board shall provide time for public comment at
each meeting. Special meetings shall be held as may be deemed
necessary, whenever called by the chair or by a majority of the board.
Public notice of all meetings shall be given in accordance with chapter
42.32 RCW.
Sec. 5 RCW 28B.50.100 and 2011 c 336 s 739 are each amended to
read as follows:
There is hereby created a board of trustees for each college
district as set forth in this chapter. Each board of trustees shall be
composed of five trustees, who shall be appointed by the governor for
terms commencing October 1st of the year in which appointed. In making
such appointments the governor shall give consideration to geographical
diversity, and representing labor, business, women, and racial and
ethnic minorities, in the membership of the boards of trustees. The
boards of trustees for districts containing technical colleges shall
include at least one member from business and one member from labor.
The successors of the trustees initially appointed shall be
appointed by the governor to serve for a term of five years except that
any person appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the
expiration of any term shall be appointed only for the remainder of the
term. Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed and
qualified.
Every trustee shall be a resident and qualified elector of the
college district. No trustee may be an employee of the community and
technical college system, a member of the board of directors of any
school district, or a member of the governing board of any public or
private educational institution.
Each board of trustees shall organize itself by electing a chair
from its members. The board shall adopt a seal and may adopt such
bylaws, rules, and regulations as it deems necessary for its own
government. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum, but
a lesser number may adjourn from time to time and may compel the
attendance of absent members in such manner as prescribed in its
bylaws, rules, or regulations. The district president, or if there be
none, the president of the college, shall serve as, or may designate
another person to serve as, the secretary of the board, who shall not
be deemed to be a member of the board.
Each board of trustees shall follow procedures for open public
meetings in chapter 42.30 RCW. Each board shall provide time for
public comment at each meeting.
Members of the boards of trustees may be removed for misconduct or
malfeasance in office in the manner provided by RCW 28B.10.500.
Sec. 6 RCW 28B.15.067 and 2011 1st sp.s. c 10 s 3 are each
amended to read as follows:
(1) Tuition fees shall be established under the provisions of this
chapter.
(2) Beginning in the 2011-12 academic year, reductions or increases
in full-time tuition fees shall be as provided in the omnibus
appropriations act for resident undergraduate students at community and
technical colleges. The governing boards of the state universities,
regional universities, and The Evergreen State College; and the state
board for community and technical colleges may reduce or increase full-time tuition fees for all students other than resident undergraduates,
including nonresident students, summer school students, and students in
other self-supporting degree programs. Percentage increases in full-time tuition may exceed the fiscal growth factor. The state board for
community and technical colleges may pilot or institute differential
tuition models. The board may define scale, scope, and rationale for
the models.
(3)(a) Beginning with the 2011-12 academic year and through the end
of the 2014-15 academic year, the governing boards of the state
universities, the regional universities, and The Evergreen State
College may reduce or increase full-time tuition fees for all students,
including summer school students and students in other self-supporting
degree programs. Percentage increases in full-time tuition fees may
exceed the fiscal growth factor. Reductions or increases may be made
for all or portions of an institution's programs, campuses, courses, or
students.
(b) Prior to reducing or increasing tuition for each academic year,
the governing boards of the state universities, the regional
universities, and The Evergreen State College shall consult with
existing student associations or organizations with student
undergraduate and graduate representatives regarding the impacts of
potential tuition increases. Each governing board shall make public
its proposal for tuition and fee increases twenty-one days before the
governing board of the institution considers adoption and allow
opportunity for public comment. However, the requirement to make
public a proposal for tuition and fee increases twenty-one days before
the governing board considers adoption shall not apply if the omnibus
appropriations act has not passed the legislature by May 15th.
Governing boards shall be required to provide data regarding the
percentage of students receiving financial aid, the sources of aid, and
the percentage of total costs of attendance paid for by aid.
(c) Prior to reducing or increasing tuition for each academic year,
the state board for community and technical college system shall
consult with existing student associations or organizations with
undergraduate student representation regarding the impacts of potential
tuition increases. The state board for community and technical
colleges shall provide data regarding the percentage of students
receiving financial aid, the sources of aid, and the percentage of
total costs of attendance paid for by aid.
(4) Beginning with the 2015-16 academic year through the 2018-19
academic year, the governing boards of the state universities, regional
universities, and The Evergreen State College may set tuition for
resident undergraduates as follows:
(a) If state funding for a college or university falls below the
state funding provided in the operating budget for fiscal year 2011,
the governing board may increase tuition up to the limits set in (d) of
this subsection, reduce enrollments, or both;
(b) If state funding for a college or university is at least at the
level of state funding provided in the operating budget for fiscal year
2011, the governing board may increase tuition up to the limits set in
(d) of this subsection and shall continue to at least maintain the
actual enrollment levels for fiscal year 2011 or increase enrollments
as required in the omnibus appropriations act; ((and))
(c) If state funding is increased so that combined with resident
undergraduate tuition the sixtieth percentile of the total per-student
funding at similar public institutions of higher education in the
global challenge states under RCW 28B.15.068 is exceeded, the governing
board shall decrease tuition by the amount needed for the total per-student funding to be at the sixtieth percentile under RCW 28B.15.068;
and
(d) The amount of tuition set by the governing board for an
institution under this subsection (4) may not exceed the sixtieth
percentile of the resident undergraduate tuition of similar public
institutions of higher education in the global challenge states.
(5) The tuition fees established under this chapter shall not apply
to high school students enrolling in participating institutions of
higher education under RCW 28A.600.300 through 28A.600.400.
(6) The tuition fees established under this chapter shall not apply
to eligible students enrolling in a dropout reengagement program
through an interlocal agreement between a school district and a
community or technical college under RCW 28A.175.100 through
28A.175.110.
(7) The tuition fees established under this chapter shall not apply
to eligible students enrolling in a community or technical college
participating in the pilot program under RCW 28B.50.534 for the purpose
of obtaining a high school diploma.
(8) Beginning in the 2019-20 academic year, reductions or increases
in full-time tuition fees for resident undergraduates at four-year
institutions of higher education shall be as provided in the omnibus
appropriations act.