BILL REQ. #:  H-3160.3 



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HOUSE BILL 2546
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State of Washington63rd Legislature2014 Regular Session

By Representatives Reykdal, Morrell, Haler, Gregerson, and Manweller

Read first time 01/21/14.   Referred to Committee on Higher Education.



     AN ACT Relating to decodifying, expiring, and making technical clarifications to higher education provisions; amending RCW 28B.10.776, 28B.50.1401, 28B.50.1402, 28B.50.1403, 28B.50.1404, 28B.50.1405, 28B.50.1406, 28B.50.256, 28B.50.534, 28B.10.679, 28B.15.543, 28A.600.130, 28A.700.060, 28B.10.029, 28B.10.0421, 28B.10.786, 28B.30.515, 28B.50.205, 28B.50.285, 28B.77.220, 28B.77.230, and 28B.110.040; adding a new section to chapter 28B.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.06 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.133 RCW; decodifying RCW 28B.13.010, 28B.13.020, 28B.13.030, 28B.13.040, 28B.13.050, 28B.13.060, 28B.13.900, 28B.14.010, 28B.14.020, 28B.14.030, 28B.14.040, 28B.14.050, 28B.14.060, 28B.14B.010, 28B.14B.020, 28B.14B.030, 28B.14B.040, 28B.14B.050, 28B.14B.060, 28B.14C.010, 28B.14C.020, 28B.14C.030, 28B.14C.040, 28B.14C.050, 28B.14C.060, 28B.14C.070, 28B.14C.080, 28B.14C.090, 28B.14C.100, 28B.14C.110, 28B.14C.120, 28B.14C.130, 28B.14C.140, 28B.14C.900, 28B.14D.010, 28B.14D.020, 28B.14D.030, 28B.14D.040, 28B.14D.050, 28B.14D.060, 28B.14D.070, 28B.14D.080, 28B.14D.090, 28B.14D.900, 28B.14D.950, 28B.14E.010, 28B.14E.020, 28B.14E.030, 28B.14E.040, 28B.14E.050, 28B.14E.060, 28B.14E.950, 28B.14G.010, 28B.14G.020, 28B.14G.030, 28B.14G.040, 28B.14G.050, 28B.14G.060, 28B.14G.070, 28B.14G.080, 28B.14G.900, 28B.14G.950, 28B.31.010, 28B.31.020, 28B.31.030, 28B.31.050, 28B.31.060, 28B.31.070, 28B.31.080, 28B.31.090, 28B.31.100, 28B.56.010, 28B.56.020, 28B.56.040, 28B.56.050, 28B.56.070, 28B.56.080, 28B.56.090, 28B.56.100, 28B.56.110, 28B.56.120, 28B.57.010, 28B.57.020, 28B.57.030, 28B.57.040, 28B.57.060, 28B.57.070, 28B.57.080, 28B.57.090, 28B.57.100, 28B.58.010, 28B.58.020, 28B.58.030, 28B.58.040, 28B.58.050, 28B.58.060, 28B.58.070, 28B.58.080, 28B.58.090, 28B.59.010, 28B.59.020, 28B.59.030, 28B.59.040, 28B.59.050, 28B.59.060, 28B.59.070, 28B.59.080, 28B.59.090, 28B.59B.010, 28B.59B.020, 28B.59B.030, 28B.59B.040, 28B.59B.050, 28B.59B.060, 28B.59B.070, 28B.59B.080, 28B.59B.090, 28B.59C.010, 28B.59C.020, 28B.59C.030, 28B.59C.040, 28B.59C.050, 28B.59C.060, 28B.59C.070, 28B.59C.080, 28B.59D.010, 28B.59D.020, 28B.59D.030, 28B.59D.040, 28B.59D.050, 28B.59D.060, 28B.59D.070, 28B.50.301, 28B.50.302, 28B.50.914, and 28B.50.915; and providing expiration dates.

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

PART I

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 101   A new section is added to chapter 28B.04 RCW to read as follows:
     DISPLACED HOMEMAKER ACT. This chapter expires July 1, 2014.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 102   A new section is added to chapter 28B.06 RCW to read as follows:
     PROJECT EVEN START. This chapter expires July 1, 2014.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 103   1974 BOND ISSUE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. RCW 28B.13.010, 28B.13.020, 28B.13.030, 28B.13.040, 28B.13.050, 28B.13.060, and 28B.13.900 are each decodified.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 104   1975 BOND ISSUE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. RCW 28B.14.010, 28B.14.020, 28B.14.030, 28B.14.040, 28B.14.050, and 28B.14.060 are each decodified.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 105   1977 BOND ISSUE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. RCW 28B.14B.010, 28B.14B.020, 28B.14B.030, 28B.14B.040, 28B.14B.050, and 28B.14B.060 are each decodified.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 106   1977 BOND ACT FOR THE REFUNDING OF OUTSTANDING LIMITED OBLIGATION REVENUE BONDS. RCW 28B.14C.010, 28B.14C.020, 28B.14C.030, 28B.14C.040, 28B.14C.050, 28B.14C.060, 28B.14C.070, 28B.14C.080, 28B.14C.090, 28B.14C.100, 28B.14C.110, 28B.14C.120, 28B.14C.130, 28B.14C.140, and 28B.14C.900 are each decodified.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 107   1979 BOND ISSUE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. RCW 28B.14D.010, 28B.14D.020, 28B.14D.030, 28B.14D.040, 28B.14D.050, 28B.14D.060, 28B.14D.070, 28B.14D.080, 28B.14D.090, 28B.14D.900, and 28B.14D.950 are each decodified.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 108   1979 BOND ISSUE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. RCW 28B.14E.010, 28B.14E.020, 28B.14E.030, 28B.14E.040, 28B.14E.050, 28B.14E.060, and 28B.14E.950 are each decodified.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 109   1981 BOND ISSUE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. RCW 28B.14G.010, 28B.14G.020, 28B.14G.030, 28B.14G.040, 28B.14G.050, 28B.14G.060, 28B.14G.070, 28B.14G.080, 28B.14G.900, and 28B.14G.950 are each decodified.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 110   1977 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES FINANCING ACT. RCW 28B.31.010, 28B.31.020, 28B.31.030, 28B.31.050, 28B.31.060, 28B.31.070, 28B.31.080, 28B.31.090, and 28B.31.100 are each decodified.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 111   1972 COMMUNITY COLLEGES FACILITIES AID--BOND ISSUE. RCW 28B.56.010, 28B.56.020, 28B.56.040, 28B.56.050, 28B.56.070, 28B.56.080, 28B.56.090, 28B.56.100, 28B.56.110, and 28B.56.120 are each decodified.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 112   1975 COMMUNITY COLLEGE SPECIAL CAPITAL PROJECTS BOND ACT. RCW 28B.57.010, 28B.57.020, 28B.57.030, 28B.57.040, 28B.57.060, 28B.57.070, 28B.57.080, 28B.57.090, and 28B.57.100 are each decodified.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 113   1975 COMMUNITY COLLEGE GENERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS BOND ACT. RCW 28B.58.010, 28B.58.020, 28B.58.030, 28B.58.040, 28B.58.050, 28B.58.060, 28B.58.070, 28B.58.080, and 28B.58.090 are each decodified.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 114   1976 COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAPITAL PROJECTS BOND ACT. RCW 28B.59.010, 28B.59.020, 28B.59.030, 28B.59.040, 28B.59.050, 28B.59.060, 28B.59.070, 28B.59.080, and 28B.59.090 are each decodified.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 115   1977 COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAPITAL PROJECTS BOND ACT. RCW 28B.59B.010, 28B.59B.020, 28B.59B.030, 28B.59B.040, 28B.59B.050, 28B.59B.060, 28B.59B.070, 28B.59B.080, and 28B.59B.090 are each decodified.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 116   1979 COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAPITAL PROJECTS BOND ACT. RCW 28B.59C.010, 28B.59C.020, 28B.59C.030, 28B.59C.040, 28B.59C.050, 28B.59C.060, 28B.59C.070, and 28B.59C.080 are each decodified.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 117   1981 COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAPITAL PROJECTS BOND ACT. RCW 28B.59D.010, 28B.59D.020, 28B.59D.030, 28B.59D.040, 28B.59D.050, 28B.59D.060, and 28B.59D.070 are each decodified.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 118   A new section is added to chapter 28B.133 RCW to read as follows:
     GAINING INDEPENDENCE FOR STUDENTS WITH DEPENDENTS PROGRAM. This chapter expires July 1, 2014.

Sec. 119   RCW 28B.10.776 and 1993 sp.s. c 15 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) It is the policy of the state of Washington that the essential requirements level budget calculation for institutions of higher education include enrollment levels necessary to maintain, by educational sector, the participation rate funded in the 1993 fiscal year. The participation rate shall be based on the state's estimated population ages seventeen and above by appropriate age groups.
     (2) This section expires July 1, 2014.

Sec. 120   RCW 28B.50.1401 and 2011 c 118 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) There is hereby created a board of trustees for district twenty-six and Lake Washington Vocational-Technical Institute, hereafter known as Lake Washington Institute of Technology. The members of the board shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of RCW 28B.50.100.
     (2) This section expires July 1, 2014.

Sec. 121   RCW 28B.50.1402 and 1991 c 238 s 25 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) There is hereby created a board of trustees for district twenty-seven and Renton Vocational-Technical Institute, hereafter known as Renton Technical College. The members of the board shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of RCW 28B.50.100.
     (2) This section expires July 1, 2014.

Sec. 122   RCW 28B.50.1403 and 1991 c 238 s 26 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) There is hereby created a board of trustees for district twenty-five and Bellingham Vocational-Technical Institute, hereafter known as Bellingham Technical College. The members of the board shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of RCW 28B.50.100.
     (2) This section expires July 1, 2014.

Sec. 123   RCW 28B.50.1404 and 1991 c 238 s 27 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) There is hereby created a new board of trustees for district twenty-eight and Bates Vocational-Technical Institute, hereafter known as Bates Technical College. The members of the board shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of RCW 28B.50.100.
     (2) This section expires July 1, 2014.

Sec. 124   RCW 28B.50.1405 and 1991 c 238 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) There is hereby created a new board of trustees for district twenty-nine and Clover Park Vocational-Technical Institute, hereafter known as Clover Park Technical College. The members of the board shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of RCW 28B.50.100.
     (2) This section expires July 1, 2014.

Sec. 125   RCW 28B.50.1406 and 1994 c 217 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) There is hereby created a board of trustees for district thirty and Cascadia Community College. The members of the board shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of RCW 28B.50.100.
     (2) This section expires July 1, 2014.

Sec. 126   RCW 28B.50.256 and 1991 c 238 s 132 are each amended to read as follows:
     If, before September 1, 1991, the use of a single building facility is being shared between an existing vocational-technical institute program and a K-12 program, the respective boards shall continue to share the use of the facility until such time as it is convenient to remove one of the two programs to another facility. The determination of convenience shall be based solely upon the best interests of the students involved.
     If a vocational-technical institute district board and a common school district board are sharing the use of a single facility, the program occupying the majority of the space of such facility, exclusive of space utilized equally by both, shall determine which board will be charged with the administration and control of such facility. The determination of occupancy shall be based upon the space occupied as of January 1, 1990.
     The board charged with the administration and control of such facility may share expenses with the other board for the use of the facility.
     In the event that the two boards are unable to agree upon which board is to administer and control the facility or upon a fair share of expenses for the use of the facility, the governor shall appoint an arbitrator to settle the matter. The decisions of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon both boards. The expenses of the arbitration shall be divided equally by each board.
     This section expires July 1, 2014.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 127   TITLE TO OR ALL INTEREST IN REAL ESTATE AND ASSETS OBTAINED FOR VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL INSTITUTE PURPOSES. RCW 28B.50.301 and 28B.50.302 are each decodified.

Sec. 128   RCW 28B.50.534 and 2007 c 355 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A pilot program is created for two community or technical colleges to make available courses or a program of study, on the college campus, designed to enable students under the age of twenty-one who have completed all state and local high school graduation requirements except the certificate of academic achievement or certificate of individual achievement to complete their high school education and obtain a high school diploma.
     (a) The colleges participating in the pilot program in this section may make courses or programs under this section available by entering into contracts with local school districts to deliver the courses or programs. Colleges participating in the pilot program that offer courses or programs under contract shall be reimbursed for each enrolled eligible student as provided in the contract, and the high school diploma shall be issued by the local school district;
     (b) Colleges participating in the pilot program may deliver courses or programs under this section directly. Colleges that deliver courses or programs directly shall be reimbursed for each enrolled eligible student as provided in RCW 28A.600.405, and the high school diploma shall be issued by the college;
     (c) Colleges participating in the pilot program may make courses or programs under this section available through a combination of contracts with local school districts, collaboration with educational service districts, and direct service delivery. Colleges participating in the pilot program may also make courses or programs under this section available for students at locations in addition to the college campus; or
     (d) Colleges participating in the pilot program may enter into regional partnerships to carry out the provisions of this subsection (1).
     (2) Regardless of the service delivery method chosen, colleges participating in the pilot program shall ensure that all eligible students located in school districts within their college district as defined in RCW 28B.50.040 have an opportunity to enroll in a course or program under this section.
     (3) Colleges participating in the pilot program shall not require students enrolled under this section to pay tuition or services and activities fees; however this waiver of tuition and services and activities fees shall be in effect only for those courses that lead to a high school diploma.
     (4) Nothing in this section or RCW 28A.600.405 precludes a community or technical college from offering courses or a program of study for students other than eligible students as defined by RCW 28A.600.405 to obtain a high school diploma, nor is this section or RCW 28A.600.405 intended to restrict diploma completion programs offered by school districts or educational service districts. Community and technical colleges and school districts are encouraged to consult with educational service districts in the development and delivery of programs and courses required under this section.
     (5) Community and technical colleges participating in the pilot program shall not be required to administer the Washington assessment of student learning.
     (6) This section expires July 1, 2014.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 129   TRANSFERS OF POWERS. RCW 28B.50.914 and 28B.50.915 are each decodified.

Sec. 130   RCW 28B.10.679 and 2007 c 396 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) By September 1, 2008, the state board for community and technical colleges, the council of presidents, the higher education coordinating board, and the office of the superintendent of public instruction, under the leadership of the transition math project and in collaboration with representatives of public two and four-year institutions of higher education, shall jointly revise the Washington mathematics placement test to serve as a common college readiness test for all two and four-year institutions of higher education.
     (2) The revised mathematics college readiness test shall be implemented by all public two and four-year institutions of higher education by September 1, 2009.
)) All public two and four-year institutions of higher education must use a common performance standard on the mathematics placement test for purposes of determining college readiness in mathematics. The performance standard must be publicized to all high schools in the state.

Sec. 131   RCW 28B.15.543 and 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 152 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community colleges shall waive tuition and service and activities fees for students named by the office of student financial assistance on or before June 30, 1994, as recipients of the Washington scholars award under RCW 28A.600.100 through 28A.600.150. The waivers shall be used only for undergraduate studies. To qualify for the waiver, recipients shall enter the college or university within three years of high school graduation and maintain a minimum grade point average at the college or university equivalent to 3.30. Students shall be eligible to receive a maximum of twelve quarters or eight semesters of waivers and may transfer among state-supported institutions of higher education during that period and continue to have the tuition and services and activities fees waived by the state-supported institution of higher education that the student attends. Should the student's cumulative grade point average fall below 3.30 during the first three quarters or two semesters, that student may petition the office of student financial assistance which shall have the authority to establish a probationary period until such time as the student's grade point average meets required standards.
     (2)
)) Students named by the office of student financial assistance after June 30, 1994, as recipients of the Washington scholars award under RCW 28A.600.100 through 28A.600.150 shall be eligible to receive a grant for undergraduate coursework as authorized under RCW 28B.76.660.

PART II

Sec. 201   RCW 28A.600.130 and 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 127 are each amended to read as follows:
     The office of student financial assistance shall establish a planning committee to develop criteria for screening and selection of the Washington scholars each year in accordance with RCW 28A.600.110(1). It is the intent that these criteria shall emphasize scholastic achievement but not exclude such criteria as leadership ability and community contribution in final selection procedures. The Washington scholars planning committee shall have members from selected state agencies and private organizations having an interest and responsibility in education, including but not limited to, the office of superintendent of public instruction, ((the council of presidents)) a representative of four-year institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the Washington friends of higher education.

Sec. 202   RCW 28A.700.060 and 2012 c 229 s 803 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction, the workforce training and education coordinating board, the state board for community and technical colleges, and ((the council of presidents)) a representative of four-year institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016 shall work with local school districts, workforce education programs in colleges, tech prep consortia, and four-year institutions of higher education to develop model career and technical education programs of study as described by this section.
     (2) Career and technical education programs of study:
     (a) Incorporate secondary and postsecondary education elements;
     (b) Include coherent and rigorous academic content aligned with state learning standards and relevant career and technical content in a coordinated, nonduplicative progression of courses that are aligned with postsecondary education in a related field;
     (c) Include opportunities for students to earn dual high school and college credit; and
     (d) Lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.
     (3) During the 2008-09 school year, model career and technical education programs of study shall be developed for the following high-demand programs: Construction, health care, and information technology. Each school year thereafter, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the workforce training and education coordinating board shall select additional programs of study to develop, with a priority on high-demand programs as identified under RCW 28A.700.020.

Sec. 203   RCW 28B.10.029 and 2013 c 291 s 27 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1)(a) An institution of higher education may, consistent with RCW 28B.10.925 and 28B.10.926, exercise independently those powers otherwise granted to the director of enterprise services in chapter 43.19 RCW in connection with the purchase and disposition of all material, supplies, services, and equipment needed for the support, maintenance, and use of the respective institution of higher education.
     (b) Property disposition policies followed by institutions of higher education shall be consistent with policies followed by the department of enterprise services.
     (c)(i) Except as provided in (c)(ii) and (iii) of this subsection, purchasing policies and procedures followed by institutions of higher education shall be in compliance with chapters 39.19, ((39.29)) 39.26, and 43.03 RCW, and RCW 43.19.1917, 43.19.685, 39.26.260 through 39.26.271, and 43.19.560 through 43.19.637.
     (ii) Institutions of higher education may use all appropriate means for making and paying for travel arrangements including, but not limited to, electronic booking and reservations, advance payment and deposits for tours, lodging, and other necessary expenses, and other travel transactions based on standard industry practices and federal accountable plan requirements. Such arrangements shall support student, faculty, staff, and other participants' travel, by groups and individuals, both domestic and international, in the most cost-effective and efficient manner possible, regardless of the source of funds.
     (iii) Formal sealed, electronic, or web-based competitive bidding is not necessary for purchases or personal services contracts by institutions of higher education for less than one hundred thousand dollars. However, for purchases and personal services contracts of ten thousand dollars or more and less than one hundred thousand dollars, quotations must be secured from at least three vendors to assure establishment of a competitive price and may be obtained by telephone, electronic, or written quotations, or any combination thereof. As part of securing the three vendor quotations, institutions of higher education must invite at least one quotation each from a certified minority and a certified woman-owned vendor that otherwise qualifies to perform the work. A record of competition for all such purchases and personal services contracts of ten thousand dollars or more and less than one hundred thousand dollars must be documented for audit purposes.
     (d) Purchases under chapter ((39.29)) 39.26, 43.19, or 43.105 RCW by institutions of higher education may be made by using contracts for materials, supplies, services, or equipment negotiated or entered into by, for, or through group purchasing organizations.
     (e) The community and technical colleges shall comply with RCW 43.19.450.
     (f) Except for the University of Washington, institutions of higher education shall comply with RCW 43.19.769, 43.19.763, and 43.19.781.
     (g) If an institution of higher education can satisfactorily demonstrate to the director of the office of financial management that the cost of compliance is greater than the value of benefits from any of the following statutes, then it shall be exempt from them: RCW 43.19.685 and 43.19.637.
     (h) Any institution of higher education that chooses to exercise independent purchasing authority for a commodity or group of commodities shall notify the director of enterprise services. Thereafter the director of enterprise services shall not be required to provide those services for that institution for the duration of the enterprise services contract term for that commodity or group of commodities.
     (2) ((The council of presidents)) A representative of four-year institutions of higher education and the state board for community and technical colleges shall convene its correctional industries business development advisory committee, and work collaboratively with correctional industries, to:
     (a) Reaffirm purchasing criteria and ensure that quality, service, and timely delivery result in the best value for expenditure of state dollars;
     (b) Update the approved list of correctional industries products from which higher education shall purchase; and
     (c) Develop recommendations on ways to continue to build correctional industries' business with institutions of higher education.
     (3) Higher education and correctional industries shall develop a plan to build higher education business with correctional industries to increase higher education purchases of correctional industries products, based upon the criteria established in subsection (2) of this section. The plan shall include the correctional industries' production and sales goals for higher education and an approved list of products from which higher education institutions shall purchase, based on the criteria established in subsection (2) of this section. Higher education and correctional industries shall report to the legislature regarding the plan and its implementation no later than January 30, 2005.
     (4)(a) Institutions of higher education shall set as a target to contract, beginning not later than June 30, 2006, to purchase one percent of the total goods and services required by the institutions each year produced or provided in whole or in part from class II inmate work programs operated by the department of corrections. Institutions of higher education shall set as a target to contract, beginning not later than June 30, 2008, to purchase two percent of the total goods and services required by the institutions each year produced or provided in whole or in part from class II inmate work programs operated by the department of corrections.
     (b) Institutions of higher education shall endeavor to assure the department of corrections has notifications of bid opportunities with the goal of meeting or exceeding the purchasing target in (a) of this subsection.

Sec. 204   RCW 28B.10.0421 and 2001 c 103 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Each institution of higher education shall use its own existing budgetary funds to develop the system for personal identifiers. No new state funds shall be allocated for this purpose.
     (2) This section expires July 1, 2014.

Sec. 205   RCW 28B.10.786 and 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 138 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) It is the policy of the state of Washington that financial need not be a barrier to participation in higher education. It is also the policy of the state of Washington that the essential requirements level budget calculation include funding for state student financial aid programs. The calculation should, at a minimum, include a funding level equal to the amount provided in the second year of the previous biennium in the omnibus appropriations act, adjusted for the percentage of needy resident students, by educational sector, likely to be included in any enrollment increases necessary to maintain, by educational sector, the participation rate funded in the 1993 fiscal year. The calculation should also be adjusted to reflect, by educational sector, any increases in cost of attendance. The cost of attendance figures should be calculated by the office of financial management and provided to the appropriate legislative committees by June 30th of each even-numbered year.
     (2) This section expires July 1, 2014.

Sec. 206   RCW 28B.30.515 and 2012 c 229 s 530 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The legislature finds that access to baccalaureate and graduate degree programs continues to be limited for residents of north Snohomish, Island, and Skagit counties. Studies conducted by the state board for community and technical colleges, the higher education coordinating board, and ((the council of presidents)) a representative of four-year institutions of higher education confirm that enrollment in higher education compared to demand in this geographic region lags behind enrollment in other parts of the state, particularly for upper-division courses leading to advanced degrees.
     (2) The legislature also finds that access to high employer demand programs of study is imperative for the state's global competitiveness and economic prosperity, particularly those degrees in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields that align with the workforce skill demands of the regional economy, that support the aerospace industry, and provide skilled undergraduate and graduate-degree engineers required by the largest employers in the aerospace industry cluster.
     (3) The legislature finds that meeting the long-range goal of greatly expanded access for the population of the region to the widest array of baccalaureate and graduate programs can best be accomplished by assigning responsibility to a research university with multiple experiences in similar settings.
     (4) Management and leadership of the University Center of North Puget Sound is assigned to Washington State University to meet the needs of the Everett metropolitan area and the north Snohomish, Island, and Skagit county region and the state of Washington for baccalaureate and graduate degrees offered by a state university. The chief executive officer of the University Center of North Puget Sound is the director who reports to the president of Washington State University. The director shall manage the activities and logistics of operating the center, make policy and planning recommendations to the council in subsection (5) of this section, and implement decisions of the council.
     (5)(a) Washington State University and Everett Community College must collaborate with community leaders, and other four-year institutions of higher education that offer programs at the University Center of North Puget Sound to serve the varied interests of students in the region. To this end, a coordinating and planning council must be established to be responsible for long-range and strategic planning, interinstitutional collaboration, collaboration with the community served, and dispute resolution for the center. The following individuals shall comprise the coordinating and planning council:
     (i) The president of Washington State University, or his or her designee;
     (ii) The provost of Washington State University, or his or her designee;
     (iii) The president of Everett Community College;
     (iv) Two representatives of two other institutions of higher education that offer baccalaureate or graduate degree programs at the center;
     (v) A student enrolled at the University Center of North Puget Sound appointed by the coordinating and planning council;
     (vi) The director of the council, as the nonvoting chair;
     (vii) A community leader appointed by the president of Everett Community College; and
     (viii) A community leader appointed by the mayor of Everett.
     (b) The coordinating and planning council may appoint other groups, as appropriate, to advise on administration and operations, and may alter its own composition by agreement of all the members.
     (6)(a) Washington State University shall assume leadership of the center upon completion and approval by the legislature as provided under (d) of this subsection of a strategic plan for meeting the academic needs of the region and successful establishment of an engineering degree program. The strategic plan must build on the strengths of the institutions, reflecting each institution's mission, in order to provide the region with the highest standard of educational programs, research, and service to the community. The strategic plan must include a multibiennium budget that addresses both operating and capital expenses required to effectively implement the plan. The strategic plan shall be developed with the collaboration of the University Center at Everett Community College and all the institutions of higher education that provide baccalaureate degrees at the University Center, and community leaders.
     (b) Center partners must implement the strategic plan with careful attention to the academic and professional standards established and maintained by each institution and by the appropriate accrediting bodies, and to the historic role of each institution's governing board in setting policy.
     (c) The strategic plan must address expansion of the range and depth of educational opportunities in the region and include strategies that:
     (i) Build upon baccalaureate and graduate degree offerings at the center;
     (ii) Meet projected student enrollment demands for baccalaureate, graduate, and certificate programs in the region;
     (iii) Meet employers' needs for skilled workers by expanding high employer demand programs of study as defined in RCW 28B.50.030, with an initial and ongoing emphasis by Washington State University on undergraduate and graduate science, technology, mathematics, and engineering degree programs, including a variety of engineering disciplines such as civil, mechanical, aeronautical, and aerospace manufacturing;
     (iv) Coordinate delivery of lower and upper division courses to maximize student opportunities and resources; and
     (v) Transfer budget support and resources for the center from Everett Community College to Washington State University.
     (d) The strategic plan must be completed by December 1, 2012, and submitted to the legislature for review. The strategic plan shall be considered approved if the legislature does not take further action on the strategic plan during the 2013 legislative session. The transfer of the responsibility for the management and operation of the University Center of North Puget Sound to Washington State University must occur by July 1, 2014.
     (7)(a) Academic programming and delivery at the center must be developed in accordance with the missions of Washington State University, Everett Community College, and other institutions of higher education that have a presence at the center.
     (b) Each institution shall abide by the guidelines for university centers adopted by the student achievement council.
     (c) Each institution shall award all degrees and certificates granted in the programs it delivers at the center.
     (d) The coordinating council described in subsection (5) of this section shall establish a process for prioritizing new programs and revising existing programs that facilitates timeliness of new offerings, recognizes the internal processes of the proposing institutions, and addresses each proposal's fit with the needs of the region.
     (8)(a) Washington State University shall review center expansion needs and consider capital facilities funding at least annually. Washington State University and Everett Community College must cooperate in preparing funding requests and bond financing for submission to the legislature on behalf of development at the center, in accordance with each institution's process and priorities for advancing legislative requests.
     (b) Washington State University shall design, construct, and manage any facility developed at the center. Any facility developed at the center with Everett Community College capital funding must be designed by Everett Community College in consultation with Washington State University. Building construction may be managed by Washington State University via an interagency agreement which details responsibility and associated costs. Building operations and management for all facilities at the center must be governed by the infrastructure and operating cost allocation method described in subsection (9) of this section.
     (9) Washington State University has responsibility for infrastructure development and maintenance for the center. All infrastructure operating and maintenance costs are to be shared in what is deemed to be an equitable and fair manner based on space allocation, special cost, and other relevant considerations. Washington State University may make infrastructure development and maintenance decisions in consultation with the council described in subsection (5) of this section.
     (10) In the event that conflict cannot be resolved through the coordinating council described in subsection (5) of this section the student achievement council dispute resolution must be employed.

Sec. 207   RCW 28B.50.205 and 1991 c 238 s 44 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The state board for community and technical colleges shall make information available to all newly matriculated students on methods of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus and prevention of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The curricula and materials shall be reviewed for medical accuracy by the office on AIDS in coordination with the appropriate regional AIDS service network.
     (2) This section expires July 1, 2014.

Sec. 208   RCW 28B.50.285 and 2010 1st sp.s. c 24 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) By July 1, 2010, and within existing resources, the college board may create a single web site for the purpose of advertising the availability of opportunity express funding to Washington citizens; explaining that opportunity express helps people who want to pursue college and apprenticeship for certain targeted industries; and explaining that opportunity express includes the following tracks: Worker retraining for unemployed adults; training programs approved by the commissioner of the employment security department, training programs administered by labor and management partnerships, and training programs prioritized by industry, for unemployed adults and incumbent workers; opportunity internships for high school students; and opportunity grants for low-income adults. The web site may also direct interested individuals to the appropriate local intake office. The web site may also include a link to the Washington state department of labor and industries apprenticeship program.
     (2) This section expires July 1, 2014.

Sec. 209   RCW 28B.77.220 and 2013 c 23 s 61 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The council must convene work groups to develop transfer associate degrees that will satisfy lower division requirements at public four-year institutions of higher education for specific academic majors. Work groups must include representatives from the state board for community and technical colleges and ((the council of presidents)) a representative of four-year institutions of higher education, as well as faculty from two and four-year institutions. Work groups may include representatives from independent four-year institutions.
     (2) Each transfer associate degree developed under this section must enable a student to complete the lower-division courses or competencies for general education requirements and preparation for the major that a direct-entry student would typically complete in the first-year student and sophomore years for that academic major.
     (3) Completion of a transfer associate degree does not guarantee a student admission into an institution of higher education or admission into a major, minor, or professional program at an institution of higher education that has competitive admission standards for the program based on grade point average or other performance criteria.
     (4) During the 2004-05 academic year, the work groups must develop transfer degrees for elementary education, engineering, and nursing. As necessary based on demand or identified need, the council must convene additional groups to identify and develop additional transfer degrees. The council must give priority to majors in high demand by transfer students and majors that the general direct transfer agreement associate degree does not adequately prepare students to enter automatically upon transfer.
     (5) The council, in collaboration with the intercollege relations commission, must collect and maintain lists of courses offered by each community and technical college and public four-year institution of higher education that fall within each transfer associate degree.
     (6) The council must monitor implementation of transfer associate degrees by public four-year institutions to ensure compliance with subsection (2) of this section.
     (7) Beginning January 10, 2005, the council must submit a progress report on the development of transfer associate degrees to the higher education committees of the house of representatives and the senate. The first progress report must include measurable benchmark indicators to monitor the effectiveness of the initiatives in improving transfer and baseline data for those indicators before the implementation of the initiatives. Subsequent reports must be submitted by January 10th of each odd-numbered year and must monitor progress on the indicators, describe development of additional transfer associate degrees, and provide other data on improvements in transfer efficiency.

Sec. 210   RCW 28B.77.230 and 2012 c 229 s 116 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The council, the state board for community and technical colleges, ((the council of presidents)) a representative of four-year institutions of higher education, the four-year institutions of higher education, the private independent higher education institutions, and the private career schools shall collaborate to carry out the following goals:
     (a) Increase the number of students who receive academic credit for prior learning and the number of students who receive credit for prior learning that counts towards their major or towards earning their degree, certificate, or credential, while ensuring that credit is awarded only for high quality, course-level competencies;
     (b) Increase the number and type of academic credits accepted for prior learning in institutions of higher education, while ensuring that credit is awarded only for high quality, course-level competencies;
     (c) Develop transparent policies and practices in awarding academic credit for prior learning;
     (d) Improve prior learning assessment practices across the institutions of higher education;
     (e) Create tools to develop faculty and staff knowledge and expertise in awarding credit for prior learning and to share exemplary policies and practices among institutions of higher education;
     (f) Develop articulation agreements when patterns of credit for prior learning are identified for particular programs and pathways; and
     (g) Develop outcome measures to track progress on the goals outlined in this section.
     (2) The council shall convene the academic credit for prior learning work group.
     (a) The work group must include the following members:
     (i) One representative from the council;
     (ii) One representative from the state board for community and technical colleges;
     (iii) One representative ((from the council of presidents)) of the four-year institutions of higher education;
     (iv) Two representatives each from faculty from two and four-year institutions of higher education;
     (v) Two representatives from private career schools;
     (vi) Two representatives from business; and
     (vii) Two representatives from labor.
     (b) The purpose of the work group is to coordinate and implement the goals in subsection (1) of this section.
     (3) The council shall report progress on the goals and outcome measures annually by December 31st.
     (4) For the purposes of this section, "prior learning" means the knowledge and skills gained through work and life experience; through military training and experience; and through formal and informal education and training from in-state and out-of-state institutions including foreign institutions.

Sec. 211   RCW 28B.110.040 and 2012 c 229 s 567 are each amended to read as follows:
     The executive director of the student achievement council, in consultation with ((the council of presidents)) a representative of four-year institutions of higher education and the state board for community and technical colleges, shall monitor the compliance by institutions of higher education with this chapter.
     (1) The council shall establish a timetable and guidelines for compliance with this chapter.
     (2) By November 30, 1990, each institution shall submit to the council for approval a plan to comply with the requirements of RCW 28B.110.030. The plan shall contain measures to ensure institutional compliance with the provisions of this chapter by September 30, 1994. If participation in activities, such as intercollegiate athletics and matriculation in academic programs is not proportionate to the percentages of male and female enrollment, the plan should outline efforts to identify barriers to equal participation and to encourage gender equity in all aspects of college and university life.
     (3) The council may delegate to the state board for community and technical colleges any or all responsibility for community college compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

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