H-0191.2
HOUSE BILL 1147
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State of Washington | 64th Legislature | 2015 Regular Session |
By Representatives Haler, Pollet, Manweller, Zeiger, and Bergquist
Read first time 01/14/15. Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
AN ACT Relating to a study of the transition to a three-track or four-track admission system for public institutions of higher education; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The Washington state institute for public policy shall conduct a study of the transition to a three-track admission system for public institutions of higher education on a semester calendar and a four-track admission system for public institutions of higher education on a quarter calendar. The study must:
(a) Determine how Brigham Young University-Idaho made the transition to a three-track admission system;
(b) Determine how a transition to a three-track or four-track admission system would affect the public institutions of higher education in Washington;
(c) Determine the cost savings of a three-track or four-track admission system compared to the current system; and
(d) Determine how many additional students could be served by a three-track or four-track admission system.
(2) The institute shall issue a final report to appropriate committees of the legislature by November 1, 2015.
(3) This section expires July 1, 2016.
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