SENATE BILL REPORT
SB 5230
BYSenators Saling, Bauer, Stratton, Patterson, Smitherman, Bailey, Smith, Bluechel, Benitz, Sutherland and Gaspard
Establishing branch campuses of the University of Washington and the Washington State University.
Senate Committee on Higher Education
Senate Hearing Date(s):February 27, 1989
Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5230 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
Signed by Senators Saling, Chairman; Patterson, Vice Chairman; Bauer, Cantu, Smitherman, Stratton.
Senate Staff:Scott Huntley (786-7421)
March 1, 1989
AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 27, 1989
BACKGROUND:
The Washington state master plan for higher education, adopted by the Higher Education Coordinating Board and endorsed by the Legislature in 1988, recommends the creation of two branch campuses of the University of Washington and three branch campuses of Washington State University.
The master plan recommends the branch campuses of the University of Washington be located in the Tacoma area and in the Bothell-Woodinville area.
The master plan recommends the branch campuses of Washington State University be located in the Spokane area, the southwest Washington area, and in the Tri-cities area.
SUMMARY:
The Board of Regents of the University of Washington is given the authority to establish branch campuses in the Tacoma and Bothell areas. The campuses will be designed to meet the need for upper-division and graduate programs in these areas, with emphasis on serving the needs of placebound students.
The Board of Regents of Washington State University is given the authority to establish branch campuses in Spokane, Vancouver and the Tri-cities. The Spokane branch campus will be designed to meet the need for upper-division and graduate education programs, with emphasis on graduate and research programs. The Vancouver branch campus shall be designed to meet the need for undergraduate and graduate education programs in the southwest Washington area. The campus shall replace the southwest Washington Joint Center for Education. The Tri-cities branch campus shall be designed to continue and improve upon upper-division and graduate education programs in the Tri-cities. The campus shall replace the Tri- cities University Center.
The method of organization, governance and administration of the branch campuses is to be determined by the appropriate governing board. The governing boards are to insure that the faculty, staff and students of the branch campuses are afforded the same rights and privileges as those of the main campus.
Admission standards for branch campuses will be established by the institutions, in cooperation with the Higher Education Coordinating Board, and consistent with the board's authority to establish minimum standards.
The level of tuition fees charged to students at branch campuses is to be established by the Higher Education Coordinating Board in cooperation with the governing institutions. The tuition charges are to be consistent with those established for graduate and undergraduate students at state four-year institutions.
The Higher Education Coordinating Board will review proposals for degree programs at branch campuses consistent with procedures for the review of new off-campus degree programs.
The University of Washington and Washington State University, respectively, are to establish a local advisory committee where a branch campus is located.
EFFECT OF PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE:
The term "Bothell-Woodinville" replaces "Bothell."
The term "southwest Washington" replaces "Vancouver."
The method of organization, governance and administration of the branch campuses is to be proposed by the appropriate governing board and subject to the approval of the Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Legislature.
The governing boards are to adopt policies regarding faculty, staff and students appropriate to the missions of the branch campuses.
Admission standards will be adopted in accordance with policies adopted by the Higher Education Coordinating Board.
The Higher Education Coordinating Board will review and approve programs at branch campuses consistent with the procedures established for off-campus programs.
$35,739,000 is appropriated to the HEC Board from the state building construction account. $34,739,000 is to be used for higher education branch campuses and may be distributed, by action of the board, to designated institutions. $1 million is to be used by the HEC Board to plan for the orderly development of the branch campuses.
Appropriation: $35,739,000
Revenue: none
Fiscal Note: requested January 27, 1989
Effective Date:July 1, 1989
Senate Committee - Testified: Ann Daley, Higher Education Coordinating Board (for); Beverly Lingle, Washington State University (for); Donna Kerr, University of Washington (for)