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                                                      HOUSE BILL 2033

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Representatives Carlson, Jacobsen, Casada, Quall, J. Kohl, Basich and Anderson

Read first time 02/24/93.  Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

Adding student members to the higher education coordinating board.

          AN ACT Relating to the higher education coordinating board; and amending RCW 28B.80.390 and 28B.80.400.

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

        Sec. 1.  RCW 28B.80.390 and 1985 c 370 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

          The board shall consist of ((nine)) eleven members who are representative of the public, including women and the racial minority community.  All members shall be appointed at large by the governor and approved by the senate.  The governor shall appoint the chair, who shall serve at the governor's pleasure.  The student members shall be appointed by the governor, selected from names submitted by the recognized student association of students at each four-year institution of higher education.  One name from each four-year institution of higher education shall be submitted for selection.

        Sec. 2.  RCW 28B.80.400 and 1985 c 370 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:

          The members of the board, except the chair and the student members, shall serve for terms of four years, the terms expiring on June 30th of the fourth year of the term except that in the case of initial members, two shall be appointed to two-year terms, three shall be appointed to three-year terms, and three shall be appointed to four-year terms.  The student members of the board shall serve two-year terms.

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