6174 AMH .... H5362.2

SB 6174 - H AMD 374 ADOPTED 2-28-96

By Representatives Mulliken, Carlson and Jacobson

    Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

    "Sec. 1.  RCW 28B.80.330 and 1993 c 363 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

    The board shall perform the following planning duties in consultation with the four-year institutions, the community and technical college system, and when appropriate the work force training and education coordinating board, the superintendent of public instruction, and the independent higher educational institutions:

    (1) Develop and establish role and mission statements for each of the four-year institutions and for the community and technical college system;

    (2) Identify the state's higher education goals, objectives, and priorities;

    (3) Prepare a comprehensive master plan which includes but is not limited to:

    (a) Assessments of the state's higher education needs.  These assessments may include, but are not limited to:  The basic and continuing needs of various age groups; business and industrial needs for a skilled work force; analyses of demographic, social, and economic trends; consideration of the changing ethnic composition of the population and the special needs arising from such trends; college attendance, retention, and dropout rates, and the needs of recent high school graduates and placebound adults.  The board should consider the needs of residents of all geographic regions, but its initial priorities should be applied to heavily populated areas underserved by public institutions;

    (b) Recommendations on enrollment and other policies and actions to meet those needs;

    (c) Guidelines for continuing education, adult education, public service, and other higher education programs.

    The initial plan shall be submitted to the governor and the legislature by December 1, 1987.  Comments on the plan from the board's advisory committees and the institutions shall be submitted with the plan.

    The plan shall be updated every four years, and presented to the governor and the appropriate legislative policy committees.  Following public hearings, the legislature shall, by concurrent resolution, approve or recommend changes to the initial plan, and the updates.  The plan shall then become state higher education policy unless legislation is enacted to alter the policies set forth in the plan;

    (4) Review, evaluate, and make recommendations on operating and capital budget requests from four-year institutions and the community and technical college system, based on the elements outlined in subsections (1), (2), and (3) of this section, and on guidelines which outline the board's fiscal priorities.  These guidelines shall be distributed to the institutions and the community college board by December of each odd-numbered year.  The institutions and the community college board shall submit an outline of their proposed budgets, identifying major components, to the board no later than August 1 of each even-numbered year.  The board shall submit recommendations on the proposed budgets and on the board's budget priorities to the office of financial management before ((October 15)) November 1st of each even-numbered year, and to the legislature by January 1 of each odd-numbered year;

    (5) Design and implement a pilot project that permits some needy resident students to use their state need grant awards to study in other states.  The design of the pilot project shall include, but need not be limited to, needy students from Clark county who wish to attend an eligible institution of higher education located in the Portland area.  The board may adopt rules to establish eligibility criteria for student and institutional participation in the pilot project.  By December 15, 2002, the board shall provide to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature a report on the results of the pilot project.  The report shall include a recommendation on the extent to which financial aid portability should be permitted for Washington's students;

(6) Recommend legislation affecting higher education;

    (((6))) (7) Recommend tuition and fees policies and levels based on comparisons with peer institutions;

    (((7))) (8) Establish priorities and develop recommendations on financial aid based on comparisons with peer institutions;

    (((8))) (9) Prepare recommendations on merging or closing institutions; ((and

    (9))) (10) Develop criteria for identifying the need for new baccalaureate institutions;

(11) Identify instructional program areas and localities in the state where contracting for services with institutions of higher education, as defined in RCW 28B.07.020(4), would be a cost-effective way of meeting identified needs; and

(12) Contract with institutions of higher education, as defined in RCW 28B.07.020(4), for instructional program services that lead to certification, licensure, or a degree at the baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral levels, in a field of study other than theology.  Any contract under this subsection shall meet conditions that include, but need not be limited to the following:

(a) The board has found a need for the services and has found that the proposed contract represents a cost-effective way of providing the services;

(b) Only students who would meet the residency requirements described in RCW 28B.15.012 and 28B.15.013 if they were enrolled in a state supported institution of higher education may be included within the financial terms of the contract; and

(c) The contract includes provisions that ensure accountability in the expenditure of any public funds and provide periodic evaluations of the effectiveness of the contract.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 28B.10.790 and 1985 c 370 s 54 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Washington residents attending any nonprofit college or university in another state ((which)) that has a reciprocity agreement with the state of Washington shall be eligible for the student financial aid program outlined in RCW 28B.10.800 through 28B.10.824 if (((1))) (a) they qualify as a "needy student" under RCW 28B.10.802(3), and (((2))) (b) the institution attended is a member institution of an accrediting association recognized by rule of the higher education coordinating board for the purposes of this section and is specifically encompassed within or directly affected by ((such)) the reciprocity agreement and agrees to and complies with program rules and regulations pertaining to ((such)) the students and institutions adopted ((pursuant to)) under RCW 28B.10.822.

(2) Washington residents participating in the pilot project under RCW 28B.80.330(5) shall be eligible for the student financial aid program outlined in RCW 28B.10.800 through 28B.10.824 if the residents (a) qualify as needy students under RCW 28B.10.802(3), (b) are enrolled at an eligible institution as defined by the board under RCW 28B.80.330(5), and (c) meet any additional criteria established by the board for participation in the pilot project."

SB 6174 - H AMD

By Representative

    On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "board;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 28B.80.330 and 28B.10.790."

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