Washington State House of Representatives Office of Program Research	BILL ANALYSIS
Higher Education

HB 1073

Brief Description:  Changing provisions regarding technology fees at institutions of higher education.

Sponsors:  Representatives Benson, Wood, McMorris, Dunn, Gombosky, Schoesler, Esser, Sump, Hunt, Crouse, Kenney, Schindler, Kagi, Edwards, Lantz and McDermott.

Brief Summary of Bill

$Adds community and technical colleges to statute.

$Asks for a state dollar-for-dollar match of technology fees collected.

$Requires 3.5 percent of the match be deposited in the institution=s local financial aid fund.

Hearing Date:  2/5/01

Staff:  Marsha Reilly (786‑7135).

Background:

Summary of Bill: 

The public community and technical colleges are included in the statute allowing governing boards, with written agreement of the student governance, to establish a student technology fee.

Following one year of collection and expenditure of the technology fee, institutions are eligible for a state match on a dollar-for-dollar basis to a maximum of $450,000 per year, per campus.

Of any state match, 3.5 percent must be deposited in the institution=s local financial aid fund.

Effective Date:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Requested on February 1, 2001.