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                                          SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1190

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Peery, L. Smith, J. King and Tanner)

Read first time 3/8/85 and passed to Committee on Rules.

AN ACT Relating to the joint center for education; and amending RCW 28B.30.510.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 13, chapter 72, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. and RCW 28B.30.510 are each amended to read as follows:

          The board of regents of Washington State University and the board of trustees of The Evergreen State College, in cooperation with the boards of trustees of Clark Community College((, is)) and Lower Columbia Community College are hereby authorized to establish a Southwest Washington joint center for education to ((provide)) coordinate undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education in high-technology fields ((to the citizens of the Southwest Washington area)) and other programs, all as approved by the council for postsecondary education or its successor agency.  The Southwest Washington joint center for education shall be administered by Washington State University with the advice of the high-technology coordinating board in areas dealing with high technology.  Washington State University shall make the facilities of the Southwest Washington joint center for education available to other institutions of higher education when specific program needs so require.