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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 1726: Creating Bellevue College

Creating Bellevue College.

Summary

  • Creates Bellevue College, an institution of higher education that is a combination of a community college and a four-year institution.
  • Authorizes Bellevue College to offer workforce degrees and certificates, academic associate and bachelor's degrees, and the bachelor's of applied science degree.
  • Retains collectively bargaining practices under rules adopted by the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.
  • Retains academic employee eligibility for cost of living increases under Initiative 732.
  • Deposits building fees into two separate accounts; fees associated with upper-division instruction are directed to the newly created Bellevue College capital projects account; fees associated with lower-division instruction are directed to the Community and Technical College capital projects account.
  • Creates model schools and training departments for teacher education.

From the House Bill Analysis 2009 (HB 1726), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2009
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marcie Maxwell (D-41)
Introduced
January 28, 2009 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010
Companion bill
SB 5575
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to creating Bellevue College;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marcie Maxwell (D-41)

10 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Glenn Anderson R-5Senator D-36Jay Rodne R-5Deb Eddy D-48Larry Springer D-45Ross Hunter D-48Judy Clibborn D-41Roger Goodman D-45Bob Hasegawa D-11Zack Hudgins D-11

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to Higher Education.

HB 1726 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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