BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 1816: State higher ed system

Concerning funding and operating practices of the state higher education system.

Summary

Establishes a state funding/tuition balance for resident undergraduate and graduate students based on the cost of attendance and prohibits over-enrollment.
Eliminates Global Challenge States as a comparison model for funding.
Eliminates the role of the Higher Education Coordinating Board with respect to financial aid, eliminates state financial aid programs, and transfers responsibility for financial aid to the individual institutions.
Creates an internship program for which businesses may get a Business and Occupation tax credit based upon the salaries and benefits paid to interns.
Establishes a new loan program for upper division undergraduates and graduate students.
Requires students pursuing a bachelor's degree to take a Rising Juniors test.

From the House Bill Analysis 2011 (HB 1816), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to state funding and operating practices of the state higher education system;

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

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

HB 1816 (2025–26) Civilian crisis resp. teams · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1816 (2023–24) Ballot forwarding · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1816 (2021–22) Operating budget, supp. · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1816 (2019–20) Medical transp. aircraft/tax · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1816 (2017–18) Homeless youth info. sharing · Enacted · Chapter 277, Laws of 2017
HB 1816 (2015–16) Admin rules review committee · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1816 (2013–14) Incapacitated adults · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1816 (2009–10) Wireless phone numbers · Enacted · Chapter 401, Laws of 2009