Legislative Information

Olympia Updates

 April 21, 1999 No. 10

From: Larry Ganders, Director; WSU State-wide Affairs
925 Plum St. SE - Building 4, P.O. Box 43165, Olympia, WA 98504-3165
SUMMARY OF DECISION PACKAGES WSU Request Governor Request House Rep. Version House Dem. Version Senate & Final Version
I. Salary Increases $23.9M $9.6M $12.0M $14.5M $15.9M
  • Merit based salary increases from state increase pool
4.5% per year 2% per year
Inst. authority to fund larger increases.
3% per year
for instr. & res. faculty
2% per year - others
3% per year
for all employees
3% per year
for all employees
  • + Retention pool
$2.3M $1.15M
To be matched by tuition revenue
$2.3M
Plus optional use of tuition up to 1%
$4.65M $2.9M
Plus optional use of tuition.
II. Technology
  • Instructional Quality through Technology
$6.2M $3.4M* $0.9M $0.9M $1.8M
  • Washington On-line College
0 $1.5M 0 0 0
II. Access
  • Spokane Consortium
$2.1M $2.1M $0.75M 0 0
  • Spokane Enrollment
$3.6M
(205 FTE)
$3.0M
(159 FTE)
$2.3M
(159 FTE)
$2.3M
(159 FTE)
$2.1M
(159 FTE)
  • Access - Serving Increased Demand
Pullman EDP $1.5M
(200 FTE)
$1.1M
(151 FTE)
$0.8M
(151 FTE)
$0.8M
(151 FTE)
$0.8M
(151 FTE)
Pullman $1.8M
(300 FTE)
$1.0M
(226 FTE)
$1.1M
(226 FTE)
$1.1M
(226 FTE)
$0.9M
(226 FTE)
Vancouver $1.9M
(150 FTE)
$1.6M
(120 FTE)
$1.4M
(119 FTE)
$1.7M
(150 FTE)
$1.8M
(150 FTE)
  • Increased Access Through Partnerships
$2.6M *(Funding included in Instructional Quality through Technology) 0 0 *(Funding included in Instructional Quality through Technology)
IV. Special Initiatives
  • Advanced Technology Initiative
$3.0M 0 $1.0M $2.0M $1.5M
  • Safe Food Initiative
$7.5M $2.35M
.7M - WSU to reallocate
.7M - Industry to donate
3.75M - All 2nd Year
$2.35M $4.25M $4.25M
  • Accountability Incentive: Distinguished Professors
0 0 $0.5M 0 0
  • Grass Burning Study
0 0 0 0 $0.1M
SUBTOTAL $56.4M $26.8M $25.4M $32.2M $32.05M
V. Trust Lands Issues
  • Supplemental Budget
$36.3M $36.3M $10.0M $5.0M $20.0M (plus 16M)
  • Management Fee
$4.0M $4.0M $1.0M $1.8M $2.6M
TOTAL $96.7M $67.1M $36.4M $39.0M $54.65M (plus 16M)
WSU Request Governor Request House Rep. Version House Dem. Version Senate & Final Version
NOTE: Governor`s Tuition Recommendation
Institutional option to raise tuition up to 5% for Resident Undergraduates. Limited to 20% per year for all other categories of students. Tuition could go up or down. A portion of tuition collected must go to financial aid.

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