October 27 2005

Meeting Agenda

Executive Policy Committee Report:

Washington Learns Project Update

2006 Legislative Overview

Consent Items:

Approval of the September 22, 2005 Meeting Minutes

State and Regional Needs Assessment
2004 Strategic Master Plan Policy Goal 6: Meeting Regional Higher Education Needs

Report of the Executive Director
Report on the status of various HECB programs and activities, including the Skagit, Island and Snohomish Counties (SIS) needs study, and higher education efforts in the Tri-Cities.

Fiscal Committee Discussion and Action Items:

2006 Supplemental Budget Recommendations
(RCW 28B.76.210(5) directs the HECB to make recommendations to the state Office of Financial Management on the 2006 supplemental budget requests submitted by the state’s public four-year institutions. 

Draft Operating and Capital Budget Guidelines for the
2007-09 Biennium - Preliminary budget guidelines for the institutions.  The board will adopt the guidelines in December.

Education Committee Report:

Status Report on College Readiness Project

Financial Aid Committee Report:

Reauthorization of the 1965 Higher Education Act
An overview of the reauthorization of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, including a description of the major activities covered by the Act, and current issues under consideration.