H-0978.1
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1036
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By House Postsecondary Education & Workforce (originally sponsored by Representatives Ortiz-Self, Reed, Ramel, Doglio, Fosse, Peterson, Pollet, Nance, Berg, Ormsby, Scott, and Hill)
READ FIRST TIME 01/31/25.
AN ACT Relating to adding labor trustees to college boards; amending RCW 28B.50.100 , 28B.35.100 , and 28B.40.100 ; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 28B.50.100 and 2013 c 23 s 58 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) There is hereby created a board of trustees for each college district as set forth in this chapter. Each board of trustees shall be composed of five trustees, except as provided in RCW 28B.50.102 , who shall be appointed by the governor for terms commencing October 1st of the year in which appointed. In making such appointments, the governor shall give consideration to geographical diversity, and representing labor, business, women, and racial and ethnic minorities, in the membership of the boards of trustees. The boards of trustees for districts (( containing technical colleges )) shall include at least one member from business and one member from labor.