TAB 6a
REGULAR MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD FOR
COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
MEETING MINUTES
September 11, 2013
State Board Members
Beth Willis (Chair), Lakewood
Shaunta Hyde (Vice Chair), Lake Forest Park
Sharon Fairchild, Spokane
Jim Bricker, Coupeville
Elizabeth Chen, Federal Way
Anne Fennessy, Seattle
Wayne Martin, Richland
Larry Brown, Auburn
Jay Reich, Seattle
Statutory Authority: Laws of 1967, Chapter 28B.50 Revised Code of Washington
State of Washington
STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
Olympia
ACTION INDEX
September 11, 2013
Resolution
Number
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Description
Adoption of Consent Agenda:
- Approval of State Board Special Meeting Minutes
for July 12, 2013
- Approval for State Board Special Meeting Minutes
for August 14, 2013
13-09-43
-
13-09-44
-
13-09-45
-
13-09-46
-
13-09-47
-
South Puget Sound Community College, Local
Expenditure Authority, Lacey Campus
Development
Whatcom Community College, Local Expenditure
Authority, Student Recreation Center
Edmonds Community College, Surplus Real
Property to City
Bellevue College, Local Expenditure Authority,
Bookstore
Bellevue College, Local Expenditure Authority, IBIT
Page in
Minutes
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
13-09-48
Approval of Revised State Board By-Laws
2
13-09-49
Approval of Revisions to WAC 131-48-010 to 131-48-140
Governing the Certificate of Educational Competence
2
STATE OF WASHINGTON
STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
Olympia
Regular Meeting Minutes
September 11, 2013
The Lodge at Suncadia, Cle Elum
The State Board’s regular business meeting was preceded by a retreat held at The Lodge at
Suncadia on September 9-10, 2013. Topics and issues discussed at the retreat included: 1) System
Direction, 2) ctcLink, 3) Applied Baccalaureates, 4) Student Achievement, 5) Washington Student
Achievement Council, 6) Common Core, and 7) Legislative and Communication Planning. No action
was taken in the retreat sessions.
State Board Members Present: Beth Willis, Shaunta Hyde, Sharon Fairchild, Jim Bricker, Elizabeth
Chen, Larry Brown, Wayne Martin, Anne Fennessy, Jay Reich
State Board Members Absent:
CALL TO ORDER AND WELCOME
Chair Beth Willis called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and welcomed those present. She asked for
audience introductions.
ADOPTION OF REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
MOTION: Moved by Larry Brown and seconded by Sharon Fairchild that the State Board adopt
its September 11, 2013, regular meeting agenda as amended.
ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA (Resolutions 13-09-43 through 13-09-47)
MOTION: Moved by Larry Brown and seconded by Jim Bricker that the State Board adopt the
consent agenda for its September 11, 2013, regular meeting as follows:
a) Approval of July 12, 2013, State Board special meeting minutes
b) Approval of August 14, 2013, State Board special meeting minutes
c) Resolution 13-09-43: South Puget Sound Community College, Local Expenditure
Authority, Lacey Campus Development
d) Resolution 13-09-44: Whatcom Community College, Local Expenditure Authority,
Student Recreation Center
e) Resolution 13-09-45: Edmonds Community College, Surplus Real Property to City
f) Resolution 13-09-46: Bellevue College, Local Expenditure Authority, Bookstore
g) Resolution 13-09-47: Bellevue College, Local Expenditure Authority, IBIT
MOTION CARRIED.
SBCTC Regular Meeting Minutes
September 11, 2013
Page 2
CHAIR’S REPORT
Chair Willis presented her report:
 Trustees’ Association Report. TACTC President Dan Altmayer reported on the topics of:
Remembering 9/11, Veterans Education, 2013-14 TACTC Planning Retreat, October 2,
Trustee Education, TACTC Legislative Advocacy Retreat, 2014 Legislative Session Policy
Focus, New Trustee Orientation, Appointment and Re-Appointment Statuses, 2014 Spring
Conference, and October 2013 ACCT Congress.
 Presidents’ Association Report. WACTC President Jill Wakefield reported on the topics of:
2013 WACTC Retreat Outcomes, 2014 Work Plan Focus, Common Core, Competency Based
Degrees, Accreditation, Compensation, Allocation and Accountability Task Force, and
Compensation Committee.
APPROVAL OF STATE BOARD BY-LAWS (RESOLUTION 13-09-48)
State Board Member Wayne Martin presented that at the June 2013 State Board meeting, Board
members appointed a committee to review and suggest changes to their bylaws related to the election
of officers and the Board’s Executive Committee. At the Board’s request, the bylaw committee drafted
language to amend the bylaws.
MOTION: Moved by Jim Bricker and seconded by Sharon Fairchild that the State Board adopt
Resolution 13-09-48 approving the revised State Board bylaws as presented.
MOTION CARRIED.
PUBLIC HEARING REVISIONS TO WAC 131-48-010 TO 131-48-140 GOVERNING THE
CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATIONAL COMPETENCE (RESOLUTION 13-09-49)
Lou Sager of the State Board staff presented that the legislature passed Substitute House Bill 1686
this year to remove the term GED® from our statutes, which will allow consideration of alternative high
school equivalency tests. Staff proposes conducting a Request for Information and a Request for
Proposals this fall and winter to identify high school equivalency test options. The consideration of
these tests would include a cost analysis for both the test takers and test centers in our state. Staff
plans to make a recommendation to the Board in March 2014.
In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, the Board held a public hearing on the proposed
resolution. No public testimony was given.
MOTION: Moved by Shaunta Hyde and seconded by Larry Brown that the State Board adopt
Resolution 13-09-49 approving the permanent revisions to WAC 131-48-010 to 131-48-140
governing the Certificate of Educational Competence.
MOTION CARRIED.
SBCTC Regular Meeting Minutes
September 11, 2013
Page 3
ADJOURNMENT/NEXT MEETING
There being no further business, the State Board adjourned its regular meeting of September 11,
2013, at 10:00 a.m. The State Board will hold next meeting October 23-24 at Bellingham Technical
College and Whatcom Community College.
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Elizabeth Willis, Chair
ATTEST:
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Marty Brown, Secretary