Tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. in Olympia, the initial organizing meeting of the State Performance Agreement Committee will be held in Senate Hearing Room 3 of the John A. Cherberg Building. The Committee was created by Engrossed House Bill 2641 (Jarrett) which was created to represent the state’s interests in developing and negotiating performance agreements with the six public baccalaureate institutions.
Members of the Committee include:
- Senator Jim Kastama (D-Puyallup)
- Senator Jerome Delvin (R-Richland)
- Representative Fred Jarrett (D-Mercer Island)
- Representative Joe Schmick (R-Colfax)
- Ann Daley, Executive Director, Higher Education Coordinating Board
- Wolfgang Opitz, Deputy Director Office of Financial Management
- Chris Alejano, Governor’s Higher Education Policy Advisor
- Brian Jeffries, Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction
Staff support for the committee will be provided by the Higher Education Coordinating Board.
The UW Board of Regents has approved the formation of an internal committee chaired by Doug Wadden, Executive Vice Provost to develop the University’s draft agreement which will be presented to the Regents at their July meeting.