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Rep. Timmons introduces bill to raise Western Washington University's per‑student state funding to parity
Summary
Rep. Joe Timmons (42nd LD) sponsored HB 2070 to create a per‑FTE funding methodology that would appropriate the difference when Western Washington University is the lowest‑funded regional university, a disparity witnesses said amounts to roughly $1,000 per student and about $25 million annually.
House Bill 2070, introduced by Rep. Joe Timmons (42nd Legislative District), would establish a per‑student calculation to bring Western Washington University’s state appropriation up to parity with peer regional universities when Western is the lowest‑funded institution on a per‑FTE basis.
Timmons told the Postsecondary Education Workforce Committee on Feb. 25 that Western has historically been the lowest‑funded regional four‑year university in the state “by just about $1,000 below Central Washington University currently,” and that since 1990 Western has been the lowest funded in most years. He framed the bill as “bringing Western up” rather than taking funds from other…
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