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PART VI 1 HIGHER EDUCATION 2 NEW SECTION. Sec. 601. The appropriations in sections 605 3 through 611 of this act are subject to the following conditions and 4 limitations: 5 (1) "Institutions" means the institutions of higher education 6 receiving appropriations under sections 605 through 611 of this act. 7 (2) The legislature, the office of financial management, and 8 other state agencies need consistent and accurate personnel data from 9 institutions of higher education for policy planning purposes. 10 Institutions of higher education shall report personnel data to the 11 office of financial management for inclusion in the agency's data 12 warehouse. Uniform reporting procedures shall be established by the 13 office of financial management's office of the state human resources 14 director for use by the reporting institutions, including provisions 15 for common job classifications and common definitions of full-time 16 equivalent staff. Annual contract amounts, number of contract months, 17 and funding sources shall be consistently reported for employees 18 under contract. 19 (3) In addition to waivers granted under the authority of RCW 20 28B.15.910, the governing boards and the state board may waive all or 21 a portion of operating fees for any student. State general fund 22 appropriations shall not be provided to replace tuition and fee 23 revenue foregone as a result of waivers granted under this 24 subsection. 25 (4)(a) For employees under the jurisdiction of chapter 41.56 or 26 41.80 RCW, salary increases will be in accordance with the applicable 27 collective bargaining agreement. However, an increase shall not be 28 provided to any classified employee whose salary is above the 29 approved salary range maximum for the class to which the employee's 30 position is allocated. 31 (b) For each institution of higher education receiving 32 appropriations under sections 606 through 611 of this act: 33 (i) The only allowable salary increases are those associated with 34 normally occurring promotions and increases related to faculty and 35 staff retention and as provided in Part IX of this act. 36 (ii) Institutions may provide salary increases from sources other 37 than general fund appropriations and tuition revenues to 38 instructional and research faculty, exempt professional staff, 39 p. 540 ESSB 5187.SL