Limiting the number of full-time equivalent employees in higher education.

HB 2054 limits staffing at Washington's community and technical colleges by requiring that no college employs more than one full-time equivalent employee for every six full-time equivalent enrolled students. This rule applies directly to all community and technical colleges across the state, calculated as an annual average. The bill mandates that colleges maintain this 1:6 employee-to-student ratio as part of their operational standards. It does not change tuition, academic programs, or other core functions, but directly affects how colleges manage their workforce based on enrollment numbers.