(1) Prior to June 1 of each even-numbered year, the Oregon members of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education shall determine the quotas of Oregon students for whom various kinds of educational service should be purchased in out-of-state institutions during the next biennium and shall recommend to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission and the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors the amount to be included in its biennial budget to cover the cost of such educational service for students enrolled in their respective institutions.

(2) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission and the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors shall negotiate contracts with the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education for educational service of the kind and amount indicated by the quotas determined under subsection (1) of this section. The commission shall make payments required by such contracts out of the money appropriated to the commission for that purpose.

(3) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission may also contract with higher education institutions, or others, which are not members of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, to furnish educational services to students who are residents of the State of Oregon in those areas of higher education where the educational institutions of the State of Oregon are unable to provide the desired professional educational opportunities. [Formerly 351.820]