title: RCW 28B.118.040

text:
The office of student financial assistance shall:
(1) With the assistance of the office of the superintendent of public instruction, implement and administer the Washington college bound scholarship program;
(2) Develop effective methods to notify eligible students of their enrollment in the Washington college bound scholarship program and the requirements of RCW 28B.118.010;
(3) Develop and implement a process for scholarships, which includes working with other state agencies, law enforcement, or the court system to verify that eligible students do not have felony convictions;
(4) Annually in March, with the assistance of the office of the superintendent of public instruction, distribute to tenth grade eligible students and their families: (a) Notification that, to qualify for the scholarship, a student's family income may not exceed sixty-five percent of the state median family income at graduation from high school; (b) the current year's value for sixty-five percent of the state median family income; and (c) a statement that a student should consult their school counselor if their family makes, or is projected to make, more than this value before the student graduates;
(5) Develop comprehensive social media outreach with grade-level specific information designed to keep students on track to graduate and leverage current tools such as the high school and beyond plan required by the state board of education and the ready set grad website maintained by the student achievement council;
(6) Track scholarship recipients to ensure continued eligibility and determine student compliance for awarding of scholarships;
(7) Within existing resources, collaborate with college access providers and K-12, postsecondary, and youth-serving organizations to map and coordinate mentoring and advising resources across the state;
(8) Subject to appropriation, deposit funds into the state educational trust fund;
(9) Purchase tuition units under the advanced college tuition payment program in chapter 28B.95 RCW to be owned and held in trust by the office of student financial assistance, for the purpose of scholarship awards as provided for in this section; and
(10) Distribute scholarship funds, in the form of tuition units purchased under the advanced college tuition payment program in chapter 28B.95 RCW or through direct payments from the state educational trust fund, to institutions of higher education on behalf of scholarship recipients identified by the office, as long as recipients maintain satisfactory academic progress.
[ 2021 c 283 s 3; 2019 c 298 s 2; 2018 c 12 s 2; 2015 c 244 s 4; 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 228; 2007 c 405 s 5.]
Notes:
Findings—Intent—Savings—Intent—Retroactive application—Effective date—2021 c 283: See notes following RCW 28B.118.010.
Findings—2015 c 244: See note following RCW 28B.118.010.
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 ss 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.

catchline: Duties of the office of student financial assistance.


doc_type: statute

jurisdiction: wa

title: RCW 28B.118.050

text:
The office of student financial assistance may accept grants, gifts, bequests, and devises of real and personal property from any source for the purpose of granting financial aid in addition to that funded by the state.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 229; 2007 c 405 s 6.]
Notes:
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 ss 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.

license: public-domain-government-work

rule_set: Revised Code of Washington

catchline: Grants, gifts, bequests, and devises.

code: rcw

unit: section

court: Washington State Legislature


title: RCW 28B.118.060

text:
The office of student financial assistance may adopt rules to implement this chapter.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 230; 2007 c 405 s 7.]
Notes:
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 ss 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.

catchline: Rules.


title: RCW 28B.118.075

text:
The caseload forecast council shall estimate the anticipated caseload of the Washington college bound scholarship program and shall submit this forecast as specified in RCW 43.88C.020.
[ 2011 c 304 s 1.]

catchline: Caseload estimate.


title: RCW 28B.118.080

text:
Each institution of higher education is encouraged to tailor advising resources for any enrolled student who is the recipient of a college bound scholarship. The institutions of higher education should identify campus officials, resources, programs, and other college bound scholarship students available to work with college bound scholarship recipients.
[ 2015 c 244 s 5.]
Notes:
Findings—2015 c 244: See note following RCW 28B.118.010.

catchline: Advising resources—Identification of officials, resources, programs, and students.


title: RCW 28B.118.090

text:
(1) Beginning January 1, 2015, and at a minimum every year thereafter, the student achievement council and all institutions of higher education eligible to participate in the college bound scholarship program shall ensure data needed to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the college bound scholarship program is promptly transmitted to the education data center created in RCW 43.41.400 so that it is available and easily accessible. The data to be reported should include but not be limited to:
(a) The number of enrolled students for the college bound scholarship program in seventh, eighth, or ninth grade;
(b) The number of college bound scholarship students who graduate from high school;
(c) The number of college bound scholarship students who enroll in postsecondary education, including how many enroll who graduated high school with less than a "C" average;
(d) Persistence and completion rates of college bound scholarship recipients disaggregated by institutions of higher education and by high school grade point average;
(e) College bound scholarship recipient grade point averages;
(f) The number of college bound scholarship recipients who did not remain eligible and reasons for ineligibility;
(g) College bound scholarship program costs; and
(h) Impacts to the Washington college grant program.
(2) Beginning May 12, 2015, and at a minimum every December 1st thereafter, the student achievement council shall submit student unit record data for the college bound scholarship program applicants and recipients to the education data center.
(3) Beginning July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the education data center shall submit to the student achievement council the data listed in this section that is submitted by institutions of higher education for the purposes of completing the annual legislative report required by this section.
(4) Beginning November 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the student achievement council shall submit a report to the higher education committees of the legislature in accordance with RCW 43.01.036 on the data listed in this section.
[ 2023 c 174 s 3; 2021 c 283 s 4. Prior: 2019 c 406 s 45; 2019 c 298 s 3; 2015 c 244 s 6.]
Notes:
Finding—Intent—2023 c 174: See note following RCW 28B.118.010.
Findings—Intent—Savings—Intent—Retroactive application—Effective date—2021 c 283: See notes following RCW 28B.118.010.
Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 43.79.195.
Findings—Short title—2019 c 406: See notes following RCW 28B.92.200.
Findings—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 28B.94.020.
Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 28C.30.050.
Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 43.216.135.
Effective date—2015 c 244 s 6: "Section 6 of this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 12, 2015]." [ 2015 c 244 s 8.]
Findings—2015 c 244: See note following RCW 28B.118.010.

catchline: Transmitting data to the education data center—Annual report.


title: RCW 28B.12.010

text:
There is hereby created a program of financial aid to students pursuing a post-secondary education which shall be known as the state work-study program.
[ 1994 c 130 s 1; 1974 ex.s. c 177 s 1.]
Notes:
Severability—1974 ex.s. c 177: "If any provision of this act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1974 ex.s. c 177 s 10.]

catchline: Created.


title: RCW 28B.12.020

text:
The purpose of the program created in RCW 28B.12.010 is to provide financial assistance to needy students, including needy students from middle-income families, attending eligible post-secondary institutions in the state of Washington by stimulating and promoting their employment, thereby enabling them to pursue courses of study at such institutions. An additional purpose of this program shall be to provide such needy students, wherever possible, with employment related to their academic or vocational pursuits.
[ 1994 c 130 s 2; 1974 ex.s. c 177 s 2.]
Notes:
Severability—1974 ex.s. c 177: See note following RCW 28B.12.010.

catchline: Purpose.


title: RCW 28B.12.030

text:
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Eligible institution" means any postsecondary institution in this state accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, or a campus of a member institution of an accrediting association recognized by rule of the student achievement council for purposes of this section, that is eligible for federal student financial aid assistance and has operated as a nonprofit college or university delivering on-site classroom instruction for a minimum of twenty consecutive years within the state of Washington, or any public technical college in the state.
(2) "Financial need" has the same meaning as in RCW 28B.92.030.
(3) "Office" means the office of student financial assistance.
[ 2024 c 182 s 1; 2019 c 406 s 26; 2017 c 52 s 1; 2012 c 229 s 519; 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 142; 2002 c 187 s 2; 1994 c 130 s 3; 1974 ex.s. c 177 s 3.]
Notes:
Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 43.79.195.
Findings—Short title—2019 c 406: See notes following RCW 28B.92.200.
Findings—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 28B.94.020.
Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 28C.30.050.
Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 43.216.135.
Effective date—2012 c 229 ss 101, 117, 401, 402, 501 through 594, 601 through 609, 701 through 708, 801 through 821, 902, and 904: See note following RCW 28B.77.005.
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 ss 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Severability—1974 ex.s. c 177: See note following RCW 28B.12.010.

catchline: Definitions.


title: RCW 28B.12.040

text:
The office shall develop and administer the state work-study program. The office may create and enter into agreements with employers and eligible institutions to implement this chapter.
[ 2024 c 182 s 2; 2012 c 229 s 520; 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 143; 2009 c 560 s 21; 1994 c 130 s 4; 1993 c 385 s 3; 1985 c 370 s 58; 1974 ex.s. c 177 s 4.]
Notes:
Effective date—2012 c 229 ss 101, 117, 401, 402, 501 through 594, 601 through 609, 701 through 708, 801 through 821, 902, and 904: See note following RCW 28B.77.005.
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 ss 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—Effective date—Disposition of property and funds—Assignment/delegation of contractual rights or duties—2009 c 560: See notes following RCW 18.06.080.
Severability—1974 ex.s. c 177: See note following RCW 28B.12.010.
Purpose—1974 ex.s. c 177: See RCW 28B.12.020.

catchline: Office of student financial assistance to develop and administer program—Agreements authorized.


title: RCW 28B.12.050

text:
(1) The office shall disburse state work-study funds. In performing its duties under this section, the office shall consult eligible institutions and postsecondary education advisory and governing bodies. The office shall establish criteria designed to achieve such distribution of assistance under this chapter among students attending eligible institutions as will most effectively carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(2) Funds appropriated for compensation of students placed at state work-study employers must not exceed 80 percent of the total compensation paid to students, subject to the following exceptions:
(a) Off-campus community service placements; and
(b) Placements at public and nonprofit employers that seek to increase postsecondary enrollment for high school students.
(3) The office shall define and approve, and may determine salary matching requirements for, community service placements and placements at public and nonprofit employers that seek to increase postsecondary enrollment for high school students.
[ 2024 c 182 s 3; 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 144; 1994 c 130 s 5; 1987 c 330 s 201; 1985 c 370 s 59; 1974 ex.s. c 177 s 5.]
Notes:
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 ss 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Construction—Application of rules—1987 c 330: "This act shall not be construed as affecting any existing right acquired or liability or obligation incurred under the sections amended or repealed in this act or under any rule, regulation, or order adopted under those sections, nor as affecting any proceeding instituted under those sections. The rules of the agencies abolished by this act shall continue in force until acted upon by the succeeding agency and shall be enforced by the succeeding agency. If there is no succeeding agency, the rules shall terminate." [ 1987 c 330 s 1401.]
Severability—1987 c 330: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1987 c 330 s 1402.]
Severability—1974 ex.s. c 177: See note following RCW 28B.12.010.

catchline: Disbursal of state work-study funds—Criteria—Salary matching limitations.


title: RCW 28B.12.055

text:
(1) Within existing resources, the office of student financial assistance shall establish the work-study opportunity grant for high-demand occupations, a competitive grant program to encourage job placements in high-demand fields. The office shall award grants to eligible institutions of higher education that have developed a partnership with a proximate organization willing to host work-study placements. Partner organizations may be nonprofit organizations, for-profit firms, or public agencies. Eligible institutions of higher education must verify that all job placements will last for a minimum of one academic quarter or one academic semester, depending on the system used by the eligible institution of higher education.
(2) The office may adopt rules to identify high-demand fields for purposes of this section. The legislature recognizes that the high-demand fields identified by the office may differ in different regions of the state.
(3) The office may award grants to eligible institutions of higher education that cover both student wages and program administration.
(4) The office shall develop performance benchmarks regarding program success including, but not limited to, the number of students served, the amount of employer contributions, and the number of participating high-demand employers.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 145; 2009 c 215 s 12.]
Notes:
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 ss 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2009 c 215: See notes following RCW 28B.92.030.

catchline: Work-study opportunity grant for high-demand occupations.


title: RCW 28B.12.060

text:
The office of student financial assistance shall adopt rules as may be necessary or appropriate for effecting the provisions of this chapter, and not in conflict with this chapter, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act. Such rules shall include provisions designed to make employment under the work-study program reasonably available, to the extent of available funds, to all eligible needy students in eligible postsecondary institutions. The rules shall include:
(1) Providing work under the state work-study program that will not result in the displacement of employed workers or impair existing contracts for services;
(2) Furnishing work only to a student who:
(a) Is capable, in the opinion of the eligible institution, of maintaining good standing in such course of study while employed under the program covered by the agreement; and
(b) Has been accepted for enrollment as at least a half-time student at the eligible institution or, in the case of a student already enrolled in and attending the eligible institution, is in good standing and in at least half-time attendance there either as an undergraduate, graduate or professional student; and
(c) Is not pursuing a degree in theology;
(3) Placing priority on providing:
(a) Work opportunities for students who are residents of the state of Washington as defined in RCW 28B.15.012 and 28B.15.013, particularly former foster youth as defined in *RCW 28B.92.060;
(b) Job placements in fields related to each student's academic or vocational pursuits, with an emphasis on off-campus job placements whenever appropriate; and
(c) Off-campus community service placements;
(4) To the extent practicable, limiting the proportion of state subsidy expended upon nonresident students to fifteen percent, or such less amount as specified in the biennial appropriations act;
(5) Provisions to assure that in the state institutions of higher education, utilization of this work-study program:
(a) Shall only supplement and not supplant classified positions under jurisdiction of chapter 41.06 RCW;
(b) That all positions established which are comparable shall be identified to a job classification under the director of personnel's classification plan and shall receive equal compensation;
(c) Shall not take place in any manner that would replace classified positions reduced due to lack of funds or work; and
(d) That work-study positions shall only be established at entry-level positions of the classified service unless the overall scope and responsibilities of the position indicate a higher level; and
(6) Provisions to encourage job placements in high employer demand occupations that meet Washington's economic development goals, including those in international trade and international relations. The office shall permit appropriate job placements in other states and other countries.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 146; 2009 c 172 s 1; 2005 c 93 s 4; 2002 c 354 s 224; 1994 c 130 s 6. Prior: 1993 sp.s. c 18 s 3; 1993 c 281 s 14; 1987 c 330 s 202; 1985 c 370 s 60; 1974 ex.s. c 177 s 6.]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: RCW 28B.92.060 was repealed by 2019 c 406 s 79.
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 ss 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Findings—Intent—2005 c 93: See note following RCW 74.13.570.
Short title—Headings, captions not law—Severability—Effective dates—2002 c 354: See RCW 41.80.907 through 41.80.910.
Effective date—1993 sp.s. c 18: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1993." [ 1993 sp.s. c 18 s 38.]
Effective date—1993 c 281: See note following RCW 41.06.022.
Construction—Application of rules—Severability—1987 c 330: See notes following RCW 28B.12.050.
Severability—1974 ex.s. c 177: See note following RCW 28B.12.010.

catchline: Rules—Mandatory provisions.


title: RCW 28B.12.070

text:
Each eligible institution shall submit to the office of student financial assistance an annual report in accordance with such requirements as are adopted by the office.
[ 2012 c 229 s 602; 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 147; 1994 c 130 s 7; 1985 c 370 s 61; 1974 ex.s. c 177 s 7.]
Notes:
Effective date—2012 c 229 ss 101, 117, 401, 402, 501 through 594, 601 through 609, 701 through 708, 801 through 821, 902, and 904: See note following RCW 28B.77.005.
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 ss 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Severability—1974 ex.s. c 177: See note following RCW 28B.12.010.

catchline: Annual report of institutions to office of student financial assistance.


title: RCW 28B.120.040

text:
The Washington career and college pathways innovation challenge program account is hereby established in the custody of the state treasurer. The student achievement council shall deposit in the fund all moneys received for the Washington career and college pathways innovation challenge program. Moneys in the fund may be spent only for the purposes of awarding grants under the Washington career and college pathways innovation challenge program. Disbursements from the fund shall be on the authorization of the student achievement council. The fund is subject to the allotment procedure provided under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for disbursements.
[ 2022 c 244 s 2; 2012 c 229 s 575; 1999 c 169 s 7; 1996 c 41 s 3; 1991 c 98 s 5.]
Notes:
Effective date—2012 c 229 ss 101, 117, 401, 402, 501 through 594, 601 through 609, 701 through 708, 801 through 821, 902, and 904: See note following RCW 28B.77.005.

catchline: Washington career and college pathways innovation challenge program account.


title: RCW 28B.120.060

text:
(1) The Washington career and college pathways innovation challenge program is established. The purpose of the program is to meet statewide educational attainment goals established in RCW 28B.77.020 by developing local and regional partnerships that foster innovations to:
(a) Increase postsecondary enrollment and completion for students enrolling directly from high school and adults returning to education; and
(b) Eliminate educational opportunity gaps for students of color, English language learners, students with disabilities, and foster and homeless youth.
(2)(a) The student achievement council shall administer the program and award grants, based on a competitive grant process, to local and regional partnerships that represent cross-sector collaborations among education and higher education agencies and institutions, local education agencies, local government, community-based organizations, employers, and other local entities. The student achievement council must consult, in both the design of the grant program as well as in the administration of the grant program, with stakeholders including representatives of:
(i) The state board for community and technical colleges;
(ii) An organization representing the presidents of the public four-year institutions of higher education;
(iii) The workforce training and education coordinating board;
(iv) An organization representing the private, not-for-profit, four-year institutions of higher education;
(v) The commission on African American affairs;
(vi) The commission on Hispanic affairs;
(vii) The commission on Asian Pacific American affairs;
(viii) The Washington state LGBTQ commission;
(ix) The governor's office of Indian affairs; and
(x) The Washington state women's commission.
(b) In awarding the grants, the student achievement council shall consider applications that:
(i) Plan and pilot innovative initiatives to raise educational attainment and decrease opportunity gaps;
(ii) Engage community-based organizations and resources;
(iii) Expand the use of integrated work-based learning;
(iv) Provide financial support to cover expenses beyond educational tuition and fees, and other services and supports for students to enroll and complete education and training; and
(v) Include local matching funds.
(c) In administering the program the student achievement council may hire staff to support grant oversight and provide technical assistance to grantees.
(d) The student achievement council may solicit and receive such gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources as may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purposes of the program and may expend the same or any income therefrom according to the terms of the gifts, grants, or endowments.
(3) The student achievement council shall provide a report each year beginning September 1, 2022, to the governor and the education and higher education committees of the legislature in accordance with RCW 43.01.036. The report shall:
(a) Describe grants awarded;
(b) Report the progress of each local and regional partnership by reporting on high school graduation, postsecondary enrollment, and completion for each of the regions that partnerships serve; and
(c) Disaggregate data by income, race, ethnicity, and other demographic characteristics.
[ 2022 c 244 s 1.]

catchline: Washington career and college pathways innovation challenge program—Purpose—Grants.


title: RCW 28B.121.005

text:
The legislature finds that there is a critical shortage of food animal veterinarians particularly in rural areas of the state. The legislature finds that among the factors contributing to this shortage is the need to repay student loans that are taken out to pay for an extensive and high-cost education. To pay these student loans, licensed graduates currently find it necessary to take higher paying positions that provide service to companion and small animals.
The legislature finds that the livestock industry provides a critical component of the food supply. Providing adequate animal health and disease diagnostic services is of high importance not only to protect animal health, but also for the protection of our food supply, the protection of public health from potential effects of contagious diseases, and to provide an essential disease detection and response capability.
The legislature intends to increase the supply of food animal veterinarians by providing incentives to graduates of Washington State University college of veterinary medicine to focus on food animal health services to address this critical shortage.
[ 2008 c 208 s 1.]

catchline: Findings—Intent.


title: RCW 28B.121.010

text:
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "College" means the Washington State University college of veterinary medicine.
(2) "Conditional scholarship" means a loan that is forgiven in whole or in part if the recipient renders service as a food animal veterinarian in this state.
(3) "Eligible student" means a student who is registered for at least six credit hours or the equivalent, is making satisfactory academic progress as defined by the college, has declared veterinary medicine for his or her major, and has a declared intention to practice veterinary medicine with an emphasis in food animal medicine in the state of Washington.
(4) "Food animal" means any species commonly recognized as livestock including, but not limited to, poultry, cattle, swine, and sheep.
(5) "Food animal veterinarian" means a veterinarian licensed and registered under chapter 18.92 RCW and engaged in general and food animal practice as a primary specialty, who has at least fifty percent of his or her practice time devoted to large production animal veterinary practice.
(6) "Forgiven" or "to forgive" or "forgiveness" means to practice veterinary medicine with an emphasis in food animal medicine in the state of Washington in lieu of monetary repayment.
(7) "Participant" means an eligible student who has received a conditional scholarship under this chapter.
(8) "Satisfied" means paid-in-full.
(9) "University" means Washington State University.
[ 2008 c 208 s 2.]


title: RCW 28B.121.020

text:
The food animal veterinarian conditional scholarship program is established. The program shall be administered by the university. In administering the program, the university has the following powers and duties:
(1) To select, in consultation with the college, up to two students each year to receive conditional scholarships;
(2) To adopt necessary rules and guidelines;
(3) To publicize the program;
(4) To collect and manage repayments from students who do not meet their obligations under this chapter; and
(5) To solicit and accept grants and donations from public and private sources for the program.
[ 2008 c 208 s 3.]

catchline: Program established.


title: RCW 28B.121.030

text:
(1) The university shall select participants based on an application process conducted by the university.
(2) The university shall establish a selection committee for screening and selecting recipients of the conditional scholarships. The selection committee shall include at least two representatives from the college, at least one of whom is a faculty member teaching in food animal veterinary medicine, and at least one representative from the beef, dairy, or sheep industry.
(3) The selection criteria shall emphasize factors demonstrating a sustained interest in food animals and serving the needs of Washington's agricultural communities. The criteria shall also take into account the need for food animal veterinarians in diverse areas of the state and allocate funds in a manner designed to represent a cross section of geographic locations.
[ 2008 c 208 s 4.]

catchline: Selection of participants—Selection committee—Selection criteria.


title: RCW 28B.121.040

text:
To remain an eligible student and receive continuing disbursements under the program, a participant must be considered by the college to be making satisfactory academic progress.
[ 2008 c 208 s 5.]

catchline: Eligibility.


title: RCW 28B.121.050

text:
The university may award conditional scholarships to eligible students from the funds appropriated to the university for this purpose, or from any private donations, or any other funds given to the university for this program. The amount of the conditional scholarship awarded an individual may not exceed the amount of resident tuition and fees at the college, as well as the cost of room, board, laboratory fees and supplies, and books, incurred by an eligible student and approved by a financial aid administrator at the university. Participants are eligible to receive conditional scholarships for a maximum of five years.
[ 2008 c 208 s 6.]

catchline: Award of scholarships—Amount—Duration.


title: RCW 28B.121.060

text:
(1) A participant in the conditional scholarship program incurs an obligation to repay the conditional scholarship, with interest, unless he or she is employed as a food animal veterinarian in Washington state for each year of scholarship received, under rules adopted by the university.
(2) The interest rate shall be determined annually by the university.
(3) The minimum payment shall be set by the university. The maximum period for repayment is ten years, with payments of principal and interest accruing quarterly commencing six months from the date the participant completes or discontinues the course of study, including any internship or residency in food animal medicine and surgery. Provisions for deferral of payment shall be determined by the university.
(4) The entire principal and interest of each payment shall be forgiven for each payment period in which the participant is employed as a food animal veterinarian in this state until the entire repayment obligation is satisfied. Should the participant cease to be employed as a food animal veterinarian in this state before the participant's repayment obligation is completed, payments on the unsatisfied portion of the principal and interest shall begin the next payment period and continue until the remainder of the participant's repayment obligation is satisfied.
(5) The university is responsible for collection of repayments made under this section and shall exercise due diligence in such collection, maintaining all necessary records to ensure that maximum repayments are made. Collection and servicing of repayments under this section shall be pursued using the full extent of the law, including wage garnishment if necessary. The university is responsible to forgive all or parts of such repayments under the criteria established in this section and shall maintain all necessary records of forgiven payments.
(6) Receipts from the payment of principal or interest or any other subsidies to which the university as administrator is entitled, that are paid by or on behalf of participants under this section, shall be deposited in the food animal veterinarian conditional scholarship account and shall be used to cover the costs of granting the conditional scholarships, maintaining necessary records, and making collections under subsection (5) of this section. The university shall maintain accurate records of these costs, and all receipts beyond those necessary to pay such costs shall be used to grant conditional scholarships to eligible students.
(7) The university shall adopt rules to define the terms of repayment, including applicable interest rates, fees, and deferments.
[ 2008 c 208 s 7.]

catchline: Repayment obligation—Rules.


title: RCW 28B.121.070

text:
(1) The food animal veterinarian conditional scholarship account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. No appropriation is required for expenditures of funds from the account. The account is not subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW except for moneys used for program administration.
(2) The university shall deposit into the account all moneys received for the program. The account shall be self-sustaining and consist of funds appropriated by the legislature for the food animal veterinarian conditional scholarship program, private contributions to the program, and receipts from participant repayments.
(3) Expenditures from the account may be used solely for conditional scholarships to participants in the program established by this chapter and costs associated with program administration by the university.
(4) Disbursements from the account may be made only on the authorization of the university.
[ 2008 c 208 s 8.]

catchline: Food animal veterinarian conditional scholarship account.


title: RCW 28B.122.010

text:
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Aerospace training or educational program" means a course in the aerospace industry offered by the Washington aerospace training and research center, the Spokane aerospace technology center, Renton technical college, or Everett Community College.
(2) "Eligible student" means a student who is registered for an aerospace training or educational program, is making satisfactory progress as defined by the program, and has a declared intention to work in the aerospace industry in the state of Washington.
(3) "Office" means the office of student financial assistance.
(4) "Participant" means an eligible student who has received an aerospace training student loan.
(5) "Student loan" means a loan that is approved by the office and awarded to an eligible student.
[ 2015 c 218 s 1; 2012 c 50 s 4; 2011 c 8 s 1.]
Notes:
Effective date—2012 c 50 ss 4-8: "Sections 4 through 8 of this act take effect July 1, 2012." [ 2012 c 50 s 9.]
Finding—Intent—2012 c 50: See note following RCW 28B.50.903.


title: RCW 28B.122.020

text:
(1) The aerospace training student loan program is established.
(2) The program shall be designed in consultation with representatives of aerospace employers, aerospace workers, and aerospace training or educational programs.
(3) The program shall be administered by the office. In administering the program, the office has the following powers and duties:
(a) To screen and select, in coordination with representatives of aerospace training or educational programs, eligible students to receive an aerospace training student loan;
(b) To consider an eligible student's financial inability to meet the total cost of the aerospace training or educational program in the selection process;
(c) To issue low-interest student loans;
(d) To establish an annual loan limit equal to the cost of attendance minus any other financial aid received;
(e) To define the terms of repayment, including applicable interest rates, fees, and deferments;
(f) To collect and manage repayments from students who do not meet their obligations under this chapter;
(g) To solicit and accept grants and donations from public and private sources for the program; and
(h) To adopt necessary rules.
[ 2012 c 50 s 5; 2011 c 8 s 2.]
Notes:
Effective date—2012 c 50 ss 4-8: See note following RCW 28B.122.010.
Finding—Intent—2012 c 50: See note following RCW 28B.50.903.


title: RCW 28B.122.030

text:
(1) To remain an aerospace training or educational program in which a participant may be registered, the program must have an advisory committee that includes at least one member representing aerospace employers and at least one member from organized labor representing aerospace workers.
(2) To remain an eligible student and receive continuing disbursements under the program, a participant must be considered by the aerospace training or educational program to be making satisfactory progress.
[ 2011 c 8 s 3.]


title: RCW 28B.122.040

text:
The office may award aerospace training student loans to eligible students from the funds available in the aerospace training student loan account for this program. The amount of the student loan awarded an individual may not exceed tuition and fees for the program of study.
[ 2012 c 50 s 6; 2011 c 8 s 4.]
Notes:
Effective date—2012 c 50 ss 4-8: See note following RCW 28B.122.010.
Finding—Intent—2012 c 50: See note following RCW 28B.50.903.

catchline: Awards.


title: RCW 28B.122.050

text:
(1) The aerospace training student loan account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. No appropriation is required for expenditures of funds from the account for student loans. An appropriation is required for expenditures of funds from the account for costs associated with program administration by the office. The account is not subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW.
(2) The office shall deposit into the account all moneys received for the program. The account shall be self-sustaining and consist of moneys received for the program by the office, and receipts from participant repayments, including principal and interest.
(3) Expenditures from the account may be used solely for student loans to participants in the program established by this chapter and costs associated with program administration by the office.
(4) Disbursements from the account may be made only on the authorization of the office.
(5) During the 2015-2017 and 2017-2019 fiscal biennia, the legislature may transfer from the aerospace training student loan account to the state general fund such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance of the account.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 1 s 959; 2016 sp.s. c 36 s 917; 2012 c 50 s 7; 2011 c 8 s 5.]
Notes:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 1: See note following RCW 43.41.455.
Effective date—2016 sp.s. c 36: See note following RCW 18.20.430.
Effective date—2012 c 50 ss 4-8: See note following RCW 28B.122.010.
Finding—Intent—2012 c 50: See note following RCW 28B.50.903.

catchline: Aerospace training student loan account.


title: RCW 28B.122.060

text:
(1) The office, in collaboration with aerospace training or educational programs, shall submit an annual report regarding the aerospace training student loan program to the governor and to the appropriate committees of the legislature.
(2) The annual report shall describe the design and implementation of the aerospace training student loan program, and shall include the following:
(a) The number of applicants for loans;
(b) The number of participants in the loan program;
(c) The number of participants in the loan program who complete an aerospace training or educational program;
(d) The number of participants in the loan program who are placed in employment;
(e) The nature of that employment, including: (i) The type of job; (ii) whether the job is full-time, part-time, or temporary; (iii) whether the job pays annual wages that are: (A) Less than thirty thousand dollars; (B) thirty thousand dollars or greater, but less than sixty thousand dollars; or (C) sixty thousand dollars or more; and
(f) Demographic profiles of applicants for loans and participants in the loan programs.
(3) The annual report shall be submitted by December 1st of each year after July 22, 2011.
[ 2012 c 50 s 8; 2011 c 8 s 6.]
Notes:
Effective date—2012 c 50 ss 4-8: See note following RCW 28B.122.010.
Finding—Intent—2012 c 50: See note following RCW 28B.50.903.

catchline: Annual report.


title: RCW 28B.123.010

text:
(1) The certified public accounting scholarship program is established.
(2) The purpose of this scholarship program is to increase the number of students pursuing the certified public accounting license in Washington state.
(3) Scholarships shall be awarded to eligible students based on merit and without regard to age, gender, race, creed, religion, ethnic or national origin, or sexual orientation. In the selection process, the foundation is encouraged to consider the level of financial need demonstrated by applicants who otherwise meet merit-based scholarship criteria.
(4) Scholarships shall be awarded every year not to exceed the net balance of the foundation's scholarship award account.
(5) Scholarships shall be awarded to eligible students for one year. Qualified applicants may reapply in subsequent years.
(6) Scholarships awarded to program participants shall be paid directly to the Washington-based college or university where the program participant is enrolled.
(7) A scholarship award for any program participant shall not exceed the cost of tuition and fees assessed by the college or university on that individual program participant for the academic year of the award.
[ 2015 c 215 s 1.]

catchline: Certified public accounting scholarship program—Established—Purpose—Awards—Limitation.


title: RCW 28B.123.020

text:
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Board" means the board of accountancy created in RCW 18.04.035.
(2) "Eligible student" means a student enrolled at an accredited Washington-based college or university with a declared major in accounting, entering his or her junior year or higher. "Eligible student" includes community college transfer students, residents of Washington pursuing an online degree in accounting, and students pursuing a masters in tax, masters in accounting, or a PhD in accounting.
(3) "Foundation" means the Washington CPA foundation.
(4) "Program" means the certificated public accounting scholarship program created in this chapter.
(5) "Program participant" means an eligible student who is awarded a scholarship under the program.
(6) "Resident student" has the definition in RCW 28B.15.012.
[ 2015 c 215 s 2.]

catchline: Definitions.


title: RCW 28B.123.030

text:
The board must contract with a foundation to develop and administer the program. The board shall provide oversight and guidance for the program in light of established legislative priorities and to fulfill the duties and responsibilities under this chapter and chapter 18.04 RCW, including determining eligible education programs for purposes of the program. The board shall negotiate a reasonable administrative fee for the services provided by the foundation. In addition to its contractual obligations with the board, the foundation has the duties and responsibilities to:
(1) Establish a separate scholarship award account to receive state funds and from which to disburse scholarship awards;
(2) Manage and invest funds in the separate scholarship award account to maximize returns at a prudent level of risk and to maintain books and records of the account for examination by the board as it deems necessary or appropriate;
(3) In consultation with the board, make an assessment of the reasonable annual eligible expenses associated with eligible education programs identified by the board;
(4) Work with [the] board, institutions of higher education, the student achievement council, and other organizations to promote and publicize the program to obtain a wide and diverse group of applicants;
(5) Develop and implement an application, selection, and notification process for awarding certified public accounting scholarships;
(6) Determine the annual amount of the certified public accounting scholarship for each program participant;
(7) Distribute scholarship awards to colleges and universities for program participants; and
(8) Notify the student achievement council and colleges and universities of enrolled program participants and inform them of the terms and conditions of the scholarship award.
[ 2015 c 215 s 3.]

catchline: Role of a foundation under contract with the board.


title: RCW 28B.123.040

text:
By January 1, 2016, and annually each January 1st thereafter, the foundation contracted with under RCW 28B.123.030 shall report to the board regarding the program, including:
(1) An accounting of receipts and disbursements of the foundation's separate scholarship award account including any realized or unrealized gains or losses and the resulting change in account balance;
(2) A list of the program participants and the scholarship amount awarded, by year; and
(3) Other outcome measures necessary for the board to assess the impacts of the program.
[ 2015 c 215 s 4.]

catchline: Foundation's report to the board.


title: RCW 28B.123.050

text:
(1) The certified public accounting scholarship transfer account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Expenditures from the account may be used solely for scholarships and the administration of the program created in RCW 28B.123.010.
(2) Revenues to the account shall consist of appropriations by the legislature and any gifts, grants, or donations received by the board for this purpose.
(3) Only the director of the board or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the certified public accounting scholarship transfer account. The account is not subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW and an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
[ 2015 c 215 s 5.]

catchline: Certified public accounting scholarship transfer account.


title: RCW 28B.124.010

text:
(1) It is the intent of the legislature to remove barriers for students enrolled in a state registered apprenticeship program under chapter 49.04 RCW to access the Washington college grant.
(2) It is the goal of the legislature that students enrolled in state registered apprenticeship programs and receiving related supplemental instruction at a community and technical college have access to the Washington college grant through the financial aid office at their college. The Washington student achievement council shall verify access to the Washington college grant for students enrolled in state registered apprenticeship programs receiving their related supplemental instruction other than at a community and technical college.
(3) The state board for community and technical colleges must fully implement this goal by the beginning of the 2025-26 academic year.
(4) As part of the implementation process, the state board for community and technical colleges must collaborate with the office of student financial assistance, as defined in RCW 28B.92.030, to create a student information technology interface to simplify the application, verification of registration, eligibility, and award to students.
(5) The state board for community and technical colleges and the office of student financial assistance must establish data-sharing agreements with other state agencies to verify student data.
[ 2022 c 166 s 2.]

catchline: Intent—Access to the Washington college grant.


title: RCW 28B.124.020

text:
(1) The student achievement council shall contract with the William D. Ruckelshaus center to do the following:
(a) Evaluate paths to credentials for apprentices, including recommendations on the requirements and benefits of expanding the multioccupational trades degree, and exploration of other credentials that will support transfer to baccalaureate degrees or other advanced credentials for apprentices. This evaluation may include options for instructional modality and analysis of the opportunities and limitations for incorporating general education course requirements into degree pathways for apprentices. The evaluation may also include reviewing credit articulation within the college system, prior learning assessments, and competency-based models, as applicable;
(b) Examine national best practices in delivery and award of educational credentials to apprentices. This exploration may include assessment of the governance structures and operational models for delivery of apprenticeship degree pathways, including operational considerations and costs associated with those models, and make recommendations on the model or models best suited for implementation in Washington with consideration on sustainably funding and growing state registered apprenticeships in the future;
(c) Research apprentices' demand for degrees, for individuals in, or who have completed, a state registered apprenticeship program;
(d) Review the current funding model for apprentices within the community and technical college system, with consideration on the use of state funds for apprenticeships, and national funding structures for apprenticeship programs that could be applied within Washington state. The center must consult with the Washington state apprenticeship council established under chapter 49.04 RCW, the state board for community and technical colleges, the associated general contractors of Washington, the association of Washington business, and any other relevant or impacted parties as needed to provide recommendations to the legislature on a sustainable funding model for related supplemental instruction and credit for apprentices through the community and technical college system to ensure it fully covers institutional and apprenticeship program costs of related supplemental instruction. This funding model review may include institutional costs of developing, administering, delivering, hosting, instructing, and contracting. These recommendations must be included in the annual report established in subsection (2) of this section;
(e) Consult with the state board for community and technical colleges, an organization representing the presidents of the public four-year institutions of higher education, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the joint transfer council of Washington, the department of labor and industries, the Washington state labor council, the associated general contractors of Washington, the association of Washington business, the Washington building trades council, the student achievement council, the independent colleges of Washington, private career colleges, an accrediting body, career connect, and other stakeholders with interests and expertise in apprenticeship training and higher education mobility;
(f) Identify and remove barriers for apprentices to access the Washington college grant program, established under RCW 28B.92.200, and all other student services and support programs and resources.
(2) The student achievement council shall report annually by December 1st, beginning in 2023, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, the William D. Ruckelshaus Center's progress, findings, and recommendations to the appropriate higher education committees of the legislature on the evaluations in subsection (1) of this section. The annual report in 2026 shall provide viable policy options for degree pathways for individuals who complete state registered apprenticeship programs.
(3) The apprenticeship council, in consultation with the state board for community and technical colleges, the student achievement council, an organization representing the presidents of the public four-year institutions of higher education, and any other relevant or impacted parties as needed, shall explore whether the state should establish an institution, or centralized program, for apprentices to receive related supplemental instruction for credit towards a degree. A report on their findings, with a recommendation, must be included in the December 1, 2023, annual report established in subsection (2) of this section.
(4) This section expires July 1, 2028.
[ 2022 c 166 s 3.]

catchline: Credit towards a degree report. (Expires July 1, 2028.)


title: RCW 28B.124.030

text:
All institutions of higher education, as defined in RCW 28B.10.016, must establish a policy for granting as many credits as possible and appropriate, for related supplemental instruction in active state apprenticeship programs, registered during or before July 1, 2022, by the 2028-29 school year. For all state registered apprenticeship programs approved after July 1, 2022, all institutions of higher education, as defined in RCW 28B.10.016, must establish a policy for granting as many credits, as possible and appropriate, for related supplemental instruction within six years of the program's registration. While establishing credits, institutions of higher education must consult with their faculty representatives. Credits are at the sole discretion of each institution of higher education and must be determined in consultation with their faculty representatives. Credits established by institutions of higher education are not intended to impact the possible revision of previously approved related supplemental instruction in a state registered apprenticeship program.
[ 2022 c 166 s 4.]

catchline: Credits for related supplemental instruction.


title: RCW 28B.126.005

text:
The legislature recognizes that Native American people have faced historical traumas that have had a lasting impact in many facets of life, including educational attainment. Historically, education was used as a reformation tactic to strip away Native identity and culture to whitewash the indigenous population and destroy a nation's own first people by separating Native children from their families. The legislature acknowledges the historical use of education as a weapon and the opportunity to partner with federally recognized Indian tribes to establish truth and reconciliation regarding boarding school traumas in order to facilitate change and remove stigmas of how Native Americans view education.
Native Americans face additional challenges in attaining higher education, such as high rates of poverty and lack of postsecondary educational access near reservations. When the state invests in an educated Native workforce, Native communities become more economically resilient, stronger, healthier, and empowered. Robust Native communities help make a more resilient and vigorous Washington state and contribute to alleviating workforce demand by tapping into historically underutilized talent. Therefore, the legislature intends to establish the Native American apprentice assistance program with the recognition that indigenous populations need additional assistance to pursue postsecondary education because of historical actions that have left lasting impacts.
[ 2024 c 203 s 1.]

catchline: Intent.


title: RCW 28B.126.010

text:
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Eligible participant" means a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe as defined in RCW 43.376.010 who files a financial aid application approved by the office and enrolls in a state-registered apprenticeship program.
(2) "Gift aid" has the same definition as in RCW 28B.145.010.
(3) "Office" means the office of student financial assistance within the student achievement council.
(4) "State-registered apprenticeship program" means an approved apprenticeship program under chapter 49.04 RCW that has been approved to participate in state financial aid programs.
[ 2024 c 203 s 2.]


title: RCW 28B.126.020

text:
(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the Native American apprentice assistance program is established and shall be administered by the office. In administering the program, the office has the following duties:
(a) Publicize the program;
(b) Award assistance to eligible participants according to rules and guidelines adopted beginning with the year 2025; and
(c) Adopt any necessary rules and guidelines for the program in consultation with tribes and state-registered apprenticeship programs.
(2) The office shall determine apprenticeship assistance awarding priorities and award amounts for eligible participants in collaboration with the tribes and state-registered apprenticeship programs.
(a) For eligible participants attending a state-registered apprenticeship program, the office shall prioritize funding to cover any tuition costs for related supplemental instruction. Additional funding may be used to provide a grant to cover required supplies, tools, materials, work clothing, and living expenses.
(b) The office may also prioritize funding that secures an eligible participant's grant for the entire length of the participant's program.
[ 2024 c 203 s 3.]

catchline: Program established—Office duties.


title: RCW 28B.130.005

text:
Transportation demand management strategies that reduce the number of vehicles on Washington state's highways, roads, and streets, and provide attractive and effective alternatives to single-occupancy travel, can improve ambient air quality, conserve fossil fuels, and forestall the need for capital improvements to the state's transportation system. The legislature has required many public and private employers in the state's largest counties to implement transportation demand management programs to reduce the number of single-occupant vehicle travelers during the morning and evening rush hours, and has provided substantial funding for the University of Washington's UPASS program, which has been immensely successful in its first two years of implementation. The legislature finds that additional transportation demand management strategies are required to mitigate the adverse social, environmental, and economic effects of auto dependency and traffic congestion. While expensive capital improvements, including dedicated busways and commuter rail systems, may be necessary to improve the region's mobility, they are only part of the solution. All public and private entities that attract single-occupant vehicle drivers must develop imaginative and cost-effective ways to encourage walking, bicycling, carpooling, vanpooling, bus riding, and telecommuting. It is the intent of the legislature to revise those portions of state law that inhibit the application of imaginative solutions to the state's transportation mobility problems, and to encourage many more public and private institutions of higher learning to adopt effective transportation demand management strategies.
The legislature finds further that many of the institutions of higher education in the state's largest counties are responsible for significant numbers of single-occupant vehicle trips to and from their campuses. These single-occupant vehicle trips are not only contributing to the degradation of the state's environment and deterioration of its transportation system, but are also usurping parking spaces from surrounding residential communities because existing parking facilities cannot accommodate students' current demand. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to permit these institutions to develop and fund transportation demand management programs that reduce single-occupant vehicle travel and promote alternatives to single-occupant vehicle driving. The legislature encourages institutions of higher education to include faculty and staff in their transportation demand management programs.
[ 1993 c 447 s 1.]

catchline: Findings—Intent.


title: RCW 28B.130.010

text:
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Transportation fee" means the fee charged to employees and students at institutions of higher education for the purposes provided in RCW 28B.130.020.
(2) "Transportation demand management program" means the set of strategies adopted by an institution of higher education to reduce the number of single-occupant vehicles traveling to its campus. These strategies may include but are not limited to those identified in RCW 70A.15.4040.
[ 2021 c 65 s 22; 1993 c 447 s 2.]
Notes:
Explanatory statement—2021 c 65: See note following RCW 53.54.030.


title: RCW 28B.130.020

text:
(1) The governing board of an institution of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016 may impose either a voluntary or a mandatory transportation fee on employees and on students at the institution. The board of regents of Washington State University may impose either a voluntary or a mandatory transportation fee on faculty and staff working at the Riverpoint higher education park and on students attending classes there. The transportation fee shall be used solely to fund transportation demand management programs that reduce the demand for campus and neighborhood parking, and promote alternatives to single-occupant vehicle driving. If the board charges a mandatory transportation fee to students, it shall charge a mandatory transportation fee to employees. The transportation fee for employees may exceed, but shall not be lower than the transportation fee charged to students. The transportation fee for employees may be deducted from the employees' paychecks. The transportation fee for students may be imposed annually, or each academic term. For students attending community colleges and technical colleges, the mandatory transportation fee shall not exceed sixty percent of the maximum rate permitted for services and activities fees at community colleges, unless, through a vote, a majority of students consent to increase the transportation fee. For students attending four-year institutions of higher education or classes at the Riverpoint higher education park, the mandatory transportation fee shall not exceed thirty-five percent of the maximum rate permitted for services and activities fees at the institution where the student is enrolled unless, through a vote, a majority of students consents to increase the transportation fee. The board may make a limited number of exceptions to the fee based on a policy adopted by the board.
(2) The board of regents of Washington State University shall not impose a transportation fee on any student who is already paying a transportation fee to the institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled.
[ 1998 c 344 s 7; 1997 c 273 s 2; 1993 c 447 s 3.]
Notes:
Intent—Findings—1998 c 344: See note following RCW 28B.10.029.

catchline: Transportation fee.


title: RCW 28B.130.030

text:
Transportation fees shall be spent only on activities directly related to the institution of higher education's transportation demand management program. These may include, but are not limited to the following activities: Transit, carpool, and vanpool subsidies; ride-sharing programs, and program advertising for carpools, vanpools, and transit service; guaranteed ride-home and telecommuting programs; and bicycle storage facilities. Funds may be spent on capital or operating costs incurred in the implementation of any of these strategies, and may be also used to contract with local or regional transit agencies for transportation services. Funds may be used for existing programs if they are incorporated into the campus transportation demand management program.
[ 1993 c 447 s 4.]

catchline: Use of transportation fees.


title: RCW 28B.130.040

text:
The board of trustees or board of regents of each institution of higher education imposing a transportation fee shall adopt guidelines governing the establishment and funding of transportation demand management programs supported by transportation fees. These guidelines shall establish procedures for budgeting and expending transportation fee revenue.
[ 1993 c 447 s 5.]

catchline: Adoption of guidelines for establishing and funding transportation demand management programs.


title: RCW 28B.133.005

text:
The legislature finds that financially needy students, especially those with dependents, are finding it increasingly difficult to stay in school due to the high costs of caring for their dependent children.
The legislature intends to establish an educational assistance grant program, funded through gifts, grants, or endowments from private sources, for students with dependents who have additional financial needs due to the care they provide for their dependents eighteen years of age or younger.
[ 2003 c 19 s 1.]

catchline: Finding—Intent.


title: RCW 28B.133.010

text:
The educational assistance grant program for students with dependents is hereby created, subject to the availability of receipts of gifts, grants, or endowments from private sources. The program is created to serve students who demonstrate financial need with dependents eighteen years of age or younger, by assisting them directly through a grant program to pursue a degree or certificate at public or private institutions of higher education, as defined in RCW 28B.92.030(4) (a) and (b) (i) and (ii), that participate in the Washington college grant program.
[ 2019 c 406 s 46; 2013 c 248 s 4; 2004 c 275 s 72; 2003 c 19 s 2.]
Notes:
Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 43.79.195.
Findings—Short title—2019 c 406: See notes following RCW 28B.92.200.
Findings—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 28B.94.020.
Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 28C.30.050.
Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 43.216.135.
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2013 c 248: See notes following RCW 28B.92.030.
Part headings not law—2004 c 275: See note following RCW 28B.76.090.

catchline: Program created.


title: RCW 28B.133.020

text:
To be eligible for the educational assistance grant program for students with dependents, applicants shall: (1) Be residents of the state of Washington; (2) be students who demonstrate financial need as defined in RCW 28B.92.030; (3) be eligible to participate in the Washington college grant program as set forth under chapter 28B.92 RCW; and (4) have dependents eighteen years of age or younger who are under their care.
[ 2019 c 406 s 47; 2004 c 275 s 73; 2003 c 19 s 3.]
Notes:
Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 43.79.195.
Findings—Short title—2019 c 406: See notes following RCW 28B.92.200.
Findings—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 28B.94.020.
Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 28C.30.050.
Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 43.216.135.
Part headings not law—2004 c 275: See note following RCW 28B.76.090.

catchline: Eligibility.


title: RCW 28B.133.030

text:
The office may solicit and receive gifts, grants, or endowments from private sources that are made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purposes of the educational assistance grant program. The director, or the director's designee, may spend gifts, grants, or endowments or income from the private sources according to their terms unless the receipt of the gifts, grants, or endowments violates RCW 29B.45.020.
[ 2024 c 164 s 506; 2012 c 198 s 24; 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 236; 2011 c 60 s 12; 2003 c 19 s 4.]
Notes:
Intent—Construction—Rules remain valid—Effective date—2024 c 164: See notes following RCW 29B.10.010.
Effective date—2012 c 198: See note following RCW 70A.15.5110.
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 ss 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Effective date—2011 c 60: See note following RCW 29B.20.030.

catchline: Solicitation of gifts, grants, or endowments—Use.


title: RCW 28B.133.040

text:
The office of student financial assistance shall develop and administer the educational assistance grant program for students with dependents. In administering the program, once the balance in the students with dependents grant account is five hundred thousand dollars, the office's powers and duties shall include but not be limited to:
(1) Adopting necessary rules and guidelines;
(2) Publicizing the program;
(3) Accepting and depositing donations into the grant account established in *RCW 28B.133.030; and
(4) Soliciting and accepting grants and donations from private sources for the program.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 237; 2003 c 19 s 5.]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: RCW 28B.133.030 was amended by 2012 c 198 s 24, deleting (1) which created the grant account.
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 ss 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.

catchline: Program administration.


title: RCW 28B.133.050

text:
The educational assistance grant program for students with dependents grants may be used by eligible participants to attend any public or private college or university in the state of Washington as defined in RCW 28B.92.030(4) (a) and (b) (i) and (ii). Each participating student may receive an amount to be determined by the office of student financial assistance, with a minimum amount of one thousand dollars per academic year, not to exceed the student's documented financial need for the course of study as determined by the institution.
Educational assistance grants for students with dependents are not intended to supplant any grant scholarship or tax program related to postsecondary education. If the office of student financial assistance finds that the educational assistance grants for students with dependents supplant or reduce any grant, scholarship, or tax program for categories of students, then the office shall adjust the financial eligibility criteria or the amount of the grant to the level necessary to avoid supplanting.
[ 2013 c 248 s 5; 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 238; 2004 c 275 s 74; 2003 c 19 s 6.]
Notes:
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2013 c 248: See notes following RCW 28B.92.030.
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 ss 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Part headings not law—2004 c 275: See note following RCW 28B.76.090.

catchline: Use of grants.


title: RCW 28B.133.900

text:
This chapter may be known and cited as the gaining independence for students with dependents program.
[ 2003 c 19 s 7.]

catchline: Short title.


title: RCW 28B.135.010

text:
The four-year student child care in higher education account is established. The office of student financial assistance shall administer the program for the four-year institutions of higher education. Through this program the office shall award either competitive or matching child care grants to state institutions of higher education to encourage programs to address the need for high quality, accessible, and affordable child care for students at higher education institutions. The grants shall be used exclusively for the provision of quality child care services for students at institutions of higher education. The university or college administration and student government association, or its equivalent, of each institution receiving the award may contribute financial support in an amount equal to or greater than the child care grant received by the institution.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 239; 2010 1st sp.s. c 9 s 5; 2008 c 162 s 2; 1999 c 375 s 1.]
Notes:
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 ss 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Effective date—2010 1st sp.s. c 9: See note following RCW 28A.650.035.
Intent—2008 c 162: "It is the intent of the legislature to improve access to higher education for all residents and ensure that students have the necessary resources and support services to attain their educational goals while keeping families strong. For many students, the lack of affordable, accessible, quality child care on or in close proximity to colleges and universities is a barrier to completion of their higher education goals. Further, it is the intent of the legislature to adopt policies that, to the extent possible, leverage existing resources and maximize educational outcomes by supporting affordable, accessible, and quality child care programs." [ 2008 c 162 s 1.]

catchline: Four-year student child care in higher education account—Program established.


title: RCW 28B.135.020

text:
The institution of higher education shall be eligible to receive the grant for a period not exceeding two years. After the expiration of any two-year grant, the institution may reapply to receive subsequent grant awards or a continuation of the grant awarded the prior two years.
[ 1999 c 375 s 2.]

catchline: Grants—Eligibility—Grant period.


title: RCW 28B.135.030

text:
The office of student financial assistance shall have the following powers and duties in administering the program for the four-year institutions of higher education:
(1) To adopt rules necessary to carry out the program;
(2) To establish one or more review committees to assist in the evaluation of proposals for funding. The review committees may receive input from parents, educators, and other experts in the field of early childhood education for this purpose;
(3) To establish each biennium specific guidelines for submitting grant proposals consistent with the overall goals of the program. The guidelines shall be consistent with the following desired outcomes of increasing access to quality child care for students, providing affordable child care alternatives for students, creating a partnership between university or college administrations, university or college foundations, and student government associations, or their equivalents;
(4) To proportionally distribute the amount of money available in the trust fund based on the financial support for child care received by the student government associations or their equivalents. Student government associations may solicit funds from private organizations and targeted fund-raising campaigns as part of their financial support for child care;
(5) To solicit grant proposals and provide information to the institutions of higher education about the program; [and]
(6) To establish reporting, evaluation, accountability, monitoring, and dissemination requirements for the recipients of the grants; and[.]
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 240; 2008 c 162 s 3; 2005 c 490 s 8; 1999 c 375 s 3.]
Notes:
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 ss 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2008 c 162: See note following RCW 28B.135.010.
Effective date—2005 c 490: See note following RCW 43.216.705.

catchline: Program administration—Four-year institutions of higher education—Rules—Reports.


title: RCW 28B.135.035

text:
The state board for community and technical colleges shall have the following powers and duties in administering the program established in RCW 28B.135.010 for the two-year institutions of higher education:
(1) To adopt rules necessary to carry out the program;
(2) To establish, if deemed necessary, one or more review committees to assist in the evaluation of proposals for funding. The review committees may receive input from parents, educators, and other experts in the field of early childhood education for this purpose;
(3) To establish each biennium specific guidelines for submitting grant proposals consistent with the overall goals of the program. The guidelines shall be consistent with the following desired outcomes of increasing access to quality child care for students, providing affordable child care alternatives for students, creating more cooperative preschool programs or other alternative parent education models, creating models that can be replicated at other institutions, creating a partnership between college administrations, college foundations, and student government associations, or their equivalents, and increasing innovation at campus child care centers;
(4) To establish guidelines for an allocation system based on factors that include but are not limited to: The amount of money available in the trust fund and the financial support for child care received by the student government associations or their equivalents. Student government associations may solicit funds from private organizations and targeted fund-raising campaigns as part of their financial support for child care;
(5) To solicit grant proposals and provide information to the institutions of higher education about the program;
(6) To establish reporting, evaluation, accountability, monitoring, and dissemination requirements for the recipients of the grants; and
(7) To report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 15, 2008, and every two years thereafter, on the status of program design and implementation within the community and technical college system. The report shall include but not be limited to summary information on the institutions receiving child [care] grant allocations, the amount contributed by each college administration and student government association for the purposes of child care, including expenditures and reports for the previous biennium, services provided by each institutional child care center, the number of students using such services, and identifiable unmet need.
[ 2008 c 162 s 4.]
Notes:
Intent—2008 c 162: See note following RCW 28B.135.010.

catchline: Program administration—Community and technical colleges—Rules—Reports.


title: RCW 28B.135.040

text:
The four-year student child care in higher education account is established in the custody of the state treasurer. Moneys in the account may be spent only for the purposes of RCW 28B.135.010. Disbursements from the account shall be on the authorization of the office of student financial assistance. The account is subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for disbursements.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 s 241; 2010 1st sp.s. c 9 s 4; 1999 c 375 s 4.]
Notes:
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 ss 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Effective date—2010 1st sp.s. c 9: See note following RCW 28A.650.035.

catchline: Four-year student child care in higher education account.


title: RCW 28B.137.010

text:
(1) Postsecondary educational institutions must develop policies to accommodate student absences to allow students to take holidays for reasons of faith or conscience or for organized activities conducted under the auspices of a religious denomination, church, or religious organization, so that students' grades are not adversely impacted by the absences.
(2) The institution's policy must require faculty to reasonably accommodate students who, due to the observance of religious holidays, expect to be absent or endure a significant hardship during certain days of the course or program. "Reasonably accommodate" means coordinating with the student on scheduling examinations or other activities necessary for completion of the program and includes rescheduling examinations or activities or offering different times for examinations or activities.
(3) Any student seeking reasonable accommodations under this section must provide written notice to the faculty, within the first two weeks of the beginning of the course, of the specific dates the student requests accommodations regarding examinations or other activities.
(4) A postsecondary educational institution shall provide notice to students of its policy by publishing the policy on the institution's website and including either the policy or a link to the policy in course or program syllabi. The notice to students must also include notification of the institution's grievance procedure.
(5) A postsecondary educational institution may not require a student to pay any fees for seeking reasonable accommodations under this section.
(6) For the purposes of this section, "postsecondary educational institution" means an institution of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016, a degree-granting institution as defined in RCW 28B.85.010, a private vocational school as defined in RCW 28C.10.020, school as defined in RCW 18.16.020, and any entity offering academic credit for an apprenticeship program under RCW 49.04.150.
[ 2019 c 182 s 1; 2014 c 168 s 4. Formerly RCW 28B.10.039.]

catchline: Reasonable accommodation for religious holidays.


title: RCW 28B.140.005

text:
It is the policy of the state to encourage basic and applied scientific research by the state's research universities. The creation of knowledge is a core mission of the state's research universities, and research provides teaching and learning opportunities for students and faculty. State-of-the-art facilities for research by research universities serve to attract the most capable students and faculty to the state and research grants from public and private institutions throughout the world. The application of such research stimulates investment and employment within Washington and the strengthening of our tax base. In order to finance research facilities, the state's research universities often use federal, state, private, and university resources and therefore require the authority to enter into financing arrangements that leverage funding sources and reduce the costs of such complex facilities to the state.
[ 2002 c 151 s 1.]

catchline: Policy.


title: RCW 28B.140.010

text:
The University of Washington and Washington State University each may:
(1) Acquire, construct, rehabilitate, equip, and operate facilities and equipment to promote basic and applied research in the sciences;
(2) Borrow money for such research purposes, including interest during construction and other incidental costs, issue revenue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, refinance the same before or at maturity, and provide for the amortization of such indebtedness by pledging all or a component of the fees and revenues of the university available for such purpose derived from the ownership and operation of any of its facilities or conducting research that are not subject to appropriation by the legislature and that do not constitute general state revenues as defined in Article VIII, section 1 of the state Constitution;
(3) Enter into leases, with or without an option to purchase, of real and personal property to be used in basic and applied research in the sciences; and
(4) Lease all or a portion of such facilities and equipment as is deemed prudent by the university to provide for research conducted by persons or entities that are not part of the university but that provide rental income to support university research facilities or provide opportunities for the interaction of public and private research and research personnel, including students and faculty.
[ 2002 c 151 s 2.]

catchline: Scope of authority.


title: RCW 28B.140.020

text:
The governing body of a university financing facilities and equipment under this chapter shall give due regard to the costs of maintaining and operating such facilities and equipment during the useful lives of the facilities and equipment. No state appropriated funds may be used for (1) the payment of maintenance and operation of the facilities and equipment financed under this chapter; or (2) the grant or contract-supported research activities housed in these facilities. If funding through grants or contracts for research activities housed in these facilities is reduced, eliminated, or declared insufficient, the funding deficiencies are not a state obligation to be paid from the state general fund.
[ 2002 c 151 s 3.]

catchline: Financial responsibility of university—No state general fund obligation.


title: RCW 28B.140.030

text:
The authority granted by this chapter is supplemental to any existing or future authority granted to the University of Washington and Washington State University and shall not be construed to limit the existing or future authority of these universities.
[ 2002 c 151 s 4.]

catchline: Authority of chapter—Supplemental.


title: RCW 28B.140.900

text:
Before January 31st of each year, the University of Washington and Washington State University must report to the ways and means committee of the senate and the capital budget committee of the house of representatives on the financing arrangements entered into under the authority of this chapter.
[ 2002 c 151 s 7.]

catchline: Reports to the legislature.


title: RCW 28B.142.005

text:
The legislature hereby recognizes that the University of Washington and Washington State University will require additional methods of funding to meet the universities' educational and research missions and remain competitive in a challenging environment. State appropriations are sufficient to meet only a portion of these research universities' funding requirements. The state authorizes the universities to collect student tuition, services and activities fees, building fees, and technology fees, subject to statutory limits. In addition, the universities generate revenue from other sources such as grants, contracts, other fees, sales and services, and investment income. The legislature finds that the research universities are able to leverage these local nonstate-appropriated funds to enhance university facilities and services for the benefit of students, faculty, and the larger community. The legislature intends that the research universities be permitted to borrow and incur obligations for any university purpose, so long as repayment is limited to local nonappropriated university funds and so long as the state's credit or general state revenues are not obligated or used for repayment. To permit the University of Washington to refinance the real and personal property acquired between August and October 2006 before the end of the fiscal biennium, sections of chapter 24, Laws of 2007 necessary to accomplish this limited purpose are made effective before the end of the biennium.
[ 2007 c 24 s 1.]

catchline: Finding—Intent.


title: RCW 28B.142.010

text:
The board of regents of the University of Washington and Washington State University may issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness for any university purpose. The board of regents of the University of Washington and Washington State University may obligate all or a component of the fees and revenues of the university for the payment of such bonds, notes, or evidences of indebtedness: PROVIDED, That such fees and revenues are not subject to appropriation by the legislature and do not constitute general state revenues as defined in Article VIII, section 1 of the state Constitution. Such bonds, notes, and other indebtedness shall not constitute bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness secured by the full faith and credit of the state or required to be paid, directly or indirectly, from general state revenues. Bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued under this chapter shall be issued in accordance with the procedures in RCW 28B.10.310 and 28B.10.315 or the provisions applicable to either the state or local governments under chapter 39.46 or 39.53 RCW.
[ 2009 c 500 s 4; 2007 c 24 s 2.]
Notes:
Effective date—2009 c 500: See note following RCW 39.42.070.

catchline: Bonds, notes, evidences of indebtedness—University of Washington and Washington State University.


title: RCW 28B.142.020

text:
The University of Washington and Washington State University must report annually to the ways and means committee of the senate, the capital budget committee of the house of representatives, and the office of the state treasurer on any bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness issued under this chapter as a part of a public securities offering. The report shall include a summary of the total outstanding debt of the university, a summary of any public securities offerings issued that year by purpose, including rating information from at least one nationally recognized credit rating agency, issuance costs, interest rate information, sources of repayment, and a copy of the annual bondholder report filed by the University of Washington and Washington State University in accordance with Rule 15c2-12 of the securities and exchange commission.
[ 2007 c 24 s 3.]

catchline: Reports.


title: RCW 28B.142.030

text:
The board of regents of the University of Washington may issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness under this section for the purpose of refinancing real and personal property acquired by the University of Washington during the period between August and October 2006. The board of regents of the University of Washington may obligate all or a component of the fees and revenues of the university for the payment of such bonds, notes, or evidences of indebtedness: PROVIDED, That such fees and revenues are not subject to appropriation by the legislature and do not constitute general state revenues as defined in Article VIII, section 1 of the state Constitution. Bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued under this section shall be issued in accordance with the procedures in RCW 28B.10.310 and 28B.10.315 or the provisions applicable to either the state or local governments under chapter 39.46 or 39.53 RCW. Such bonds, notes, and other indebtedness shall not constitute bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness secured by the full faith and credit of the state or required to be paid, directly or indirectly, from general state revenues.
[ 2009 c 500 s 5; 2007 c 24 s 4.]
Notes:
Effective date—2009 c 500: See note following RCW 39.42.070.
Effective date—2007 c 24 s 4: "Section 4 of this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect May 1, 2007." [ 2007 c 24 s 6.]

catchline: Bonds, notes, evidences of indebtedness—University of Washington—Refinancing.


title: RCW 28B.142.040

text:
The authority granted by this chapter is in addition and supplemental to any previously granted or future authority granted to the University of Washington or Washington State University and shall not be construed to limit the existing or future powers or authority of these universities, including without limitation the authority to issue bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness pursuant to RCW 28B.10.300 through 28B.10.330, 28B.20.145, or 28B.20.395 through 28B.20.398, or chapter 28B.140 RCW, or to participate in state reimbursable bond, certificate of participation, or other state debt programs.
[ 2007 c 24 s 5.]


title: RCW 28B.145.005

text:
The legislature finds that, despite increases in degree production, there remain acute shortages in high employer demand programs of study, particularly in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and health care fields of study. According to the workforce training and education coordinating board, seventeen percent of Washington businesses had difficulty finding job applicants in 2010. Eleven thousand employers did not fill a vacancy because they lacked qualified job applicants. Fifty-nine percent of projected job openings in Washington state from now until 2017 will require some form of postsecondary education and training.
It is the intent of the legislature to provide jobs and opportunity by making Washington the place where the world's most productive companies find the world's most talented people. The legislature intends to accomplish this through the creation of the opportunity scholarship and the opportunity expansion programs to: Help mitigate the impact of tuition increases; increase the number of professional-technical certificates, professional-technical degrees, baccalaureate degrees in high employer demand and other programs, and advanced degrees in health professions; and invest in programs and students to meet market demands for a knowledge-based economy while filling middle-income jobs with a sufficient supply of skilled workers.
[ 2019 c 406 s 62. Prior: 2018 c 209 s 5; 2018 c 114 s 1; 2011 1st sp.s. c 13 s 1.]
Notes:
Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 43.79.195.
Findings—Short title—2019 c 406: See notes following RCW 28B.92.200.
Findings—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 28B.94.020.
Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 28C.30.050.
Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 43.216.135.