Washington Administrative Code

(1) Program advisory committee. The board will establish an advisory committee to assist in program design and to advise the board on matters of program administration including, but not limited to, application procedures, selection criteria, fund raising, and program publicity. …

(1) Scholarship amounts.(a) The amount of the scholarship for an undergraduate student shall be determined by the higher education coordinating board in consultation with the advisory committee, not to exceed the student's demonstrated financial need.(b) The amount of the scholar…

(1) Administering agency. The higher education coordinating board shall administer the American Indian endowed scholarship program. The board shall have the following administrative responsibilities:(a) Publicize the program;(b) Adopt necessary program guidelines;(c) Accept and d…

(1) American Indian scholarship endowment fund. The American Indian scholarship endowment fund shall be in the custody of the state treasurer. The investment of the endowment fund shall be managed by the state investment board. Funds appropriated by the legislature for the Americ…

The purpose of this program is to assist the public four-year institutions of higher education to achieve gender equity in their intercollegiate athletics activities, as required by RCW 28B.15.450 through .480, 28B.15.740(3), chapter 28B.110 RCW, and other applicable state and fe…

RCW 28B.15.460-465 assigns responsibility to the higher education coordinating board to approve, evaluate, report, and make recommendations in the implementation of RCW 28B.15.455-480 and 28B.15.740(3).[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.15.460 and [28B.15].465. WSR 91-12-005, § 250-77…

For purposes of assessing institutional compliance with statutory goals for 1994 only, "the rate at which (the underrepresented gender) class participates in high school interscholastic athletics in Washington state" means that neither gender shall comprise less than 39% of the t…

Any public four-year institution of higher education in the state of Washington shall be eligible to participate in the athletic gender equity tuition and fee waiver program for the academic year 1991-92, provided it has:(1) Submitted to the higher education coordinating board a …

Any public four-year institution of higher education shall be eligible to participate in the athletic gender equity tuition and fee waiver program for the academic years 1992-93 and following, provided that, in addition to the conditions in WAC 250-77-025, it has received approva…

Tuition and fee waivers generally will be granted to the underrepresented gender. The exceptions will be when an institution can demonstrate that a waiver to a nonunderrepresented gender individual will result in a savings of athletic financial aid funds that can be applied in an…

Funds generated by this program may be used only to attain or maintain gender equity in intercollegiate athletics.(1) For any institution having an underrepresented gender in its athletic program,(a) All funds generated by this program shall be expended to enhance the intercolleg…

Each institution participating in this program will report biennially to the higher education coordinating board on its efforts to achieve equity and its compliance with RCW 28B.450.480.(1) Reports will be submitted in a common format developed by the higher education coordinatin…

Short term deviations from the above standards will be allowed only if due to specific, identifiable, and normal variations, examples of which include the high costs in one year for the start up of a new sport or the higher expenses due to an unusual number of teams of one gender…

The Washington award for excellence in education program, also known as the Washington state Christa McAuliffe award program, was established to recognize teachers, principals, administrators, classified employees, school district superintendents, and school boards for their lead…

The authority for this chapter is chapter 28B.80 RCW which authorizes the higher education coordinating board to adopt rules relating to the administration of programs assigned to the board, and chapter 28A.625 RCW, which assigns to the board the administration of the academic gr…

(1) "Institution of higher education" or "institution" shall mean:(a) Any public university, college, community college, or technical college operated by the state of Washington or any political subdivision thereof; or any other university, college, school, or institute in the st…

(1) Each year, the higher education coordinating board shall receive from the superintendent of public instruction, or his or her designee, an official list of the names of the Washington award for excellence in education (Christa McAuliffe) recipients who have been designated fo…

(1) Recipients of the Washington award for excellence in education named by the office of the superintendent of public instruction prior to January 1, 1994 may elect to receive their award in the form of the academic grant. The academic grant shall be used to reimburse recipients…

(1) Disbursements of all academic grant, stipend, and recognition award funds are contingent upon appropriations. In the event that funds are insufficient to pay all eligible claims submitted, disbursements will be issued to recipients on the following basis:(a) Claims for paymen…

WAC 392-169-005 through 392-169-125 [is][,] inclusive of the 1995 amendment thereto and repeal of WAC 392-169-035, [are] hereby adopted [by reference].[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.300.390, 28A.150.260 and 28A.150.290. WSR 95-18-041, § 250-79-010, filed 8/29/95, effective 9/29/95…

Copies of chapter 392-169 WAC are available in the offices of the higher education coordinating board, the state board for community and technical colleges and the superintendent of public instruction located in Olympia, Washington.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.300.390, 28A.150.2…

Adopting running start rule revisions by reference to amended sections WAC 392-169-025; 392-169-030; 392-169-055; 392-169-057; and 392-169-060, filed by the office of the superintendent of public instruction by WSR 99-13-124, filed 6/16/99.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.600.390. W…

The Washington promise scholarship program recognizes and encourages the aspiration for superior academic achievement of high school students who attend and graduate from Washington high schools. The program offers a two-year scholarship for eligible students that may be used at …

(1) "Board" means the higher education coordinating board.(2) "OSPI" means the office of the superintendent of public instruction.(3) "High school" means a secondary institution in Washington state identified by the office of the superintendent of public instruction as qualified …

(1) The eligible student will make application directly to the board.(2) The completed application will include a data sheet, signed certification statement, a copy of the parent's previous calendar year's federal tax return for the purpose of verifying the income, and any other …

(1) Recipients include all eligible students who have completed applications prior to the annual deadline, who are verified as having finished in the top ten percent of their senior graduating high school class, and who enroll in an eligible school.(2) The student who is determin…

(1) The maximum annual authorized award shall not exceed the representative average annual tuition and fees for resident students attending the state's community and technical colleges, as determined by the board.(2) The actual authorized annual award for each recipient shall be …

(1) In order to receive a scholarship disbursement, eligible students must enroll with at least a half-time status and be considered by the school to be making satisfactory progress in their course of study, according to the school's satisfactory progress policy for federal stude…

(1) Eligible students may renew their award for the second year's benefits, subject to the availability of funding.(2) The deadline for the return of renewal applications will be set annually by the board.(3) The board will determine the maximum number of years each class of grad…

(1) The board will set an annual deadline for the receipt of appeals.(2) Appeals must be submitted to the board in writing before the application deadline.(3) The board may use its judgment to except individual students from a program rule or rules based on substantial documented…

(1) The Washington promise scholarship account is established in the custody of the state treasurer for the purpose of administering the Washington promise scholarship program.(2) The annual allotment is to be deposited into the account for the purpose of making commitments to st…

(1) The higher education coordinating board shall administer the program. The board shall be responsible for:(a) Collection of student applications;(b) Determination of student eligibility;(c) Determination of the eligibility of postsecondary institutions within Washington;(d) Ad…

This program is intended to partially reimburse teachers or teacher candidates for educational expenses they incur when they receive a master's degree in education or a master's degree in teaching and return to teaching in a public school classroom.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 2…

(1) "Board" means the higher education coordinating board.(2) "OSPI" means the office of the superintendent of public instruction.(3) "Public school" means an elementary school, a middle school, junior high school, or high school within the public school system referred to in Art…

(1) The completed application will include all necessary documentation.(2) The board will treat all applications in a confidential manner.(3) Applications will be made available through several means including:(a) Mailings to institutions of higher education;(b) Mailings to relat…

(1) First priority will be given to applicants who possess a mathematics or science teaching credential.(2) The board may set other priorities if needed to properly expend program funding.(3) Applicants who do not receive the reimbursement may reapply in the second year.[Statutor…

(1) Within available funds and until these funds are exhausted, the board may repay all or a portion of the educational expenses incurred by a teacher, or teacher candidate, for one year of master's level studies at an accredited Washington institution of higher education.(2) The…

(1) The board shall administer the program. The board shall be responsible for:(a) Collection of applications and documentation;(b) Determination of eligibility;(c) Determination of the eligibility of institutions of higher education within Washington;(d) Adjudication of all appe…

(1) RCW 42.56.070(1) requires each agency to make available for inspection and copying nonexempt "public records" in accordance with published rules. The act defines "public record" to include any "writing containing information relating to the conduct of government or the perfor…

(1) The Washington higher education coordinating board administers all state student financial aid programs. These programs include state and federal student need based aid, merit based aid, workforce incentive aid, and other outreach programs. In addition, the board provides sta…

(1) Hours for inspection of records. Public records are available for inspection and copying during normal business hours of the Washington higher education coordinating board, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding legal holidays. Records must be inspected at t…

(1) Providing "fullest assistance." The Washington higher education coordinating board is charged by statute with adopting rules which provide for how it will "provide full access to public records," "protect records from damage or disorganization," "prevent excessive interferenc…

(1) The Public Records Act provides that a number of types of documents are exempt from public inspection and copying. In addition, documents are exempt from disclosure if any "other statute" exempts or prohibits disclosure. Requestors should be aware of the following exemptions,…

(1) Costs for paper copies. There is no fee for inspecting public records. A requestor may obtain copies of public records according to the fees described in WAC 250-82-062.Before beginning to make the copies, the public records officer or designee may require a deposit of up to …

Calculation of actual costs of producing copies of public records declared to be unduly burdensome - Adoption of statutory fee schedule.(1) Pursuant to RCW 42.56.120(2), as amended by section 3, chapter 304, Laws of 2017, the Washington student achievement council declares for th…

(1) Petition for internal administrative review of denial of access. Any person who objects to the initial denial or partial denial of a records request may petition in writing (including email) to the public records officer for a review of that decision. The petition shall inclu…

The college bound scholarship as authorized by chapter 28B.118 RCW is designed to inspire and encourage Washington middle school students from low-income families to dream big and aspire to continuing their education beyond high school. The early commitment of state funding of tu…

"Agency" means student achievement council, a Washington state agency, as established under chapter 28B.77 RCW."C average" means a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale."FAFSA" means Free Application for Federal Student Aid."High school graduation" means students must graduate f…

(1) Washington students may apply who are:(a) Enrolled in the seventh or eighth grade, or in ninth grade (under limited circumstances defined in RCW 28B.118.010), in a public school, private school as approved by chapter 28A.195 RCW or home school as defined by chapter 28A.200 RC…

The role of the office, OSPI and school districts related to notification to students, families, and school personnel about the college bound scholarship is defined under chapter 28B.118 RCW.(1) The office shall work collaboratively with statewide partners to support students and…