Washington Administrative Code

In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed in this chapter, the day of the act or event from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal …

Whenever in this chapter written notification is prescribed, which shall include the filing of a petition for reconsideration, the notification shall be made by depositing the papers in the post office, properly addressed, with postage prepaid. Whenever in this chapter written no…

The department of community, trade, and economic development is charged with developing criteria to be used by a motion picture competitiveness program in determining funding assistance to productions that use Washington state as a location for film and video production.[Statutor…

The following definitions apply to this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(1) "Applicant" means a television, film or commercial production company intending to produce a qualified production in Washington state.(2) "Motion picture competitiveness program" me…

(1) To qualify for funding assistance, the applicant must:(a) Certify that it is not engaged, to any extent, in the production of erotic material, as defined in RCW 9.68.050.(b) The end credits of a film production must acknowledge that the production was filmed in Washington sta…

(1) Maximum funding assistance from a motion picture competitiveness program is subject to the limitations as specified in RCW 43.365.020.(2) Funding assistance is subject to the amount available in the account managed by the motion picture competitiveness program.[Statutory Auth…

A production will be disqualified for funding assistance if the motion picture competitiveness program determines the qualified production does not meet requirements in WAC 130-20-020.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.365.020. WSR 07-03-015, § 130-20-040, filed 1/4/07, effective 2/4/0…

Unless otherwise prohibited, production companies may use both existing sales and use tax exemptions and the funding assistance provided by the motion picture competitiveness program while filming qualified productions in Washington state.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.365.020. WSR…

In order to recognize the accountability and effectiveness of tax policy, the legislature requires that each production receiving funding assistance from the motion picture competitiveness program shall report information to the department through a survey.(1) The motion picture …

(1) The department of commerce may designate certain private sector investments as projects of statewide significance to expedite the permitting and environmental review process. These projects will bolster the economy at both the local and state levels.(2) The purpose of this ch…

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions found in RCW 43.157.010.(1) "Standard contact information" shall mean a mailing address, telephone number, and email address.(2) "Jurisdiction" shall mean any local government with the authority to issue permits relat…

(1) Applications shall be submitted to the department.(2) Applications shall be completed on forms prescribed by and obtained from the department.(3) The application will contain the following information:(a) Standard contact information of the applicant requesting the designatio…

(1) The department will consider the application and make a determination whether the project is one of statewide significance within sixty days of the receipt of application.(2) The applicants will be notified in writing of the department's decision.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.…

(1) The state board for community and technical colleges consists of nine members appointed by the governor. Members serve for terms of four years; or until a successor is named.(2) The executive officer and secretary of the board is the executive director of the state system of …

Any interested individual or organization, upon written request to and receipt by the state board office at least two weeks in advance of the next scheduled board meeting, may request that any relevant matter concerning the state community and technical college system be placed o…

Special meetings of the state board may be called by the chair or by a majority of the members of the state board. Notification of such a meeting must be made at least twenty-four hours before the time of such meeting. Such notice shall specify the time and place of the special m…

(1) Any applicant for admission to a community or technical college shall be admitted when, as determined by the chief administrative officer of the district or his or her designee, such applicant:(a) Is competent to profit from the curricular offerings of the college; and(b) Wou…

Students enrolled in a technical college are subject to the residency procedures of that technical college. For students of community colleges, residency, for purpose of tuition, shall be determined under the provisions of RCW 28B.15.012 and 28B.15.013.The following procedures sh…

A community and technical college district may establish:(1) Enrollment limits for any class, course or program when such restrictions are necessary because of limitations of physical facilities or operating funds or when such restrictions are consistent with generally accepted e…

College districts that offer instruction in more than one location shall establish reasonable rules and procedures that will allow intercampus and intercollege enrollment of students without penalty or additional cost above the normal tuition, special fees, and incidental fees ch…

Under the authority of RCW 28B.50.095 the following rule applies to the interdistrict enrollment of students at community colleges. The purpose of this rule is to allow students to concurrently enroll at more than one community college, but pay no more tuition and fees than if th…

In order that each student attending a community college is assured of substantive and procedural due process of the law, each community college district shall promulgate, adopt and publish rules defining and establishing student rights and responsibilities, including but not lim…

Each community college district shall involve students in the promulgation, amendment and revocation of rules defining and establishing student rights and responsibilities. The minimum involvement which shall be afforded students, except in emergencies, shall consist of a reasona…

In the 2003 legislative session the legislature passed a bill that requires community and technical colleges to adopt policies and procedures to expedite students' progress toward their program goals. The intent of the legislation is to encourage students enrolled in degree or ce…

For purposes of establishing medical expense plans authorized under WAC 131-16-068, the following terms are defined:(1) "Eligible employees" means any of the following groups of community and technical college system employees:(a) Academic employees as defined in RCW 28B.52.020;(…

(1) In lieu of remuneration for unused sick leave at retirement, a college board (or the state board for community and technical colleges for employees under its jurisdiction) may provide with equivalent funds a medical expense plan for eligible employees.(2) A medical expense pl…

Each college district board of trustees shall adopt and publish a statement of personnel selection practices and standards governing all nonclassified service personnel which are designed to ensure high standards of excellence in all phases of district operations, satisfy the sta…

Prior to employment of candidates to perform professional services in Washington community and technical colleges, the district board of trustees shall establish that the candidate possesses:(1) Scholarship and/or technical skill that represents appropriate study, training, and s…

In addition to the general standards required by WAC 131-16-080, the district board of trustees shall establish that candidates for appointment meet or exceed the following standards in their areas of specialization:(1) Teaching personnel.(a) Professional teaching personnel perfo…

It shall be the responsibility of the president of each institution or district to assure compliance with the following standards, which must be met or exceeded by all districts:(1) The institution or district will certify, through the chief professional-technical administrator o…

In issuing certificates for full-time and part-time professional-technical instructors, as identified in WAC 131-16-092 (3) and (4), the college district shall utilize the following nomenclature and shall meet the standards set forth below as a minimum:(1) Teaching personnel.Init…

The certification process for professional-technical instructors includes assessing the attainment of the standards contained in the professional-technical skill standards and the completion of a professional development plan. The professional development plan identifies prioriti…

The following standards describe the recognition of professional-technical or vocational teaching certification issued by a community or technical college or the superintendent of public instruction.(1) Instructors issued a professional-technical education certificate that meets …

(1) RCW 28B.50.851 authorizes the state board for community and technical colleges to designate certain funds as "special funds" for the purpose of exempting positions funded thereby from the award of community college faculty tenure status as provided in RCW 28B.50.850 through 2…

(1) Pursuant to chapter 29, Laws of 1990, the community and technical college exceptional faculty award program shall be subject to the following limitations:(a) All funds generated by and through this program shall be credited to the college or its foundation exceptional faculty…

(1) RCW 28B.50.140(3) requires the state board for community and technical colleges to adopt rules defining the permissible elements of compensation which district boards may approve for community and technical college presidents.(2) Compensation (including salary) increases gran…

College districts that wish to contract for or otherwise cause the construction, reconstruction, erection, equipping, disposal, demolition, or alteration of buildings, facilities, or other capital assets; or to acquire, by purchase or lease, sites, right of way, easements, improv…

(1) College districts that wish to issue revenue bonds pursuant to RCW 28B.50.140(6) must receive the prior approval of the state board and the state finance committee, as required by RCW 28B.50.409.(a) District requests for state board approval shall consist of a written present…

(1) It shall be the policy of the state board for community and technical colleges that capital projects proposed by college districts shall be developed in a manner consistent with the provisions of chapter 43.21C RCW, the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), and chapter 197-1…

The purpose of this chapter shall be to ensure compliance by the state board for community and technical colleges with the provisions of chapter 1, Laws of 1973 (Initiative 276), Disclosure—Campaign finances—Lobbying—Records; and in particular with sections 25-32 of that act, dea…

(1) Public records. "Public record" includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of governmental or the performance of any governmental or proprietary function prepared, owned, used or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or cha…

The state board for community and technical colleges is a state agency organized under RCW 28B.50.050. The administrative office of the board and its staff are located at 1300 Quince Street S.E., Olympia, Washington.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.400. WSR 15-02-033, § 131-276-0…

The board is established under RCW 28B.50.050 to implement the educational and administrative purposes established by RCW 28B.50.090 and 28B.50.020. The board is operated under the supervision and control of a board of trustees. The board of trustees is made up of nine members ap…

All public records of the board, as defined in WAC 131-276-020 are deemed to be available for public inspection and copying pursuant to these rules, except as otherwise provided by section 31, chapter 1, Laws of 1973 and WAC 131-276-100.[Order 18, § 131-276-050, filed 7/2/73.]

The board's public records shall be in the charge of the public records officer designated by the board director. The person so designated shall be located in the administrative office of the board. The public records officer shall be responsible for the following: The implementa…

Public records shall be available for inspection and copying during the customary office hours of the board. For the purposes of this chapter, the customary office hours shall be from 8:00 a.m. to noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holida…

In accordance with requirements of chapter 1, Laws of 1973 that agencies prevent unreasonable invasions of privacy, protect public records from damage or disorganization, and prevent excessive interference with essential functions of the agency, public records may be inspected or…

No fee shall be charged for the inspection of public records. The board shall charge a fee of 10¢ per page of copy for providing copies of public records and for use of the board's copy equipment. This charge is the amount necessary to reimburse the board for its actual costs inc…

(1) The board reserves the right to determine that a public record requested in accordance with the procedures outlined in WAC 131-276-080 is exempt under the provisions of section 31, chapter 1, Laws of 1973.(2) In addition, pursuant to section 26, chapter 1, Laws of 1973, the b…

(1) Any person who objects to the denial of a request for a public record may petition for prompt review of such decision by tendering a written request for review. The written request shall specifically refer to the written statement by the public records officer or other staff …