Washington Administrative Code

Requests for public records shall be made in the board offices, WEA Building, 319 East 7th Avenue, Olympia, Washington. Public records and a facility for their inspection will be provided by the public records officer. Such records shall not be removed from the place designated f…

(1) Index. The board has available to all persons a current index which provides identifying information as to the following records issued, adopted or promulgated since June 30, 1972."(a) Final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, as well as orders, made in th…

The district hereby adopts for use by all persons requesting inspection and/or copying or copies of its records, the form attached hereto as Appendix A, entitled "Request for public record."[Order 18, § 131-276-140, filed 7/2/73.]

appendix "a"request for public record tostate board for community and technical colleges(a). . . .. . . . SignatureSignature (Please Print) . . . . Name of Organization, if Applicable . . . .. . . . Mailing Address of ApplicantPhone Number(b). . . .. . . . Date Request Made at St…

Tuition, fees, and waivers for community and technical college state-funded courses are established in accordance with chapter 28B.15 RCW.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.15 RCW. WSR 16-02-087, § 131-28-005, filed 1/5/16, effective 2/5/16. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.50 RCW…

Tuition, operating, services and activities, and special fees charged to students enrolled in state-funded courses for summer quarter shall be assessed on the same basis and in the same manner as such fees are assessed for other quarters of the academic year.[Statutory Authority:…

It shall be the general policy of the state board that all tuition and services and activities fees shall be assessed on a uniform and equitable basis, except when the requirement to pay all or part of such fees has been specifically waived or altered by law or by rule of the sta…

For the purpose of chapter 131-28 WAC, the following definitions shall apply:(1) "Resident student" and "nonresident student" shall be defined in the same manner as in chapter 28B.15 RCW.(2) "Tuition fees," "building fees," "operating fees" and "services and activities fees" shal…

Tuition and fees charged to students in state-funded courses shall conform to chapter 28B.15 RCW, the legislative budget and policies of the state board and the following:(1) For credit- and credit equivalent-based programs, tuition, and fees charged to students:(a) Shall be base…

Community and technical college boards may grant waivers from the standard tuition and fees rate to students in ungraded courses designated in WAC 131-28-026(3) and to students who qualify under a waiver created in Title 28B RCW.Except for ungraded courses, colleges shall waive t…

(1) The state board shall designate ungraded courses. These courses may be offered at tuition rates that differ from the standard rates set by WAC 131-28-025. Ungraded shall mean courses not categorized by level of instruction and may be assigned degree credit or letter grades.(2…

(1) College districts that choose to offer contractual educational courses or services, as authorized by RCW 28B.50.140(16), to private or governmental entities shall establish a special fee for the service or course to be paid by the entity involved. Such special fee shall be se…

For student funded courses, fees charged to students:(1) Shall be designated as a special fee, all revenue from which shall be used for the general operations and maintenance of the college;(2) Shall be assessed at a rate sufficient to defray the direct and indirect costs of offe…

Pursuant to authority granted by RCW 28B.15.740, the boards of trustees of community and technical college districts are authorized to waive all or part of tuition and services and activities fees for students who demonstrate financial need: Provided, That the students shall qual…

Waiver of tuition and services and activities fees under RCW 28B.15.740(1) shall be based upon the determination that the student demonstrates financial need under a method of need analysis approved by the United States Department of Education for determining awards for federal s…

(1) Community and technical colleges may waive the tuition and service and activities fees for resident students who demonstrate financial need under the provisions of RCW 28B.15.740. The amount that can be waived under this provision is limited by the waiver limits set forth in …

Nothing in chapter 131-28 WAC is intended to prevent the award of tuition and fee waivers in conjunction with other forms of student financial aid as a package designed to meet the overall educational assistance needs of any student.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.15 RCW. WSR 1…

(1) For the purpose of this section, the term "supplemental funding" shall mean restricted funds provided on the basis of an agreement between a college district and a cooperating agency or organization for the purpose of augmenting state fund support above the current funding le…

(1) For the purpose of this section, the term "shared funding" shall mean funds provided on the basis of an agreement between a college district and a cooperating agency or organization for the support of particular courses, classes, or programs that have costs within current sta…

(1) When circumstances warrant, two or more community and technical college districts may agree to allow one district to offer courses, special events, or other community service activities within the service area of the other district.(2) Arrangements for interdistrict course(s)…

(1) Two or more community and technical college districts may enter into agreements to offer jointly courses, programs or other community service activities.(2) Agreements covering joint offerings shall specify, in addition to the items required by chapter 39.34 RCW, the Interloc…

(1) For the purposes of this section, "recruitment" is defined as information and activities which attempt to persuade potential students to attend a certain college—information used to compete for enrollment. "Information" is defined as the factual description of course availabi…

(1) The purpose of chapter 131-36 WAC is to implement the institutional financial aid fund established by RCW 28B.15.820.(2) It is the intent of this chapter to provide for a financial aid program that will be operational in all Washington community and technical colleges.(3) Eac…

For the purposes of chapter 131-36 WAC, the following definitions shall apply:(1) "Fund" shall mean the institutional financial aid fund established by RCW 28B.15.820.(2) "Current federal methodology" shall mean the method of determining financial need as prescribed by the United…

Moneys in this fund shall be used for student financial aid:(1) Long-term loans;(2) Short-term loans; or(3) Locally administered need-based grants, tuition scholarships and institutional employment programs for resident students who demonstrate financial need, or a financial aid …

(1) Long-term loans and other institutional financial aid to students who demonstrate financial need shall be made only to students who qualify as residents for tuition purposes under RCW 28B.15.012 (2)(a) through (e) or to align with federal guidelines and are enrolled for at le…

(1) No long-term or short-term loan shall be made from the fund that exceeds either the demonstrated financial need of an eligible student or the maximum allowed under the federal guaranteed need-based loan program.(2) All long-term loans granted from the fund for periods in exce…

(1) The terms and conditions of long-term loans made from the fund, including, but not limited to, maximum annual loan amount, maximum aggregate loan amount, loan initiation fee, guarantee fee, repayment, cancellation, consolidation of loans, deferment, default, and forbearance s…

(1) Community colleges shall utilize the loan collecting and servicing agency designated by the state director for community and technical colleges and the loan guarantor.(2) The state director of community and technical colleges shall determine and designate on behalf of the sta…

(1) Moneys in the fund not committed to long-term loans may be invested by each college. (2) Colleges shall comply with all laws or regulations regarding the investment of state funds. (3) Interest earned through such investments shall be credited to the fund.[Statutory Authority…

In the belief that citizen involvement in public affairs is basic to the effective functioning of government at all levels, it shall be the general policy of the state board for community and technical colleges to encourage the participation of employees of the office of the stat…

The following provisions shall apply to employees who are candidates for appointment or election to public office or who seek to participate in campaigns for constitutional amendments, referendums, initiatives, other similar activities, or candidates for nonpartisan public office…

The authority for this chapter is RCW 28A.600.390, which authorizes the superintendent of public instruction, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the higher education coordinating board to jointly develop and adopt rules governing RCW 28A.600.300 through 28A…

The purpose of this chapter is to set forth policies and procedures governing the running start program.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.600.390. WSR 93-01-014, § 131-46-015, filed 12/4/92, effective 1/4/93.]

Each school district shall annually provide general information respecting the running start program to all tenth and eleventh grade students of the school district and their parents and guardians.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.600.390, 28A.150.260 and [28A.150].290. WSR 94-04-120…

Prior to September 1 of each school year, the superintendent of public instruction shall calculate uniform statewide rates for allocating state basic education moneys for nonvocational and vocational running start enrollment in consultation with state board for community and tech…

This chapter shall not affect the alternative enrollment, and arrangements therefor, of a secondary student in a community college or technical college pursuant to a contractual agreement entered into pursuant to RCW 28B.50.530 (interschool district/college district cooperative p…

WAC 392-169-005 through 392-169-125, inclusive of the 1995 amendments thereto and the repeal of WAC 392-169-035 are hereby adopted by reference.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28.600.300.390 [28A.600.300 - 28A.600.390], 28A.150.260, 28A.150.290 and 28A.600.300 - 28A.600.400 as amended …

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.[WSR 99-19-099, § 131-46-140, filed 9/20…

The authority for this chapter is RCW 28B.50.912 which authorizes the state board for community and technical colleges to adopt rules governing the eligibility of persons sixteen years of age or older to take the high school equivalency test subject to rules adopted by the state …

The purpose of this chapter is to set forth policies and procedures governing the administration of the high school equivalency test and the issuance of high school equivalency certificates for persons who have not graduated from high school and are not enrolled in a regular or a…

As used in this chapter, the term "high school equivalency certificate" means a certificate issued jointly by the state board for community and technical colleges and the superintendent of public instruction which indicates that the holder thereof has attained standard scores at …

As used in this chapter, the term "high school equivalency test" means the most recent high school equivalency test as determined by the authorizing agency.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.10.400. WSR 13-19-039, § 131-48-040, filed 9/12/13, effective 10/13/13. Statutory Authority: C…

Minimum proficiency level in Washington state is that set by the state board for community and technical colleges.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.10.400. WSR 13-19-039, § 131-48-050, filed 9/12/13, effective 10/13/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.536. WSR 07-19-100, § 131-48-050…

As used in this chapter, the term "official high school equivalency testing center" means public or private agencies which have agreed to comply with the provisions of this chapter and with policies and regulations of the test publisher, and which have been designated by the stat…

Testing centers shall comply with the requirements of the testing program, and administer high school equivalency tests only to those who have reached the age of nineteen unless an applicant who is sixteen, seventeen, or eighteen years of age has been adjudged by a school distric…

The following individuals shall be eligible to take the high school equivalency test in official high school equivalency testing centers, provided that they are not enrolled in public, private, or home-based instruction of high school or a high school completion program at the ti…

The high school equivalency certificate shall be awarded jointly by the state board for community and technical colleges and the superintendent of public instruction to persons who achieve the minimum proficiency level on the high school equivalency test and who meet the followin…

All persons taking the high school equivalency test must provide picture identification utilizing one of the following:(1) State-issued driver's license or a state-issued identification card with a photograph.(2) United States passport.(3) Certificate of United States citizenship…

The award by the state board for community and technical colleges and superintendent of public instruction of a high school equivalency certificate shall not preclude such persons from returning to high school to obtain a regular high school diploma if changes in the person's per…