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Washington Statutes, Title 28B

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Title 28B, HIGHER EDUCATION

54 chapters · 1,102 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 28B1,102 Ch 28B.10, Colleges and universities generally.165 Ch 28B.50, Community and technical colleges.142 Ch 28B.20, University of Washington.100 Ch 28B.15, College and university fees.82 Ch 28B.30, Washington State University.77 Ch 28B.76, Office of student financial assistance.41 Ch 28B.40, The Evergreen State College.36 Ch 28B.77, Student achievement council.36 Ch 28B.35, Regional universities.33 Ch 28B.07, Washington higher education faciliti…28 Ch 28B.85, Degree-granting institutions.27 Ch 28B.52, Collective bargaining—Academic perso…24 Ch 28B.95, Washington advanced college tuition …24 Ch 28B.92, State student financial aid programs.21

18 sections·Filtered byTitle 28B✕Ch 28B.145✕

RCW 28B.145.005 Finding—Intent.
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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 tra…
RCW 28B.145.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Board" means the opportunity scholarship board. (2) "Council" means the student achievement council. (3) "Eligible advanced degree program" means a health professiona…
RCW 28B.145.020 Opportunity scholarship board.
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(1) The opportunity scholarship board is created. The board consists of eleven members: (a) Six members appointed by the governor. For three of the six appointments, the governor shall consider names from a list provided by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house…
RCW 28B.145.030 Program administrator—Duties—Specified accounts.
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(1) The program administrator shall provide administrative support to execute the duties and responsibilities provided in this chapter, including but not limited to publicizing the program, selecting participants for the opportunity scholarship award, distributing opportunity sch…

RCW 28B.145.040 Opportunity scholarship program.

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(1) The opportunity scholarship program is established. (2) The purpose of this scholarship program is to provide scholarships that will help low and middle-income Washington residents earn professional-technical certificates, professional-technical degrees, baccalaureate degrees…

RCW 28B.145.050 Opportunity scholarship match transfer account.

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(1) The opportunity scholarship match transfer account is created in the custody of the state treasurer as a nonappropriated account to be used solely and exclusively for the opportunity scholarship program created in RCW 28B.145.040 and the local government partner promise progr…

RCW 28B.145.055 Opportunity scholarship program—Awards not considered state-funded.

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The office of student financial assistance and the institutions of higher education may not consider awards made under the opportunity scholarship program to be state-funded for the purpose of determining the value of an award for other state financial aid programs. [ 2019 c 406 …

RCW 28B.145.060 Opportunity expansion program—Generally—Reports.

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(1) The opportunity expansion program is established. (2) The board shall select institutions of higher education to receive opportunity expansion awards. In so doing, the board must: (a) Solicit, receive, and evaluate proposals from institutions of higher education that are desi…

RCW 28B.145.070 Reports—Review for legislative action.

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(1) Annually each December 1st, the board, together with the program administrator, shall report to the council, the governor, and the appropriate committees of the legislature regarding the rural jobs program, the opportunity scholarship program, and the opportunity expansion pr…

RCW 28B.145.080 Evaluation of opportunity scholarship and opportunity expansion programs by joint legislative audit and review committee.

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(1) Beginning in 2018, the joint legislative audit and review committee shall evaluate the opportunity scholarship and opportunity expansion programs, and submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2018. The committee's evaluation shall includ…

RCW 28B.145.085 Eligibility verification—Outcome data.

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(1) All institutions of higher education that participate in the opportunity scholarship program, including a local government partner promise scholarship program pursuant to RCW 28B.145.140, shall provide timely verification of eligibility information to the program administrato…

RCW 28B.145.090 Investments by the state investment board.

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(1) The board may elect to have the state investment board invest the funds in the scholarship account, the student support pathways account, the advanced degrees pathways account, and the endowment account described under RCW 28B.145.030(2)(b). If the board so elects, the state …

RCW 28B.145.100 Rural jobs program.

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(1)(a) The rural county high employer demand jobs program is created to meet the workforce needs of business and industry in rural counties by assisting students in earning certificates, associate degrees, or other industry-recognized credentials necessary for employment in high …

RCW 28B.145.110 Rural jobs program—Administrator duties—Student support pathways account.

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(1) For the purposes of the rural jobs program, the program administrator shall: (a) Jointly with the board, solicit and accept donations, grants, and contributions from private sources via direct payment, pledge agreement, or escrow account, for deposit into the student support …

RCW 28B.145.120 Rural jobs program—Match transfer account.

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(1) The rural jobs program match transfer account is created in the custody of the state treasurer as a nonappropriated account to be used solely and exclusively for the rural jobs program created in RCW 28B.145.100. The purpose of the rural jobs program match transfer account is…

RCW 28B.145.140 Local government partner promise scholarship program.

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(1) A local government partner may establish its own promise scholarship program within the opportunity scholarship program. The local government partner promise scholarship program shall be administered by the Washington state opportunity scholarship program. The program adminis…

RCW 28B.145.900 Short title.

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This chapter may be known and cited as the opportunity scholarship act. [ 2011 1st sp.s. c 13 s 11.]

RCW 28B.145.901 Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 13.

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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 [June 6, 2011]. [ 2011 1st sp.s. c 13 s 13.]