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Chapter 28B.50 RCW

COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES

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HTMLPDF 28B.50.010Short title.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.020Purpose.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.030Definitions.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.040College districts enumerated.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.050State board for community and technical colleges.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.060Director of the state system of community and technical colleges—Appointment—Term—Qualifications—Salary and travel expenses—Duties.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.070College board—Organization—Meetings—Quorum—Biennial report—Fiscal year.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.080College board—Offices and office equipment, including necessary expenses.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.085College board—Treasurer—Appointment, duties, bond—Depository.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.090College board—Powers and duties.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.091Board to waive fees for students finishing their high school education.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.092Program for military personnel—Restrictions as to high school completion program.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.093Program for military personnel—Limitation.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.094Program for military personnel—Costs of funding.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.095Registration at more than one community and technical college.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.096Cooperation with workforce training and education coordinating board.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.097Electronic job bank.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.098Appointment of trustees for new college district.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.100Boards of trustees—Generally.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.102Boards of trustees—Student trustee.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.130Boards of trustees—Bylaws, rules, and regulations—Chair and vice chair—Terms—Quorum.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.140Boards of trustees—Powers and duties.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.141Credits—Statewide transfer policy and agreement—Establishment.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.142Treasurer of board—Duties—Bond.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.143Vendor payments, advances or reimbursements for.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.145Community or technical college faculty senate.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.150Out-of-district residence not to affect enrollment for state resident.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.195Intercollegiate coaches—Minimum standards encouraged.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.196Intercollegiate coaches—Training to promote coaching competence and techniques.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.205AIDS information—Community and technical colleges.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.215Overlapping service areas—Regional planning agreements.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.216Identification and implementation of potential administrative efficiencies, complementary administrative functions, and complementary academic programs within regional area—Plan—Retention of cost savings—Reports.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.242Video telecommunications programming.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.248Effect of child care subsidy eligibility expansion—Use of existing resources.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.250Adult education programs in common school districts, limitations—Certain federal programs, administration.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.252Districts offering vocational educational programs—Local advisory committees—Advice on current job needs.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.254Advisory council on adult education—Workforce training and education coordinating board to monitor.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.259Program for dislocated forest products workers—Waiver from tuition and fees.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.271Opportunity grant program.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.272Opportunity grant program—Student eligibility—Funding—Performance measures—Documentation—Annual summary.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.273Identification of grant-eligible programs of study and other job training programs—Marketing.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.274Opportunity partnership program.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.278Opportunity employment and education center—Opportunity policy work group—Report by college board.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.281Curriculum development and funding—Use of federal stimulus funding—Reports—Recognized programs of study under RCW 28B.50.273—Prioritization of workforce training programs.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.282Evergreen jobs training account—Grants.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.295Emergency assistance grant program.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.305Seattle Vocational Institute—Findings.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.306Seattle Vocational Institute—Mission—Advisory committee to advise.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.307Seattle Vocational Institute—Funding.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.320Fees and other income—Deposit—Disbursement.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.328Waivers of tuition and fees—Scholarships—Employment of instructional staff and faculty—Seattle Vocational Institute.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.330Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community and technical college facilities and acquisition of property—Revenue bond financing—Public bid.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.340Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community and technical college facilities and acquisition of property—Financing by bonds secured by pledge of building fees, grants.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.350Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community and technical college facilities and acquisition of property—Bonds—Requirements.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.360Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community and technical college facilities and acquisition of property—Community and technical college capital projects account—Disposition of building fees.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.370Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community and technical college facilities and acquisition of property—Bonds—Sources for payment of principal and interest on—Funds credited to bond retirement fund—Pledge to collect building fees.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.380Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community college facilities and acquisition of property—Bonds—Additional powers incident to bond authorization.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.390Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community college facilities and acquisition of property—Refunding bonds—Authorized—Form, term, issuance, etc.—Exchange or sale.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.400Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community college facilities and acquisition of property—Bonds as limited obligation bonds—Additional means to pay principal and interest on.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.409Bonds—Committee advice and consent prerequisite to issuance.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.440Construction of chapter when part thereof in conflict with federal requirements which are condition precedent to allocation of federal funds.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.455Compliance with section 504 of the federal rehabilitation act of 1973, Title VI of the civil rights act of 1964, and Title IX of the educational amendments of 1972.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.463Use of false academic credentials—Penalties.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.465Cost-of-living increases—Academic employees.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.468Cost-of-living increases—Classified employees.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.484Health care service contracts—Transferred employees of vocational-technical institutes.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.489Part-time academic employees—State-mandated benefits—Definitions.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.4891Part-time academic employees—State-mandated benefits—Reporting eligible employees.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.4892Part-time academic employees—Best practices compensation and employment—Task force—Report.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.4893Part-time academic employees—Sick leave.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.4894Part-time academic employees—Continuous health care eligibility—Employer contributions.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.510State purchasing and material control, community college purchases.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.515Community and technical college innovation account—Expenditures—Strategic technology plan—Enterprise resource planning.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.520Federal funds, receipt of authorized.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.522Office for adult literacy.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.528Contracts with adjacent college district for administrative services.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.530Agreements for use of services or facilities between district boards of trustees and school boards.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.531Dual high school and college credit for secondary career and technical courses—Agreements.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.532Completion of industry certificate or credential—Agreements with skill centers.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.533Contracts with common school districts for occupational and academic programs for high school students—Enrollment opportunities—Interlocal agreements.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.535Community or technical college—Issuance of high school diploma or certificate.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.536Test to earn a high school equivalency certificate—Rules—Issuance of high school equivalency certificate.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.551Leave provisions.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.553Attendance incentive program.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.600School district bonds—Redemption of by school district to continue though facility under control of college district board.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.601School district bonds—Redemption—Facilities under administration of college district board.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.740School district bonds—Those issued for community and technical college facilities not considered indebtedness under statutory limitations on.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.785Publication of transferable college-level courses—Course lists for one-year academic completion certificates and transferable degrees.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.789Online course descriptions—Required materials' cost information—Reports.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.795Bachelor of science in nursing program—University Center of North Puget Sound.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.800Practical nursing credential—Online curriculum and pathway.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.805Programs that support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs or career and technical education programs—Selection of colleges—Development of courses leading to a high-demand applied baccalaureate degree.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.810Applied baccalaureate degree programs.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.815Associate degree education for incarcerated adults.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.820Baccalaureate degree programs—Agreements with state universities, regional universities, or the state college.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.825Bachelor of science degree in computer science.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.835Exceptional faculty awards—Intent.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.8351Exceptional faculty awards—"Foundation" defined.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.837Exceptional faculty awards—Established—Community and technical college faculty awards trust fund.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.839Exceptional faculty awards—Guidelines—Matching funds—Donations—Disbursements.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.841Exceptional faculty awards—Name of award—Duties of institution—Use of endowment proceeds.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.843Exceptional faculty awards—Determination of award—Collective bargaining.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.844Exceptional faculty awards—Eligibility of foundation for matching funds—Endowment fund management.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.850Faculty tenure—Purpose.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.851Faculty tenure—Definitions.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.852Faculty tenure—Rules and regulations—Award of faculty tenure—Maximum probationary period.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.855Faculty tenure—Written agreement embodying terms of employment furnished faculty.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.856Faculty tenure—Evaluation of probationer by review committee—Progress report, acknowledgment of receipt—Recommendation as to tenure.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.857Faculty tenure—Decision not to renew probationary appointment, notice by appointing authority, when.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.859Faculty tenure—Tenure retained upon reduced work load assignment.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.860Faculty tenure—Tenure retained upon administrative appointment.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.861Faculty tenure—Dismissal only for sufficient cause.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.862Faculty tenure—Certain grounds constituting sufficient cause.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.863Faculty tenure—Review prior to dismissal—Scope—Recommendations of review committee.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.864Faculty tenure—Appeal from decision for dismissal—Procedure.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.867Faculty tenure—Tenure rights upon transfer of employment to another community or technical college.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.868Faculty tenure—Faculty members currently employed granted tenure.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.869Faculty tenure—Review committees, composition—Selection of faculty representatives, student representative.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.870Faculty tenure—For certain educational programs operated in state correctional institutions.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.872Periodic posttenure evaluation.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.873Reduction in force of tenured or probationary faculty members due to financial emergency—Conditions—Procedure—Rights.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.874Transfer of administration of vocational-technical institutes to system of community and technical colleges—Personnel rights.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.8742Technical colleges—Employee option to reenroll in public employees' benefits trust.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.8744Technical colleges—Payment to public employees' and retirees' insurance account.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.875Laboratory services for the analyzing of samples, public agencies may contract with college for.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.877Technical colleges—Purchase of support services from school districts.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.880Apprentices—Recommendations of the state board for community and technical colleges.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.890Apprentices—Associate degree pathway.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.891Apprenticeship programs or certificate programs—Transferable course credits.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.895Apprentice education waivers.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.902Centers of excellence.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.903Coordination and alignment of aerospace training programs—Aerospace and advanced materials manufacturing pipeline advisory committee.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.912Transfer of powers from superintendent of public instruction and state board of education to state board for community and technical colleges.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.913Transfer of powers from Washington institute for applied technology to Seattle Vocational Institute.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.916Students experiencing homelessness and foster youth program.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.920Diversity, equity, and inclusion—Strategic plans—Student-based organizations—Outreach programs—Model faculty diversity programs.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.925Guided pathways—Implementation—Reports.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.935Faculty counselors—Minimum standards.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.940Student aid outreach and completion initiative pilot program—Outreach specialists.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.945Career and technical education dual credit pilot program.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.947Career and technical education dual credit pilot program—Reports.
HTMLPDF 28B.50.980Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

Notes:

Actions against educational boards—Defense—Costs—Payment of obligations from liability account: RCW 28B.10.840, 28B.10.842.
AIDS information: Chapter 70.24 RCW.
British Columbia—Tuition and fees—Reciprocity with Washington: RCW 28B.15.756.
Commercial activities by institutions of higher education—Development of policies governing: Chapter 28B.63 RCW.
Community education programs: RCW 28A.620.020.
Department of social and health services (including division of vocational rehabilitation): Chapter 43.20A RCW.
Development of methods and protocols for measuring educational costs: RCW 43.41.415.
Dual credit programs—Annual report: RCW 28A.600.280.
Educational boards, insurance to protect and hold personally harmless: RCW 28B.10.840, 28B.10.844.
Eye protection, public educational institutions: See RCW 70.100.010 through 70.100.040.
Governing body of recognized student association at college or university, open public meetings act applicable to: RCW 42.30.200.
Idaho—Tuition and fees—Reciprocity with Washington: RCW 28B.15.750.
Oregon—Tuition and fees—Reciprocity with Washington: RCW 28B.15.730 through 28B.15.734.