BILL REQ. #:  S-0803.1 



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SENATE BILL 5575
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State of Washington61st Legislature2009 Regular Session

By Senators Jarrett, Pflug, Tom, Oemig, and Shin

Read first time 01/27/09.   Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.



     AN ACT Relating to creating Bellevue College; amending RCW 28B.10.020, 28B.10.022, 28B.10.025, 28B.10.280, 28B.10.300, 28B.10.350, 28B.10.400, 28B.10.401, 28B.10.405, 28B.10.407, 28B.10.410, 28B.10.415, 28B.10.417, 28B.10.420, 28B.10.485, 28B.10.487, 28B.10.500, 28B.10.550, 28B.10.560, 28B.10.567, 28B.10.590, 28B.10.600, 28B.10.605, 28B.10.640, 28B.10.650, 28B.10.685, 28B.10.700, 28B.10.703, 28B.15.005, 28B.15.014, 28B.15.025, 28B.15.041, 28B.15.051, 28B.15.067, 28B.15.100, 28B.15.520, 28B.15.522, 28B.15.526, 28B.15.527, 28B.15.540, 28B.15.543, 28B.15.545, 28B.15.555, 28B.15.556, 28B.15.558, 28B.15.605, 28B.15.725, 28B.15.730, 28B.15.740, 28B.15.750, 28B.15.756, 28B.15.794, 28B.15.820, 28B.15.910, 28B.15.915, 28B.35.370, 28B.35.710, 28B.35.751, 28B.35.790, 28B.50.030, 28B.50.252, 28B.50.465, 28B.76.020, and 28B.76.230; reenacting and amending RCW 28B.15.515 and 28B.15.621; adding a new chapter to Title 28B RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

PART I
COLLEGE ESTABLISHED

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 101   DESIGNATION. The college located and established in Bellevue, King county, shall be designated Bellevue College.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 102   TRUSTEES--APPOINTMENT--TERMS--QUORUM--VACANCIES. (1) The governance of Bellevue College shall be vested in a board of trustees consisting of eight members, one of whom shall be a student. The governor shall select the student member from a list of candidates, of at least three and not more than five, submitted by the student body. They shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and, except for the student member, shall hold their offices for a term of six years from the first day of October and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The student member shall hold his or her office for a term of one year from the first day of July and until the first day of July of the following year or until his or her successor is appointed and qualified, whichever is later. The student member shall be a full-time student in good standing at the college at the time of appointment.
     (2) Five members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In case of a vacancy, or when an appointment is made after the date of expiration of the term, the governor shall fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term of the trustee whose office has become vacant or expired.
     (3) Except for the term of the student member, no more than the terms of two members will expire simultaneously on the last day of September in any one year.
     (4) A student appointed under this section shall excuse himself or herself from participation or voting on matters relating to the hiring, discipline, or tenure of faculty members and personnel.
     (5) Beginning October 1, 2010, the members of the board of trustees for the Bellevue community college district shall serve as members of the board of trustees of Bellevue College until the expiration of their terms.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 103   TRUSTEES--ORGANIZATION AND OFFICERS OF BOARD--QUORUM. The board of trustees of Bellevue College shall elect one of its members chairman, and it shall elect a secretary, who may or may not be a member of the board. The board shall have power to adopt bylaws for its government and for the government of the school, which bylaws shall not be inconsistent with law, and to prescribe the duties of its officers, committees and employees. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 104   TRUSTEES--MEETINGS OF BOARD. The board of Bellevue College trustees shall hold at least two regular meetings each year, at such times as may be provided by the board. Special meetings shall be held as may be deemed necessary, whenever called by the chairman or by a majority of the board. Public notice of all meetings shall be given in accordance with chapter 42.32 RCW.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 105   TRUSTEES--GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. In addition to any other powers and duties prescribed by law, the board of trustees of Bellevue College:
     (1) Shall have full control of the college and its property of various kinds, except as otherwise provided by law;
     (2) Shall employ the president of the college, his or her assistants, members of the faculty, and other employees of the institution, who, except as otherwise provided by law, shall hold their positions, until discharged therefrom by the board for good and lawful reason;
     (3) With the consultation of the faculty of the college, shall prescribe the course of study in the various schools and departments thereof and publish such catalogues thereof as the board deems necessary: PROVIDED, That the Washington professional educator standards board shall determine the requisites for and give program approval of all courses leading to teacher certification by such board;
     (4) Shall create comprehensive programs of community and technical college education and training and maintain an open-door policy in accordance with the provisions of RCW 28B.50.090(3);
     (5) Establish such divisions, schools or departments necessary to carry out the purposes of the college and not otherwise proscribed by law;
     (6) Except as otherwise provided by law, may establish and erect such new facilities as determined by the board to be necessary for the college;
     (7) May acquire real and other property as provided in RCW 28B.10.020;
     (8) Except as otherwise provided by law, may purchase all supplies and purchase or lease equipment and other personal property needed for the operation or maintenance of the college;
     (9) May establish, lease, operate, equip and maintain self-supporting facilities in the manner provided in RCW 28B.10.300 through 28B.10.330;
     (10) Except as otherwise provided by law, to enter into such contracts as the trustees deem essential to college purposes;
     (11) May receive such gifts, grants, conveyances, devises and bequests of real or personal property from whatsoever source, as may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, whenever the terms and conditions thereof will aid in carrying out the college programs; sell, lease or exchange, invest or expend the same or the proceeds, rents, profits and income thereof except as limited by the terms and conditions thereof; and adopt regulations to govern the receipt and expenditure of the proceeds, rents, profits and income thereof;
     (12) Subject to the approval of the higher education coordinating board pursuant to RCW 28B.76.230, offer new degree programs, offer off-campus programs, participate in consortia or centers, contract for off-campus educational programs, and purchase or lease major off-campus facilities;
     (13) May adopt such rules, and perform all other acts not forbidden by law, as the board of trustees may in its discretion deem necessary or appropriate to the administration of the college; and
     (14) May participate in higher education centers and consortia that involve any four-year public or independent college or university, however, new degree programs or off-campus programs offered by a four-year public or independent college or university in collaboration with Bellevue College are subject to approval by the higher education coordinating board under RCW 28B.76.230.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 106   TRUSTEES--FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES. (1) Subject to the provisions of RCW 35.21.779, the board of trustees of Bellevue College may:
     (a) Contract for such fire protection services as may be necessary for the protection and safety of the students, staff and property of the college;
     (b) By agreement pursuant to chapter 39.34 RCW, join together with other agencies or political subdivisions of the state or federal government and otherwise share in the accomplishment of any of the purposes of (a) of this subsection.
     (2) Neither the failure of the trustees to exercise any of its powers under this section nor anything in this section may detract from the lawful and existing powers and duties of political subdivisions of the state to provide the necessary fire protection equipment and services to persons and property within their jurisdiction.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 107   TREASURER--APPOINTMENT, TERM, DUTIES, BONDS. The board of trustees shall appoint a treasurer who shall be the financial officer of the board and who shall hold office during the pleasure of the board. The treasurer shall render a true and faithful account of all moneys received and paid out by him or her, and shall give bond for the faithful performance of the duties of the office in such amount as the trustees require.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 108   BACHELOR'S DEGREES AUTHORIZED. The degree of bachelor of arts or the degree of bachelor of science, the degree of bachelor of arts in education, and the degree of bachelor of applied science may be granted to any student who has completed a four-year course of study or the equivalent thereof at Bellevue College.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 109   DEGREES THROUGH BACHELOR'S DEGREES AUTHORIZED--LIMITATIONS--HONORARY BACHELOR'S DEGREES. In addition to all other powers and duties given to them by law, the board of trustees of Bellevue College may grant any degree through the bachelor's degree to any student who has completed a program of study and/or research in those areas which are determined by the faculty and board of trustees of the college to be appropriate for the granting of such degree: PROVIDED, That any degree authorized under this section shall be subject to the review and approval of the higher education coordinating board.
     The board of trustees, upon recommendation of the faculty, may also confer honorary bachelor's degrees upon persons other than graduates of the institution, in recognition of their learning or devotion to education, literature, art, or science. No degree may be conferred in consideration of the payment of money or the donation of any kind of property.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 110   CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS--SIGNING--CONTENTS. Every diploma issued by the board of Bellevue College shall be signed by the chairman of the board of trustees and by the president of the college, and sealed with the appropriate seal. In addition to the foregoing, teaching certificates shall be countersigned by the state superintendent of public instruction. Every certificate shall specifically state what course of study the holder has completed and for what length of time such certificate is valid in the schools of the state.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 111   MODEL SCHOOLS AND TRAINING DEPARTMENTS. (1) A model school or schools or training departments may be provided for Bellevue College, in which students, before graduation, may have actual practice in teaching or courses under the supervision and observation of critic teachers. All schools or departments involved shall organize and direct their work being cognizant of public school needs.
     (2) The board of trustees of Bellevue College, if having a model school or training department as authorized by this section, shall, on or before the first Monday of September of each year, file with the board of the school district or districts in which the college is situated, a certified statement showing an estimate of the number of public school pupils who will be required to make up such model school and specifying the number required for each grade for which training for students is required.
     (3) It is the duty of the board of the school district or districts with which a certified statement has been filed, to apportion for attendance to the model school or training department, a sufficient number of pupils from the public schools under the supervision of the board as will furnish to Bellevue College the number of pupils required to maintain the facility: PROVIDED, That the president of Bellevue College may refuse to accept any pupil as in his or her judgment would tend to reduce the efficiency of the model school or training department.
     (4) Annually, on or before the date for reporting the school attendance of the school district in which the model school or training department is situated, for the purpose of taxation for the support of the common schools, the board of trustees of Bellevue College shall file with the board of the school district or districts in which the model school or training department is situated a report showing the number of common school pupils at each model school or training department during the school last year, and the period of their attendance in the same form that reports of public schools are made. Any superintendent of the school district affected shall, in reporting the attendance in the school district, segregate the attendance at the model school or training department from the attendance in the other schools of said district: PROVIDED, That attendance shall be credited, if credit is given, to the school district in which the pupil resides.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 112   SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION. Any student may be suspended or expelled from Bellevue College who is found to be guilty of an infraction of the regulations of the institution.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 113   STATE COLLEGE FEES. (1) Building fees collected from students who are enrolled for the purposes of obtaining a baccalaureate degree are subject to the provisions of RCW 28B.35.370.
     (2) Building fees collected from students who are enrolled for the purposes of obtaining an associate or technical degree are subject to the provisions of RCW 28B.50.360.
     (3) The higher education coordinating board, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the board of trustees for Bellevue College shall establish a method for determining the allocation of building fees under this section.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 114   DUTIES OF PRESIDENT. The president of Bellevue College shall have general supervision of the college and see that all laws and rules of the board of trustees are observed.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 115   PARTICIPATION IN OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM. Bellevue College shall participate in the opportunity grant program pursuant to RCW 28B.50.271 through 28B.50.274.

PART II
OTHER COLLEGE PROVISIONS

Sec. 201   RCW 28B.10.020 and 2004 c 275 s 47 are each amended to read as follows:
     The boards of regents of the University of Washington and Washington State University, respectively, and the boards of trustees of Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Western Washington University, ((and)) The Evergreen State College, and Bellevue College, respectively, shall have the power and authority to acquire by exchange, gift, purchase, lease, or condemnation in the manner provided by chapter 8.04 RCW for condemnation of property for public use, such lands, real estate and other property, and interests therein as they may deem necessary for the use of said institutions respectively. However, the purchase or lease of major off-campus facilities is subject to the approval of the higher education coordinating board under RCW 28B.76.230.

Sec. 202   RCW 28B.10.022 and 2003 c 6 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The boards of regents of the state universities and the boards of trustees of the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and the state board for community and technical colleges, are severally authorized to enter into financing contracts as provided in chapter 39.94 RCW. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, financing contracts shall be subject to the approval of the state finance committee.
     (2) The board of regents of a state university may enter into financing contracts which are payable solely from and secured by all or any component of the fees and revenues of the university derived from its ownership and operation of its facilities not subject to appropriation by the legislature and not constituting "general state revenues," as defined in Article VIII, section 1 of the state Constitution, without the prior approval of the state finance committee.
     (3) Except for financing contracts for facilities or equipment described under chapter 28B.140 RCW, the board of regents shall notify the state finance committee at least sixty days prior to entering into such contract and provide information relating to such contract as requested by the state finance committee.

Sec. 203   RCW 28B.10.025 and 2005 c 36 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The Washington state arts commission shall, in consultation with the boards of regents of the University of Washington and Washington State University and with the boards of trustees of the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and the community college districts, determine the amount to be made available for the purchases of art under RCW 28B.10.027, and payment therefor shall be made in accordance with law. The designation of projects and sites, the selection, contracting, purchase, commissioning, reviewing of design, execution and placement, acceptance, maintenance, and sale, exchange, or disposition of works of art shall be the responsibility of the Washington state arts commission in consultation with the board of regents or trustees.

Sec. 204   RCW 28B.10.280 and 1977 ex.s. c 169 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
     The boards of regents of the state universities and the boards of trustees of regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and community college districts may each create student loan funds, and qualify and participate in the National Defense Education Act of 1958 and such other similar federal student aid programs as are or may be enacted from time to time, and to that end may comply with all of the laws of the United States, and all of the rules, regulations and requirements promulgated pursuant thereto.

Sec. 205   RCW 28B.10.300 and 1977 ex.s. c 169 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
     The boards of regents of the state universities and the boards of trustees of the regional universities, Bellevue College, and The Evergreen State College are severally authorized to:
     (1) Enter into contracts with persons, firms or corporations for the construction, installation, equipping, repairing, renovating and betterment of buildings and facilities for the following:
     (a) Dormitories
     (b) Hospitals
     (c) Infirmaries
     (d) Dining halls
     (e) Student activities
     (f) Services of every kind for students, including, but not limited to, housing, employment, registration, financial aid, counseling, testing and offices of the dean of students
     (g) Vehicular parking
     (h) Student, faculty and employee housing and boarding;
     (2) Purchase or lease lands and other appurtenances necessary for the construction and installation of such buildings and facilities and to purchase or lease lands with buildings and facilities constructed or installed thereon suitable for the purposes aforesaid;
     (3) Lease to any persons, firms, or corporations such portions of the campus of their respective institutions as may be necessary for the construction and installation of buildings and facilities for the purposes aforesaid and the reasonable use thereof;
     (4) Borrow money to pay the cost of the acquisition of such lands and of the construction, installation, equipping, repairing, renovating, and betterment of such buildings and facilities, including interest during construction and other incidental costs, and to issue revenue bonds or other evidence of indebtedness therefor, and to refinance the same before or at maturity and to provide for the amortization of such indebtedness from services and activities fees or from the rentals, fees, charges, and other income derived through the ownership, operation and use of such lands, buildings, and facilities and any other dormitory, hospital, infirmary, dining, student activities, student services, vehicular parking, housing or boarding building or facility at the institution;
     (5) Contract to pay as rental or otherwise the cost of the acquisition of such lands and of the construction and installation of such buildings and facilities on the amortization plan; the contract not to run over forty years;
     (6) Expend on the amortization plan services and activities fees and/or any part of all of the fees, charges, rentals, and other income derived from any or all revenue-producing lands, buildings, and facilities of their respective institutions, heretofore or hereafter acquired, constructed or installed, including but not limited to income from rooms, dormitories, dining rooms, hospitals, infirmaries, housing or student activity buildings, vehicular parking facilities, land or the appurtenances thereon, and to pledge such services and activities fees and/or the net income derived through the ownership, operation and use of any lands, buildings or facilities of the nature described in subsection (1) ((hereof)) of this section for the payment of part or all of the rental, acquisition, construction, and installation, and the betterment, repair, and renovation or other contract charges, bonds or other evidence of indebtedness agreed to be paid on account of the acquisition, construction, installation or rental of, or the betterment, repair or renovation of, lands, buildings, facilities and equipment of the nature authorized by this section.

Sec. 206   RCW 28B.10.350 and 2007 c 495 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) When the cost to The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, or any regional or state university of any building, construction, renovation, remodeling, or demolition, other than maintenance or repairs, will equal or exceed the sum of fifty-five thousand dollars, or thirty-five thousand dollars if the work involves one trade or craft area, complete plans and specifications for the work shall be prepared, the work shall be put out for public bid, and the contract shall be awarded to the responsible bidder who submits the lowest responsive bid.
     (2) Any building, construction, renovation, remodeling, or demolition project that exceeds the dollar amounts in subsection (1) of this section is subject to the provisions of chapter 39.12 RCW.
     (3) The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, or any regional or state university may require a project to be put to public bid even when it is not required to do so under subsection (1) of this section. Any project publicly bid under this subsection is subject to the provisions of chapter 39.12 RCW.
     (4) Where the estimated cost of any building, construction, renovation, remodeling, or demolition is less than fifty-five thousand dollars or the contract is awarded by the small works roster procedure authorized in RCW 39.04.155, the publication requirements of RCW 39.04.020 do not apply.
     (5) In the event of any emergency when the public interest or property of The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, or a regional or state university would suffer material injury or damage by delay, the president of such college or university may declare the existence of an emergency and, reciting the facts constituting the same, may waive the requirements of this section with reference to any contract in order to correct the condition causing the emergency. For the purposes of this section, "emergency" means a condition likely to result in immediate physical injury to persons or to property of the college or university in the absence of prompt remedial action or a condition which immediately impairs the institution's ability to perform its educational obligations.
     (6) This section does not apply when a contract is awarded by the small works roster procedure authorized in RCW 39.04.155 or under any other procedure authorized for an institution of higher education.

Sec. 207   RCW 28B.10.400 and 1979 ex.s. c 259 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The boards of regents of the state universities, the boards of trustees of the regional universities ((and of)), The Evergreen State College, and Bellevue College, and the state board for community and technical colleges ((education)) are authorized and empowered:
     (1) To assist the faculties and such other employees as any such board may designate in the purchase of old age annuities or retirement income plans under such rules ((and regulations)) as any such board may prescribe. County agricultural agents, home demonstration agents, 4-H club agents, and assistant county agricultural agents paid jointly by the Washington State University and the several counties shall be deemed to be full-time employees of the Washington State University for the purposes hereof;
     (2) To provide, under such rules ((and regulations)) as any such board may prescribe for the faculty members or other employees under its supervision, for the retirement of any such faculty member or other employee on account of age or condition of health, retirement on account of age to be not earlier than the sixty-fifth birthday: PROVIDED, That such faculty member or such other employee may elect to retire at the earliest age specified for retirement by federal social security law: PROVIDED FURTHER, That any supplemental payment authorized by subsection (3) of this section and paid as a result of retirement earlier than age sixty-five shall be at an actuarially reduced rate;
     (3) To pay to any such retired person or to his or her designated beneficiary(s), each year after his or her retirement, a supplemental amount which, when added to the amount of such annuity or retirement income plan, or retirement income benefit pursuant to RCW 28B.10.415, received by him or her, or his or her designated beneficiary(s) in such year, will not exceed fifty percent of the average annual salary paid to such retired person for his or her highest two consecutive years of full-time service under an annuity or retirement income plan established pursuant to subsection (1) of this section at an institution of higher education: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That if such retired person prior to his or her retirement elected a supplemental payment survivors option, any such supplemental payments to such retired person or his or her designated beneficiary(s) shall be at actuarially reduced rates: PROVIDED FURTHER, That if a faculty member or other employee of an institution of higher education who is a participant in a retirement plan authorized by this section dies, or has died before retirement but after becoming eligible for retirement on account of age, the designated beneficiary(s) shall be entitled to receive the supplemental payment authorized by this subsection (3) of this section to which such designated beneficiary(s) would have been entitled had said deceased faculty member or other employee retired on the date of death after electing a supplemental payment survivors option: PROVIDED FURTHER, That for the purpose of this subsection, the designated beneficiary(s) shall be (a) the surviving spouse of the retiree; or, (b) with the written consent of such spouse, if any, such other person or persons as shall have an insurable interest in the retiree's life and shall have been nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the retiree's institution of higher education.

Sec. 208   RCW 28B.10.401 and 1979 ex.s. c 259 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     The boards of regents of the state universities, the boards of trustees of the state colleges and Bellevue College, and the state board for community and technical colleges ((education)), when establishing the amount of supplemental payment under RCW 28B.10.400(3) ((as now or hereafter amended)), shall apply the following assumptions:
     (1) That the faculty member or such other employee at the time of retirement elected a joint and two-thirds survivor option on ((their)) his or her annuity or retirement income plan using actual ages, but not exceeding a five-year age difference if married, or an actuarial equivalent option if single, which represents accumulations including all dividends from all matching contributions and any benefit that such faculty member is eligible to receive from any Washington state public retirement plan while employed at an institution of higher education;
     (2) That on and after July 1, 1974, matching contributions were allocated equally between a fixed dollar and a variable dollar annuity;
     (3) That for each year after age fifty, the maximum amount of contributions pursuant to RCW 28B.10.410 ((as now or hereafter amended)) be contributed toward the purchase of such annuity or retirement income plan, otherwise three-fourths of the formula described in RCW 28B.10.415((, as now or hereafter amended,)) shall be applied.

Sec. 209   RCW 28B.10.405 and 1977 ex.s. c 169 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:
     Members of the faculties and such other employees as are designated by the boards of regents of the state universities, the boards of trustees of the regional universities ((and of)), The Evergreen State College, and Bellevue College, or the state board for community and technical colleges ((education)) shall be required to contribute not less than five percent of their salaries during each year of full-time service after the first two years of such service toward the purchase of such annuity or retirement income plan; such contributions may be in addition to federal social security tax contributions, if any.

Sec. 210   RCW 28B.10.407 and 1987 c 448 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A faculty member or other employee designated by the boards of regents of the state universities, the boards of trustees of the regional universities ((and)), The Evergreen State College, and Bellevue College, or the state board for community and technical colleges ((education)) who is granted an authorized leave of absence without pay may apply the period of time while on the leave in the computation of benefits in any annuity and retirement plan authorized under RCW 28B.10.400 through 28B.10.430 only to the extent provided in subsection (2) of this section.
     (2) An employee who is eligible under subsection (1) of this section may receive a maximum of two years' credit during the employee's entire working career for periods of authorized leave without pay. Such credit may be obtained only if the employee pays both the employer and employee contributions required under RCW 28B.10.405 and 28B.10.410 while on the authorized leave of absence and if the employee returns to employment with the university or college immediately following the leave of absence for a period of not less than two years. The employee and employer contributions shall be based on the average of the employee's compensation at the time the leave of absence was authorized and the time the employee resumes employment. Any benefit under RCW 28B.10.400(3) shall be based only on the employee's compensation earned from employment with the university or college.
     An employee who is inducted into the armed forces of the United States shall be deemed to be on an unpaid, authorized leave of absence.

Sec. 211   RCW 28B.10.410 and 1977 ex.s. c 169 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:
     The boards of regents of the state universities, the boards of trustees of the regional universities ((and of)), The Evergreen State College, and Bellevue College, or the state board for community and technical colleges ((education)) shall pay not more than one-half of the annual premium of any annuity or retirement income plan established under the provisions of RCW 28B.10.400 as now or hereafter amended. Such contribution shall not exceed ten percent of the salary of the faculty member or other employee on whose behalf the contribution is made. This contribution may be in addition to federal social security tax contributions made by the boards, if any.

Sec. 212   RCW 28B.10.415 and 1979 ex.s. c 259 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The boards of regents of the state universities, the boards of trustees of the regional universities ((and of)), The Evergreen State College, and Bellevue College, or the state board for community and technical colleges ((education)) shall not pay any amount to be added to the annuity or retirement income plan of any retired person who has served for less than ten years in one or more of the state institutions of higher education. In the case of persons who have served more than ten years but less than twenty-five years no amount shall be paid in excess of four percent of the amount authorized in ((subdivision (3) of)) RCW 28B.10.400 ((as now or hereafter amended)) (3), multiplied by the number of years of full-time service rendered by such person: PROVIDED, That credit for years of service at an institution of higher education shall be limited to those years in which contributions were made by a faculty member or other employee designated pursuant to RCW 28B.10.400(1) and the institution or the state as a result of which a benefit is being received by a retired person from any Washington state public retirement plan: PROVIDED FURTHER, That all such benefits that a retired person is eligible to receive shall reduce any supplementation payments provided for in RCW 28B.10.400 as now or hereafter amended.

Sec. 213   RCW 28B.10.417 and 1977 ex.s. c 169 s 19 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A faculty member or other employee designated by the board of trustees of the applicable regional university ((or of)), The Evergreen State College, or Bellevue College as being subject to an annuity or retirement income plan and who, at the time of such designation, is a member of the Washington state teachers' retirement system, shall retain credit for such service in the Washington state teachers' retirement system and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, shall leave his or her accumulated contributions in the teachers' retirement fund. Upon his or her attaining eligibility for retirement under the Washington state teachers' retirement system, such faculty member or other employee shall receive from the Washington state teachers' retirement system a retirement allowance consisting of an annuity which shall be the actuarial equivalent of his or her accumulated contributions at his or her age when becoming eligible for such retirement and a pension for each year of creditable service established and retained at the time of said designation as provided in RCW 41.32.497 ((as now or hereafter amended)). Anyone who on July 1, 1967, was receiving pension payments from the teachers' retirement system based on thirty-five years of creditable service shall thereafter receive a pension based on the total years of creditable service established with the retirement system: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That any such faculty member or other employee who, upon attainment of eligibility for retirement under the Washington state teachers' retirement system, is still engaged in public educational employment, shall not be eligible to receive benefits under the Washington state teachers' retirement system until he or she ceases such public educational employment. Any retired faculty member or other employee who enters service in any public educational institution shall cease to receive pension payments while engaged in such service: PROVIDED FURTHER, That such service may be rendered up to seventy-five days in a school year without reduction of pension.
     (2) A faculty member or other employee designated by the board of trustees of the applicable regional university ((or of)), The Evergreen State College, or Bellevue College as being subject to the annuity and retirement income plan and who, at the time of such designation, is a member of the Washington state teachers' retirement system may, at his or her election and at any time, on and after midnight June 10, 1959, terminate his or her membership in the Washington state teachers' retirement system and withdraw his or her accumulated contributions and interest in the teachers' retirement fund upon written application to the board of trustees of the Washington state teachers' retirement system. Faculty members or other employees who withdraw their accumulated contributions, on and after the date of withdrawal of contributions, shall no longer be members of the Washington state teachers' retirement system and shall forfeit all rights of membership, including pension benefits, theretofore acquired under the Washington state teachers' retirement system.

Sec. 214   RCW 28B.10.420 and 1979 c 14 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Except as provided otherwise in subsection (2) of this section, faculty members or other employees designated by the boards of regents of the state universities, the boards of trustees of the regional universities ((or of)), The Evergreen State College, or Bellevue College, or the state board for community and technical colleges ((education)) pursuant to RCW 28B.10.400 through 28B.10.420 ((as now or hereafter amended)) shall be retired from their employment with their institutions of higher education not later than the end of the academic year next following their seventieth birthday.
     (2) As provided in this subsection, the board of regents of a state university, the board of trustees of a regional university ((or)), The Evergreen State College, or Bellevue College, or the state board for community and technical colleges ((education)) may reemploy any person who is "retired" pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, who applies for reemployment and who has reached seventy years of age on or after July 1, 1970. The following provisions shall govern such reemployment:
     (a) Prior to the reemployment, the board of regents, board of trustees, or state board shall have found that the person possesses outstanding qualifications which in the judgment of the board would permit the person to continue valuable service to the institution.
     (b) The period of reemployment shall not be counted as service under, or result in any eligibility for benefits or increased benefits under, any state authorized or supported annuity or retirement income plan. Reemployment shall not result in the reemployed person or employer making any contributions to any such plan.
     (c) No person may be reemployed on a full-time basis if such person is receiving benefits under any state authorized or supported annuity or retirement income plan. The reemployment of any person on a full- time basis shall be immediately terminated upon the person's obtaining of any such benefits.
     (d) A person may be reemployed on a part-time basis and receive or continue to receive any benefits for which such person is eligible under any state authorized or supported annuity or retirement income plan. Such part-time work, however, shall not exceed forty percent of full-time employment during any year.
     (e) A person reemployed pursuant to this section shall comply with all conditions of reemployment and all rules providing for the administration of this subsection which are prescribed or adopted by the board of regents, or board of trustees, or by the state board for community and technical colleges ((education)).

Sec. 215   RCW 28B.10.485 and 1979 c 130 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The boards of the state universities, regional universities, ((and)) the state college, and Bellevue College are authorized to issue charitable gift annuities paying a fixed dollar amount to individual annuitants for their lifetimes in exchange for the gift of assets to the respective institution in a single transaction. The boards shall invest one hundred percent of the charitable gift annuity assets in a reserve for the lifetimes of the respective annuitants to meet liabilities that result from the gift program.

Sec. 216   RCW 28B.10.487 and 1979 c 130 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     The obligation to make annuity payments to individuals under charitable gift annuity agreements issued by the board of a state university, regional university, ((or of)) the state college, or Bellevue College, pursuant to RCW 28B.10.485, shall be secured by and limited to the assets given in exchange for the annuity and reserves established by the board. Such agreements shall not constitute:
     (1) An obligation, either general or special, of the state; or
     (2) A general obligation of a state university, regional university, or of the state college or of the board.

Sec. 217   RCW 28B.10.500 and 1977 ex.s. c 169 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:
     No regent of the state universities, or trustee of the regional universities ((or of)), The Evergreen State College, or Bellevue College shall be removed during the term of office for which appointed, excepting only for misconduct or malfeasance in office, and then only in the manner hereinafter provided. Before any regent or trustee may be removed for such misconduct or malfeasance, a petition for removal, stating the nature of the misconduct or malfeasance of such regent or trustee with reasonable particularity, shall be signed and verified by the governor and served upon such regent or trustee. Said petition, together with proof of service of same upon such regent or trustee, shall forthwith be filed with the clerk of the supreme court. The chief justice of the supreme court shall thereupon designate a tribunal composed of three judges of the superior court to hear and adjudicate the charges. Such tribunal shall fix the time of hearing, which shall be public, and the procedure for the hearing, and the decision of such tribunal shall be final and not subject to review by the supreme court. Removal of any member of the board by the tribunal shall disqualify such member for reappointment.

Sec. 218   RCW 28B.10.550 and 1977 ex.s. c 169 s 24 are each amended to read as follows:
     The boards of regents of the state universities, and the boards of trustees of the regional universities ((or of)), The Evergreen State College, or Bellevue College, acting independently and each on behalf of its own institution:
     (1) May each establish a police force for its own institution, which force shall function under such conditions and regulations as the board prescribes; and
     (2) May supply appropriate badges and uniforms indicating the positions and authority of the members of such police force.

Sec. 219   RCW 28B.10.560 and 1983 c 221 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The boards of regents of the state universities, and the boards of trustees of the regional universities ((and of)), The Evergreen State College, and Bellevue College, acting independently and each on behalf of its own institution, may each:
     (a) Establish and ((promulgate)) adopt rules ((and regulations)) governing pedestrian traffic and vehicular traffic and parking upon lands and facilities of the university or college;
     (b) Adjudicate matters involving parking infractions internally; and
     (c) Collect and retain any penalties so imposed.
     (2) If the rules ((or regulations promulgated)) adopted under subsection (1) of this section provide for internal adjudication of parking infractions, a person charged with a parking infraction who deems himself or herself aggrieved by the final decision in an internal adjudication may, within ten days after written notice of the final decision, appeal by filing a written notice thereof with the college or university police force. Documents relating to the appeal shall immediately be forwarded to the district court in the county in which the offense was committed, which court shall have jurisdiction over such offense and such appeal shall be heard de novo.

Sec. 220   RCW 28B.10.567 and 1987 c 185 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The boards of regents of the state universities and board of trustees of the regional universities ((and the board of trustees of)), The Evergreen State College, and Bellevue College are authorized and empowered, under such rules ((and regulations)) as any such board may prescribe for the duly sworn police officers employed by any such board as members of a police force established pursuant to RCW 28B.10.550, to provide for the payment of death or disability benefits or medical expense reimbursement for death, disability, or injury of any such duly sworn police officer who, in the line of duty, loses his or her life or becomes disabled or is injured, and for the payment of such benefits to be made to any such duly sworn police officer or ((his)) the officer's surviving spouse or the legal guardian of his or her child or children, as defined in RCW 41.26.030(7), or his or her estate: PROVIDED, That the duty-related benefits authorized by this section shall in no event be greater than the benefits authorized on June 25, 1976 for duty-related death, disability, or injury of a law enforcement officer under chapter 41.26 RCW: PROVIDED FURTHER, That the duty-related benefits authorized by this section shall be reduced to the extent of any amounts received or eligible to be received on account of the duty-related death, disability, or injury to any such duly sworn police officer, ((his)) the officer's surviving spouse, the legal guardian of his or her child or children, or his or her estate, under workers' compensation, social security including the changes incorporated under Public Law 89-97 as now or hereafter amended, or disability income insurance and health care plans under chapter 41.05 RCW.

Sec. 221   RCW 28B.10.590 and 2007 c 457 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The boards of regents of the state universities, the boards of trustees of the regional universities ((and)), The Evergreen State College, and Bellevue College, and the boards of trustees of each community and technical college district, in collaboration with affiliated bookstores and student and faculty representatives, shall adopt rules requiring that:
     (a) Affiliated bookstores:
     (i) Provide students the option of purchasing materials that are unbundled when possible, disclose to faculty and staff the costs to students of purchasing materials, and disclose publicly how new editions vary from previous editions;
     (ii) Actively promote and publicize book buy-back programs; and
     (iii) Disclose retail costs for course materials on a per course basis to faculty and staff and make this information publicly available; and
     (b) Faculty and staff members consider the least costly practices in assigning course materials, such as adopting the least expensive edition available when educational content is comparable as determined by the faculty and working closely with publishers and local bookstores to create bundles and packages if they deliver cost savings to students.
     (2) As used in this section:
     (a) "Materials" means any supplies or texts required or recommended by faculty or staff for a given course.
     (b) "Bundled" means a group of objects joined together by packaging or required to be purchased as an indivisible unit.

Sec. 222   RCW 28B.10.600 and 1977 ex.s. c 169 s 27 are each amended to read as follows:
     The boards of regents of the state universities are each authorized to enter into agreements with the board of directors of any school district in this state whereby one or more of the public schools operated by such district may be used by the university for the purpose of training students at said university as teachers, supervisors, principals, or superintendents. The boards of trustees of the regional universities ((and of)), The Evergreen State College, and Bellevue College are authorized to enter into similar agreements for the purpose of training students at their institutions as teachers, supervisors, or principals.

Sec. 223   RCW 28B.10.605 and 1977 ex.s. c 169 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:
     The financing and the method of organization and administration of such a training program operated by agreement between a state university board of regents ((or)), a regional university board of trustees, Bellevue College board of trustees, or The Evergreen State College board of trustees, and the board of directors of any school district, shall be determined by agreement between them.

Sec. 224   RCW 28B.10.640 and 1977 ex.s. c 169 s 29 are each amended to read as follows:
     The associated students of the University of Washington, the associated students of Washington State University, the student associations of the state community colleges and the student associations of the regional universities ((and of)), The Evergreen State College, and Bellevue College shall contract for all purchases for printing of athletic programs, athletic tickets, athletic press brochures, yearbooks, magazines, newspapers, and letting of concessions, exceeding one thousand dollars, notice of call for bid on the same to be published in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the county wherein the institution is located two weeks prior to the award being made. The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, if the price bid is fair and reasonable and not greater than the market value and price, and if the bid satisfactorily covers the quality, design, performance, convenience and reliability of service of the manufacturer and/or dealer. The aforesaid student associations may require such security as they deem proper to accompany the bids submitted, and they shall also fix the amount of the bond or other security that shall be furnished by the person to whom the contract is awarded. Such student associations may reject any or all bids submitted, if for any reason it is deemed for the best interest of their organizations to do so and readvertise in accordance with the provisions of this section. The student associations may reject the bid of any person who has had a prior contract, and who did not, in its opinion, faithfully comply with its terms: PROVIDED, That nothing in this section shall apply to printing done or presses owned and operated by the associated students of the University of Washington, the associated students of Washington State University or the student associations of the regional universities ((or of)), The Evergreen State College, or Bellevue College, or community colleges, or to printing done on presses owned or operated by their respective institutions.

Sec. 225   RCW 28B.10.650 and 2004 c 275 s 45 are each amended to read as follows:
     It is the intent of the legislature that when the state and regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and community colleges grant professional leaves to faculty and exempt staff, such leaves be for the purpose of providing opportunities for study, research, and creative activities for the enhancement of the institution's instructional and research programs.
     The boards of regents of the state universities, the boards of trustees of the regional universities ((and of)), The Evergreen State College, and Bellevue College, and the board of trustees of each community college district may grant remunerated professional leaves to faculty members and exempt staff, as defined in RCW 41.06.070, in accordance with ((regulations)) rules adopted by the respective governing boards for periods not to exceed twelve consecutive months in accordance with the following provisions:
     (1) The remuneration from state general funds and general local funds for any such leave granted for any academic year shall not exceed the average of the highest quartile of a rank order of salaries of all full-time teaching faculty holding academic year contracts or appointments at the institution or in the district.
     (2) Remunerated professional leaves for a period of more or less than an academic year shall be compensated at rates not to exceed a proportional amount of the average salary as otherwise calculated for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section.
     (3) The grant of any such professional leave shall be contingent upon a signed contractual agreement between the respective governing board and the recipient providing that the recipient shall return to the granting institution or district following his or her completion of such leave and serve in a professional status for a period commensurate with the amount of leave so granted. Failure to comply with the provisions of such signed agreement shall constitute an obligation of the recipient to repay to the institution any remuneration received from the institution during the leave.
     (4) The aggregate cost of remunerated professional leaves awarded at the institution or district during any year, including the cost of replacement personnel, shall not exceed the cost of salaries which otherwise would have been paid to personnel on leaves: PROVIDED, That for community college districts the aggregate cost shall not exceed one hundred fifty percent of the cost of salaries which would have otherwise been paid to personnel on leaves: PROVIDED FURTHER, That this subsection shall not apply to any community college district with fewer than seventy-five full-time faculty members and granting fewer than three individuals such leaves in any given year.
     (5) The average number of annual remunerated professional leaves awarded at any such institution or district shall not exceed four percent of the total number of full-time equivalent faculty, as defined by the office of financial management, who are engaged in instruction, and exempt staff as defined in RCW 41.06.070.
     (6) Negotiated agreements made in accordance with chapter 28B.52 RCW and entered into after July 1, 1977, shall be in conformance with the provisions of this section.
     (7) The respective institutions and districts shall maintain such information which will ensure compliance with the provisions of this section.

Sec. 226   RCW 28B.10.685 and 1995 c 310 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     Beginning in 1997, by September 30th of each year, each state university, regional university, state college, Bellevue College and, for community colleges and technical colleges, the state board for community and technical colleges shall provide a report to the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the state board of education, and the commission on student learning under RCW 28A.630.885. The report shall contain the following information on students who, within three years of graduating from a Washington high school, enrolled the prior year in a state-supported precollege level class at the institution: (1) The number of such students enrolled in a precollege level class in mathematics, reading, grammar, spelling, writing, or English; (2) the types of precollege classes in which each student was enrolled; and (3) the name of the Washington high school from which each student graduated.
     For students who enrolled in a precollege class within three years of graduating from a Washington high school, each institution of higher education shall also report to the Washington high school from which the student graduated. The annual report shall include information on the number of students from that high school enrolled in precollege classes, and the types of classes taken by the students.

Sec. 227   RCW 28B.10.700 and 1977 ex.s. c 169 s 31 are each amended to read as follows:
     The state board for community and technical colleges ((education)), the boards of trustees of the regional universities ((and of)), The Evergreen State College, and Bellevue College, and the boards of regents of the state universities, with appreciation of the legislature's desire to emphasize physical education courses in their respective institutions, shall provide for the same, being cognizant of legislative guide lines put forth in RCW 28A.230.050 relating to physical education courses in high schools.

Sec. 228   RCW 28B.10.703 and 1977 ex.s. c 169 s 32 are each amended to read as follows:
     The governing boards of each of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and community colleges in addition to their other duties prescribed by law shall have the power and authority to establish programs for intercollegiate athletic competition. Such competition may include participation as a member of an athletic conference or conferences, in accordance with conference rules.

Sec. 229   RCW 28B.15.005 and 1977 ex.s. c 169 s 33 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) "Colleges and universities" for the purposes of this chapter shall mean Central Washington University at Ellensburg, Eastern Washington University at Cheney, Western Washington University at Bellingham, The Evergreen State College in Thurston county, Bellevue College, community colleges as are provided for in chapter 28B.50 RCW, the University of Washington, and Washington State University.
     (2) "State universities" for the purposes of this chapter shall mean the University of Washington and Washington State University.
     (3) "Regional universities" for the purposes of this chapter shall mean Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University and Western Washington University.

Sec. 230   RCW 28B.15.014 and 2000 c 117 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and the community colleges may exempt the following nonresidents from paying all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential:
     (1) Any person who resides in the state of Washington and who holds a graduate service appointment designated as such by a public institution of higher education or is employed for an academic department in support of the instructional or research programs involving not less than twenty hours per week during the term such person shall hold such appointment.
     (2) Any faculty member, classified staff member or administratively exempt employee holding not less than a half time appointment at an institution who resides in the state of Washington, and the dependent children and spouse of such persons.
     (3) Any immigrant refugee and the spouse and dependent children of such refugee, if the refugee (a) is on parole status, or (b) has received an immigrant visa, or (c) has applied for United States citizenship.
     (4) Any dependent of a member of the United States congress representing the state of Washington.

Sec. 231   RCW 28B.15.025 and 1985 c 390 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
     The term "building fees" means the fees charged students registering at the state's colleges and universities, which fees are to be used as follows: At the University of Washington, solely for the purposes provided in RCW 28B.15.210; at Washington State University, solely for the purposes provided in RCW 28B.15.310; at each of the regional universities, Bellevue College as provided for in section 113(1) of this act, and at The Evergreen State College, solely for the purposes provided in RCW 28B.35.370; and at the community colleges and Bellevue College as provided in section 113(2) of this act, for the purposes provided in RCW 28B.50.320, 28B.50.360 and 28B.50.370. The term "building fees" is a renaming of the "general tuition fee," and shall not be construed to affect otherwise moneys pledged to, or used for bond retirement purposes.

Sec. 232   RCW 28B.15.041 and 1985 c 390 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:
     The term "services and activities fees" as used in this chapter is defined to mean fees, other than tuition fees, charged to all students registering at the state's community colleges, regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and state universities. Services and activities fees shall be used as otherwise provided by law or by rule ((or regulation)) of the board of trustees or regents of each of the state's community colleges, The Evergreen State College, the regional universities, Bellevue College, or the state universities for the express purpose of funding student activities and programs of their particular institution. Student activity fees, student use fees, student building use fees, special student fees, or other similar fees charged to all full-time students, or to all students, as the case may be, registering at the state's colleges or universities and pledged for the payment of bonds heretofore or hereafter issued for, or other indebtedness incurred to pay, all or part of the cost of acquiring, constructing or installing any lands, buildings, or facilities of the nature described in RCW 28B.10.300 ((as now or hereafter amended)), shall be included within and deemed to be services and activities fees.

Sec. 233   RCW 28B.15.051 and 1996 c 142 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The governing board of each of the state universities, the regional universities, ((and)) The Evergreen State College, and Bellevue College, upon the written agreement of its respective student government association or its equivalent, may establish and charge each enrolled student a technology fee, separate from tuition fees. During the 1996-97 academic year, any technology fee shall not exceed one hundred twenty dollars for a full-time student. Any technology fee charged to a part-time student shall be calculated as a pro rata share of the fee charged to a full-time student.
     (2) Revenue from this fee shall be used exclusively for technology resources for general student use.
     (3) Only changes in the amount of the student technology fee agreed upon by both the governing board and its respective student government association or its equivalent shall be used to adjust the amount charged to students. Changes in the amount charged to students, once implemented, become the basis for future changes.
     (4) Annually, the student government association or its equivalent may abolish the fee by a majority vote. In the event of such a vote, the student government association or its equivalent shall notify the governing board of the institution. The fee shall cease being collected the term after the student government association or its equivalent voted to eliminate the fee.
     (5) The student government association or its equivalent shall approve the annual expenditure plan for the fee revenue.
     (6) The universities ((and)), The Evergreen State College, and Bellevue College shall deposit three and one-half percent of revenues from the technology fee into the institutional financial aid fund under RCW 28B.15.820.
     (7) As used in this section, "technology fee" is a fee charged to students to recover, in whole or in part, the costs of providing and maintaining services to students that include, but need not be limited to: Access to the internet and world wide web, e-mail, computer and multimedia work stations and laboratories, computer software, and dial-up telephone services.
     (8) Prior to the establishment of a technology fee, a governing board shall provide to the student governing body a list of existing fees of a similar nature or for a similar purpose. The board and the student governing body shall ensure that student fees for technology are not duplicative.

Sec. 234   RCW 28B.15.067 and 2007 c 355 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Tuition fees shall be established under the provisions of this chapter.
     (2) Beginning with the 2003-04 academic year and ending with the 2008-09 academic year, reductions or increases in full-time tuition fees for resident undergraduates shall be as provided in the omnibus appropriations act.
     (3) Beginning with the 2003-04 academic year and ending with the 2008-09 academic year, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the state board for community and technical colleges may reduce or increase full-time tuition fees for all students other than resident undergraduates, including summer school students and students in other self-supporting degree programs. Percentage increases in full-time tuition fees may exceed the fiscal growth factor. Reductions or increases may be made for all or portions of an institution's programs, campuses, courses, or students. Bellevue College may reduce or increase full-time tuition fees for students other than resident undergraduates, including summer school students and students in other self-supporting degree programs, enrolled in bachelor's degree programs. The state board for community and technical colleges may reduce or increase full-time tuition fees for all Bellevue College students, other than resident undergraduates, enrolled in all other certificate and degree programs.
     (4) Academic year tuition for full-time students at the state's institutions of higher education beginning with 2009-10, other than summer term, shall be as charged during the 2008-09 academic year unless different rates are adopted by the legislature.
     (5) The tuition fees established under this chapter shall not apply to high school students enrolling in participating institutions of higher education under RCW 28A.600.300 through 28A.600.400.
     (6) The tuition fees established under this chapter shall not apply to eligible students enrolling in a community or technical college under RCW 28C.04.610.
     (7) The tuition fees established under this chapter shall not apply to eligible students enrolling in a community or technical college participating in the pilot program under RCW 28B.50.534 for the purpose of obtaining a high school diploma.
     (8) For the academic years 2003-04 through 2008-09, the University of Washington shall use an amount equivalent to ten percent of all revenues received as a result of law school tuition increases beginning in academic year 2000-01 through academic year 2008-09 to assist needy low and middle income resident law students.
     (9) For the academic years 2003-04 through 2008-09, institutions of higher education shall use an amount equivalent to ten percent of all revenues received as a result of graduate academic school tuition increases beginning in academic year 2003-04 through academic year 2008-09 to assist needy low and middle-income resident graduate academic students.

Sec. 235   RCW 28B.15.100 and 2003 c 232 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and the community colleges shall charge to and collect from each of the students registering at the particular institution for any quarter or semester such tuition fees and services and activities fees, and other fees as such board shall in its discretion determine. The total of all fees shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount: PROVIDED, That such tuition fees shall be established in accordance with RCW 28B.15.067.
     (2) Part-time students shall be charged tuition and services and activities fees proportionate to full-time student rates established for residents and nonresidents: PROVIDED, That except for students registered at community colleges or students enrolled in lower division courses at Bellevue College, students registered for fewer than two credit hours shall be charged tuition and services and activities fees at the rate established for two credit hours: PROVIDED FURTHER, That, subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, residents of Idaho or Oregon who are enrolled in community college district number twenty for six or fewer credits during any quarter or semester may be exempted from payment of all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential upon a declaration by the higher education coordinating board that it finds Washington residents from the community college district are afforded substantially equivalent treatment by such other states.
     (3) Full-time students registered for more than eighteen credit hours shall be charged an additional operating fee for each credit hour in excess of eighteen hours at the applicable established per credit hour tuition fee rate for part-time students: PROVIDED, That, subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, Bellevue College, and the community colleges may exempt all or a portion of the additional charge, for students who are registered exclusively in first professional programs in medicine, dental medicine, veterinary medicine, doctor of pharmacy, or law, or who are registered exclusively in required courses in vocational preparatory programs.

Sec. 236   RCW 28B.15.515 and 1993 sp.s. c 18 s 13 and 1993 sp.s. c 15 s 8 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     (1) The boards of trustees of the community college districts and Bellevue College may operate summer schools on either a self-supporting or a state-funded basis.
     If summer school is operated on a self-supporting basis, the fees charged shall be retained by the colleges, and shall be sufficient to cover the direct costs, which are instructional salaries and related benefits, supplies, publications, and records.
     Community colleges that have self-supporting summer schools shall continue to receive general fund state support for vocational programs that require that students enroll in a four quarter sequence of courses that includes summer quarter due to clinical or laboratory requirements and for ungraded courses limited to adult basic education, vocational apprenticeship, aging and retirement, small business management, industrial first aid, and parent education.
     (2) The board of trustees of a community college district and Bellevue College may permit the district's state-funded, full-time equivalent enrollment level, as provided in the omnibus state appropriations act, to vary. If the variance is above the state-funded level, the district may charge those students above the state-funded level a fee equivalent to the amount of tuition and fees that are charged students enrolled in state-funded courses. These fees shall be retained by the colleges.
     (3) The state board for community and technical colleges shall ensure compliance with this section.

Sec. 237   RCW 28B.15.520 and 2007 c 355 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the community colleges and Bellevue College may:
     (1) Waive all or a portion of tuition fees and services and activities fees for:
     (a) Students nineteen years of age or older who are eligible for resident tuition and fee rates as defined in RCW 28B.15.012 through 28B.15.015, who enroll in a course of study or program which will enable them to finish their high school education and obtain a high school diploma or certificate, but who are not eligible students as defined by RCW 28A.600.405; and
     (b) Children of any law enforcement officer or firefighter who lost his or her life or became totally disabled in the line of duty while employed by any public law enforcement agency or full-time or volunteer fire department in this state: PROVIDED, That such persons may receive the waiver only if they begin their course of study at a community college or Bellevue College within ten years of their graduation from high school;
     (2) Waive all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential for:
     (a) Nonresident students enrolled in a community college course of study or program or equivalent course of study or program at Bellevue College which will enable them to finish their high school education and obtain a high school diploma or certificate but who are not eligible students as defined by RCW 28A.600.405. The waiver shall be in effect only for those courses which lead to a high school diploma or certificate; and
     (b) Up to forty percent of the students enrolled in the regional education program for deaf students, subject to federal funding of such program.

Sec. 238   RCW 28B.15.522 and 1993 sp.s. c 18 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The governing boards of the community colleges and Bellevue College may waive all or a portion of the tuition and services and activities fees for persons under subsection (2) of this section pursuant to the following conditions:
     (a) Such persons shall register for and be enrolled in courses on a space available basis and new course sections shall not be created as a result of the registration;
     (b) Enrollment information on persons registered pursuant to this section shall be maintained separately from other enrollment information and shall not be included in official enrollment reports, nor shall such persons be considered in any enrollment statistics which would affect budgetary determinations; and
     (c) Persons who enroll under this section shall have the same access to support services as do all other students and shall be subject to all course prerequisite requirements.
     (2) A person is eligible for the waiver under subsection (1) of this section if the person:
     (a) Meets the requirements for a resident student under RCW 28B.15.011 through 28B.15.015;
     (b) Is twenty-one years of age or older;
     (c) At the time of initial enrollment under subsection (1) of this section, has not attended an institution of higher education for the previous six months;
     (d) Is not receiving or is not entitled to receive unemployment compensation of any nature under Title 50 RCW; and
     (e) Has an income at or below the need standard established under chapter 74.04 RCW by the department of social and health services.
     (3) The state board for community and technical colleges shall adopt rules to carry out this section.

Sec. 239   RCW 28B.15.526 and 1987 c 12 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The legislature intends to permit the governing boards of the community colleges and Bellevue College to charge resident tuition and fees for students of foreign nations who are participants in the international student exchange program.

Sec. 240   RCW 28B.15.527 and 1993 sp.s. c 18 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:
     Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the community colleges and Bellevue College may waive all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential for undergraduate students of foreign nations as follows:
     (1) Priority in the awarding of waivers shall be given to students on academic exchanges and students participating in special programs recognized through formal agreements between states, cities, or institutions;
     (2) The waiver programs under this section shall promote reciprocal placements and waivers in foreign nations for Washington residents. The number of foreign students granted waivers through this program shall not exceed the number of that institution's own students enrolled in approved study programs abroad during the same period;
     (3) No reciprocal placements shall be required for up to thirty students participating in the Georgetown University scholarship program funded by the United States agency for international development;
     (4) Participation shall be limited to one hundred full-time foreign students each year.

Sec. 241   RCW 28B.15.540 and 1992 c 231 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:
     Consistent with the ((regulations)) rules and procedures established by the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, Bellevue College, and The Evergreen State College and the state board for community and technical colleges, each institution may for Washington residents who are sixty years of age or older:
     (1) Waive, in whole or in part, the tuition and services and activities fees for students who qualify under this section and who are enrolled for credit, and
     (2) Waive, in whole or in part, the tuition and services and activities fees for students who qualify under this section, but charge a nominal fee not to exceed five dollars per quarter, or semester, as the case may be, for such students who are enrolled on an audit basis: PROVIDED, That residents enrolling with fee exemptions under this section shall register for not more than two quarter or semester courses at one time on a space available basis, and no new course sections shall be created as a direct result of such registration: PROVIDED FURTHER, That such waivers shall not be available to students who plan to use the course credits gained thereby for increasing credentials or salary schedule increases: PROVIDED FURTHER, That enrollment information concerning fee exemptions awarded under this section shall be maintained separately from other enrollment information but shall not be included in official enrollment reports: PROVIDED, That persons who enroll pursuant to provisions of this section shall not be considered for any purpose in determining student-teacher ratio, nor for any purpose relating to enrollment totals, nor any other statistic which would affect budgetary determinations. Persons enrolling under the provisions of this section shall have, in equal with all other students, access to course counseling services and shall be subject to all course prerequisite requirements.

Sec. 242   RCW 28B.15.543 and 2004 c 275 s 49 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and the community colleges shall waive tuition and service and activities fees for students named by the higher education coordinating board on or before June 30, 1994, as recipients of the Washington scholars award under RCW 28A.600.100 through 28A.600.150. The waivers shall be used only for undergraduate studies. To qualify for the waiver, recipients shall enter the college or university within three years of high school graduation and maintain a minimum grade point average at the college or university equivalent to 3.30. Students shall be eligible to receive a maximum of twelve quarters or eight semesters of waivers and may transfer among state-supported institutions of higher education during that period and continue to have the tuition and services and activities fees waived by the state-supported institution of higher education that the student attends. Should the student's cumulative grade point average fall below 3.30 during the first three quarters or two semesters, that student may petition the higher education coordinating board which shall have the authority to establish a probationary period until such time as the student's grade point average meets required standards.
     (2) Students named by the higher education coordinating board after June 30, 1994, as recipients of the Washington scholars award under RCW 28A.600.100 through 28A.600.150 shall be eligible to receive a grant for undergraduate course work as authorized under RCW 28B.76.660.

Sec. 243   RCW 28B.15.545 and 2004 c 275 s 50 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and the community colleges shall waive tuition and services and activities fees for a maximum of two years for those recipients of the Washington award for vocational excellence established under RCW 28C.04.520 through 28C.04.540 who received their awards before June 30, 1994. Each recipient shall not receive a waiver for more than six quarters or four semesters. To qualify for the waiver, recipients shall enter the college or university within three years of receiving the award. A minimum grade point average at the college or university equivalent to 3.00, or an above-average rating at a technical college, shall be required in the first year to qualify for the second-year waiver. The tuition waiver shall be granted for undergraduate studies only.
     (2) Students named by the workforce training and education coordinating board after June 30, 1994, as recipients of the Washington award for vocational excellence under RCW 28C.04.520 through 28C.04.550 shall be eligible to receive a grant for undergraduate course work as authorized under RCW 28B.76.670.

Sec. 244   RCW 28B.15.555 and 1986 c 232 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The legislature intends to permit the governing boards of the four-year institutions of higher education and Bellevue College to waive tuition and fees for certain students of foreign nations. To the greatest extent possible, students chosen for these waivers and for the institutions' own approved study abroad programs shall reflect the range of socioeconomic and ethnic characteristics of the students' institutions and native countries.

Sec. 245   RCW 28B.15.556 and 1993 sp.s. c 18 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:
     Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, Bellevue College, and The Evergreen State College may waive all or a portion of the tuition((,)) and services and activities fees for undergraduate or graduate students of foreign nations subject to the following limitations:
     (1) No more than the equivalent of one hundred waivers may be awarded to undergraduate or graduate students of foreign nations at each of the two state universities;
     (2) No more than the equivalent of twenty waivers may be awarded to undergraduate or graduate students of foreign nations at each of the regional universities, Bellevue College, and The Evergreen State College;
     (3) Priority in the awarding of waivers shall be given to students on academic exchanges or academic special programs sponsored by recognized international educational organizations; and
     (4) An undergraduate or graduate student of a foreign nation receiving a waiver under this section is not eligible for any other waiver.
     The waiver programs under this section, to the greatest extent possible, shall promote reciprocal placements and waivers in foreign nations for Washington residents. The number of waivers awarded by each institution shall not exceed the number of that institution's own students enrolled in approved study programs abroad during the same period.

Sec. 246   RCW 28B.15.558 and 2007 c 461 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and the community colleges may waive all or a portion of the tuition and services and activities fees for state employees as defined under subsection (2) of this section and teachers and other certificated instructional staff under subsection (3) of this section. The enrollment of these persons is pursuant to the following conditions:
     (a) Such persons shall register for and be enrolled in courses on a space available basis and no new course sections shall be created as a result of the registration;
     (b) Enrollment information on persons registered pursuant to this section shall be maintained separately from other enrollment information and shall not be included in official enrollment reports, nor shall such persons be considered in any enrollment statistics that would affect budgetary determinations; and
     (c) Persons registering on a space available basis shall be charged a registration fee of not less than five dollars.
     (2) For the purposes of this section, "state employees" means persons employed half-time or more in one or more of the following employee classifications:
     (a) Permanent employees in classified service under chapter 41.06 RCW;
     (b) Permanent employees governed by chapter 41.56 RCW pursuant to the exercise of the option under RCW 41.56.201;
     (c) Permanent classified employees and exempt paraprofessional employees of technical colleges; and
     (d) Faculty, counselors, librarians, and exempt professional and administrative employees at institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016.
     (3) The waivers available to state employees under this section shall also be available to teachers and other certificated instructional staff employed at public common and vocational schools, holding or seeking a valid endorsement and assignment in a state-identified shortage area.
     (4) In awarding waivers, an institution of higher education may award waivers to eligible persons employed by the institution before considering waivers for eligible persons who are not employed by the institution.
     (5) If an institution of higher education exercises the authority granted under this section, it shall include all eligible state employees in the pool of persons eligible to participate in the program.
     (6) In establishing eligibility to receive waivers, institutions of higher education may not discriminate between full-time employees and employees who are employed half-time or more.

Sec. 247   RCW 28B.15.605 and 2004 c 161 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The governing boards of the community colleges and technical colleges and Bellevue College shall refund or cancel up to one hundred percent but no less than eighty percent of the tuition and services and activities fees if the student withdraws from a college course or program before the sixth day of instruction of the regular quarter for which the fees have been paid or are due. If the student withdraws on or after the sixth day of instruction, the governing boards shall refund or cancel up to fifty percent but no less than forty percent of the fees provided such withdrawal occurs within the first twenty calendar days following the beginning of instruction. However, if a different policy is required by federal law in order for the college to maintain eligibility for federal funding of programs, the governing board may adopt a refund policy that meets the minimum requirements of the federal law and the policy may treat all students attending the institution in the same manner.
     (2) The governing boards of the respective community college ((or)), technical college, or Bellevue College shall adopt rules consistent with subsection (1) of this section for the refund of tuition and fees for the summer quarter and for courses or programs that begin after the start of the regular quarter.
     (3) The governing boards of community colleges and technical colleges and Bellevue College may extend the refund or cancellation period for students who withdraw for medical reasons and shall adopt policies that comply with RCW 28B.10.270 for students who are called into the military service of the United States.

Sec. 248   RCW 28B.15.621 and 2008 c 188 s 1 and 2008 c 6 s 501 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     (1) The legislature finds that active military and naval veterans, reserve military and naval veterans, and national guard members called to active duty have served their country and have risked their lives to defend the lives of all Americans and the freedoms that define and distinguish our nation. The legislature intends to honor active military and naval veterans, reserve military and naval veterans, and national guard members who have served on active military or naval duty for the public service they have provided to this country.
     (2) Subject to the limitations in RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and the community colleges, may waive all or a portion of tuition and fees for an eligible veteran or national guard member.
     (3) The governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and the community colleges, may waive all or a portion of tuition and fees for a military or naval veteran who is a Washington domiciliary, but who did not serve on foreign soil or in international waters or in another location in support of those serving on foreign soil or in international waters and who does not qualify as an eligible veteran or national guard member under subsection (8) of this section. However, there shall be no state general fund support for waivers granted under this subsection.
     (4) Subject to the conditions in subsection (5) of this section and the limitations in RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and the community colleges, shall waive all tuition and fees for the following persons:
     (a) A child and the spouse or the domestic partner or surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner of an eligible veteran or national guard member who became totally disabled, as defined in RCW 28B.15.385, as a result of serving in active federal military or naval service, or who is determined by the federal government to be a prisoner of war or missing in action; and
     (b) A child and the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner of an eligible veteran or national guard member who lost his or her life as a result of serving in active federal military or naval service.
     (5) The conditions in this subsection (5) apply to waivers under subsection (4) of this section.
     (a) A child must be a Washington domiciliary between the age of seventeen and twenty-six to be eligible for the tuition waiver. A child's marital status does not affect eligibility.
     (b)(i) A surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner must be a Washington domiciliary.
     (ii) Except as provided in (b)(iii) of this subsection, a surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner has ten years from the date of the death, total disability, or federal determination of prisoner of war or missing in action status of the eligible veteran or national guard member to receive benefits under the waiver. Upon remarriage or registration in a subsequent domestic partnership, the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner is ineligible for the waiver of all tuition and fees.
     (iii) If a death results from total disability, the surviving spouse has ten years from the date of death in which to receive benefits under the waiver.
     (c) Each recipient's continued participation is subject to the school's satisfactory progress policy.
     (d) Tuition waivers for graduate students are not required for those who qualify under subsection (4) of this section but are encouraged.
     (e) Recipients who receive a waiver under subsection (4) of this section may attend full-time or part-time. Total credits earned using the waiver may not exceed two hundred quarter credits, or the equivalent of semester credits.
     (6) Required waivers of all tuition and fees under subsection (4) of this section shall not affect permissive waivers of tuition and fees under subsection (3) of this section.
     (7) Private vocational schools and private higher education institutions are encouraged to provide waivers consistent with the terms in subsections (2) through (5) of this section.
     (8) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section.
     (a) "Eligible veteran or national guard member" means a Washington domiciliary who was an active or reserve member of the United States military or naval forces, or a national guard member called to active duty, who served in active federal service, under either Title 10 or Title 32 of the United States Code, in a war or conflict fought on foreign soil or in international waters or in another location in support of those serving on foreign soil or in international waters, and if discharged from service, has received an honorable discharge.
     (b) "Totally disabled" means a person who has been determined to be one hundred percent disabled by the federal department of veterans affairs.
     (c) "Washington domiciliary" means a person whose true, fixed, and permanent house and place of habitation is the state of Washington. "Washington domiciliary" includes a person who is residing in rental housing or residing in base housing. In ascertaining whether a child or surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner is domiciled in the state of Washington, public institutions of higher education shall, to the fullest extent possible, rely upon the standards provided in RCW 28B.15.013.
     (9) As used in subsection (4) of this section, "fees" includes all assessments for costs incurred as a condition to a student's full participation in coursework and related activities at an institution of higher education.
     (10) The governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and the community colleges shall report to the higher education committees of the legislature by November 15, 2010, and every two years thereafter, regarding the status of implementation of the waivers under subsection (4) of this section. The reports shall include the following data and information:
     (a) Total number of waivers;
     (b) Total amount of tuition waived;
     (c) Total amount of fees waived;
     (d) Average amount of tuition and fees waived per recipient;
     (e) Recipient demographic data that is disaggregated by distinct ethnic categories within racial subgroups; and
     (f) Recipient income level, to the extent possible.

Sec. 249   RCW 28B.15.725 and 1997 c 433 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, Bellevue College, and The Evergreen State College may establish home tuition programs by negotiating home tuition agreements with an out-of-state institution or consortium of institutions of higher education if no loss of tuition and fee revenue occurs as a result of the agreements.
     (2) Home tuition agreements allow students at Washington state institutions of higher education to attend an out-of-state institution of higher education as part of a student exchange. Students participating in a home tuition program shall pay an amount equal to their regular, full-time tuition and required fees to either the Washington institution of higher education or the out-of-state institution of higher education depending upon the provisions of the particular agreement. Payment of course fees in excess of generally applicable tuition and required fees must be addressed in each home tuition agreement to ensure that the instructional programs of the Washington institution of higher education do not incur additional uncompensated costs as a result of the exchange.
     (3) Student participation in a home tuition agreement authorized by this section is limited to one academic year.
     (4) Students enrolled under a home tuition agreement shall reside in Washington state for the duration of the program, may not use the year of enrollment under this program to establish Washington state residency, and are not eligible for state financial aid.

Sec. 250   RCW 28B.15.730 and 1993 sp.s. c 18 s 27 are each amended to read as follows:
     Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the state board for community and technical colleges and the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, the community colleges, Bellevue College, and The Evergreen State College may waive all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential for residents of Oregon, upon completion of and to the extent permitted by an agreement between the higher education coordinating board and appropriate officials and agencies in Oregon granting similar waivers for residents of the state of Washington.

Sec. 251   RCW 28B.15.740 and 1997 c 207 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and the community colleges may waive all or a portion of tuition and fees for needy students who are eligible for resident tuition and fee rates pursuant to RCW 28B.15.012 and 28B.15.013. Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and the community colleges may waive all or a portion of tuition and fees for other students at the discretion of the governing boards, except on the basis of participation in intercollegiate athletic programs, not to exceed three-fourths of one percent of gross authorized operating fees revenue under RCW 28B.15.910 for the community colleges considered as a whole and not to exceed two percent of gross authorized operating fees revenue for the other institutions of higher education. The board of trustees at Bellevue College may waive up to three-fourths of one percent of gross authorized operating fees collected for students enrolled for the purposes of obtaining an associate degree and up to two percent of gross authorized operating fees revenue for students enrolled for the purposes of obtaining a baccalaureate degree.
     (2) In addition to the tuition and fee waivers provided in subsection (1) of this section and subject to the provisions of RCW 28B.15.455, 28B.15.460, and 28B.15.910, a total dollar amount of tuition and fee waivers awarded by any state university, regional university, or state college, or Bellevue College under this chapter, not to exceed one percent, as calculated in subsection (1) of this section, may be used for the purpose of achieving or maintaining gender equity in intercollegiate athletic programs. At any institution that has an underrepresented gender class in intercollegiate athletics, any such waivers shall be awarded:
     (a) First, to members of the underrepresented gender class who participate in intercollegiate athletics, where such waivers result in saved or displaced money that can be used for athletic programs for the underrepresented gender class. Such saved or displaced money shall be used for programs for the underrepresented gender class; and
     (b) Second, (i) to nonmembers of the underrepresented gender class who participate in intercollegiate athletics, where such waivers result in saved or displaced money that can be used for athletic programs for members of the underrepresented gender class. Such saved or displaced money shall be used for programs for the underrepresented gender class; or (ii) to members of the underrepresented gender class who participate in intercollegiate athletics, where such waivers do not result in any saved or displaced money that can be used for athletic programs for members of the underrepresented gender class.

Sec. 252   RCW 28B.15.750 and 1993 sp.s. c 18 s 29 are each amended to read as follows:
     Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, Bellevue College, and The Evergreen State College and the state board for community and technical colleges may waive all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential for residents of Idaho, upon completion of and to the extent permitted by an agreement between the higher education coordinating board and appropriate officials and agencies in Idaho granting similar waivers for residents of the state of Washington.

Sec. 253   RCW 28B.15.756 and 1993 sp.s. c 18 s 30 are each amended to read as follows:
     Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, Bellevue College, and The Evergreen State College and the state board for community and technical colleges may waive all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential for residents of the Canadian province of British Columbia, upon completion of and to the extent permitted by an agreement between the higher education coordinating board and appropriate officials and agencies in the Canadian province of British Columbia providing for enrollment opportunities for residents of the state of Washington without payment of tuition or fees in excess of those charged to residents of British Columbia.

Sec. 254   RCW 28B.15.794 and 1991 c 228 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     The governing board of each ((state university, regional university, state college, and community college)) institution of higher education shall ensure that the principles in ((section 1 of this act)) RCW 28B.15.792 are implemented at its institution of higher education.

Sec. 255   RCW 28B.15.820 and 2007 c 404 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Each institution of higher education, including technical colleges, shall deposit a minimum of three and one-half percent of revenues collected from tuition and services and activities fees in an institutional financial aid fund that is hereby created and which shall be held locally. Moneys in the fund shall be used only for the following purposes: (a) To make guaranteed long-term loans to eligible students as provided in subsections (3) through (8) of this section; (b) to make short-term loans as provided in subsection (9) of this section; or (c) to provide financial aid to needy students as provided in subsection (10) of this section.
     (2) An "eligible student" for the purposes of subsections (3) through (8) and (10) of this section is a student registered for at least three credit hours or the equivalent, who is eligible for resident tuition and fee rates as defined in RCW 28B.15.012 and 28B.15.013, and who is a "needy student" as defined in RCW 28B.92.030.
     (3) The amount of the guaranteed long-term loans made under this section shall not exceed the demonstrated financial need of the student. Each institution shall establish loan terms and conditions which shall be consistent with the terms of the guaranteed loan program established by 20 U.S. Code Section 1071 et seq., as now or hereafter amended. All loans made shall be guaranteed by the Washington student loan guaranty association or its successor agency. Institutions are hereby granted full authority to operate as an eligible lender under the guaranteed loan program.
     (4) Before approving a guaranteed long-term loan, each institution shall analyze the ability of the student to repay the loan based on factors which include, but are not limited to, the student's accumulated total education loan burdens and the employment opportunities and average starting salary characteristics of the student's chosen fields of study. The institution shall counsel the student on the advisability of acquiring additional debt, and on the availability of other forms of financial aid.
     (5) Each institution is responsible for collection of guaranteed long-term loans made under this section and shall exercise due diligence in such collection, maintaining all necessary records to insure that maximum repayments are made. Institutions shall cooperate with other lenders and the Washington student loan guaranty association, or its successor agency, in the coordinated collection of guaranteed loans, and shall assure that the guarantability of the loans is not violated. Collection and servicing of guaranteed long-term loans under this section shall be performed by entities approved for such servicing by the Washington student loan guaranty association or its successor agency: PROVIDED, That institutions be permitted to perform such servicing if specifically recognized to do so by the Washington student loan guaranty association or its successor agency. Collection and servicing of guaranteed long-term loans made by community colleges under subsection (1) of this section shall be coordinated by the state board for community and technical colleges and shall be conducted under procedures adopted by the state board.
     (6) Receipts from payment of interest or principal or any other subsidies to which institutions as lenders are entitled, that are paid by or on behalf of borrowers of funds under subsections (3) through (8) of this section, shall be deposited in each institution's financial aid fund and shall be used to cover the costs of making the guaranteed long-term loans under this section and maintaining necessary records and making collections under subsection (5) of this section: PROVIDED, That such costs shall not exceed five percent of aggregate outstanding loan principal. Institutions shall maintain accurate records of such costs, and all receipts beyond those necessary to pay such costs, shall be deposited in the institution's financial aid fund.
     (7) The governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, Bellevue College, and The Evergreen State College, and the state board for community and technical colleges, on behalf of the community colleges and technical colleges, shall each adopt necessary rules ((and regulations)) to implement this section.
     (8) First priority for any guaranteed long-term loans made under this section shall be directed toward students who would not normally have access to educational loans from private financial institutions in Washington state, and maximum use shall be made of secondary markets in the support of loan consolidation.
     (9) Short-term loans, not to exceed one year, may be made from the institutional financial aid fund to students enrolled in the institution. No such loan shall be made to any student who is known by the institution to be in default or delinquent in the payment of any outstanding student loan. A short-term loan may be made only if the institution has ample evidence that the student has the capability of repaying the loan within the time frame specified by the institution for repayment.
     (10) Any moneys deposited in the institutional financial aid fund that are not used in making long-term or short-term loans may be used by the institution for locally administered financial aid programs for needy students, such as need-based institutional employment programs or need-based tuition and fee scholarship or grant programs. These funds shall be used in addition to and not to replace institutional funds that would otherwise support these locally administered financial aid programs. First priority in the use of these funds shall be given to needy students who have accumulated excessive educational loan burdens. An excessive educational loan burden is a burden that will be difficult to repay given employment opportunities and average starting salaries in the student's chosen fields of study. Second priority in the use of these funds shall be given to needy single parents, to assist these students with their educational expenses, including expenses associated with child care and transportation.

Sec. 256   RCW 28B.15.910 and 2008 c 188 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) For the purpose of providing state general fund support to public institutions of higher education, except for revenue waived under programs listed in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, and unless otherwise expressly provided in the omnibus state appropriations act, the total amount of operating fees revenue waived, exempted, or reduced by a state university, a regional university, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, or the community colleges as a whole, shall not exceed the percentage of total gross authorized operating fees revenue in this subsection. As used in this section, "gross authorized operating fees revenue" means the estimated gross operating fees revenue as estimated under RCW 82.33.020 or as revised by the office of financial management, before granting any waivers. This limitation applies to all tuition waiver programs established before or after July 1, 1992.
     (a) University of Washington       21 percent
     (b) Washington State University       20 percent
     (c) Eastern Washington University       11 percent
     (d) Central Washington University       10 percent
     (e) Western Washington University       10 percent
     (f) The Evergreen State College       10 percent
     (g) Bellevue College       10 percent
     (h)
Community colleges as a whole       35 percent
     (2) The limitations in subsection (1) of this section apply to waivers, exemptions, or reductions in operating fees contained in the following:
     (a) RCW 28B.15.014;
     (b) RCW 28B.15.100;
     (c) RCW 28B.15.225;
     (d) RCW 28B.15.380;
     (e) RCW 28B.15.520;
     (f) RCW 28B.15.526;
     (g) RCW 28B.15.527;
     (h) RCW 28B.15.543;
     (i) RCW 28B.15.545;
     (j) RCW 28B.15.555;
     (k) RCW 28B.15.556;
     (l) RCW 28B.15.615;
     (m) RCW 28B.15.621 (2) and (4);
     (n) RCW 28B.15.730;
     (o) RCW 28B.15.740;
     (p) RCW 28B.15.750;
     (q) RCW 28B.15.756;
     (r) RCW 28B.50.259; and
     (s) RCW 28B.70.050.
     (3) The limitations in subsection (1) of this section do not apply to waivers, exemptions, or reductions in services and activities fees contained in the following:
     (a) RCW 28B.15.522;
     (b) RCW 28B.15.540;
     (c) RCW 28B.15.558; and
     (d) RCW 28B.15.621(3).
     (4) The total amount of operating fees revenue waived, exempted, or reduced by institutions of higher education participating in the western interstate commission for higher education western undergraduate exchange program under RCW 28B.15.544 shall not exceed the percentage of total gross authorized operating fees revenue in this subsection.
     (a) Washington State University       1 percent
     (b) Eastern Washington University       3 percent
     (c) Central Washington University       3 percent
     (5) The institutions of higher education will participate in outreach activities to increase the number of veterans who receive tuition waivers. Colleges and universities shall revise the application for admissions so that all applicants shall have the opportunity to advise the institution that they are veterans who need assistance. If a person indicates on the application for admissions that the person is a veteran who is in need of assistance, then the institution of higher education shall ask the person whether they have any funds disbursed in accordance with the Montgomery GI Bill available to them. Each institution shall encourage veterans to utilize funds available to them in accordance with the Montgomery GI Bill prior to providing the veteran a tuition waiver.

Sec. 257   RCW 28B.15.915 and 2000 c 152 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     In addition to waivers granted under the authority of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, Bellevue College, and the community colleges, subject to state board policy, may waive all or a portion of the operating fees for any student. There shall be no state general fund support for waivers granted under this section.
     By January 31st of each odd-numbered year, the institutions of higher education shall prepare a report of the costs and benefits of waivers granted under chapter 152, Laws of 2000 and shall transmit copies of their report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature.

Sec. 258   RCW 28B.35.370 and 1991 sp.s. c 13 s 49 are each amended to read as follows:
     Within thirty-five days from the date of collection thereof all building fees of each regional university, Bellevue College, and The Evergreen State College shall be paid into the state treasury and these together with such normal school fund revenues as provided in RCW 28B.35.751 as are received by the state treasury shall be credited as follows:
     (1) On or before June 30th of each year the board of trustees of each regional university, Bellevue College, and The Evergreen State College, if issuing bonds payable out of its building fees and above described normal school fund revenues, shall certify to the state treasurer the amounts required in the ensuing twelve months to pay and secure the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds. The amounts so certified by each regional university, Bellevue College, and The Evergreen State College shall be a prior lien and charge against all building fees and above described normal school fund revenues of such institution. The state treasurer shall thereupon deposit the amounts so certified in the Eastern Washington University capital projects account, the Central Washington University capital projects account, the Western Washington University capital projects account, the Bellevue College capital projects account, or The Evergreen State College capital projects account respectively, which accounts are hereby created in the state treasury. The amounts deposited in the respective capital projects accounts shall be used exclusively to pay and secure the payment of the principal of and interest on the building bonds issued by such regional universities, Bellevue College, and The Evergreen State College as authorized by law. If in any twelve month period it shall appear that the amount certified by any such board of trustees is insufficient to pay and secure the payment of the principal of and interest on the outstanding building and above described normal school fund revenue bonds of its institution, the state treasurer shall notify the board of trustees and such board shall adjust its certificate so that all requirements of moneys to pay and secure the payment of the principal of and interest on all such bonds then outstanding shall be fully met at all times.
     (2) All normal school fund revenue pursuant to RCW 28B.35.751 shall be deposited in the Eastern Washington University capital projects account, the Central Washington University capital projects account, the Western Washington University capital projects account, the Bellevue College capital projects account, or The Evergreen State College capital projects account respectively, which accounts are hereby created in the state treasury. The sums deposited in the respective capital projects accounts shall be appropriated and expended exclusively to pay and secure the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds payable out of the building fees and normal school revenue and for the construction, reconstruction, erection, equipping, maintenance, demolition and major alteration of buildings and other capital assets, and the acquisition of sites, rights-of-way, easements, improvements or appurtenances in relation thereto except for any sums transferred therefrom as authorized by law.

Sec. 259   RCW 28B.35.710 and 1985 c 390 s 49 are each amended to read as follows:
     The following terms, whenever used or referred to in RCW 28B.35.700 through 28B.35.790, shall have the following meaning, excepting in those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
     (1) The word "boards" means the boards of trustees of the regional universities, Bellevue College, and The Evergreen State College.
     (2) The words "building fees" mean the building fees charged students registering at each college, but shall not mean the special tuition or other fees charged such students or fees, charges, rentals, and other income derived from any or all revenue-producing lands, buildings, and facilities of the respective colleges, heretofore or hereafter acquired, constructed or installed, including but not limited to income from rooms, dormitories, dining rooms, hospitals, infirmaries, housing or student activity buildings, vehicular parking facilities, land or the appurtenances thereon.
     (3) The words "bond retirement funds" shall mean the special funds created by law and known as the Eastern Washington University bond retirement fund, Central Washington University bond retirement fund, Western Washington University bond retirement fund, Bellevue College bond retirement fund, and The Evergreen State College bond retirement fund, all as referred to in RCW 28B.35.370.
     (4) The word "bonds" means the bonds payable out of the bond retirement funds.
     (5) The word "projects" means the construction, completion, reconstruction, remodeling, rehabilitation, or improvement of any building or other facility of any of the aforementioned colleges authorized by the legislature at any time and to be financed by the issuance and sale of bonds.

Sec. 260   RCW 28B.35.751 and 1993 c 411 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     All moneys received from the lease or rental of lands set apart by the enabling act for state normal schools purposes; all interest or income arising from the proceeds of the sale of such lands or of the timber, fallen timber, stone, gravel, or other valuable material thereon, less the allocation to the state treasurer's service fund pursuant to RCW 43.08.190 and the state investment board expense account pursuant to RCW 43.33A.160; and all moneys received as interest on deferred payments on contracts for the sale of such lands, shall from time to time be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Eastern Washington University, Central Washington University, Western Washington University, Bellevue College, and The Evergreen State College capital projects accounts as herein provided to be expended for capital projects, and bond retirement purposes as set forth in RCW 28B.35.750((, as now or hereafter amended)). Eastern Washington University, Central Washington University, Western Washington University, Bellevue College, and The Evergreen State College shall be credited with one-fourth of the total amount beginning July 1, 2003. Beginning July 1, 1995, The Evergreen State College shall receive five percent of the total amount not obligated to repayment of bonds; Eastern Washington University, Central Washington University, and Western Washington University shall receive equal amounts of the remaining amount. Beginning July 1, 1997, The Evergreen State College shall receive ten percent of the total amount not obligated to repayment of bonds; Eastern Washington University, Central Washington University, and Western Washington University shall receive equal amounts of the remaining amount. Beginning July 1, 1999, The Evergreen State College shall receive fifteen percent of the total amount not dedicated to repayment of bonds; Eastern Washington University, Central Washington University, and Western Washington University shall each receive equal amounts of the remaining amount. Beginning July 1, 2001, The Evergreen State College shall receive twenty percent of the total amount not obligated to repayment of bonds; Eastern Washington University, Central Washington University, and Western Washington University shall each receive equal amounts of the remaining amount.

Sec. 261   RCW 28B.35.790 and 1977 ex.s. c 169 s 91 are each amended to read as follows:
     RCW 28B.35.700 through 28B.35.790 ((as now or hereafter amended)) is concurrent with other legislation with reference to providing funds for the construction of buildings at the regional universities, Bellevue College, or The Evergreen State College and is not to be construed as repealing or limiting any existing provision of law with reference thereto.

Sec. 262   RCW 28B.50.030 and 2007 c 277 s 301 are each amended to read as follows:
     As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the term:
     (1) "System" shall mean the state system of community and technical colleges, which shall be a system of higher education.
     (2) "Board" shall mean the workforce training and education coordinating board.
     (3) "College board" shall mean the state board for community and technical colleges created by this chapter.
     (4) "Director" shall mean the administrative director for the state system of community and technical colleges.
     (5) "District" shall mean any one of the community and technical college districts created by this chapter.
     (6) "Board of trustees" shall mean the local community and technical college board of trustees established for each college district within the state.
     (7) "Occupational education" shall mean that education or training that will prepare a student for employment that does not require a baccalaureate degree, and education and training leading to an applied baccalaureate degree.
     (8) "K-12 system" shall mean the public school program including kindergarten through the twelfth grade.
     (9) "Common school board" shall mean a public school district board of directors.
     (10) "Community college" shall include those higher education institutions that conduct education programs under RCW 28B.50.020.
     (11) "Technical college" shall include those higher education institutions with the sole mission of conducting occupational education, basic skills, literacy programs, and offering on short notice, when appropriate, programs that meet specific industry needs. The programs of technical colleges shall include, but not be limited to, continuous enrollment, competency-based instruction, industry-experienced faculty, curriculum integrating vocational and basic skills education, and curriculum approved by representatives of employers and labor. For purposes of this chapter, technical colleges shall include Lake Washington Vocational-Technical Institute, Renton Vocational-Technical Institute, Bates Vocational-Technical Institute, Clover Park Vocational Institute, and Bellingham Vocational-Technical Institute.
     (12) "Adult education" shall mean all education or instruction, including academic, vocational education or training, basic skills and literacy training, and "occupational education" provided by public educational institutions, including common school districts for persons who are eighteen years of age and over or who hold a high school diploma or certificate. However, "adult education" shall not include academic education or instruction for persons under twenty-one years of age who do not hold a high school degree or diploma and who are attending a public high school for the sole purpose of obtaining a high school diploma or certificate, nor shall "adult education" include education or instruction provided by any four year public institution of higher education.
     (13) "Dislocated forest product worker" shall mean a forest products worker who: (a)(i) Has been terminated or received notice of termination from employment and is unlikely to return to employment in the individual's principal occupation or previous industry because of a diminishing demand for his or her skills in that occupation or industry; or (ii) is self-employed and has been displaced from his or her business because of the diminishing demand for the business' services or goods; and (b) at the time of last separation from employment, resided in or was employed in a rural natural resources impact area.
     (14) "Forest products worker" shall mean a worker in the forest products industries affected by the reduction of forest fiber enhancement, transportation, or production. The workers included within this definition shall be determined by the employment security department, but shall include workers employed in the industries assigned the major group standard industrial classification codes "24" and "26" and the industries involved in the harvesting and management of logs, transportation of logs and wood products, processing of wood products, and the manufacturing and distribution of wood processing and logging equipment. The commissioner may adopt rules further interpreting these definitions. For the purposes of this subsection, "standard industrial classification code" means the code identified in RCW 50.29.025(3).
     (15) "Dislocated salmon fishing worker" means a finfish products worker who: (a)(i) Has been terminated or received notice of termination from employment and is unlikely to return to employment in the individual's principal occupation or previous industry because of a diminishing demand for his or her skills in that occupation or industry; or (ii) is self-employed and has been displaced from his or her business because of the diminishing demand for the business's services or goods; and (b) at the time of last separation from employment, resided in or was employed in a rural natural resources impact area.
     (16) "Salmon fishing worker" means a worker in the finfish industry affected by 1994 or future salmon disasters. The workers included within this definition shall be determined by the employment security department, but shall include workers employed in the industries involved in the commercial and recreational harvesting of finfish including buying and processing finfish. The commissioner may adopt rules further interpreting these definitions.
     (17) "Rural natural resources impact area" means:
     (a) A nonmetropolitan county, as defined by the 1990 decennial census, that meets three of the five criteria set forth in subsection (18) of this section;
     (b) A nonmetropolitan county with a population of less than forty thousand in the 1990 decennial census, that meets two of the five criteria as set forth in subsection (18) of this section; or
     (c) A nonurbanized area, as defined by the 1990 decennial census, that is located in a metropolitan county that meets three of the five criteria set forth in subsection (18) of this section.
     (18) For the purposes of designating rural natural resources impact areas, the following criteria shall be considered:
     (a) A lumber and wood products employment location quotient at or above the state average;
     (b) A commercial salmon fishing employment location quotient at or above the state average;
     (c) Projected or actual direct lumber and wood products job losses of one hundred positions or more;
     (d) Projected or actual direct commercial salmon fishing job losses of one hundred positions or more; and
     (e) An unemployment rate twenty percent or more above the state average. The counties that meet these criteria shall be determined by the employment security department for the most recent year for which data is available. For the purposes of administration of programs under this chapter, the United States post office five-digit zip code delivery areas will be used to determine residence status for eligibility purposes. For the purpose of this definition, a zip code delivery area of which any part is ten miles or more from an urbanized area is considered nonurbanized. A zip code totally surrounded by zip codes qualifying as nonurbanized under this definition is also considered nonurbanized. The office of financial management shall make available a zip code listing of the areas to all agencies and organizations providing services under this chapter.
     (19) "Applied baccalaureate degree" means a baccalaureate degree awarded by a college under RCW 28B.50.810 for successful completion of a program of study that is:
     (a) Specifically designed for individuals who hold an associate of applied science degree, or its equivalent, in order to maximize application of their technical course credits toward the baccalaureate degree; and
     (b) Based on a curriculum that incorporates both theoretical and applied knowledge and skills in a specific technical field.
     (20) "Qualified institutions of higher education" means:
     (a) Washington public community and technical colleges;
     (b) Private career schools that are members of an accrediting association recognized by rule of the higher education coordinating board for the purposes of chapter 28B.92 RCW; ((and))
     (c) Washington state apprenticeship and training council-approved apprenticeship programs; and
     (d) Bellevue College
.

Sec. 263   RCW 28B.50.252 and 1991 c 238 s 77 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Bellevue College and each local education agency or college district offering vocational educational programs shall establish local advisory committees to provide that agency or district with advice on current job needs and on the courses necessary to meet these needs.
     (2) The local program committees shall:
     (a) Participate in the determination of program goals;
     (b) Review and evaluate program curricula, equipment, and effectiveness;
     (c) Include representatives of business and labor who reflect the local industry, and the community; and
     (d) Actively consult with other representatives of business, industry, labor, and agriculture.

Sec. 264   RCW 28B.50.465 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 20 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Academic employees of community and technical college districts shall be provided an annual salary cost-of-living increase in accordance with this section. For purposes of this section, "academic employee" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 28B.52.020. For purposes of this section, Bellevue College as established in section 101 of this act is included in the eighth community and technical college district as defined in RCW 28B.50.040.
     (a) Beginning with the 2001-2002 fiscal year, and for each subsequent fiscal year, except as provided in (d) of this subsection, each college district shall receive a cost-of-living allocation sufficient to increase academic employee salaries, including mandatory salary-related benefits, by the rate of the yearly increase in the cost-of-living index.
     (b) A college district shall distribute its cost-of-living allocation for salaries and salary-related benefits in accordance with the district's salary schedules, collective bargaining agreements, and other compensation policies. No later than the end of the fiscal year, each college district shall certify to the college board that it has spent funds provided for cost-of-living increases on salaries and salary-related benefits.
     (c) The college board shall include any funded cost-of-living increase in the salary base used to determine cost-of-living increases for academic employees in subsequent years.
     (d) Beginning with the 2001-2002 fiscal year, and for each subsequent fiscal year except for the 2003-04 and 2004-05 fiscal years, the state shall fully fund the cost-of-living increase set forth in this section.
     (2) For the purposes of this section, "cost-of-living index" means, for any fiscal year, the previous calendar year's annual average consumer price index, using the official current base, compiled by the bureau of labor statistics, United States department of labor for the state of Washington. If the bureau of labor statistics develops more than one consumer price index for areas within the state, the index covering the greatest number of people, covering areas exclusively within the boundaries of the state, and including all items shall be used for the cost-of-living index in this section.

Sec. 265   RCW 28B.76.020 and 1985 c 370 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     For the purposes of this chapter:
     (1) "Board" means the higher education coordinating board; and
     (2) "Four-year institutions" means the University of Washington, Washington State University, Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Western Washington University, Bellevue College, and The Evergreen State College.

Sec. 266   RCW 28B.76.230 and 2005 c 258 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The board shall develop a comprehensive and ongoing assessment process to analyze the need for additional degrees and programs, additional off-campus centers and locations for degree programs, and consolidation or elimination of programs by the four-year institutions.
     (2) As part of the needs assessment process, the board shall examine:
     (a) Projections of student, employer, and community demand for education and degrees, including liberal arts degrees, on a regional and statewide basis;
     (b) Current and projected degree programs and enrollment at public and private institutions of higher education, by location and mode of service delivery; and
     (c) Data from the workforce training and education coordinating board and the state board for community and technical colleges on the supply and demand for workforce education and certificates and associate degrees.
     (3) Every two years the board shall produce, jointly with the state board for community and technical colleges and the workforce training and education coordinating board, an assessment of the number and type of higher education and training credentials required to match employer demand for a skilled and educated workforce. The assessment shall include the number of forecasted net job openings at each level of higher education and training and the number of credentials needed to match the forecast of net job openings.
     (4) The board shall determine whether certain major lines of study or types of degrees, including applied degrees or research-oriented degrees, shall be assigned uniquely to some institutions or institutional sectors in order to create centers of excellence that focus resources and expertise.
     (5) The following activities are subject to approval by the board:
     (a) New degree programs by a four-year institution;
     (b) Creation of any off-campus program by a four-year institution;
     (c) Purchase or lease of major off-campus facilities by a four-year institution or a community or technical college;
     (d) Creation of higher education centers and consortia;
     (e) New degree programs and creation of off-campus programs by an independent college or university in collaboration with a community or technical college and Bellevue College; and
     (f) Applied baccalaureate degree programs developed by colleges under RCW 28B.50.810.
     (6) Institutions seeking board approval under this section must demonstrate that the proposal is justified by the needs assessment developed under this section. Institutions must also demonstrate how the proposals align with or implement the statewide strategic master plan for higher education under RCW 28B.76.200.
     (7) The board shall develop clear guidelines and objective decision-making criteria regarding approval of proposals under this section, which must include review and consultation with the institution and other interested agencies and individuals.
     (8) The board shall periodically recommend consolidation or elimination of programs at the four-year institutions, based on the needs assessment analysis.

PART III
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 301   Part headings and captions used in this act do not constitute any part of the law.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 302   The board of trustees for the Bellevue community college district and its powers, duties, and functions terminate September 30, 2010.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 303   Sections 101 through 115 and 301 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 28B RCW.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 304   Section 103 of this act takes effect October 1, 2010.

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