Revised Code of Washington
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Chapter 28B.50 RCW
COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
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28B.50.010Short title.
28B.50.020Purpose.
28B.50.030Definitions.
28B.50.040College districts enumerated.
28B.50.050State board for community and technical colleges.
28B.50.060Director of the state system of community and technical colleges—Appointment—Term—Qualifications—Salary and travel expenses—Duties.
28B.50.070College board—Organization—Meetings—Quorum—Biennial report—Fiscal year.
28B.50.080College board—Offices and office equipment, including necessary expenses.
28B.50.085College board—Treasurer—Appointment, duties, bond—Depository.
28B.50.090College board—Powers and duties.
28B.50.091Board to waive fees for students finishing their high school education.
28B.50.092Program for military personnel—Restrictions as to high school completion program.
28B.50.093Program for military personnel—Limitation.
28B.50.094Program for military personnel—Costs of funding.
28B.50.095Registration at more than one community and technical college.
28B.50.096Cooperation with workforce training and education coordinating board.
28B.50.097Electronic job bank.
28B.50.098Appointment of trustees for new college district.
28B.50.100Boards of trustees—Generally.
28B.50.102Boards of trustees—Student trustee.
28B.50.130Boards of trustees—Bylaws, rules, and regulations—Chair and vice chair—Terms—Quorum.
28B.50.140Boards of trustees—Powers and duties.
28B.50.141Credits—Statewide transfer policy and agreement—Establishment.
28B.50.142Treasurer of board—Duties—Bond.
28B.50.143Vendor payments, advances or reimbursements for.
28B.50.145Community or technical college faculty senate.
28B.50.150Out-of-district residence not to affect enrollment for state resident.
28B.50.195Intercollegiate coaches—Minimum standards encouraged.
28B.50.196Intercollegiate coaches—Training to promote coaching competence and techniques.
28B.50.205AIDS information—Community and technical colleges.
28B.50.215Overlapping service areas—Regional planning agreements.
28B.50.216Identification and implementation of potential administrative efficiencies, complementary administrative functions, and complementary academic programs within regional area—Plan—Retention of cost savings—Reports.
28B.50.242Video telecommunications programming.
28B.50.248Effect of child care subsidy eligibility expansion—Use of existing resources.
28B.50.250Adult education programs in common school districts, limitations—Certain federal programs, administration.
28B.50.252Districts offering vocational educational programs—Local advisory committees—Advice on current job needs.
28B.50.254Advisory council on adult education—Workforce training and education coordinating board to monitor.
28B.50.259Program for dislocated forest products workers—Waiver from tuition and fees.
28B.50.271Opportunity grant program.
28B.50.272Opportunity grant program—Student eligibility—Funding—Performance measures—Documentation—Annual summary.
28B.50.273Identification of grant-eligible programs of study and other job training programs—Marketing.
28B.50.274Opportunity partnership program.
28B.50.278Opportunity employment and education center—Opportunity policy work group—Report by college board.
28B.50.281Curriculum development and funding—Use of federal stimulus funding—Reports—Recognized programs of study under RCW 28B.50.273—Prioritization of workforce training programs.
28B.50.282Evergreen jobs training account—Grants.
28B.50.286Opportunity express account.
28B.50.295Emergency assistance grant program.
28B.50.305Seattle Vocational Institute—Findings.
28B.50.306Seattle Vocational Institute—Mission—Advisory committee to advise.
28B.50.307Seattle Vocational Institute—Funding.
28B.50.320Fees and other income—Deposit—Disbursement.
28B.50.328Waivers of tuition and fees—Scholarships—Employment of instructional staff and faculty—Seattle Vocational Institute.
28B.50.330Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community and technical college facilities and acquisition of property—Revenue bond financing—Public bid.
28B.50.340Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community and technical college facilities and acquisition of property—Financing by bonds secured by pledge of building fees, grants.
28B.50.350Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community and technical college facilities and acquisition of property—Bonds—Requirements.
28B.50.360Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community and technical college facilities and acquisition of property—Community and technical college capital projects account—Disposition of building fees.
28B.50.370Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community and technical college facilities and acquisition of property—Bonds—Sources for payment of principal and interest on—Funds credited to bond retirement fund—Pledge to collect building fees.
28B.50.380Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community college facilities and acquisition of property—Bonds—Additional powers incident to bond authorization.
28B.50.390Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community college facilities and acquisition of property—Refunding bonds—Authorized—Form, term, issuance, etc.—Exchange or sale.
28B.50.400Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community college facilities and acquisition of property—Bonds as limited obligation bonds—Additional means to pay principal and interest on.
28B.50.409Bonds—Committee advice and consent prerequisite to issuance.
28B.50.440Construction of chapter when part thereof in conflict with federal requirements which are condition precedent to allocation of federal funds.
28B.50.455Compliance with section 504 of the federal rehabilitation act of 1973, Title VI of the civil rights act of 1964, and Title IX of the educational amendments of 1972.
28B.50.463Use of false academic credentials—Penalties.
28B.50.465Cost-of-living increases—Academic employees.
28B.50.468Cost-of-living increases—Classified employees.
28B.50.484Health care service contracts—Transferred employees of vocational-technical institutes.
28B.50.489Part-time academic employees—State-mandated benefits—Definitions.
28B.50.4891Part-time academic employees—State-mandated benefits—Reporting eligible employees.
28B.50.4892Part-time academic employees—Best practices compensation and employment—Task force—Report.
28B.50.4893Part-time academic employees—Sick leave.
28B.50.4894Part-time academic employees—Continuous health care eligibility—Employer contributions.
28B.50.510State purchasing and material control, community college purchases.
28B.50.515Community and technical college innovation account—Expenditures—Strategic technology plan—Enterprise resource planning.
28B.50.520Federal funds, receipt of authorized.
28B.50.522Office for adult literacy.
28B.50.528Contracts with adjacent college district for administrative services.
28B.50.530Agreements for use of services or facilities between district boards of trustees and school boards.
28B.50.531Dual high school and college credit for secondary career and technical courses—Agreements.
28B.50.532Completion of industry certificate or credential—Agreements with skill centers.
28B.50.533Contracts with common school districts for occupational and academic programs for high school students—Enrollment opportunities—Interlocal agreements.
28B.50.535Community or technical college—Issuance of high school diploma or certificate.
28B.50.536Test to earn a high school equivalency certificate—Rules—Issuance of high school equivalency certificate.
28B.50.551Leave provisions.
28B.50.553Attendance incentive program.
28B.50.600School district bonds—Redemption of by school district to continue though facility under control of college district board.
28B.50.601School district bonds—Redemption—Facilities under administration of college district board.
28B.50.740School district bonds—Those issued for community and technical college facilities not considered indebtedness under statutory limitations on.
28B.50.785Publication of transferable college-level courses—Course lists for one-year academic completion certificates and transferable degrees.
28B.50.789Online course descriptions—Required materials' cost information—Reports.
28B.50.795Bachelor of science in nursing program—University Center of North Puget Sound.
28B.50.800Practical nursing credential—Online curriculum and pathway.
28B.50.805Programs that support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs or career and technical education programs—Selection of colleges—Development of courses leading to a high-demand applied baccalaureate degree.
28B.50.810Applied baccalaureate degree programs.
28B.50.815Associate degree education for incarcerated adults.
28B.50.820Baccalaureate degree programs—Agreements with state universities, regional universities, or the state college.
28B.50.825Bachelor of science degree in computer science.
28B.50.835Exceptional faculty awards—Intent.
28B.50.8351Exceptional faculty awards—"Foundation" defined.
28B.50.837Exceptional faculty awards—Established—Community and technical college faculty awards trust fund.
28B.50.839Exceptional faculty awards—Guidelines—Matching funds—Donations—Disbursements.
28B.50.841Exceptional faculty awards—Name of award—Duties of institution—Use of endowment proceeds.
28B.50.843Exceptional faculty awards—Determination of award—Collective bargaining.
28B.50.844Exceptional faculty awards—Eligibility of foundation for matching funds—Endowment fund management.
28B.50.850Faculty tenure—Purpose.
28B.50.851Faculty tenure—Definitions.
28B.50.852Faculty tenure—Rules and regulations—Award of faculty tenure—Maximum probationary period.
28B.50.855Faculty tenure—Written agreement embodying terms of employment furnished faculty.
28B.50.856Faculty tenure—Evaluation of probationer by review committee—Progress report, acknowledgment of receipt—Recommendation as to tenure.
28B.50.857Faculty tenure—Decision not to renew probationary appointment, notice by appointing authority, when.
28B.50.859Faculty tenure—Tenure retained upon reduced work load assignment.
28B.50.860Faculty tenure—Tenure retained upon administrative appointment.
28B.50.861Faculty tenure—Dismissal only for sufficient cause.
28B.50.862Faculty tenure—Certain grounds constituting sufficient cause.
28B.50.863Faculty tenure—Review prior to dismissal—Scope—Recommendations of review committee.
28B.50.864Faculty tenure—Appeal from decision for dismissal—Procedure.
28B.50.867Faculty tenure—Tenure rights upon transfer of employment to another community or technical college.
28B.50.868Faculty tenure—Faculty members currently employed granted tenure.
28B.50.869Faculty tenure—Review committees, composition—Selection of faculty representatives, student representative.
28B.50.870Faculty tenure—For certain educational programs operated in state correctional institutions.
28B.50.872Periodic posttenure evaluation.
28B.50.873Reduction in force of tenured or probationary faculty members due to financial emergency—Conditions—Procedure—Rights.
28B.50.874Transfer of administration of vocational-technical institutes to system of community and technical colleges—Personnel rights.
28B.50.8742Technical colleges—Employee option to reenroll in public employees' benefits trust.
28B.50.8744Technical colleges—Payment to public employees' and retirees' insurance account.
28B.50.875Laboratory services for the analyzing of samples, public agencies may contract with college for.
28B.50.877Technical colleges—Purchase of support services from school districts.
28B.50.880Apprentices—Recommendations of the state board for community and technical colleges.
28B.50.890Apprentices—Associate degree pathway.
28B.50.891Apprenticeship programs or certificate programs—Transferable course credits.
28B.50.895Apprentice education waivers.
28B.50.902Centers of excellence.
28B.50.903Coordination and alignment of aerospace training programs—Aerospace and advanced materials manufacturing pipeline advisory committee.
28B.50.912Transfer of powers from superintendent of public instruction and state board of education to state board for community and technical colleges.
28B.50.913Transfer of powers from Washington institute for applied technology to Seattle Vocational Institute.
28B.50.916Students experiencing homelessness and foster youth program.
28B.50.920Diversity, equity, and inclusion—Strategic plans—Student-based organizations—Outreach programs—Model faculty diversity programs.
28B.50.925Guided pathways—Implementation—Reports.
28B.50.930Mental health counselor pilot program.
28B.50.935Faculty counselors—Minimum standards.
28B.50.940Student aid outreach and completion initiative pilot program—Outreach specialists.
28B.50.980Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
NOTES:
Actions against educational boards—Defense—Costs—Payment of obligations from liability account: RCW 28B.10.840, 28B.10.842.
AIDS information: Chapter 70.24 RCW.
British Columbia—Tuition and fees—Reciprocity with Washington: RCW 28B.15.756.
Commercial activities by institutions of higher education—Development of policies governing: Chapter 28B.63 RCW.
Community education programs: RCW 28A.620.020.
Department of social and health services (including division of vocational rehabilitation): Chapter 43.20A RCW.
Development of methods and protocols for measuring educational costs: RCW 43.41.415.
Dual credit programs—Annual report: RCW 28A.600.280.
Educational boards, insurance to protect and hold personally harmless: RCW 28B.10.840, 28B.10.844.
Eye protection, public educational institutions: See RCW 70.100.010 through 70.100.040.
Governing body of recognized student association at college or university, open public meetings act applicable to: RCW 42.30.200.
Idaho—Tuition and fees—Reciprocity with Washington: RCW 28B.15.750.
Oregon—Tuition and fees—Reciprocity with Washington: RCW 28B.15.730 through 28B.15.734.