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The following definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

(1) "College in the high school course" means a dual credit course provided on a high school campus or in a high school environment in which an eligible student is given the opportunity to earn high school credit to be awarded by a district, charter school, or tribal compact school and college credit awarded by the participating institution of higher education by completing a college level course with a passing grade. College in the high school courses may be either academic or career and technical (vocational) education.

(2) "Eligible student" means any student who meets the following conditions:

(a) The student meets the definition of an enrolled student pursuant to WAC 392-121-106.

(b) The student under the grade placement policies of the district, charter school, or tribal compact school through which the high school credits will be awarded has been deemed to be a tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade student.

(c) The student has met the student standards pursuant to WAC 392-725-130 and the general requirements and conditions pursuant to WAC 392-725-225(2).

(3) "Participating institution of higher education" means an institution of higher education that:

(a) A district, charter school, or tribal compact school has contracted with to provide the college in the high school courses;

(b) Meets the definition in RCW 28B.10.016, is authorized or exempt under the requirements of chapter 28B.85 RCW, or is a public tribal college located in Washington as noted in RCW 28A.600.290 (7)(a);

(c) Meets the college in the high school program standards outlined in WAC 392-725-130 through 392-725-150; and

(d) Is accredited by National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships or commits to the annual reporting of evidence requirement outlined in WAC 392-725-120.

(4) "National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships" is the professional organization that works to ensure that college in the high school courses are as rigorous as courses offered on the sponsoring college campuses. National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships has defined a set of quality standards that is the basis of their accreditation process.

(5) "Council of presidents" is defined throughout this chapter as the organization representing the interest of public baccalaureate institutions, specific to RCW 28A.600.290(6).

(6) "Provisional status" is the status that a college in the high school program may be assigned after the program's evidence of meeting the standards submitted in the annual report was found to be unsatisfactory by the review committee. A program is in provisional status up to six months after the review of the annual report.

(7) "Fees."

(a) "College in the high school fees" means the per credit fee charged by the participating institution of higher education for the registration for the college course.

(i) The maximum dual credit fee shall not exceed the college in the high school state-funded subsidies allocated in the current Omnibus Appropriations Act.

(ii) The dual credit fee may be less than the college in the high school state-funded subsidies allocation.

(b) "Other associated college in the high school fees" means additional fees required to fully participate in the college in the high school course charged by the participating institution of higher education such as registration fees and fees for consumables.

(8) "College in the high school state-funded subsidies" means the amount provided in the Omnibus Appropriations Act that pays the dual credit fee for specific eligible eleventh or twelfth grade students pursuant to RCW 28A.600.290 (1)(b)(i) only and for the limited amount provided in WAC 392-725-325(2).

(1) Participating institutions of higher education shall provide evidence that they meet the most recent National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships student standards, curriculum and assessment standards, faculty standards and evaluation standards unless recommended differently in WAC 392-725-130 through 392-725-160. National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships accreditation is recommended.

(2) As a condition of eligibility pursuant to WAC 392-725-015(3), after the college in the high school course concludes, institutions of higher education shall provide an annual report consisting of evidence that the required standards were met, consistent with the evidence National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships requires to meet standards. The annual report shall be submitted no later than July 1st for review by the college in the high school standards report review committee. Participating institutions of higher education that are accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships for the current year of enrollment will be exempt from this requirement.

(3) The ((office of superintendent of public instruction)) Washington student achievement council shall ((convene)) be the convener of a college in the high school standards report review committee. This review committee will consist of a representative ((of)) from the state board of community and technical colleges, ((a representative of)) the council of presidents, ((a representative of)) and the student achievement council((, and a representative from the office of superintendent of public instruction)). Additional members may be included at the discretion of college in the high school standards report review committee.

(4) The review committee will no later than August 15th advise the institution of higher education whether the required standards have been met.

(5) If the review committee finds that the institution of higher education's evidence of meeting the required standards is not satisfactory, the institution of higher education will have no more than six months to make any necessary reporting corrections and/or program adjustments to provide satisfactory evidence. During this period, the program will be under provisional status until evidence shows the program has met the standards or the program is made ineligible.

(6) If after review of the additional evidence, the review committee deems that the standards ((are)) were not ((being)) met, then the institution of higher education is ineligible and may not offer the college in the high school program ((for)) starting with the following ((school year)) fall term. To regain eligibility, the institution of higher education must, by July 1, submit an updated plan for how the standards will be met.

(7) If the institution of higher education is deemed ineligible, the institution of higher education can appeal to a three person appeals committee convened by the student achievement council, and including representatives from the student achievement council, state board of community and technical colleges and council of presidents. The original review committee members would be excluded from the appellate process.

(8) The review committee will review the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships standards beginning in 2019 and every three years thereafter, and update the college in the high school standards in WAC 392-725-130 through 392-725-160 as informed by the current National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships standards and feedback from participating school districts, charter schools, tribal compact schools, and institutions of higher education.

As a condition to an eligible student's enrollment in college courses, the eligibility of the college in the high school courses which the student intends to take for the award of high school credit and the amount of such credit shall first be established, as follows:

(1) The district, charter school, or tribal compact school shall establish on a course by course basis the amount of high school required or elective credit, or combination thereof, that shall be awarded for each college in the high school course successfully completed by the student based upon the conversion rate set forth in WAC 180-51-050.

(2) If a college in the high school course is not comparable to a district, charter school, or tribal compact school course required for high school graduation, the district, charter school, or tribal compact school superintendent shall determine the amount of required high school credit which shall be awarded following consultation with a representative of the institution of higher education designated for that purpose. The difference between the amount of ((required)) credit required and the amount of credit earned at the conversion rate set forth in WAC 180-51-050 shall be awarded as elective credit.

(3) Within five school days of a student's request for confirmation of credit, the district, charter school, or tribal compact school superintendent or other designated representative shall confirm in writing the amount of high school required or elective credit, or combination thereof, which shall be awarded upon successful completion of the courses.

(4) Upon confirmation by the college in the high school instructor of a student's successful completion of a college in the high school course under this chapter, the district, charter school, or tribal compact school shall record on the student's secondary school records and transcript the high school credit previously confirmed under the section with a notation that the courses were taken at an institution of higher education pursuant to WAC 392-415-070.

(5) Each district, charter school, or tribal compact school and institution of higher education shall independently have and exercise exclusive jurisdiction over academic and discipline matters involving a student's enrollment and participation in courses of, and the receipt of services and benefits from the district, charter school, tribal compact school or the institution of higher education.

(1) Participating districts, charter schools, or tribal compact schools must provide general information about the college in the high school program to all students in grades nine through twelve and to the parents and guardians of those students.

(2) The enrollment of a student who meets the definition of WAC 392-725-015(2) in the college in the high school program shall be governed as follows:

(a) An eligible student seeking to earn college credit is responsible for enrolling into an institution of higher education on or before the deadline established by the institution of higher education.

(b) An eligible student is entitled to enroll in an institution of higher education for college in the high school program purposes subject to each of the following conditions and limitations:

(i) Enrollment is limited to college level courses.

(ii) Prior confirmation pursuant to WAC 392-725-200 by the district, charter school, or tribal compact school of the amount of high school credit to be awarded for a college in the high school course on or before the deadline for enrollment established by the institution of higher education.

(iii) Acceptance of the student by the institution of higher education subject to enrollment requirements and limitations established by the institution((, including a determination that the student is competent to profit from the college level course(s) in which the student seeks to enroll)).

(1) In cases where a college in the high school course is co-delivered with another dual credit course, such as advanced placement, international baccalaureate, or Cambridge international, the participating institution of higher education, in coordination with the institution's academic department, shall assess curriculum alignment and approve the option to provide a co-delivered course.

(2) In cases where a college in the high school course is co-delivered with another dual credit course, the high school transcript shall reflect the co-delivered courses as follows:

(a) The course title as listed on the high school transcript shall begin with the institute of higher education's curriculum and course number, as described in the office of superintendent of public instruction CEDARS manual.

(b) Any additional course title description for a co-delivered college in the high school course title shall be included pursuant to WAC 392-415-070.

Official course abbreviations for advanced placement, international baccalaureate and Cambridge international shall be included on the high school transcript as listed in appendix Q of the office of superintendent of public instruction CEDARS manual.

(c) For approved co-delivered courses, as provided in subsection (1) of this section, the high school transcript course title and course designators may reflect two dual credit programs in cases where students have met any required prerequisites or other entrance requirements for both programs.

(3) Students choosing to enroll in a co-delivered college in the high school course for the purpose of earning college credit must meet the college in the high school enrollment requirements outlined in WAC 392-725-225(2).

Pursuant to RCW 28A.600.290 and subject to the amount ((provided)) appropriated for such purposes in the Omnibus Appropriations Act, state funded subsidies may be available to pay the cost of college in the high school fees for specific eligible eleventh or twelfth grade students only enrolled in college in the high school courses provided by institutions of higher education that meet the definition in RCW 28B.10.016, or a public tribal college located in Washington as noted in RCW 28A.600.290 (7)(a), and for the limited amount provided in subsection (2) of this section. Public institutions of higher education that are outside of the state of Washington or private institutions of higher education do not qualify for the state funded subsidies.

(1) Prioritization of the available college in the high school state-funded subsidies will be allocated in the following method:

(a) High schools that are and students that reside twenty driving miles or more as measured by the most direct route from the nearest institution of higher education offering running start.

(b) High schools who receive small high school funding enhancement as provided in the Omnibus Appropriations Act.

(c) For the remaining high schools, eligible students who qualify for the new school year for free and reduced price lunch.

(2) Limitation of college in the high school state-funded subsidies are as follows:

(a) For each eligible eleventh and twelfth grade student, the annual credit amounts for subsection (1)(a) through (b) of this section are limited to the annual credit amounts provided in the Omnibus Appropriations Act but may not exceed ten credits for any school year.

(b) The annual credit amounts for subsection (1)(c) of this section are limited to the annual credit amounts provided in the Omnibus Appropriations Act but may not exceed five credits for any school year.

(3) The office of superintendent of public instruction will provide an application process that districts, charter schools, and tribal compact schools will use to apply annually for the college in the high school state-funded subsidies.

(a) Districts, charter schools, and tribal compact schools will apply by July 1st for the new school year's subsidies.

(b) The office of superintendent of public instruction will notify districts, charter schools, and tribal compact schools by September 1st the amount of subsidies awarded for the new school year.

(c) Through the application process, districts, charter schools, and tribal compact schools will provide a list of college in the high school courses per high school for the new school year. The award of subsidies will be limited to the courses provided in the application process.

(d) The list of college in the high school courses will contain the amount of college quarter credits awarded for each course. For this section only, college semester credits will be converted into quarter credits by multiplying the semester credits by 1.5 and rounding up to the nearest whole credit.

(e) Districts, charter schools, and tribal compact schools will provide an estimate of eligible students expected to receive the subsidies within the per student credit limitation provided in the Omnibus Appropriations Act.

(i) For high schools that qualify for the priorities according to subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section, applicant will provide an estimate of eligible eleventh and twelfth grade students.

(ii) For high schools that qualify for the priorities according to subsection (1)(b) and (c) of this section, applicant will provide an estimate of eligible eleventh and twelfth grade students that live more than twenty miles from a college offering running start.

(iii) For high schools that qualify for subsection (1)(c) of this section, applicant will provide an estimate of eligible eleventh and twelfth grade students that are expected to qualify for free and reduced price lunch.

(4) Reimbursement of the college in the high school state-funded subsidies will occur as follows:

(a) Beginning with the 2015-16 school year, the college in the high school state-funded subsidies for college in the high school will be allocated at minimum sixty-five dollars per quarter credits.

(b) Starting with the 2017 calendar year, and for every four years after, the funding level for the college in the high school state-funded subsidies will be reviewed by the office of superintendent of public instruction, the student achievement council, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the council of presidents representing the public baccalaureate institutions and make recommendation to the legislature for an increase to the funding level of the college in the high school state funded subsidies.

(c) The college in the high school state-funded subsidies will be paid after the completion of the course.

(d) Districts, charter schools, and tribal compact schools with high schools eligible for the college in the high school state-funded subsidies will submit a request for payment of subsidies form to the office of the superintendent of public instruction. The request for payment will include the actual number of completed credits for eligible eleventh and twelfth grade students who have not exceeded the credit limitation pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.

(e) The office of the superintendent of public instruction will review the request for payment of subsidies form and fund the reporting district, charter school, and tribal compact school one hundred percent of the approved college in the high school subsidies on the following monthly apportionment payment.

(f) One hundred percent of the subsidies generated will be forwarded to the participating institution of higher education that provided the college in the high school program.