AN ACT Relating to
financial aid; amending RCW 28B.12.010, 28B.12.020, 28B.12.030, 28B.12.040,
28B.12.050, and 28B.12.070; and reenacting and amending RCW 28B.12.060.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 28B.12.010 and 1974
ex.s. c 177 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
There is hereby created
a program of financial aid to students pursuing a post-secondary education
which shall be known as the ((college)) state work-study program.
Sec. 2. RCW 28B.12.020 and 1974
ex.s. c 177 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
The purpose of the
program created in RCW 28B.12.010 is to provide financial assistance to needy
students, including needy students from middle-income families,
attending eligible post-secondary institutions in the state of Washington by
stimulating and promoting their employment, thereby enabling them to pursue
courses of study at such institutions. An additional purpose of this program
shall be to provide such needy students, wherever possible, with employment
related to their academic or vocational pursuits.
Sec. 3. RCW 28B.12.030 and 1974
ex.s. c 177 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
As used in this chapter,
the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the
context shall clearly indicate another or different meaning or intent:
(1) The term "needy
student" shall mean a student enrolled or accepted for enrollment at a
post-secondary institution who, according to a system of need analysis approved
by the ((commission on)) higher education coordinating board,
demonstrates a financial inability, either parental, familial, or personal, to
bear the total cost of education for any semester or quarter.
(2) The term
"eligible institution" shall mean any post-secondary institution in
this state accredited by the Northwest Association of ((Secondary and Higher))
Schools and Colleges or any public ((vocational-technical school))
technical college in the state.
Sec. 4. RCW 28B.12.040 and 1993 c
385 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
With the assistance
of an advisory committee, the higher education coordinating board shall
develop and administer the ((college)) state work-study program
((and)). The board shall be authorized to enter into agreements
with employers and eligible institutions for the operation of the program.
These agreements shall include such provisions as the higher education
coordinating board may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
of this chapter.
The members of the
work-study advisory committee may include, but need not be limited to
representatives of public and private community colleges, technical colleges,
and four-year institutions of higher education; vocational schools; students;
community service organizations; public schools; business; and labor. When
selecting members of the advisory committee, the board shall consult with
institutions of higher education, the state board for community and technical
colleges, the work force training and education coordinating board, and
appropriate associations and organizations. With the exception of
off-campus community service placements, the share from moneys disbursed under
the ((college)) state work-study program of the compensation of
students employed under such program in accordance with such agreements shall
not exceed eighty percent of the total such compensation paid such students.
By rule, the board shall
define community service placements and may determine any salary matching
requirements for any community service employers.
Sec. 5. RCW 28B.12.050 and 1987 c
330 s 201 are each amended to read as follows:
The higher education
coordinating board shall disburse ((college)) state work-study
funds. In performing its duties under this section, the board shall consult
eligible institutions and post-secondary education advisory and governing
bodies. The board shall establish criteria designed to achieve such
distribution of assistance under this chapter among students attending eligible
institutions as will most effectively carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Sec. 6. RCW 28B.12.060 and 1993
sp.s. c 18 s 3 and 1993 c 281 s 14 are each reenacted and amended to read as
follows:
The higher education
coordinating board shall adopt rules as may be necessary or appropriate for
effecting the provisions of this chapter, and not in conflict with this
chapter, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, the state
higher education administrative procedure act. Such rules shall include
provisions designed to make employment under ((such)) the
work-study program reasonably available, to the extent of available funds, to
all eligible students in eligible post-secondary institutions in need thereof.
((Such)) The rules shall include:
(1) Providing work under
the ((college)) state work-study program ((which)) that
will not result in the displacement of employed workers or impair existing
contracts for services((.));
(2) Furnishing work only
to a student who:
(a) Is capable, in the opinion
of the eligible institution, of maintaining good standing in such course of
study while employed under the program covered by the agreement; and
(b) Has been accepted
for enrollment as at least a half-time student at the eligible institution or,
in the case of a student already enrolled in and attending the eligible
institution, is in good standing and in at least half-time attendance there
either as an undergraduate, graduate or professional student; and
(c) Is not pursuing a
degree in theology((.));
(3) Placing priority on
((the securing of)) providing:
(a) Work
opportunities for students who are residents of the state of Washington as
defined in RCW 28B.15.012 and 28B.15.013 except resident students defined in
RCW 28B.15.012(2)(e)((.));
(b) Job placements in
fields related to each student's academic or vocational pursuits, with an
emphasis on off-campus job placements whenever appropriate; and
(c) Off-campus
community service placements;
(4) Provisions to assure
that in the state institutions of higher education, utilization of this
((student)) work-study program:
(a) Shall only
supplement and not supplant classified positions under jurisdiction of chapter
41.06 RCW;
(b) That all positions
established which are comparable shall be identified to a job classification
under the Washington personnel resources board's classification plan and shall
receive equal compensation;
(c) Shall not take place
in any manner that would replace classified positions reduced due to lack of
funds or work; and
(d) That work study
positions shall only be established at entry level positions of the classified
service unless the overall scope and responsibilities of the position
indicate a higher level; and
(5) Provisions to
encourage job placements in occupations that meet Washington's economic
development goals, especially those in international trade and international
relations. The board shall permit appropriate job placements in other states
and other countries.
Sec. 7. RCW 28B.12.070 and 1985 c
370 s 61 are each amended to read as follows:
Each
eligible institution shall submit to the higher education coordinating board an
annual report in accordance with such requirements as are ((promulgated))
adopted by the ((commission)) board.
