WSR 97-22-012

EMERGENCY RULES

BELLEVUE COMMUNITY COLLEGES

[Filed October 27, 1997, 10:48 a.m.]

Date of Adoption: October 22, 1997.

Purpose: To amend WAC 132H-160-052 Tuition and fee waivers, in order to eliminate incorrect reference to WAC 132H-160-053 and replace it with general language establishing waivers in accordance with state statutes.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 132H-160-052 Tuition and fee waivers.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 128B.50.140 [28B.50.140].

Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.

Reasons for this Finding: Publication of the student schedule is due at the press on October 22. Information for students regarding tuition waivers is published in the schedule and WAC 132H-160-052 provides an incorrect reference for students for authority for waivers. In order to grant waivers to students, the board of trustees should have the correct authority stated in the WAC.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 1, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, amended 1, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 1, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 1, repealed 0.

Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.

October 22, 1997

Elise J. Erickson

Rules Coordinator

AMENDATORY SECTION [(Amending WSR 95-19-049, filed 9/14/95, effective 10/15/95)]

WAC 132H-160-052 Tuition and fee waivers. (1) The board of trustees of Community College District VIII may periodically establish tuition and fee waivers for specific categories of students as permitted by state law and by the state board for community and technical colleges. Such waivers will be established in accordance with state statutes WAC 132H-160-053 and with regular college fiscal processes.

(2) Information regarding current waivers will be available in the schedule of classes and from the Student Services Center.

(3) A student who wishes to appeal the determination of his or her tuition and fee waiver eligibility may contact the Associate Dean of Enrollment Services, who will initiate a brief adjudicative proceeding according to RCW 34.05.482 through 34.05.494.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 128B.50.140 [28B.50.140]. 95-19-049, 132H-160-052, filed 9/14/95, effective 10/15/95.]

Reviser's note: The bracketed material preceding the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office.

Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.