WSR 13-02-006

PERMANENT RULES

SUPERINTENDENT OF

PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

[ Filed December 19, 2012, 1:41 p.m. , effective January 19, 2013 ]


     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: After the passage of the 2011-13 operating budget which limited the enrollment available to running start students, WAC 392-169-060 and 392-169-115 require modification to address the 1.20 FTE running start limitation and to add a provision for colleges to charge tuition when the allowable FTE is exceeded.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 392-169-060 and 392-169-115.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.150.305.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 12-20-016 on September 24, 2012.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: November 7, 2012.

Randy Dorn

Superintendent of

Public Instruction

OTS-4866.1


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 95-02, filed 4/14/95, effective 5/15/95)

WAC 392-169-060   Enrollment -- Exception from tuition and fees.   A running start student shall not be required by an institution of higher education to pay any tuition or other fee as a condition to the student's full participation in running start college or university course work and related activities, or as a condition to the award of credit therefor: Provided, That requiring a running start student to provide and pay for consumable supplies, textbooks, and other materials to be retained by the student does not constitute the assessment of tuition or a fee for purposes of this section: Provided further, That this limitation on the assessment of tuition and fees does not apply to a student's college and university enrollment ((above and)) beyond ((running start program enrollment limitations under this chapter (i.e., college and university enrollment in excess of one FTE and college and university summer enrollment may be conditioned upon the payment of regular tuition and fees))) the limitations which may be claimed for state basic education funding under running start in accordance with WAC 392-121-136.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.300.390, 28A.150.260 and 28A.150.290. 95-09-042 (Order 95-02), § 392-169-060, filed 4/14/95, effective 5/15/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.600.390, 28A.150.260 and [28A.150.]290. 94-04-095 (Order 94-01), § 392-169-060, filed 2/1/94, effective 3/4/94.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 95-02, filed 4/14/95, effective 5/15/95)

WAC 392-169-115   Finance -- Limitations on enrollment counts.   No running start student enrolled in one or more institutions of higher education reported under WAC 392-169-105 and 392-169-110 shall exceed one full-time equivalent running start student on any enrollment count date except for the month of January or more than one annual average full-time equivalent student in any school year. An exception is allowed for January when the change in high school semesters may result in students exceeding the FTE limitation until the high school begins a new term.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.300.390, 28A.150.260 and 28A.150.290. 95-09-042 (Order 95-02), § 392-169-115, filed 4/14/95, effective 5/15/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.600.390, 28A.150.260 and [28A.150.]290. 94-04-095 (Order 94-01), § 392-169-115, filed 2/1/94, effective 3/4/94.]