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WA Rev Code § 28B.130.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 28B - Higher Education|Chapter 28B.130 - Transportation Demand Management Programs.|28B.130.005 - Findings—Intent.

RCW 28B.130.005 Findings—Intent.Transportation demand management strategies that reduce the number of vehicles on Washington state's highways, roads, and streets, and provide attractive and effective alternatives to single-occupancy travel, can improve ambient air quality, conserve fossil fuels, and forestall the need for capital improvements to the state's transportation system. The legislature has required many public and private employers in the state's largest counties to implement transportation demand management programs to reduce the number of single-occupant vehicle travelers during the morning and evening rush hours, and has provided substantial funding for the University of Washington's UPASS program, which has been immensely successful in its first two years of implementation. The legislature finds that additional transportation demand management strategies are required to mitigate the adverse social, environmental, and economic effects of auto dependency and traffic congestion. While expensive capital improvements, including dedicated busways and commuter rail systems, may be necessary to improve the region's mobility, they are only part of the solution. All public and private entities that attract single-occupant vehicle drivers must develop imaginative and cost-effective ways to encourage walking, bicycling, carpooling, vanpooling, bus riding, and telecommuting. It is the intent of the legislature to revise those portions of state law that inhibit the application of imaginative solutions to the state's transportation mobility problems, and to encourage many more public and private institutions of higher learning to adopt effective transportation demand management strategies.The legislature finds further that many of the institutions of higher education in the state's largest counties are responsible for significant numbers of single-occupant vehicle trips to and from their campuses. These single-occupant vehicle trips are not only contributing to the degradation of the state's environment and deterioration of its transportation system, but are also usurping parking spaces from surrounding residential communities because existing parking facilities cannot accommodate students' current demand. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to permit these institutions to develop and fund transportation demand management programs that reduce single-occupant vehicle travel and promote alternatives to single-occupant vehicle driving. The legislature encourages institutions of higher education to include faculty and staff in their transportation demand management programs.[ 1993 c 447 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 28B.130.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 28B - Higher Education|Chapter 28B.130 - Transportation Demand Management Programs.|28B.130.010 - Definitions.

RCW 28B.130.010 Definitions.Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Transportation fee" means the fee charged to employees and students at institutions of higher education for the purposes provided in RCW 28B.130.020.(2) "Transportation demand management program" means the set of strategies adopted by an institution of higher education to reduce the number of single-occupant vehicles traveling to its campus. These strategies may include but are not limited to those identified in RCW 70A.15.4040.[ 2021 c 65 § 22; 1993 c 447 § 2.]NOTES:Explanatory statement—2021 c 65: See note following RCW 53.54.030.
WA Rev Code § 28B.130.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 28B - Higher Education|Chapter 28B.130 - Transportation Demand Management Programs.|28B.130.020 - Transportation fee.

RCW 28B.130.020 Transportation fee.(1) The governing board of an institution of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016 may impose either a voluntary or a mandatory transportation fee on employees and on students at the institution. The board of regents of Washington State University may impose either a voluntary or a mandatory transportation fee on faculty and staff working at the Riverpoint higher education park and on students attending classes there. The transportation fee shall be used solely to fund transportation demand management programs that reduce the demand for campus and neighborhood parking, and promote alternatives to single-occupant vehicle driving. If the board charges a mandatory transportation fee to students, it shall charge a mandatory transportation fee to employees. The transportation fee for employees may exceed, but shall not be lower than the transportation fee charged to students. The transportation fee for employees may be deducted from the employees' paychecks. The transportation fee for students may be imposed annually, or each academic term. For students attending community colleges and technical colleges, the mandatory transportation fee shall not exceed sixty percent of the maximum rate permitted for services and activities fees at community colleges, unless, through a vote, a majority of students consent to increase the transportation fee. For students attending four-year institutions of higher education or classes at the Riverpoint higher education park, the mandatory transportation fee shall not exceed thirty-five percent of the maximum rate permitted for services and activities fees at the institution where the student is enrolled unless, through a vote, a majority of students consents to increase the transportation fee. The board may make a limited number of exceptions to the fee based on a policy adopted by the board.(2) The board of regents of Washington State University shall not impose a transportation fee on any student who is already paying a transportation fee to the institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled.[ 1998 c 344 § 7; 1997 c 273 § 2; 1993 c 447 § 3.]NOTES:Intent—Findings—1998 c 344: See note following RCW 28B.10.029.
WA Rev Code § 28B.130.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 28B - Higher Education|Chapter 28B.130 - Transportation Demand Management Programs.|28B.130.030 - Use of transportation fees.

RCW 28B.130.030 Use of transportation fees.Transportation fees shall be spent only on activities directly related to the institution of higher education's transportation demand management program. These may include, but are not limited to the following activities: Transit, carpool, and vanpool subsidies; ride-sharing programs, and program advertising for carpools, vanpools, and transit service; guaranteed ride-home and telecommuting programs; and bicycle storage facilities. Funds may be spent on capital or operating costs incurred in the implementation of any of these strategies, and may be also used to contract with local or regional transit agencies for transportation services. Funds may be used for existing programs if they are incorporated into the campus transportation demand management program.[ 1993 c 447 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 28B.130.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 28B - Higher Education|Chapter 28B.130 - Transportation Demand Management Programs.|28B.130.040 - Adoption of guidelines for establishing and funding transportation demand management programs.

RCW 28B.130.040 Adoption of guidelines for establishing and funding transportation demand management programs.The board of trustees or board of regents of each institution of higher education imposing a transportation fee shall adopt guidelines governing the establishment and funding of transportation demand management programs supported by transportation fees. These guidelines shall establish procedures for budgeting and expending transportation fee revenue.[ 1993 c 447 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 28B.133.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 28B - Higher Education|Chapter 28B.133 - Gaining Independence for Students With Dependents Program.|28B.133.005 - Finding—Intent.

RCW 28B.133.005 Finding—Intent.The legislature finds that financially needy students, especially those with dependents, are finding it increasingly difficult to stay in school due to the high costs of caring for their dependent children.The legislature intends to establish an educational assistance grant program, funded through gifts, grants, or endowments from private sources, for students with dependents who have additional financial needs due to the care they provide for their dependents eighteen years of age or younger.[ 2003 c 19 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 28B.133.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 28B - Higher Education|Chapter 28B.133 - Gaining Independence for Students With Dependents Program.|28B.133.010 - Program created.

RCW 28B.133.010 Program created.The educational assistance grant program for students with dependents is hereby created, subject to the availability of receipts of gifts, grants, or endowments from private sources. The program is created to serve students who demonstrate financial need with dependents eighteen years of age or younger, by assisting them directly through a grant program to pursue a degree or certificate at public or private institutions of higher education, as defined in RCW 28B.92.030(4) (a) and (b) (i) and (ii), that participate in the Washington college grant program.[ 2019 c 406 § 46; 2013 c 248 § 4; 2004 c 275 § 72; 2003 c 19 § 2.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 43.79.195.Findings—Short title—2019 c 406: See notes following RCW 28B.92.200.Findings—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 28B.94.020.Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 28C.30.050.Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 43.216.135.Findings—Intent—Effective date—2013 c 248: See notes following RCW 28B.92.030.Part headings not law—2004 c 275: See note following RCW 28B.76.090.
WA Rev Code § 28B.133.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 28B - Higher Education|Chapter 28B.133 - Gaining Independence for Students With Dependents Program.|28B.133.020 - Eligibility.

RCW 28B.133.020 Eligibility.To be eligible for the educational assistance grant program for students with dependents, applicants shall: (1) Be residents of the state of Washington; (2) be students who demonstrate financial need as defined in RCW 28B.92.030; (3) be eligible to participate in the Washington college grant program as set forth under chapter 28B.92 RCW; and (4) have dependents eighteen years of age or younger who are under their care.[ 2019 c 406 § 47; 2004 c 275 § 73; 2003 c 19 § 3.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 43.79.195.Findings—Short title—2019 c 406: See notes following RCW 28B.92.200.Findings—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 28B.94.020.Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 28C.30.050.Findings—Intent—2019 c 406: See note following RCW 43.216.135.Part headings not law—2004 c 275: See note following RCW 28B.76.090.
WA Rev Code § 28B.133.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 28B - Higher Education|Chapter 28B.133 - Gaining Independence for Students With Dependents Program.|28B.133.030 - Solicitation of gifts, grants, or endowments—Use.

RCW 28B.133.030 Solicitation of gifts, grants, or endowments—Use.The office may solicit and receive gifts, grants, or endowments from private sources that are made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purposes of the educational assistance grant program. The director, or the director's designee, may spend gifts, grants, or endowments or income from the private sources according to their terms unless the receipt of the gifts, grants, or endowments violates RCW 42.17A.560.[ 2012 c 198 § 24; 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 236; 2011 c 60 § 12; 2003 c 19 § 4.]NOTES:Effective date—2012 c 198: See note following RCW 70A.15.5110.Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 §§ 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.Effective date—2011 c 60: See RCW 42.17A.919.
WA Rev Code § 28B.133.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 28B - Higher Education|Chapter 28B.133 - Gaining Independence for Students With Dependents Program.|28B.133.040 - Program administration.

RCW 28B.133.040 Program administration.The office of student financial assistance shall develop and administer the educational assistance grant program for students with dependents. In administering the program, once the balance in the students with dependents grant account is five hundred thousand dollars, the office's powers and duties shall include but not be limited to:(1) Adopting necessary rules and guidelines;(2) Publicizing the program;(3) Accepting and depositing donations into the grant account established in *RCW 28B.133.030; and(4) Soliciting and accepting grants and donations from private sources for the program.[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 237; 2003 c 19 § 5.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 28B.133.030 was amended by 2012 c 198 § 24, deleting (1) which created the grant account.Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 §§ 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
WA Rev Code § 28B.133.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 28B - Higher Education|Chapter 28B.133 - Gaining Independence for Students With Dependents Program.|28B.133.050 - Use of grants.

RCW 28B.133.050 Use of grants.The educational assistance grant program for students with dependents grants may be used by eligible participants to attend any public or private college or university in the state of Washington as defined in RCW 28B.92.030(4) (a) and (b) (i) and (ii). Each participating student may receive an amount to be determined by the office of student financial assistance, with a minimum amount of one thousand dollars per academic year, not to exceed the student's documented financial need for the course of study as determined by the institution.Educational assistance grants for students with dependents are not intended to supplant any grant scholarship or tax program related to postsecondary education. If the office of student financial assistance finds that the educational assistance grants for students with dependents supplant or reduce any grant, scholarship, or tax program for categories of students, then the office shall adjust the financial eligibility criteria or the amount of the grant to the level necessary to avoid supplanting.[ 2013 c 248 § 5; 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 238; 2004 c 275 § 74; 2003 c 19 § 6.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—Effective date—2013 c 248: See notes following RCW 28B.92.030.Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 §§ 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.Part headings not law—2004 c 275: See note following RCW 28B.76.090.
WA Rev Code § 28B.133.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 28B - Higher Education|Chapter 28B.133 - Gaining Independence for Students With Dependents Program.|28B.133.900 - Short title.

RCW 28B.133.900 Short title.This chapter may be known and cited as the gaining independence for students with dependents program.[ 2003 c 19 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 28B.135.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 28B - Higher Education|Chapter 28B.135 - Child Care for Higher Education Students.|28B.135.010 - Four-year student child care in higher education account—Program established.

RCW 28B.135.010 Four-year student child care in higher education account—Program established.The four-year student child care in higher education account is established. The office of student financial assistance shall administer the program for the four-year institutions of higher education. Through this program the office shall award either competitive or matching child care grants to state institutions of higher education to encourage programs to address the need for high quality, accessible, and affordable child care for students at higher education institutions. The grants shall be used exclusively for the provision of quality child care services for students at institutions of higher education. The university or college administration and student government association, or its equivalent, of each institution receiving the award may contribute financial support in an amount equal to or greater than the child care grant received by the institution.[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 239; 2010 1st sp.s. c 9 § 5; 2008 c 162 § 2; 1999 c 375 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 §§ 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.Effective date—2010 1st sp.s. c 9: See note following RCW 28A.650.035.Intent—2008 c 162: "It is the intent of the legislature to improve access to higher education for all residents and ensure that students have the necessary resources and support services to attain their educational goals while keeping families strong. For many students, the lack of affordable, accessible, quality child care on or in close proximity to colleges and universities is a barrier to completion of their higher education goals. Further, it is the intent of the legislature to adopt policies that, to the extent possible, leverage existing resources and maximize educational outcomes by supporting affordable, accessible, and quality child care programs." [ 2008 c 162 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 28B.135.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 28B - Higher Education|Chapter 28B.135 - Child Care for Higher Education Students.|28B.135.020 - Grants—Eligibility—Grant period.

RCW 28B.135.020 Grants—Eligibility—Grant period.The institution of higher education shall be eligible to receive the grant for a period not exceeding two years. After the expiration of any two-year grant, the institution may reapply to receive subsequent grant awards or a continuation of the grant awarded the prior two years.[ 1999 c 375 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 28B.135.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 28B - Higher Education|Chapter 28B.135 - Child Care for Higher Education Students.|28B.135.030 - Program administration—Four-year institutions of higher education—Rules—Reports.

RCW 28B.135.030 Program administration—Four-year institutions of higher education—Rules—Reports.The office of student financial assistance shall have the following powers and duties in administering the program for the four-year institutions of higher education:(1) To adopt rules necessary to carry out the program;(2) To establish one or more review committees to assist in the evaluation of proposals for funding. The review committees may receive input from parents, educators, and other experts in the field of early childhood education for this purpose;(3) To establish each biennium specific guidelines for submitting grant proposals consistent with the overall goals of the program. The guidelines shall be consistent with the following desired outcomes of increasing access to quality child care for students, providing affordable child care alternatives for students, creating a partnership between university or college administrations, university or college foundations, and student government associations, or their equivalents;(4) To proportionally distribute the amount of money available in the trust fund based on the financial support for child care received by the student government associations or their equivalents. Student government associations may solicit funds from private organizations and targeted fund-raising campaigns as part of their financial support for child care;(5) To solicit grant proposals and provide information to the institutions of higher education about the program; [and](6) To establish reporting, evaluation, accountability, monitoring, and dissemination requirements for the recipients of the grants; and[.][ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 240; 2008 c 162 § 3; 2005 c 490 § 8; 1999 c 375 § 3.]NOTES:Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 §§ 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.Intent—2008 c 162: See note following RCW 28B.135.010.Effective date—2005 c 490: See note following RCW 43.216.705.
WA Rev Code § 28B.135.035 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 28B - Higher Education|Chapter 28B.135 - Child Care for Higher Education Students.|28B.135.035 - Program administration—Community and technical colleges—Rules—Reports.

RCW 28B.135.035 Program administration—Community and technical colleges—Rules—Reports.The state board for community and technical colleges shall have the following powers and duties in administering the program established in RCW 28B.135.010 for the two-year institutions of higher education:(1) To adopt rules necessary to carry out the program;(2) To establish, if deemed necessary, one or more review committees to assist in the evaluation of proposals for funding. The review committees may receive input from parents, educators, and other experts in the field of early childhood education for this purpose;(3) To establish each biennium specific guidelines for submitting grant proposals consistent with the overall goals of the program. The guidelines shall be consistent with the following desired outcomes of increasing access to quality child care for students, providing affordable child care alternatives for students, creating more cooperative preschool programs or other alternative parent education models, creating models that can be replicated at other institutions, creating a partnership between college administrations, college foundations, and student government associations, or their equivalents, and increasing innovation at campus child care centers;(4) To establish guidelines for an allocation system based on factors that include but are not limited to: The amount of money available in the trust fund and the financial support for child care received by the student government associations or their equivalents. Student government associations may solicit funds from private organizations and targeted fund-raising campaigns as part of their financial support for child care;(5) To solicit grant proposals and provide information to the institutions of higher education about the program;(6) To establish reporting, evaluation, accountability, monitoring, and dissemination requirements for the recipients of the grants; and(7) To report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 15, 2008, and every two years thereafter, on the status of program design and implementation within the community and technical college system. The report shall include but not be limited to summary information on the institutions receiving child [care] grant allocations, the amount contributed by each college administration and student government association for the purposes of child care, including expenditures and reports for the previous biennium, services provided by each institutional child care center, the number of students using such services, and identifiable unmet need.[ 2008 c 162 § 4.]NOTES:Intent—2008 c 162: See note following RCW 28B.135.010.
WA Rev Code § 28B.135.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 28B - Higher Education|Chapter 28B.135 - Child Care for Higher Education Students.|28B.135.040 - Four-year student child care in higher education account.

RCW 28B.135.040 Four-year student child care in higher education account.The four-year student child care in higher education account is established in the custody of the state treasurer. Moneys in the account may be spent only for the purposes of RCW 28B.135.010. Disbursements from the account shall be on the authorization of the office of student financial assistance. The account is subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for disbursements.[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 241; 2010 1st sp.s. c 9 § 4; 1999 c 375 § 4.]NOTES:Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 §§ 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.Effective date—2010 1st sp.s. c 9: See note following RCW 28A.650.035.