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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.10 - Private Vocational Schools. › 28C.10.150 - Actions resulting in jurisdiction of courts.

RCW 28C.10.150
Actions resulting in jurisdiction of courts.
A private vocational school, whether located in this state or outside of this state, that conducts business of any kind, makes any offers, advertises, solicits, or enters into any contracts in this state or with a resident of this state is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state for any cause of action arising from the acts.
[ 1986 c 299 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.10 - Private Vocational Schools. › 28C.10.160 - Educational records—Permanent file—Protection.

RCW 28C.10.160
Educational records—Permanent file—Protection.
If any private vocational school discontinues its operation, the chief administrative officer of the school shall file with the agency the original or legible true copies of all educational records required by the agency. If the agency determines that any educational records are in danger of being made unavailable to the agency, the agency may seek a court order to protect and if necessary take possession of the records. The agency shall cause to be maintained a permanent file of educational records coming into its possession.
[ 1986 c 299 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.10 - Private Vocational Schools. › 28C.10.170 - Contracts voidable—When.

RCW 28C.10.170
Contracts voidable—When.
If a student or prospective student is a resident of this state at the time any contract relating to payment for education or any note, instrument, or other evidence of indebtedness relating thereto is entered into, RCW 28C.10.180 shall govern the rights of the parties to the contract or evidence of indebtedness. If a contract or evidence of indebtedness contains any of the following agreements, the contract is voidable at the option of the student or prospective student:
(1) That the law of another state shall apply;
(2) That the maker or any person liable on the contract or evidence of indebtedness consents to the jurisdiction of another state;
(3) That another person is authorized to confess judgment on the contract or evidence of indebtedness; or
(4) That fixes venue.
[ 1986 c 299 § 17.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.10 - Private Vocational Schools. › 28C.10.180 - Enforceability of debts—Authority to offer degree required.

RCW 28C.10.180
Enforceability of debts—Authority to offer degree required.
A note, instrument, or other evidence of indebtedness or contract relating to payment for education is not enforceable in the courts of this state by a private vocational school or holder of the instrument unless the private vocational school was licensed under this chapter at the time the note, instrument, or other evidence of indebtedness or contract was entered into.
[ 1986 c 299 § 18.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.10 - Private Vocational Schools. › 28C.10.190 - Actions to enforce chapter—Who may bring—Relief.

RCW 28C.10.190
Actions to enforce chapter—Who may bring—Relief.
The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of any county in which a private vocational school or agent of the school is found may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of this chapter. The court may issue an injunction or grant any other appropriate form of relief.
[ 1986 c 299 § 19.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.10 - Private Vocational Schools. › 28C.10.200 - Injunctive relief—Agency may seek.

RCW 28C.10.200
Injunctive relief—Agency may seek.
The agency may seek injunctive relief, after giving notice to the affected party, in a court of competent jurisdiction for a violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter. The agency need not allege or prove that the agency has no adequate remedy at law. The right of injunction provided in this section is in addition to any other legal remedy which the agency has and is in addition to any right of criminal prosecution provided by law. The existence of agency action with respect to alleged violations of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter does not operate as a bar to an action for injunctive relief under this section.
[ 1986 c 299 § 20.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.10 - Private Vocational Schools. › 28C.10.210 - Violation of chapter unfair or deceptive practice under RCW 19.86.020.

RCW 28C.10.210
Violation of chapter unfair or deceptive practice under RCW 19.86.020.
A violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter affects the public interest and is an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of RCW 19.86.020 of the consumer protection act. The remedies and sanctions provided by this section shall not preclude application of other remedies and sanctions.
[ 1986 c 299 § 21.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.10 - Private Vocational Schools. › 28C.10.220 - Remedies and penalties in chapter nonexclusive and cumulative.

RCW 28C.10.220
Remedies and penalties in chapter nonexclusive and cumulative.
The remedies and penalties provided for in this chapter are nonexclusive and cumulative and do not affect any other actions or proceedings.
[ 1986 c 299 § 22.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.10 - Private Vocational Schools. › 28C.10.902 - Effective date—1986 c 299.

RCW 28C.10.902
Effective date—1986 c 299.
This act shall take effect July 1, 1986.
[ 1986 c 299 § 31.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.005 - Findings.

RCW 28C.18.005
Findings.
The legislature finds that the state's system of workforce training and education is inadequate for meeting the needs of the state's workers, employers, and economy. A growing shortage of skilled workers is already hurting the state's economy. There is a shortage of available workers and too often prospective employees lack the skills and training needed by employers. Moreover, with demographic changes in the state's population employers will need to employ a more culturally diverse workforce in the future.
The legislature further finds that the state's current workforce training and education system is fragmented among numerous agencies, councils, boards, and committees, with inadequate overall coordination. No comprehensive strategic plan guides the different parts of the system. There is no single point of leadership and responsibility. There is insufficient guidance from employers and workers built into the system to ensure that the system is responsive to the needs of its customers. Adult workforce education lacks a uniform system of governance, with an inefficient division in governance between community colleges and vocational technical institutes, and inadequate local authority. The parts of the system providing adult basic skills and literacy education are especially uncoordinated and lack sufficient visibility to adequately address the needs of the large number of adults in the state who are functionally illiterate. The workforce training and education system's data and evaluation methods are inconsistent and unable to provide adequate information for determining how well the system is performing on a regular basis so that the system may be held accountable for the outcomes it produces. Much of the workforce training and education system provides inadequate opportunities to meet the needs of people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Finally, our public and private educational institutions are not producing the number of people educated in vocational/technical skills needed by employers.
The legislature recognizes that we must make certain that our public and private institutions of education place appropriate emphasis on the needs of employers and on the needs of the approximately eighty percent of our young people who enter the world of work without completing a four-year program of higher education. We must make our workforce education and training system better coordinated, more efficient, more responsive to the needs of business and workers and local communities, more accountable for its performance, and more open to the needs of a culturally diverse population.
[ 1996 c 99 § 1; 1991 c 238 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.030 - Purpose of the board.

RCW 28C.18.030
Purpose of the board.
The purpose of the board is to provide planning, coordination, evaluation, monitoring, and policy analysis for the state training system as a whole, and advice to the governor and legislature concerning the state training system, in cooperation with the state training system and the student achievement council.
[ 2012 c 229 § 578; 1996 c 99 § 3; 1991 c 238 § 4.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2012 c 229 §§ 101, 117, 401, 402, 501 through 594, 601 through 609, 701 through 708, 801 through 821, 902, and 904: See note following RCW 28B.77.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.040 - Director's duties.

RCW 28C.18.040
Director's duties.
(1) The director shall serve as chief executive officer of the board who shall administer the provisions of this chapter, employ such personnel as may be necessary to implement the purposes of this chapter, and utilize staff of existing operating agencies to the fullest extent possible.
(2) The director shall not be the chair of the board.
(3) Subject to the approval of the board, the director shall appoint necessary deputy and assistant directors and other staff who shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 41.06 RCW. The director's appointees shall serve at the director's pleasure on such terms and conditions as the director determines but subject to chapter 42.52 RCW.
(4) The director shall appoint and employ such other employees as may be required for the proper discharge of the functions of the board.
(5) The director shall, as permissible under P.L. 101-392, as amended, integrate the staff of the council on vocational education, and contract with the state board for community and technical colleges for assistance for adult basic skills and literacy policy development and planning as required by P.L. 100-297, as amended.
[ 1994 c 154 § 307; 1991 c 238 § 5.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1994 c 154: See RCW 42.52.904.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.050 - Board designation and functions for federal purposes—Monitoring state plans for consistency.

RCW 28C.18.050
Board designation and functions for federal purposes—Monitoring state plans for consistency.
(1) The board shall be designated as the state board of vocational education as provided for in P.L. 98-524, as amended, and shall perform such functions as is necessary to comply with federal directives pertaining to the provisions of such law.
(2) The board shall perform the functions of the human resource investment council as provided for in the federal job training partnership act, P.L. 97-300, as amended.
(3) The board shall provide policy advice for any federal act pertaining to workforce development that is not required by state or federal law to be provided by another state body.
(4) Upon enactment of new federal initiatives relating to workforce development, the board shall advise the governor and the legislature on mechanisms for integrating the federal initiatives into the state's workforce development system and make recommendations on the legislative or administrative measures necessary to streamline and coordinate state efforts to meet federal guidelines.
(5) The board shall monitor for consistency with the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education the policies and plans established by the state job training coordinating council, the advisory council on adult education, and the Washington state plan for adult basic education, and provide guidance for making such policies and plans consistent with the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education.
[ 1995 c 130 § 3; 1991 c 238 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.068 - Policies to accommodate student absences for reasons of faith or conscience or for activities conducted under the auspices of a religious organization.

RCW 28C.18.068
Policies to accommodate student absences for reasons of faith or conscience or for activities conducted under the auspices of a religious organization.
State-funded workforce training programs must develop policies to accommodate student absences for up to two days per academic year, to allow students to take holidays for reasons of faith or conscience or for organized activities conducted under the auspices of a religious denomination, church, or religious organization, so that students' grades are not adversely impacted by the absences.
[ 2014 c 168 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.070 - Intent—"Program" clarified.

RCW 28C.18.070
Intent—"Program" clarified.
(1) The legislature continues to recognize the vital role that workforce development efforts play in equipping the state's workers with the skills they need to succeed in an economy that requires higher levels of skill and knowledge. The legislature also recognizes that businesses are increasingly relying on the state's workforce development programs and expect them to be responsive to their changing skill requirements. The state benefits from a workforce development system that allows firms and workers to be highly competitive in global markets.
(2) The establishment of the workforce training and education coordinating board was an integral step in developing a strategic approach to workforce development. For the coordinating board to carry out its intended role, the board must be able to give unambiguous guidance to operating agencies, the governor, and the legislature. It is the intent of chapter 130, Laws of 1995, to clarify the preeminent role intended for the workforce training and education coordinating board in coordination and policy development of the state's workforce development efforts.
(3) In the event that federal workforce development funds are block granted to the state, it is the intent of the legislature to seek the broadest possible input, from local and statewide organizations concerned with workforce development, on the allocation of the federal funds.
(4) For purposes of RCW 28C.18.080 through 28C.18.110, the term "program" shall not refer to the activities of individual institutions such as individual community or technical colleges, common schools, service delivery areas, or job service centers; nor shall it refer to individual fields of study or courses.
[ 1995 c 130 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.080 - Comprehensive plan—Contents—Updates—Agency operating plans—Reports to the legislature.

RCW 28C.18.080
Comprehensive plan—Contents—Updates—Agency operating plans—Reports to the legislature.
(1) The board shall develop a state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education for a ten-year time period. The board shall submit the ten-year state comprehensive plan to the governor and the appropriate legislative policy committees. Every four years by December 1st, beginning December 1, 2012, the board shall submit an update of the ten-year state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education to the governor and the appropriate legislative policy committees. Following public hearings, the legislature shall, by concurrent resolution, approve or recommend changes to the initial plan and the updates. The plan shall then become the state's workforce training policy unless legislation is enacted to alter the policies set forth in the plan.
(2) The comprehensive plan shall include workforce training role and mission statements for the workforce development programs of operating agencies represented on the board and sufficient specificity regarding expected actions by the operating agencies to allow them to carry out actions consistent with the comprehensive plan.
(3) Operating agencies represented on the board shall have operating plans for their workforce development efforts that are consistent with the comprehensive plan and that provide detail on implementation steps they will take to carry out their responsibilities under the plan. Each operating agency represented on the board shall provide an annual progress report to the board.
(4) The comprehensive plan shall include recommendations to the legislature and the governor on the modification, consolidation, initiation, or elimination of workforce training and education programs in the state.
(5) The comprehensive plan shall identify the strategic industry clusters targeted by the workforce development system. In identifying the strategic clusters, the board shall consult with the department of commerce to identify clusters that meet the criteria identified by the working group convened by the department of commerce and the workforce training and education coordinating board under RCW 43.330.280.
(6) The board shall report to the appropriate legislative policy committees by December 1st of each year on its progress in implementing the comprehensive plan and on the progress of the operating agencies in meeting their obligations under the plan.
[ 2014 c 112 § 104. Prior: 2009 c 421 § 6; 2009 c 151 § 7; 2009 c 92 § 1; 1997 c 369 § 5; 1995 c 130 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2009 c 421: See note following RCW 43.157.005.
Project of statewide significance—Defined: RCW 43.157.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.090 - Additional board duties—Program evaluation by operating agencies.

RCW 28C.18.090
Additional board duties—Program evaluation by operating agencies.
(1) The board shall specify, by December 31, 1995, the common core data to be collected by the operating agencies of the state training system and the standards for data collection and maintenance required in RCW 28C.18.060(8).
(2) The minimum standards for program evaluation by operating agencies required in RCW 28C.18.060(9) shall include biennial program evaluations; the first of such evaluations shall be completed by the operating agencies July 1, 1996. The program evaluation of adult basic skills education shall be provided by the advisory council on adult education.
(3) The board shall complete, by January 1, 1996, its first outcome-based evaluation and, by September 1, 1996, its nonexperimental net-impact and cost-benefit evaluations of the training system. The outcome, net-impact, and cost-benefit evaluations shall for the first evaluations, include evaluations of each of the following programs: Secondary vocational-technical education, work-related adult basic skills education, postsecondary workforce training, job training partnership act titles II and III, as well as of the system as a whole.
(4) The board shall use the results of its outcome, net-impact, and cost-benefit evaluations to develop and make recommendations to the legislature and the governor for the modification, consolidation, initiation, or elimination of workforce training and education programs in the state.
The board shall perform the requirements of this section in cooperation with the operating agencies.
[ 1995 c 130 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.100 - Assessments by board—Biennial report to legislature and governor.

RCW 28C.18.100
Assessments by board—Biennial report to legislature and governor.
The board shall, by January 1, 1996, and biennially thereafter: (1) Assess the total demand for training from the perspective of workers, and from the perspective of employers; (2) assess the available supply of publicly and privately provided training which workers and employers are demanding; (3) assess the costs to the state of meeting the demand; and (4) present the legislature and the governor with a strategy for bridging the gap between the supply and the demand for training services.
[ 1995 c 130 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.110 - Identification of policies and methods to promote efficiency and sharing of resources—Report to governor and legislature.

RCW 28C.18.110
Identification of policies and methods to promote efficiency and sharing of resources—Report to governor and legislature.
The board shall, in cooperation with the operating agencies, by January 1, 1996:
(1) Identify policies to reduce administrative and other barriers to efficient operation of the state's workforce development system and barriers to improved coordination of workforce development in the state. These policies shall include waivers of statutory requirements and administrative rules, as well as implementation of one-stop access to workforce development services and school-to-work transition;
(2) Identify ways for operating agencies to share resources, instructors, and curricula through collaboration with other public and private entities to increase training opportunities and reduce costs; and
(3) Report to the governor and the appropriate legislative committees its recommendations for any statutory changes necessary to enhance operational efficiencies or improve coordination. The board shall work with the operating agencies of the state's workforce development system to reduce administrative barriers that do not require statutory changes.
[ 1995 c 130 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.120 - State strategic plan for supply of health care personnel—Reports.

RCW 28C.18.120
State strategic plan for supply of health care personnel—Reports.
The board shall:
(1) Facilitate ongoing collaboration among stakeholders in order to address the health care personnel shortage;
(2) In collaboration with stakeholders, establish and maintain a state strategic plan for ensuring an adequate supply of health care personnel that safeguards the ability of the health care delivery system in Washington state to provide quality, accessible health care to residents of Washington; and
(3) Report to the governor and legislature by December 31, 2003, and annually thereafter, on progress on the state plan and make additional recommendations as necessary.
[ 2003 c 278 § 2.]
NOTES:
Findings—2003 c 278: "The legislature finds and declares:
(1) There is a severe shortage of health care personnel in Washington state;
(2) The shortage contributes to increased costs in health care and threatens the ability of the health care system to provide adequate and accessible services;
(3) The current shortage of health care personnel is structural rather than the cyclical shortages of the past, and this is due to demographic changes that will increase demand for health care services;
(4) An increasing proportion of the population will reach retirement age, and an increasing proportion of health care personnel will also reach retirement age; and
(5) There should be continuing collaboration among health care workforce stakeholders to address the shortage of health care personnel." [ 2003 c 278 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.130 - Industry skill panels—Grants—Role.

RCW 28C.18.130
Industry skill panels—Grants—Role.
(1) Subject to funding provided for the purposes of this section, the board, in consultation with the state board for community and technical colleges, the department of commerce, and the employment security department, shall allocate grants on a competitive basis to establish and support industry skill panels.
(2) Eligible applicants for the grants allocated under this section include, but are not limited to, workforce development councils, community and technical colleges, economic development councils, private career schools, chambers of commerce, trade associations, and apprenticeship councils.
(3) Entities applying for a grant under this section shall provide an employer match of at least twenty-five percent to be eligible. The local match may include in-kind services.
(4) It shall be the role of industry skill panels funded under this chapter to enable businesses in the industry to address workforce skill needs. Industry skill panels shall identify workforce strategies to meet the needs in order to benefit employers and workers across the industry. Examples of strategies include, but are not limited to: Developing career guidance materials; producing or updating skill standards and curricula; designing training programs and courses; developing technical assessments and certifications; arranging employer mentoring, tutoring, and internships; identifying private sector assistance in providing faculty or equipment to training providers; and organizing industry conferences disseminating best practices. The products and services of particular skill panels shall depend upon the needs of the industry.
[ 2023 c 470 § 2010; 2008 c 103 § 3.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2023 c 470: See note following RCW 10.99.030.
Findings—Intent—2008 c 103: See note following RCW 28C.18.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.140 - Industry skill panels—Standards—Report.

RCW 28C.18.140
Industry skill panels—Standards—Report.
The board shall establish industry skill panel standards that identify the expectations for industry skill panel products and services. The board shall establish the standards in consultation with labor, the state board for community and technical colleges, the employment security department, the institute of workforce development and economic sustainability, and the department of commerce. Continued funding of particular industry skill panels shall be based on meeting the standards established by the board under this section. Beginning December 1, 2008, the board shall report annually to the governor and the economic development and higher education committees of the legislature on the results of the industry skill panels funded under this chapter in meeting the standards.
[ 2023 c 470 § 2011; 2008 c 103 § 4.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2023 c 470: See note following RCW 10.99.030.
Findings—Intent—2008 c 103: See note following RCW 28C.18.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.150 - Local unified plan for the workforce development system—Strategic plan.

RCW 28C.18.150
Local unified plan for the workforce development system—Strategic plan.
(1) Workforce development councils, in partnership with local elected officials, shall develop and maintain a local unified plan for the workforce development system including, but not limited to, the local plan required by P.L. 113-128 Sec. 108. The unified plan shall include a strategic plan that assesses local employment opportunities and skill needs, the present and future workforce, the current workforce development system, information on financial resources, diversity, goals, objectives, and strategies for the local workforce development system, and a systemwide financial strategy for implementing the plan. Local workforce development councils shall submit their strategic plans to the board for review and to the governor for approval.
(2) The strategic plan shall clearly articulate the connection between workforce and economic development efforts in the local area including the area industry clusters and the strategic clusters the community is targeting for growth. The plan shall include, but is not limited to:
(a) Data on current and projected employment opportunities in the local area;
(b) Identification of workforce investment needs of existing businesses and businesses considering location in the region, with special attention to industry clusters;
(c) Identification of educational, training, employment, and support service needs of job seekers and workers in the local area, including individuals with disabilities and other underrepresented talent sources;
(d) Analysis of the industry demand, potential labor force supply, and educational, employment, and workforce support available to businesses and job seekers in the region; and
(e) Collaboration with associate development organizations in regional planning efforts involving combined strategies around workforce development and economic development policies and programs. Combined planning efforts shall include, but not be limited to, assistance to industry clusters in the area.
(3) The board shall work with workforce development councils to develop implementation and funding strategies for purposes of this section.
[ 2017 c 39 § 5; 2009 c 151 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.162 - Opportunity internship program—Definitions.

RCW 28C.18.162
Opportunity internship program—Definitions.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this section and RCW 28C.18.160 and 28C.18.164 through 28C.18.168.
(1) "High-demand occupation" means an occupation with a substantial number of current or projected employment opportunities.
(2) "Low-income high school student" means a student who is enrolled in grade 10, 11, or 12 in a public high school and who qualifies for federal free or reduced-price meals. If a student qualifies at the time the student begins participating in the opportunity internship program, the student remains eligible even if the student does not receive free or reduced-price meals thereafter. To participate in the program, the student must remain enrolled in high school until the student receives a high school diploma.
(3) "Opportunity internship consortium" means a local consortium formed for the purpose of participating in the opportunity internship program and which may be composed of a local workforce development council, economic development council, area high schools, community or technical colleges, apprenticeship councils, preapprenticeship programs, private vocational schools licensed under chapter 28C.10 RCW, public and private four-year institutions of higher education, employers in targeted industries, and labor organizations.
(4) "Opportunity internship graduate" means a low-income high school student who successfully completes an opportunity internship program and graduates from high school.
(5) "Postsecondary program of study" means an undergraduate or graduate certificate, apprenticeship, or degree program.
(6) "Preapprenticeship" means a program of at least ninety hours and not more than one hundred eighty hours in length that provides practical experience, education, preparation, and the development of skills that would be beneficial for entry into state-approved apprenticeship programs, including but not limited to construction industry structure and the construction process; orientation to state-approved apprenticeship; tools of the various trades and safe handling of power tools; and industry standards of safety, responsibility, and craft excellence.
(7) "Targeted industry" means a business or industry identified by a local workforce development council as having high-demand occupations that require candidates to have completed a postsecondary program of study.
[ 2022 c 75 § 7; 2009 c 238 § 3.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2009 c 238: See note following RCW 28C.18.160.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.166 - Opportunity internship program—List of consortium graduates—Notifying office of student financial assistance of Washington college grant eligibility.

RCW 28C.18.166
Opportunity internship program—List of consortium graduates—Notifying office of student financial assistance of Washington college grant eligibility.
On an annual basis, each opportunity internship consortium shall provide the board with a list of the opportunity internship graduates from the consortium. The board shall compile the lists from all consortia and shall notify the office of student financial assistance of the eligibility of each graduate on the lists to receive a Washington college grant under chapter 28B.92 RCW if the graduate enrolls in a postsecondary program of study within one year of high school graduation.
[ 2019 c 406 § 48; 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 242; 2009 c 238 § 5.]
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.
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.
Findings—Intent—2009 c 238: See note following RCW 28C.18.160.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.168 - Opportunity internship program—List of employed graduates—Verification—Incentive payments.

RCW 28C.18.168
Opportunity internship program—List of employed graduates—Verification—Incentive payments.
(1) On an annual basis, each opportunity internship consortium shall provide the board with a list of the opportunity internship graduates from the consortium who have completed a postsecondary program of study, obtained employment in a high-demand occupation that pays a starting salary or wages of not less than thirty thousand dollars per year, and remained employed for at least six months.
(2) The board shall verify the information on the lists from each consortium. Subject to funds appropriated or otherwise available for this purpose, the board shall allocate to each consortium an incentive payment of two thousand dollars for each graduate on the consortium's list. In the event that insufficient funds are appropriated to provide a full payment, the board shall prorate payments across all consortia and shall notify the governor and the legislature of the amount of the shortfall.
(3) Opportunity internship consortia shall use the incentive payments to continue operating opportunity internship programs.
[ 2009 c 238 § 6.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2009 c 238: See note following RCW 28C.18.160.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.190 - Aerospace and advanced materials manufacturing—Program review—Analysis of training system.

RCW 28C.18.190
Aerospace and advanced materials manufacturing—Program review—Analysis of training system.
(1) By September 1, 2012, and each September 1st thereafter, the workforce training and education coordinating board, working with the state board for community and technical colleges, shall evaluate the programs recommended for review by the aerospace and advanced materials manufacturing pipeline advisory committee under RCW 28B.50.903. This evaluation shall include the outcome results both for the persons receiving the training and the employers.
(2) By September 1, 2016, and every four years thereafter, the workforce training and education coordinating board shall conduct and complete an analysis of the results of the training system for aerospace and advanced materials manufacturing. This analysis shall include but not be limited to a specific net-impact and cost-benefit evaluation of the training system for the aerospace and advanced materials manufacturing industry and the outcome results both for the persons receiving the training and the employers.
(3) All requirements in this section are subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for the specific purposes described.
[ 2012 c 50 § 3.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—2012 c 50: See note following RCW 28B.50.903.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.210 - Clean energy technology workforce advisory committee—Duties—Membership.

RCW 28C.18.210
Clean energy technology workforce advisory committee—Duties—Membership.
(1) The board shall establish a clean energy technology workforce advisory committee. The goal of the clean energy technology workforce advisory committee is to advise policymakers on efforts to support the expansion of clean energy technology sectors and jobs by prioritizing transition of the existing skilled workforce to new industry sectors and providing training opportunities where needed to address gaps, as well as mitigating the impact of climate change policy transitions to workers, employers, and communities.
(2) The clean energy technology workforce advisory committee shall:
(a) Review workforce and business issues in direct employment in the energy sector, in its supply chain, and the impacts of the energy transition to dependent sectors; and
(b) Recommend strategies to prevent workforce displacement, to support job creation in clean energy technology sectors, and to provide support for workforce-related changes to businesses and for adversely impacted workers.
(3) Clean energy technology workforce advisory committee membership is open to all interested parties including, but not limited to, business and worker representatives from sectors of the economy affected by the transition to clean energy.
(4) The clean energy technology workforce advisory committee shall select a cochair representing business and a cochair representing workers to lead the committee. Board staff shall coordinate with the cochairs to ensure that input into and deliberations of the committee reflect a balance of employer and worker perspectives.
[ 2023 c 231 § 4.]
NOTES:
Findings—2023 c 231: See note following RCW 43.41.470.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.212 - Clean energy technology—Evaluation of policies.

RCW 28C.18.212
Clean energy technology—Evaluation of policies.
(1) Each biennium, in consultation with the clean energy technology workforce advisory committee established in RCW 28C.18.210 and, at minimum, the department of commerce and the employment security department, the board shall evaluate the workforce impact of Washington's climate policies, including:
(a) Labor market trends and current and projected workforce demand in both traditional and clean energy technology professions, and restructuring of jobs and adjusted skillsets associated with climate change mitigation policies;
(b) The wage and benefits range of jobs within the clean energy technology sector;
(c) Demographics of the traditional and clean energy technology sectors;
(d) An inventory of skills needed in clean energy technology jobs, an analysis of how the skills and training of the existing workforce can fill those needs, and identification of additional workforce development needs in this sector; and
(e) Key challenges that could emerge under multiple future decarbonization scenarios based on factors such as rates of adoption of various new energy technologies; growth in demand for clean electricity; and changes in energy production and availability from both in-state and out-of-state sources.
(2) The board shall consult with career connect Washington authorized under chapter 28C.30 RCW, and shall conduct a literature review of the existing models, data, and study findings related to the evaluation in subsection (1) of this section to ensure a duplication of efforts does not occur.
[ 2023 c 231 § 5.]
NOTES:
Findings—2023 c 231: See note following RCW 43.41.470.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.214 - Clean energy technology—Workforce training recommendations—Transition to retirement study.

RCW 28C.18.214
Clean energy technology—Workforce training recommendations—Transition to retirement study.
(1) Each biennium, the board shall develop recommendations for necessary steps to support workforce training required for clean energy technology occupations. The board shall consult with impacted postsecondary training partners, including higher education providers and apprenticeship programs, and consider the following parameters in the development of their analysis and recommendations, including identifying:
(a) Occupational training and skills already covered in existing training programs;
(b) New skills that can be integrated into existing training programs;
(c) Occupations and skillsets that require new training programs to be developed; and
(d) Resources needed to deliver training programs and support workers in the transition to clean energy technology.
(2) The board shall conduct a study of the feasibility of a transition to retirement program to preserve income, medical, and retirement benefits for workers close to retirement who face job loss or transition because of energy technology sector changes. The board may contract with an organization to complete the study.
[ 2023 c 231 § 6.]
NOTES:
Findings—2023 c 231: See note following RCW 43.41.470.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.216 - Clean energy technology—Report.

RCW 28C.18.216
Clean energy technology—Report.
Beginning November 1, 2023, and at least once every two years thereafter, the board shall report to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature with recommendations on how the state can support worker and employer needs in response to changing workforce requirements for clean energy technology. The report must include the recommendations of the clean energy technology workforce advisory committee established in RCW 28C.18.210, the findings of the board's evaluation in RCW 28C.18.212, and the board's training recommendations in RCW 28C.18.214.
[ 2023 c 231 § 7.]
NOTES:
Findings—2023 c 231: See note following RCW 43.41.470.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.18 - Workforce Training and Education. › 28C.18.220 - Nursing professions—Marketing plan.

RCW 28C.18.220
Nursing professions—Marketing plan.
Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the workforce training and education coordinating board shall contract with a firm that has expertise in public relations and marketing to develop and execute a marketing plan about available training opportunities and jobs for certified nursing assistants, personal care aides, licensed practical nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and related nursing professions. The marketing plan must include targeted outreach to serve workforce needs in rural and underserved communities as well as long-term care facilities. Marketing materials containing information about educational and training opportunities should include both postsecondary degree and credential opportunities as well as apprenticeships and training opportunities provided as partnerships between employers and exclusive bargaining representatives.
[ 2023 c 126 § 5.]
NOTES:
Findings—2023 c 126: See note following RCW 28B.50.800.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.30 - Career Connected Learning. › 28C.30.030 - Career connected learning cross-agency work group—Establishment.

RCW 28C.30.030
Career connected learning cross-agency work group—Establishment.
(1) Within existing resources, a career connected learning cross-agency work group is established to scale up and expand high quality career connected learning opportunities in communities across the state.
(2) The purpose of the work group is to coordinate agency functions and external partnerships and carry out the duties and responsibilities set forth in RCW 28C.30.040.
(3) The governor shall select the chair of the work group.
(4) The governor's office may consult or contract with entities with expertise in industry and education partnerships to provide staffing support and guidance on industry talent needs. The governor's office may convene additional ad hoc committees that include industry sector advisory groups and leaders including, but not limited to, high-level representatives from education, industry, philanthropy, as well as students, parents, and community partners.
(5) The work group must consist of, but is not limited to, representatives from the following offices and agencies:
(a) The department of labor and industries in consultation with the regulatory apprenticeship council under RCW 49.04.010;
(b) The department of social and health services, including the division of vocational rehabilitation;
(c) The work-integrated learning advisory committee established in RCW 28A.300.196 or its successor;
(d) The education research and data center at the office of financial management;
(e) The employment security department;
(f) The office of the superintendent of public instruction;
(g) The state board of education;
(h) The state board for community and technical colleges;
(i) The student achievement council;
(j) The workforce training and education coordinating board;
(k) One representative of the public baccalaureate institutions;
(l) One representative of the independent four-year institutions of higher education;
(m) The department of children, youth, and families;
(n) The office of the lieutenant governor; and
(o) The office of the governor.
(6) The office of the governor may establish subcommittees of the work group to plan and execute the duties and responsibilities under RCW 28C.30.040.
(7) The work group shall:
(a) Coordinate its strategies and actions related to the common schools with the recommendations of the work-integrated learning advisory committee;
(b) Meet at least six times during the calendar year; and
(c) Report progress to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature by September 1st annually.
[ 2019 c 406 § 54.]
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.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28C - Vocational Education › Chapter 28C.30 - Career Connected Learning. › 28C.30.060 - Career connected learning account.

RCW 28C.30.060
Career connected learning account.
The career connected learning account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from public or private sources provided for the purpose of funding grants under RCW 28C.30.050 must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for career connected learning grants.
[ 2019 c 406 § 59.]
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.