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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.85 - Degree-Granting Institutions. › 28B.85.160 - Actions to enforce chapter—Who may bring—Relief.

RCW 28B.85.160
Actions to enforce chapter—Who may bring—Relief.
The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of any county in which a degree-granting institution or agent of the institution 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 136 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.85 - Degree-Granting Institutions. › 28B.85.170 - Injunctive relief—Council may seek.

RCW 28B.85.170
Injunctive relief—Council may seek.
The council 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 council need not allege or prove that the council has no adequate remedy at law. The right of injunction provided in this section is in addition to any other legal remedy which the council has and is in addition to any right of criminal prosecution provided by law. The existence of council 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.
[ 2012 c 229 § 553; 1986 c 136 § 17.]
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 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.85 - Degree-Granting Institutions. › 28B.85.175 - Degree-granting institution requirements—Consumer protection act violations.

RCW 28B.85.175
Degree-granting institution requirements—Consumer protection act violations.
(1) A degree-granting institution authorized to operate under this chapter must:
(a) Present data about its completion rates, employment rates, loan or indebtedness metrics, or its graduates' median hourly and annual earnings, the posted data consistent with the data posted on the workforce training and education coordinating board's career bridge website or the data posted by the United States department of education, if the board or the department of education has posted such data;
(b) Not engage in any practice regarding the sale of, or inducing of students to obtain, specific consumer student loan products to fund education that financially benefits any person or entity that has an ownership interest in the institution, unless the institution can demonstrate to the council that the student has exhausted all federal aid options and has been denied noninstitutional private commercial loan products. The prohibition in this subsection (1)(b) applies to any degree-granting institution authorized to operate under this chapter, and any agent of the institution, that has at least one hundred fifty students or more enrolled in the state in any given year or that has been operating in the state for less than two consecutive years. A financial benefit for purposes of this subsection (1)(b) does not include merely having an interest in students with loans enrolling in the institution or assisting students with financial aid matters. For purposes of this subsection (1)(b), "agent" means any employee, officer, or contractor working on behalf of the institution; and
(c) Disclose to the council regarding any pending investigations by an oversight entity, including the nature of that investigation, within thirty days of the degree-granting institution's first knowledge of the investigation. For the purposes of this subsection, "investigation" means any inquiry into possible violations of any applicable laws or accreditation standards. For the purposes of this subsection, "oversight entity" means all of the following:
(i) Any federal or state entity that provides financial aid to students of the institution or approves the institution for participation in a financial aid program;
(ii) Any state or federal attorney general's office or department of justice;
(iii) Any regulator that approves the operation of the private vocational school;
(iv) The federal consumer financial protection bureau or the federal securities and exchange commission; and
(v) Any accrediting agency.
(2) A violation of any provision of this section is also a violation of RCW 19.86.020 of the consumer protection act. The penalties authorized pursuant to subsection (1) of this section do not preclude remedies available under the provisions of the consumer protection act.
[ 2018 c 203 § 5.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—2018 c 203: See note following RCW 28B.85.095.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.85 - Degree-Granting Institutions. › 28B.85.180 - Violation of chapter unfair or deceptive practice under RCW 19.86.020.

RCW 28B.85.180
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 136 § 18.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.85 - Degree-Granting Institutions. › 28B.85.190 - Remedies and penalties in chapter nonexclusive and cumulative.

RCW 28B.85.190
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 136 § 19.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.85 - Degree-Granting Institutions. › 28B.85.220 - False academic credentials—Unlawful acts—Violation of consumer protection act—Venue.

RCW 28B.85.220
False academic credentials—Unlawful acts—Violation of consumer protection act—Venue.
(1) It is unlawful for a person to:
(a) Grant or award a false academic credential or offer to grant or award a false academic credential in violation of this section;
(b) Represent that a credit earned or granted by the person, in violation of this section, can be applied toward a credential offered by another person; or
(c) Solicit another person to seek a credential or to earn a credit that is offered in violation of this section.
(2) The definitions in RCW 9A.60.070 apply to this section.
(3) A violation of this section constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce under chapter 19.86 RCW.
(4) In addition to any other venue authorized by law, venue for the prosecution of an offense under this section is in the county in which an element of the offense occurs.
[ 2006 c 234 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.85 - Degree-Granting Institutions. › 28B.85.240 - Student achievement council tuition recovery trust fund—State treasurer.

RCW 28B.85.240
Student achievement council tuition recovery trust fund—State treasurer.
The student achievement council tuition recovery trust fund is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from fees imposed on schools licensed under this chapter and RCW 28B.85.230 must be deposited into the fund. Expenditures from the fund may be used only for the purposes in RCW 28B.85.230. Only the council may authorize expenditures from the fund. The fund is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
[ 2018 c 203 § 12.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—2018 c 203: See note following RCW 28B.85.095.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.85 - Degree-Granting Institutions. › 28B.85.902 - Effective date—1986 c 136.

RCW 28B.85.902
Effective date—1986 c 136.
This act shall take effect July 1, 1986.
[ 1986 c 136 § 24.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.85 - Degree-Granting Institutions. › 28B.85.905 - Validity of registration under prior laws.

RCW 28B.85.905
Validity of registration under prior laws.
A degree-granting institution registered under chapter 188, Laws of 1979, as amended, as of June 30, 1986, is not required to apply for authorization under chapter 28B.85 RCW until the expiration date of such registration.
[ 1986 c 136 § 22.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.85 - Degree-Granting Institutions. › 28B.85.906 - Application of chapter to foreign degree-granting institution branch campuses.

RCW 28B.85.906
Application of chapter to foreign degree-granting institution branch campuses.
This chapter shall not apply to any approved branch campus of a foreign degree-granting institution in compliance with chapter 28B.90 RCW.
[ 1993 c 181 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.90 - Foreign Degree-Granting Branch Campuses. › 28B.90.005 - Findings.

RCW 28B.90.005
Findings.
The legislature finds that it has previously declared in *RCW 28B.107.005 that it is important to the economic future of the state to promote international awareness and understanding, and in RCW 1.20.100, that the state's economy and economic well-being depends heavily on foreign trade and international exchange.
The legislature finds that it is appropriate that such policies should be implemented by encouraging universities and colleges domiciled in foreign countries to establish branch campuses in Washington and that it is also important to those foreign colleges and universities that their status as authorized foreign degree-granting institutions be recognized by this state to facilitate the establishment and operation of such branch campuses.
In the furtherance of such policy, the legislature adopts the foreign degree-granting institution approved branch campus act.
[ 1995 c 335 § 404; 1993 c 181 § 1.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 28B.107.005 expired June 30, 1996, pursuant to 1990 c 243 § 8.
Part headings, table of contents not law—1995 c 335: See note following RCW 28A.150.360.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.90 - Foreign Degree-Granting Branch Campuses. › 28B.90.010 - Definitions.

RCW 28B.90.010
Definitions.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Approved branch campus" means a foreign degree-granting institution's branch campus that has been approved by the student achievement council to operate in the state.
(2) "Branch campus" means an educational facility located in the state that:
(a) Is either owned and operated directly by a foreign degree-granting institution or indirectly through a Washington profit or nonprofit corporation in which the foreign degree-granting institution is the sole or controlling shareholder or member; and
(b) Provides courses solely and exclusively to students enrolled in a degree-granting program offered by the foreign degree-granting institution who:
(i) Have received academic credit for courses of study completed at the foreign degree-granting institution in its country of domicile;
(ii) Will receive academic credit towards their degree from the foreign degree-granting institution for the courses of study completed at the educational facility in the state; and
(iii) Will return to the foreign degree-granting institution in its country of domicile for completion of their degree-granting program or receipt of their degree.
(3) "Council" means the student achievement council.
(4) "Degree" means any designation, appellation, certificate, letters or words including, but not limited to, "associate," "bachelor," "masters," "doctorate," or "fellow" that signifies, or purports to signify, satisfactory and successful completion of requirements of a postsecondary academic program of study.
(5) "Foreign degree-granting institution" means a public or private college or university, either profit or nonprofit:
(a) That is domiciled in a foreign country;
(b) That offers in its country of domicile credentials, instruction, or services prerequisite to the obtaining of an academic or professional degree granted by such college or university; and
(c) That is authorized under the laws or regulations of its country of domicile to operate a degree-granting institution in that country.
[ 2012 c 229 § 554; 1993 c 181 § 2.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: The definitions in this section have been alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k).
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 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.90 - Foreign Degree-Granting Branch Campuses. › 28B.90.020 - Approval of foreign degree-granting institution as branch campus.

RCW 28B.90.020
Approval of foreign degree-granting institution as branch campus.
A foreign degree-granting institution that submits evidence satisfactory to the council of its authorized status in its country of domicile and its intent to establish an educational facility in the state is entitled to operate a branch campus as defined in RCW 28B.90.010. Upon receipt of the satisfactory evidence, the council may certify that the branch campus of the foreign degree-granting institution is approved to operate in the state under this chapter, for as long as the foreign degree-granting institution retains its authorized status in its country of domicile.
[ 2012 c 229 § 555; 1999 c 85 § 1; 1993 c 181 § 3.]
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 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.90 - Foreign Degree-Granting Branch Campuses. › 28B.90.030 - Branch campuses exempt under chapter 28B.85 RCW.

RCW 28B.90.030
Branch campuses exempt under chapter 28B.85 RCW.
A branch campus of a foreign degree-granting institution previously found by the council to be exempt from chapter 28B.85 RCW may continue to operate in the state. However, within one year of July 25, 1993, the institution shall provide evidence of authorization as required under RCW 28B.90.020. Upon receipt of the satisfactory evidence, the council shall certify that the branch campus of the foreign degree-granting institution is approved to operate in the state under this chapter.
[ 2012 c 229 § 556; 1993 c 181 § 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 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.92 - State Student Financial Aid Programs. › 28B.92.005 - Financial aid application due dates and information—Notification.

RCW 28B.92.005
Financial aid application due dates and information—Notification.
Community and technical colleges shall provide financial aid application due dates and information on whether or not financial aid will be awarded on a rolling basis to their admitted students at the time of acceptance. State universities, regional universities, and The Evergreen State College shall provide financial aid application due dates and distribution policies on their websites, including whether financial aid is awarded on a rolling basis, for prospective and admitted students.
[ 2015 c 212 § 1; 2014 c 53 § 2.]
NOTES:
Intent—2014 c 53: "The legislature recognizes that in recent years not all students eligible for the state need grant program have received an award due to limited funds and unfamiliarity with disbursement policies. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to ensure that institutions of higher education clearly disseminate their financial aid policies to admitted and prospective students." [ 2014 c 53 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.92 - State Student Financial Aid Programs. › 28B.92.040 - Guidelines in performance of office duties.

RCW 28B.92.040
Guidelines in performance of office duties.
The office shall be cognizant of the following guidelines in the performance of its duties:
(1) The office shall be research oriented, not only at its inception but continually through its existence.
(2) The office shall coordinate all existing programs of financial aid except those specifically dedicated to a particular institution by the donor.
(3) The office shall take the initiative and responsibility for coordinating all federal student financial aid programs to ensure that the state recognizes the maximum potential effect of these programs, and shall design state programs that complement existing federal, state, and institutional programs.
(4) Counseling is a paramount function of the Washington college grant program and other state student financial aid programs, and in most cases could only be properly implemented at the institutional levels; therefore, state student financial aid programs shall be concerned with the attainment of those goals which, in the judgment of the office, are the reasons for the existence of a student financial aid program, and not solely with administration of the program on an individual basis.
(5) The "package" approach of combining loans, grants and employment for student financial aid shall be the conceptual element of the state's involvement.
(6) The office shall ensure that allocations of state appropriations for financial aid are made to individuals and institutions in a timely manner and shall closely monitor expenditures to avoid under or overexpenditure of appropriated funds.
[ 2019 c 406 § 27; 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 160; 2004 c 275 § 36; 1999 c 345 § 3; 1995 c 269 § 801; 1969 ex.s. c 222 § 10. Formerly RCW 28B.10.804, 28.76.450.]
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.
Part headings not law—2004 c 275: See note following RCW 28B.76.090.
Effective date—Part headings not law—Severability—1995 c 269: See notes following RCW 18.16.050.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.92 - State Student Financial Aid Programs. › 28B.92.065 - Washington college grant program appropriations reduction.

RCW 28B.92.065
Washington college grant program appropriations reduction.
Beginning with the 2015-2017 omnibus appropriations act and each biennium thereafter, reductions in tuition levels resulting from section 3, chapter 36, Laws of 2015 3rd sp. sess. will allow the legislature to reduce Washington college grant program appropriations by an equal amount from the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium amounts. The legislature does not intend to reduce award levels for private colleges and universities below the 2014-15 academic year levels.
[ 2019 c 406 § 28; 2015 3rd sp.s. c 36 § 4.]
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.
Short title—2015 3rd sp.s. c 36: See note following RCW 28B.15.031.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.92 - State Student Financial Aid Programs. › 28B.92.070 - Persian Gulf veterans—Limited application of RCW 28B.92.060.

RCW 28B.92.070
Persian Gulf veterans—Limited application of RCW 28B.92.060.
Under rules adopted by the council, the provisions of *RCW 28B.92.060(3) shall not apply to eligible students, as defined in RCW 28B.10.017, and eligible students shall not be required to repay the unused portions of grants received under the state student financial aid program.
[ 2012 c 229 § 559; 2004 c 275 § 38; 1991 c 164 § 3. Formerly RCW 28B.10.8081.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 28B.92.060 was repealed by 2019 c 406 § 79 without cognizance of its amendment by 2019 c 298 § 4. For rule of construction concerning sections amended and repealed in the same legislative session, see RCW 1.12.025.
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.
Part headings not law—2004 c 275: See note following RCW 28B.76.090.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.92 - State Student Financial Aid Programs. › 28B.92.085 - Part-time students—Review of financial aid policies and procedures.

RCW 28B.92.085
Part-time students—Review of financial aid policies and procedures.
Institutions of higher education are encouraged to review their policies and procedures regarding financial aid for students taking a less-than-half-time course load, and to implement policies and procedures providing students taking a less-than-half-time course load with the same access to institutional aid, including tuition waivers, as provided to students enrolled half time or more.
[ 2007 c 404 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.92 - State Student Financial Aid Programs. › 28B.92.086 - Dual credit programs—Review of financial aid policies and programs.

RCW 28B.92.086
Dual credit programs—Review of financial aid policies and programs.
Institutions of higher education are encouraged to review their policies and procedures regarding financial aid for students enrolled in dual credit programs as defined in RCW 28B.15.821. Institutions of higher education are further encouraged to implement policies and procedures providing students enrolled in dual credit programs with the same access to institutional aid, including all educational expenses, as provided to resident undergraduate students.
[ 2009 c 215 § 10.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2009 c 215: See notes following RCW 28B.92.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.92 - State Student Financial Aid Programs. › 28B.92.090 - Aid granted without regard to applicant's race, creed, color, religion, sex, or ancestry.

RCW 28B.92.090
Aid granted without regard to applicant's race, creed, color, religion, sex, or ancestry.
All student financial aid shall be granted by the commission without regard to the applicant's race, creed, color, religion, sex, or ancestry.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 222 § 14. Formerly RCW 28B.10.812, 28.76.480.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.92 - State Student Financial Aid Programs. › 28B.92.100 - Theology student denied aid.

RCW 28B.92.100
Theology student denied aid.
No aid shall be awarded to any student who is pursuing a degree in theology.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 222 § 15. Formerly RCW 28B.10.814, 28.76.490.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.92 - State Student Financial Aid Programs. › 28B.92.110 - Application of award.

RCW 28B.92.110
Application of award.
A state financial aid recipient under this chapter shall apply the award toward the cost of tuition, room, board, books, and fees at the institution of higher education attended. An opportunity internship graduate who enters an apprenticeship program may use the award for the costs of related and supplemental instruction provided through an institution of higher education, tools, and other costs associated with the apprenticeship program.
[ 2009 c 238 § 10; 2004 c 275 § 40; 1969 ex.s. c 222 § 16. Formerly RCW 28B.10.816, 28.76.500.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2009 c 238: See note following RCW 28C.18.160.
Part headings not law—2004 c 275: See note following RCW 28B.76.090.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.92 - State Student Financial Aid Programs. › 28B.92.120 - Office to determine how funds disbursed.

RCW 28B.92.120
Office to determine how funds disbursed.
Funds appropriated for student financial assistance to be granted pursuant to this chapter shall be disbursed as determined by the office.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 164; 2004 c 275 § 41; 1969 ex.s. c 222 § 17. Formerly RCW 28B.10.818, 28.76.510.]
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.
Part headings not law—2004 c 275: See note following RCW 28B.76.090.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.92 - State Student Financial Aid Programs. › 28B.92.130 - Grants, gifts, bequests, and devises of property.

RCW 28B.92.130
Grants, gifts, bequests, and devises of property.
The office shall be authorized to accept grants, gifts, bequests, and devises of real and personal property from any source for the purpose of granting financial aid in addition to that funded by the state.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 165; 2004 c 275 § 42; 1969 ex.s. c 222 § 18. Formerly RCW 28B.10.820, 28.76.520.]
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.
Part headings not law—2004 c 275: See note following RCW 28B.76.090.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.92 - State Student Financial Aid Programs. › 28B.92.140 - State educational trust fund—Deposits—Expenditures.

RCW 28B.92.140
State educational trust fund—Deposits—Expenditures.
The state educational trust fund is hereby established in the state treasury. The primary purpose of the trust is to pledge statewide available college student assistance to needy or disadvantaged students, especially middle and high school youth, considered at-risk of dropping out of secondary education who participate in approved early awareness and outreach programs and who enter any accredited Washington institution of postsecondary education within two years of high school graduation.
The office shall deposit refunds and recoveries of student financial aid funds expended in prior fiscal periods in such account. The office may also deposit moneys that have been contributed from other state, federal, or private sources.
Expenditures from the fund shall be for financial aid to needy or disadvantaged students. The office may annually expend such sums from the fund as may be necessary to fulfill the purposes of this section, including not more than three percent for the costs to administer aid programs supported by the fund. All earnings of investments of balances in the state educational trust fund shall be credited to the trust fund. Expenditures from the fund shall not be subject to appropriation but are subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 166; 1997 c 269 § 1; 1996 c 107 § 1; 1991 sp.s. c 13 § 12; 1985 c 57 § 10; 1981 c 55 § 1. Formerly RCW 28B.10.821.]
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 dates—Severability—1991 sp.s. c 13: See notes following RCW 18.08.240.
Effective date—1985 c 57: See note following RCW 18.04.105.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.92 - State Student Financial Aid Programs. › 28B.92.150 - Rules.

RCW 28B.92.150
Rules.
The office shall adopt rules as may be necessary or appropriate for effecting the provisions of this chapter, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 167; 2004 c 275 § 43; 1999 c 345 § 7; 1973 c 62 § 4; 1969 ex.s. c 222 § 19. Formerly RCW 28B.10.822, 28.76.530.]
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.
Part headings not law—2004 c 275: See note following RCW 28B.76.090.
Savings—Severability—1973 c 62: See notes following RCW 28B.10.510.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.92 - State Student Financial Aid Programs. › 28B.92.210 - Washington college grant program—Caseload forecast.

RCW 28B.92.210
Washington college grant program—Caseload forecast.
The caseload forecast council shall estimate the anticipated caseload of the Washington college grant program and submit the caseload forecast as specified in RCW 43.88C.020.
[ 2019 c 406 § 23.]
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 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.92 - State Student Financial Aid Programs. › 28B.92.220 - Postsecondary institution student-level data—Education data center.

RCW 28B.92.220
Postsecondary institution student-level data—Education data center.
(1) In order to be eligible for state student financial aid programs, postsecondary institutions shall submit student-level data to the education data center established in RCW 43.41.400 in accordance with RCW 28B.77.090 for the purposes of legislatively authorized research and evaluation of state postsecondary student aid programs.
(2) The education data center shall determine the appropriate student-level data each postsecondary institution shall report in order to meet the state goals for research and evaluation under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The education data center shall enter data-sharing agreements to facilitate the transfer of required data.
(4) Religious postsecondary institutions that maintain a religious exemption under RCW 28B.85.040 may request an exemption from the council from submitting student-level data to the education data center.
(5) Postsecondary institutions, except for those exempt under subsection (4) of this section, that do not submit student-level data to the education data center may be found ineligible for the state's federally required eligible training provider list and may lose eligibility to participate in the Washington college grant program, established in this chapter. The council's office of student financial assistance shall determine penalties for postsecondary institutions in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW.
(6) Nothing in this section allows the sharing of confidential information that is prohibited by state or federal law.
(7) For the purposes of this section, "postsecondary institution" means an institution of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016, a degree-granting institution as defined in RCW 28B.85.010, a private vocational school as defined in RCW 28C.10.020, and a school as defined in RCW 18.16.020.
[ 2019 c 406 § 22.]
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 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.92 - State Student Financial Aid Programs. › 28B.92.225 - Individual-level data—Certificates—Washington college grant program.

RCW 28B.92.225
Individual-level data—Certificates—Washington college grant program.
(1) The office shall enter into a data-sharing agreement with the department of social and health services to facilitate the sharing of individual-level data. The department of social and health services shall send the office a list of all individuals receiving benefits under the public assistance programs listed under RCW 28B.92.200(5) on at least an annual basis. The office shall use the list to confirm students' eligibility for the Washington college grant program, without requiring the student to fill out a separate financial aid form. The office may also use the information to conduct outreach promoting the Washington college grant.
(2) For high school students in 10th, 11th, and 12th grades whose families are receiving benefits under one of the public assistance programs listed under RCW 28B.92.200(5), the office shall issue a certificate to the student that validates the student's financial need eligibility for the Washington college grant program. The certificate is good for one year after high school graduation and may be used upon enrollment in an eligible institution of higher education, provided the student meets the other Washington college grant eligibility requirements. The office shall track and maintain records of students who were issued certificates under this section in order to confirm a student's financial need eligibility with an institution of higher education. A student does not need to produce the certificate to receive the Washington college grant.
[ 2022 c 214 § 6.]
NOTES:
Intent—2022 c 214: See note following RCW 28B.77.300.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.92 - State Student Financial Aid Programs. › 28B.92.230 - Individual-level outreach—Washington college grant program.

RCW 28B.92.230
Individual-level outreach—Washington college grant program.
The office shall collaborate with the department of social and health services to facilitate individual-level outreach to individuals receiving benefits under the public assistance programs listed under RCW 28B.92.200(5), temporary assistance for needy families under chapter 74.08 RCW, the state family assistance program provided for in rule, and the basic food program to inform these individuals of their eligibility for the Washington college grant program.
[ 2022 c 214 § 7.]
NOTES:
Intent—2022 c 214: See note following RCW 28B.77.300.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.93 - Washington Student Loan Program. › 28B.93.010 - Definitions.

RCW 28B.93.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Borrower" means an eligible student who has received a student loan under the Washington student loan program.
(2) "Eligible expenses" means reasonable expenses associated with the costs of acquiring a postsecondary education such as tuition, fees, books, equipment, room and board, and other expenses as determined by the office.
(3) "Eligible graduate program" means an advanced academic degree in a specialized field of study that has a workforce shortage or is considered high demand including, but not limited to, professions in health care, behavioral and mental health, early education, K-12, higher education, law enforcement, public safety, and others, as determined by the office.
(4) "Eligible student" means a student who:
(a) Meets the definition of "resident student" under RCW 28B.15.012(2) (a) through (e);
(b) Has a median family income of 100 percent or less of the state median family income;
(c) Is enrolled in an institution of higher education in an eligible graduate program on at least a half-time basis; and
(d) Has completed an annual application for financial aid as approved by the office.
(5) "Gift aid" means federal, state, institutional, or private financial aid provided for educational purposes with no obligation of repayment. "Gift aid" does not include student loans or work-study programs.
(6) "Institutions of higher education" includes institutions of higher education authorized to participate in state financial aid programs in accordance with chapter 28B.92 RCW.
(7) "Office" means the office of student financial assistance established under chapter 28B.76 RCW.
(8) "Program" means the Washington student loan program.
(9) "Student loan" means a loan that is approved by the office and awarded to an eligible student to pay for eligible expenses.
[ 2023 c 389 § 2; 2022 c 206 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.93 - Washington Student Loan Program. › 28B.93.020 - Program design recommendations—Consultation on sustainability.

RCW 28B.93.020
Program design recommendations—Consultation on sustainability.
(1) The Washington student achievement council, in consultation with the office of the state treasurer and the state investment board, shall design a student loan program to assist students who need additional financial support to obtain postsecondary education.
(2) At a minimum, the program design must make recommendations about the following features of a state student loan program and implementation plan:
(a) A low interest rate that is below current federal subsidized student loan interest rates not to exceed 2.5 percent;
(b) The terms of the loans, including:
(i) Loan limits not to exceed $20,000 annually per borrower;
(ii) Grace periods, including grace periods for active duty members of the national guard who may lose eligibility when being called up for active duty; and
(iii) Minimum postsecondary enrollment standards;
(c) The terms and administration of a repayment program, including:
(i) Repayment options such as standard loan repayment contracts and the length of the repayment contracts, which shall not exceed 25 years;
(ii) Income-based repayment plans; and
(iii) Terms of loan forgiveness;
(d) The types and characteristics of borrowers permitted to participate in the program including family income, degree and credential types, and other borrower characteristics. The program must prioritize low-income borrowers; and
(e) The design and administration of an appeals process.
(3) In the design of the program, the Washington student achievement council may recommend contracting with one or more state-based financial institutions regulated by either chapter 31.12 or 30A.04 RCW to provide loan origination and may contract with a third-party entity to provide loan servicing for the program. The Washington student achievement council must use an open and competitive bid process in the selection of one or more financial institutions for loan origination and servicing for the program. A third-party entity providing loan servicing shall comply with all of the requirements for student education loan servicers under chapter 31.04 RCW.
(4) The Washington student achievement council may retain a consultant to design a loan program, including one or more financial advisors, to provide consultation on the sustainability of the loan program.
(5) The Washington student achievement council shall provide a report on the design, sustainability, and implementation plan for the program to the governor and the higher education committees of the legislature by December 1, 2023, in accordance with RCW 43.01.036.
[ 2023 c 389 § 3; 2022 c 206 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.93 - Washington Student Loan Program. › 28B.93.030 - Program administration.

RCW 28B.93.030
Program administration.
(1) The Washington student loan program is created to assist students who need additional financial support to obtain postsecondary education. Beginning in the 2025-26 academic year, the office may award student loans under the program to eligible students from the funds available in RCW 28B.93.060.
(2) The program shall be administered by the office. To the extent practicable, the program design must include the recommendations for program design as provided in the report required under RCW 28B.93.020, including that the Washington student loan account have a minimum life cycle of seven years and that loans issued under the program do not exceed 2.5 percent.
(3) The office is responsible for providing administrative support to execute the duties and responsibilities provided in this chapter. The duties and responsibilities include:
(a) Ensure institutions of higher education have a policy for awarding student loans under the program that prioritizes funding for eligible students who have greater unmet financial need, are lowest income, are first generation college students, are demographically underrepresented, do not qualify for federally funded student financial aid, or who have received loans under the program in prior years;
(b) Issue low-interest student loans not to exceed 2.5 percent, of which interest accrues during all periods except when enrolled in an eligible graduate degree program;
(c) Define the terms of repayment, which shall not exceed 25 years in length unless provided for under (f) of this subsection;
(d) Collect and manage repayments from borrowers;
(e) Establish an appeals process;
(f) Exercise discretion to revise repayment obligations in certain cases, such as economic hardship or disability;
(g) Publicize the program; and
(h) Adopt necessary rules.
(4) The office is responsible for establishing and administering an appeals process that resolves appeals from borrowers within ninety days of receipt.
[ 2023 c 389 § 4; 2022 c 206 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.93 - Washington Student Loan Program. › 28B.93.040 - Loan origination—Third-party loan servicing.

RCW 28B.93.040
Loan origination—Third-party loan servicing.
The office may contract with one or more state-based financial institutions regulated by either chapter 31.12 RCW or chapter 30A.04 RCW to provide loan origination and may contract with a third-party entity to provide loan servicing for the program. A third-party entity providing loan servicing shall comply with all of the requirements for student education loan servicers under chapter 31.04 RCW.
[ 2023 c 389 § 5; 2022 c 206 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.93 - Washington Student Loan Program. › 28B.93.050 - Data collection.

RCW 28B.93.050
Data collection.
(1) The office shall collect data on the program in collaboration with the institutions of higher education. The data must include, but is not limited to:
(a) The number of eligible students who were awarded a student loan;
(b) The number of borrowers;
(c) The average borrowed annual and total balances;
(d) Borrower demographics;
(e) The institutions of higher education and educational fields of borrowers;
(f) Postgraduation employment data;
(g) Time to degree completion; and
(h) Repayment statistics, including:
(i) The number of borrowers in active repayment, deferment, delinquency, forbearance, and default;
(ii) The average time it took for borrowers to enter delinquency and default;
(iii) Demographic and educational data of borrowers enrolled in the income-based repayment plan option;
(iv) Demographic and educational data of borrowers in different repayment statuses, including delinquency and default; and
(v) Information about what happened to borrowers who defaulted.
(2) Beginning December 1, 2027, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, the office must submit an annual report on the data collected under subsection (1) of this section and any other relevant information regarding the program to the higher education committees of the legislature.
[ 2023 c 389 § 6; 2022 c 206 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.93 - Washington Student Loan Program. › 28B.93.060 - Washington student loan account.

RCW 28B.93.060
Washington student loan account.
(1) The Washington student loan account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from the Washington student loan program must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for administration and the issuance of new student loans. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. During the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, the legislature may direct the state treasurer to make transfers of moneys in the Washington student loan account to the state general fund.
(2)(a) The legislature may appropriate no more than a total of $40,000,000 for the program during four consecutive fiscal years, beginning with the first fiscal year from which loans are issued from the account. In the fifth fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the first student loan was issued, the legislature may appropriate up to $10,000,000 for the program.
(b) The legislature may appropriate moneys from the account for the administrative and implementation costs of the program in the fiscal years prior to the first fiscal year in which loans are issued from the account.
[ 2023 c 475 § 924; 2023 c 389 § 7; 2022 c 206 § 7.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 2023 c 389 § 7 and by 2023 c 475 § 924, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).
Effective date—2023 c 475: See note following RCW 16.76.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28B - Higher Education › Chapter 28B.94 - Washington Student Loan Refinancing Program. › 28B.94.010 - Definitions.

RCW 28B.94.010
Definitions. (Expires July 1, 2029.)
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Council" means the Washington student achievement council.
(2) "Financial institution" has the same meaning as in RCW 7.88.010.
(3) "Interest rate buy down incentive" means the use of state funds to enable qualified borrowers to receive below market rate interest rates for the purposes of this chapter.
(4) "Loan loss reserve coverage" means partial risk coverage to financial institutions to cover losses on qualified loans according to the terms set forth in the contract between the agency and the financial institution for the purposes of this chapter.
(5) "Program" means the Washington student loan refinancing program.
(6) "Qualified borrower" means an individual meeting all of the following requirements:
(a) Resident of the state of Washington;
(b) Is enrolled in, or has completed, a certificate, associate's, bachelor's, graduate, or professional degree program; and
(c) Other criteria as deemed appropriate by the council.
(7) "Qualified loan" means a loan or a portion of a loan made by a financial institution to a qualified borrower to refinance an existing student loan under the program. Only a federal direct PLUS loan or a private student loan determined by the financial institution to be an educational loan that is nondischargeable in bankruptcy as set forth in 11 U.S.C. Sec. 523 as it existed on January 14, 2019, shall be a qualified loan eligible for refinancing. A qualified loan made under the program shall:
(a) Carry a contractual interest rate at least one-quarter of one percentage point lower than the loan being refinanced, and may be made with the interest rates, fees, and other terms and conditions agreed upon by the financial institution and the qualified borrower; and
(b) Specify that a qualified borrower's obligation under a qualified loan must be discharged if the qualified borrower dies, based on the following:
(i) An original or certified copy of the qualified borrower's death certificate;
(ii) An accurate and complete photocopy of the original or certified copy of the qualified borrower's death certificate;
(iii) An accurate and complete original or certified copy of the qualified borrower's death certificate that is scanned and submitted electronically or sent by facsimile transmission; or
(iv) Verification of the qualified borrower's death through an authoritative federal or state electronic database approved for use by the council.
(8) This section expires July 1, 2029.
[ 2019 c 406 § 50.]
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.