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Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-78 - Washington award for excellence in education academic grant › Section 250-78-010 - Purpose

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The Washington award for excellence in education program, also
				known as the Washington state Christa McAuliffe award program, was established
				to recognize teachers, principals, administrators, classified employees, school
				district superintendents, and school boards for their leadership,
				contributions, and commitment to education. The purpose of this chapter is to
				establish administrative procedures for disbursing academic grants and
				recognition awards provided to recipients through this
				program.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 28B.80 and 28A.625 RCW and 1994
				  c 279. 94-14-008, §
										250-78-010, filed 6/23/94,
				  effective 6/23/94. Statutory Authority: 1992 c 83, 1992 c 50 and chapters
				  28B.80 and 28A.625 RCW. 92-16-037, §
										250-78-010, filed 7/30/92,
				  effective 7/30/92. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.80 RCW and 1991 c 255.
				  91-20-070, §
										250-78-010, filed 9/26/91,
				  effective 10/27/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-78 - Washington award for excellence in education academic grant › Section 250-78-020 - Authority to administer

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The authority for this chapter is chapter 28B.80 RCW which
				authorizes the higher education coordinating board to adopt rules relating to
				the administration of programs assigned to the board, and chapter 28A.625 RCW,
				which assigns to the board the administration of the academic grants awarded
				through the Washington award for excellence in education (Christa McAuliffe)
				academic grant award program. The 1991 legislation corrected inequities
				inherent in the related preceding tuition waiver program by creating an
				academic cash grant in lieu of a tuition and fee waiver. Not all institutions
				awarded the waiver; thus, some recipients received a benefit while others did
				not. Legislation enacted in 1994 created the recognition award to replace all
				other award options available under this program for recipients of the
				Washington award for excellence in education named by the office of the
				superintendent of public instruction after January 1, 1994. For academic grant
				recipients named by the office of the superintendent of public instruction
				prior to January 1, 1994, the 1994 legislation further provides for the
				conversion of the academic grant benefit to the recognition award, at the
				discretion of the recipient and contingent upon funds availability. These
				regulations are intended not only to implement the new legislative changes but
				also to provide continued benefits to those previously granted the
				award.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 28B.80 and 28A.625 RCW and 1994
				  c 279. 94-14-008, §
										250-78-020, filed 6/23/94,
				  effective 6/23/94. Statutory Authority: 1992 c 83, 1992 c 50 and chapters
				  28B.80 and 28A.625 RCW. 92-16-037, §
										250-78-020, filed 7/30/92,
				  effective 7/30/92. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.80 RCW and 1991 c 255.
				  91-20-070, §
										250-78-020, filed 9/26/91,
				  effective 10/27/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-78 - Washington award for excellence in education academic grant › Section 250-78-030 - Definitions

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(1) "Institution of
			 higher education" or "institution" shall mean:
(a) Any public university, college, community
			 college, or technical college operated by the state of Washington or any
			 political subdivision thereof; or any other university, college, school, or
			 institute in the state of Washington offering instruction beyond the high
			 school level which is a member institution of the northwest association of
			 schools and colleges; and providing such institution agrees to participate in
			 the program in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations. Any
			 institution, branch, extension, or facility operating within the state of
			 Washington which is affiliated with an institution operating in another state
			 must be a separately accredited member institution of the northwest association
			 of schools and colleges or another regional accrediting association.
(b) Any other university, college, school, or
			 institute located in another state offering instruction beyond the high school
			 level which is a member institution of a regional accrediting association or
			 otherwise approved by the board in accordance with WAC
			 250-78-050(6)(a) or
			 (b); or
(c) Any other university, college, school, or
			 institute located in another country outside of the United States of America
			 offering instruction beyond the high school level which in the judgment of the
			 board meets academic standards comparable to those established by a regional
			 accrediting association.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-78 - Washington award for excellence in education academic grant › Section 250-78-040 - Eligibility to participate

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(1) Each
			 year, the higher education coordinating board shall receive from the
			 superintendent of public instruction, or his or her designee, an official list
			 of the names of the Washington award for excellence in education (Christa
			 McAuliffe) recipients who have been designated for the current year.
(2) The superintendent of public instruction,
			 or his or her designee, shall provide the higher education coordinating board
			 with an official list of the names of Washington award for excellence in
			 education (Christa McAuliffe) recipients who were awarded the waiver of
			 forty-five quarter or thirty semester credits of tuition and fees under RCW
			 28B.15.547 prior to May 17, 1991.
(3) Academic grant recipients may not use the
			 academic grant for any courses that include any religious worship or exercise,
			 or for any degree in religious, seminarian, or theological academic
			 studies.
(4) On and after May 17,
			 1991, individual benefits under this program for the academic grant and related
			 stipend, if applicable, must be fully utilized and courses completed within
			 four years of the date of official notification of the award recipient's
			 selection and receipt of the academic grant, as provided by the superintendent
			 of public instruction, or his or her designee, to the higher education
			 coordinating board.
(5) Recipients
			 must agree to comply with all conditions of the award and provide documentation
			 to the board as necessary for proper administration of the program.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 28B.80 and 28A.625 RCW and 1994
				  c 279. 94-14-008, §
										250-78-040, filed 6/23/94,
				  effective 6/23/94. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.80 RCW and 1991 c 255.
				  91-20-070, §
										250-78-040, filed 9/26/91,
				  effective 10/27/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-78 - Washington award for excellence in education academic grant › Section 250-78-050 - Award amount

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(1) Recipients of
			 the Washington award for excellence in education named by the office of the
			 superintendent of public instruction prior to January 1, 1994 may elect to
			 receive their award in the form of the academic grant. The academic grant shall
			 be used to reimburse recipients for actual costs of tuition and fees up to a
			 maximum of forty-five quarter or thirty semester credit hours. The rate of
			 reimbursement per credit hour shall not exceed the resident, graduate,
			 part-time cost per credit hour at the University of Washington in the year the
			 recipient takes the credit.
(2)
			 Recipients who were awarded the tuition/fee waiver benefit for forty-five
			 quarter or thirty semester credits prior to May 17, 1991 shall receive the
			 remaining value of the tuition/fee waiver in the form of the academic grant.
			 Conversion of the tuition/fee waiver to the value of individual recipient
			 academic grants shall be calculated as a ratio of available (unused) credits
			 remaining in the tuition/fee waiver benefit to the total credits originally
			 awarded.
(3) Consistent with terms
			 of prior law, academic grant recipients who received notification of their
			 award by the office of the superintendent of public instruction prior to May
			 17, 1991 may be eligible to receive a stipend not to exceed one thousand
			 dollars for costs incurred in taking courses covered by the academic
			 grant.
(4) Academic grant
			 recipients who received notification of their award by the office of the
			 superintendent of public instruction after May 17, 1991 and before January 1,
			 1994 may be eligible to receive a stipend not to exceed one thousand dollars
			 for costs incurred in taking courses covered by the academic grant only if
			 funds are [specially] [specifically] appropriated for stipends under this
			 program.
(5) Washington private
			 colleges and universities may elect to participate in the program.
(a) Academic grant recipients attending
			 Washington private colleges and universities may receive the grant, provided
			 the following additional criteria are met:
(i)
			 The institution elects to participate in the program; and
(ii) The institution matches the amount of
			 the academic grant received by the recipient from the state on at least a
			 dollar-for-dollar basis, either with actual money or by waiver of fees. If the
			 institution chooses to match the academic grant with actual cash rather than by
			 waiver of tuition/fees, the institutional match shall consist of dollars
			 derived from institutional grant aid funds.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-78 - Washington award for excellence in education academic grant › Section 250-78-060 - Management of funds

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(1)
			 Disbursements of all academic grant, stipend, and recognition award funds are
			 contingent upon appropriations. In the event that funds are insufficient to pay
			 all eligible claims submitted, disbursements will be issued to recipients on
			 the following basis:
(a) Claims for payment of
			 the recognition award, or reimbursement of eligible educational costs through
			 the academic grant or stipend, shall be paid in order of receipt by the board
			 and to the extent of available funds, up to the value remaining in the
			 recipient's award benefit.
(b)
			 Claims for payment of a recipient's eligible award benefits which have not been
			 paid in full shall become first priority for payment, in order of receipt by
			 the board, up to the value remaining in the recipient's award benefit, as funds
			 become available to the program through:
(i)
			 Supplemental moneys appropriated to the program for the current fiscal year;
			 or[,]
(ii) Funds appropriated to
			 the program for the next fiscal year; or[,]
(iii) Funds appropriated to the program for
			 subsequent biennia.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-79 - Running start program › Section 250-79-010 - Adopting running start rules by reference

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WAC
				392-169-005 through
				392-169-125 [is][,] inclusive of
				the 1995 amendment thereto and repeal of WAC 392-169-035, [are] hereby adopted
				[by reference].
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28A.300.390,
				  28A.150.260 and
				  28A.150.290. 95-18-041, §
										250-79-010, filed 8/29/95,
				  effective 9/29/95; 94-14-064, §
										250-79-010, filed 7/1/94,
				  effective 8/1/94.
Reviser's note:
RCW
				   34.05.395 requires the use of underlining and
				  deletion marks to indicate amendments to existing rules, and deems ineffectual
				  changes not filed by the agency in this manner. The bracketed material in the
				  above section does not appear to conform to the statutory
				  requirement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-79 - Running start program › Section 250-79-020 - Public access to running start program rules

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Copies of chapter 392-169 WAC are available in the offices of
				the higher education coordinating board, the state board for community and
				technical colleges and the superintendent of public instruction located in
				Olympia, Washington.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28A.300.390,
				  28A.150.260 and
				  28A.150.290. 95-18-041, §
										250-79-020, filed 8/29/95,
				  effective 9/29/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-79 - Running start program › Section 250-79-030 - Adoption by reference

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Adopting running start rule revisions by reference to amended
				sections WAC
				392-169-025; 392-169-030;
				392-169-055; 392-169-057; and 392-169-060, filed by the office of the
				superintendent of public instruction by WSR 99-13-124, filed
				6/16/99.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28A.600.390. 99-19-147, §
										250-79-030, filed 9/22/99,
				  effective 10/23/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-80 - Washington promise scholarship rules › Section 250-80-010 - Purpose

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The Washington promise scholarship program recognizes and
				encourages the aspiration for superior academic achievement of high school
				students who attend and graduate from Washington high schools. The program
				offers a two-year scholarship for eligible students that may be used at any
				accredited institution within the borders of the state. The scholarship may
				also be used at certain Oregon institutions offering programs not offered in
				Washington.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 28B.80 and 28B.119 RCW.
				  02-24-040, §
										250-80-010, filed 12/2/02,
				  effective 1/2/03. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.80 RCW and 1999 c 309 §
				  611(6). 00-08-082, §
										250-80-010, filed 4/4/00,
				  effective 5/5/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-80 - Washington promise scholarship rules › Section 250-80-020 - Definitions

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(1) "Board" means
			 the higher education coordinating board.
(2) "OSPI" means the office of the
			 superintendent of public instruction.
(3) "High school" means a secondary
			 institution in Washington state identified by the office of the superintendent
			 of public instruction as qualified to confer high school diplomas to a
			 graduating senior class.
(4)
			 "Parent(s)" mean the biological or adoptive parent of the student applicant and
			 the spouse of a biological or adoptive parent. In cases of divorce or
			 separation the parent for purposes of reporting income and family size is the
			 biological or adoptive parent who provided more than one-half of the
			 applicant's support in the previous twelve months. The term parent does not
			 include either foster parents or legal guardians.
(5) "Family size" is the number of people for
			 whom the applicant's parent(s) provided more than one-half of the support in
			 the previous twelve months.
(6)
			 "Income," in most cases means the applicant parent's adjusted gross income
			 (AGI) as reported on the previous calendar year's federal tax return. For the
			 independent student, income means the student's adjusted gross income as
			 reported on the previous calendar year's federal tax return.
(7) "Independent student" means a student
			 whose biological parents are both deceased and there is no adoptive parent, or
			 the student is a "ward of the court," or the student has been legally
			 emancipated by court order. The board may also recognize a student as
			 independent due to exceptional circumstances as recognized by the appeal
			 committee.
(8) "Appeals committee"
			 means a committee convened by the board to review petitions and requests by
			 students for consideration of individual exceptional circumstances.
(9) "Median family income (MFI)" means the
			 median income for the state of Washington, by family size, as compiled by the
			 federal Bureau of the Census and reported annually in the
Federal
			 Register
.
(10) "Income
			 cutoff" means one hundred thirty-five percent of the median family
			 income.
(11) "Academic year" means
			 the fall, winter, and spring quarters or the fall and spring semesters between
			 July 1st and June 30th.
(12)
			 "Eligible student" means a person who:
(a)
			 Graduates from a public or private high school located in the state of
			 Washington; and
(b) Is in the top
			 fifteen percent of his or her 2000 graduating class; or
(c) Attained a cumulative score of 1200 or
			 better on the Scholastic Assessment Test I (SATI) on the first attempt;
			 or
(d) Attained a cumulative score
			 of 27 or better on the American College Test (ACT) on the first attempt;
			 and
(e) Has a family income less
			 than one hundred thirty-five percent of the state's median; and
(f) Enrolls at least half time in an eligible
			 postsecondary institution in the state of Washington; and
(g) Is not pursuing a degree in
			 theology.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-80 - Washington promise scholarship rules › Section 250-80-030 - Application procedure

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(1) The
			 eligible student will make application directly to the board.
(2) The completed application will include a
			 data sheet, signed certification statement, a copy of the parent's previous
			 calendar year's federal tax return for the purpose of verifying the income, and
			 any other documentation requested by the board in response to missing,
			 incomplete, or unclear information. Student income information will be
			 accepted, in lieu of parental information, when the board recognizes the
			 applicant as being an independent student.
(3) The board will treat all applications in
			 a confidential manner.
(4)
			 Applications will be made available through several means including:
(a) Mailings to public and private high
			 school principals in the state;
(b)
			 Posting on the HECB web site (
http://www.hecb.wa.gov/
);
(c) Direct mailing to students.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-80 - Washington promise scholarship rules › Section 250-80-040 - Recipient selection

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(1) Recipients
			 include all eligible students who have completed applications prior to the
			 annual deadline, who are verified as having finished in the top ten percent of
			 their senior graduating high school class, and who enroll in an eligible
			 school.
(2) The student who is
			 determined eligible for the first year of scholarship benefits is also presumed
			 eligible for the second year's benefits. The student will not need to provide
			 income information after once establishing his or her eligibility.
(3) Students not meeting the eligibly
			 requirements for the first year of scholarship benefits may reapply for the
			 second year of benefits.
(4)
			 Eligibility determinations made by the appeals committee are final.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.80 RCW and 1999 c 309 §
				  611(6). 00-08-082, §
										250-80-040, filed 4/4/00,
				  effective 5/5/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-80 - Washington promise scholarship rules › Section 250-80-050 - Authorized award amounts

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(1) The
			 maximum annual authorized award shall not exceed the representative average
			 annual tuition and fees for resident students attending the state's community
			 and technical colleges, as determined by the board.
(2) The actual authorized annual award for
			 each recipient shall be the annual appropriation, as determined by the board to
			 be available for grants, evenly prorated among the eligible students.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.80 RCW and 1999 c 309 §
				  611(6). 00-08-082, §
										250-80-050, filed 4/4/00,
				  effective 5/5/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-80 - Washington promise scholarship rules › Section 250-80-060 - Grant disbursement

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(1) In
			 order to receive a scholarship disbursement, eligible students must enroll with
			 at least a half-time status and be considered by the school to be making
			 satisfactory progress in their course of study, according to the school's
			 satisfactory progress policy for federal student aid.
(2) Grants to students will be disbursed in
			 equal payments, once per term, across the three quarter or two semester
			 academic year.
(3) State of
			 Washington public colleges and universities may request payment for funds up to
			 the limit of the per term award for each enrolled eligible student. The state
			 public college or university may apply the proceeds of the scholarship to any
			 outstanding debt owed by the student to the institution. The institution must
			 disburse any remainder directly to the eligible student.
(4) Nonstate institutions may request that
			 checks be written to eligible students attending their schools. The board will
			 write individual warrants payable to each eligible student and delivered to the
			 school for disbursement.
(5) The
			 independent university and the private vocational school must disburse the
			 warrant once the student's half-time or greater enrollment has been verified.
			 The school may not withhold or delay disbursement for any reason other than for
			 less than half-time enrollment. The school has thirty days to either disburse
			 the warrant or return it to the board.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.80.370,
				  28B.119.010(9)
				  and 28B 119.020 [28B.119.020](3). 03-23-119, §
										250-80-060, filed 11/19/03,
				  effective 1/1/04. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.80 RCW and 1999 c 309 §
				  611(6). 00-08-082, §
										250-80-060, filed 4/4/00,
				  effective 5/5/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-80 - Washington promise scholarship rules › Section 250-80-070 - Renewals and authorized use period

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(1) Eligible students may renew their award
			 for the second year's benefits, subject to the availability of
			 funding.
(2) The deadline for the
			 return of renewal applications will be set annually by the board.
(3) The board will determine the maximum
			 number of years each class of graduating high school seniors has to complete
			 usage of the scholarship.
(4) The
			 authorized use period is limited to two consecutive years following graduation.
			 Students who were not eligible for the first year of benefits, or who did not
			 use the first year of benefits, may reapply for the second year benefits, but
			 may not renew for a third year.
(5)
			 Receipt of the scholarship is dependent upon the availability of
			 funding.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 28B.80 and 28B.119 RCW.
				  02-24-040, §
										250-80-070, filed 12/2/02,
				  effective 1/2/03. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.80 RCW and 1999 c 309 §
				  611(6). 00-08-082, §
										250-80-070, filed 4/4/00,
				  effective 5/5/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-80 - Washington promise scholarship rules › Section 250-80-080 - Appeals

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(1) The board will
			 set an annual deadline for the receipt of appeals.
(2) Appeals must be submitted to the board in
			 writing before the application deadline.
(3) The board may use its judgment to except
			 individual students from a program rule or rules based on substantial
			 documented mitigating circumstances.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.80 RCW and 1999 c 309 §
				  611(6). 00-08-082, §
										250-80-080, filed 4/4/00,
				  effective 5/5/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-80 - Washington promise scholarship rules › Section 250-80-090 - The account

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(1) The Washington
			 promise scholarship account is established in the custody of the state
			 treasurer for the purpose of administering the Washington promise scholarship
			 program.
(2) The annual allotment
			 is to be deposited into the account for the purpose of making commitments to
			 students for future scholarship payments, disbursements of the scholarship
			 awards, and for the administrative expenses of the program, as limited by the
			 board's biennial budget provisos.
(3) All moneys not claimed by students, the
			 refund of tuition and fees, and contributions from nonstate sources are to be
			 deposited into the account and used for future payments.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.80 RCW and 1999 c 309 §
				  611(6). 00-08-082, §
										250-80-090, filed 4/4/00,
				  effective 5/5/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-80 - Washington promise scholarship rules › Section 250-80-100 - Program administration

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(1) The
			 higher education coordinating board shall administer the program. The board
			 shall be responsible for:
(a) Collection of
			 student applications;
(b)
			 Determination of student eligibility;
(c) Determination of the eligibility of
			 postsecondary institutions within Washington;
(d) Adjudication of all appeals;
(e) Disbursement of awards; and
(f) Maintenance of records.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-81 - Masters in education reimbursement program › Section 250-81-010 - Purpose

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This program is intended to partially reimburse teachers or
				teacher candidates for educational expenses they incur when they receive a
				master's degree in education or a master's degree in teaching and return to
				teaching in a public school classroom.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.80 RCW and 1999 c 309 §
				  611(3). 00-08-080, §
										250-81-010, filed 4/4/00,
				  effective 5/5/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-81 - Masters in education reimbursement program › Section 250-81-020 - Definitions

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(1) "Board" means
			 the higher education coordinating board.
(2) "OSPI" means the office of the
			 superintendent of public instruction.
(3) "Public school" means an elementary
			 school, a middle school, junior high school, or high school within the public
			 school system referred to in Article IX of the state Constitution.
(4) "Eligible applicant" means a person who:
(a) Did not possess a master's degree in any
			 subject prior to July 1, 1999;
(b)
			 Receives either a master's in education or a master's in teaching degree from
			 an institution of higher education in Washington after June 30, 1999;
			 and
(c) Is teaching in one of the
			 state's public elementary, middle, or secondary schools or has a contract to
			 teach in one of those schools for the next academic year at a rate of half-time
			 or greater.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-81 - Masters in education reimbursement program › Section 250-81-030 - Application procedure

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(1) The
			 completed application will include all necessary documentation.
(2) The board will treat all applications in
			 a confidential manner.
(3)
			 Applications will be made available through several means including:
(a) Mailings to institutions of higher
			 education;
(b) Mailings to related
			 teacher and school organizations;
(c) Posting on the HECB web site at
http://www.hecb.wa.gov
;
(d) Direct mailing to individuals.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-81 - Masters in education reimbursement program › Section 250-81-040 - Recipient selection and ranking in priority order

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(1) First priority will be given to
			 applicants who possess a mathematics or science teaching credential.
(2) The board may set other priorities if
			 needed to properly expend program funding.
(3) Applicants who do not receive the
			 reimbursement may reapply in the second year.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.80 RCW and 1999 c 309 §
				  611(3). 00-08-080, §
										250-81-040, filed 4/4/00,
				  effective 5/5/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-81 - Masters in education reimbursement program › Section 250-81-050 - Reimbursement amount

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(1) Within
			 available funds and until these funds are exhausted, the board may repay all or
			 a portion of the educational expenses incurred by a teacher, or teacher
			 candidate, for one year of master's level studies at an accredited Washington
			 institution of higher education.
(2) The annual maximum reimbursement shall be
			 set by the board. Depending upon the number of eligible applicants, the
			 reimbursement may be prorated among eligible applicants at a rate less than the
			 maximum.
(3) Funds are to be
			 prorated among all eligible first priority applicants, not to exceed the annual
			 maximum as set by the board.
(4) If
			 funds remain after awards have been made to first priority applicants, the
			 board may establish a second priority group to fully expend program funding.
			 The award to this population of applicants shall not exceed the amount received
			 by the first priority applicants.
(5) If funds continue to remain after
			 reimbursing the second priority applicants, then the remaining funds shall be
			 prorated among all remaining eligible applicants, not to exceed the award given
			 to the first priority group.
(6)
			 The reimbursement for any individual eligible applicant shall be reduced by the
			 sum of all other tuition reimbursements received by the applicant from other
			 public sources. Other public sources include the applicant's school and school
			 district, but do not include student loans or student aid awarded through a
			 college or university.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.80 RCW and 1999 c 309 §
				  611(3). 00-08-080, §
										250-81-050, filed 4/4/00,
				  effective 5/5/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-81 - Masters in education reimbursement program › Section 250-81-060 - Program administration

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(1) The
			 board shall administer the program. The board shall be responsible for:
(a) Collection of applications and
			 documentation;
(b) Determination of
			 eligibility;
(c) Determination of
			 the eligibility of institutions of higher education within
			 Washington;
(d) Adjudication of all
			 appeals;
(e) Disbursement of
			 awards; and
(f) Maintenance of
			 records.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-82 - Public records › Section 250-82-010 - Authority and purpose

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(1)RCW
			  42.56.070(1) requires each
			 agency to make available for inspection and copying nonexempt "public records"
			 in accordance with published rules. The act defines "public record" to include
			 any "writing containing information relating to the conduct of government or
			 the performance of any governmental or proprietary function prepared, owned,
			 used, or retained" by the agency.
			 RCW
			  42.56.070(2) requires each
			 agency to set forth "for informational purposes" every law, in addition to the
			 Public Records Act, that exempts or prohibits the disclosure of public Records
			 held by that agency.
(2) The
			 purpose of these rules is to establish the procedures the Washington higher
			 education coordinating board will follow in order to provide full access to
			 public records. These rules provide information to persons wishing to request
			 access to public records of the Washington higher education coordinating board
			 and establish processes for both requestors and the Washington higher education
			 coordinating board staff that are designed to best assist members of the public
			 in obtaining such access.
(3) The
			 purpose of the act is to provide the public full access to information
			 concerning the conduct of government, mindful of individuals' privacy rights
			 and the desirability of the efficient administration of government. The act and
			 these rules will be interpreted in favor of disclosure. In carrying out its
			 responsibilities under the act, the Washington higher education coordinating
			 board will be guided by the provisions of the act describing its purposes and
			 interpretation.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  42.56.100. 07-12-026, §
										250-82-010, filed 5/30/07,
				  effective 6/30/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-82 - Public records › Section 250-82-020 - Agency description - Contact information - Public records officer

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(1) The Washington
			 higher education coordinating board administers all state student financial aid
			 programs. These programs include state and federal student need based aid,
			 merit based aid, workforce incentive aid, and other outreach programs. In
			 addition, the board provides state level policy development, research,
			 analysis, planning, and coordination of various issues confronting higher
			 education. The Washington higher education coordinating board serves as the
			 administrative agency for the state's guaranteed education tuition program,
			 overseen by the GET committee. The Washington higher education coordinating
			 board central office is located at 917 Lakeridge Way SW, P.O. Box 43430,
			 Olympia, WA 98504-3430.
(2) Any
			 person wishing to request access to public records of Washington higher
			 education coordinating board, or seeking assistance in making such a request
			 should contact the public records officer of the Washington higher education
			 coordinating board:
Public Records Officer
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board 917 Lakeridge
				Way SW
P.O. Box 43430
Olympia, WA 98504-3430
Voice 360-753-7800
Fax 360-753-7808 publicrecordsofficer@hecb.wa.gov
Information is also available at the Washington higher
				education coordinating board web site at
http://www.hecb.wa.gov/
.
(3) The public records officer will oversee
			 compliance with the act but another Washington higher education coordinating
			 board staff member may process the request. Therefore, these rules will refer
			 to the public records officer "or designee." The public records officer or
			 designee and the Washington higher education coordinating board will provide
			 the "fullest assistance" to requestors; create and maintain for use by the
			 public and Washington higher education coordinating board officials an index to
			 public records of the Washington higher education coordinating board; ensure
			 that public records are protected from damage or disorganization; and prevent
			 fulfilling public records requests from causing excessive interference with
			 essential functions of the Washington higher education coordinating
			 board.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  42.56.100. 07-12-026, §
										250-82-020, filed 5/30/07,
				  effective 6/30/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-82 - Public records › Section 250-82-030 - Availability of public records

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(1)
Hours for inspection of records.
Public records are available for
			 inspection and copying during normal business hours of the Washington higher
			 education coordinating board, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
			 excluding legal holidays. Records must be inspected at the offices of the
			 Washington higher education coordinating board.
(2)
Records index.
An index of
			 public records is available for use by members of the public, including final
			 orders, declaratory orders, interpretive statements, and statements of policy
			 issued after June 30, 1990.
The volume of records maintained by the Washington higher
				education coordinating board is such that it would be unduly burdensome to
				develop and maintain an index for all such records. In lieu of an index the
				following filing system is utilized:
(a) Resolutions by the board are filed by
			 resolution number by year.
(b) The
			 following records are filed by the name of the academic institution:
Complaints filed by persons claiming loss of tuition or fees as
				a result of an unfair business practice;
Records regarding the issuance or denial of authorization for
				an academic institution to issue one or more degrees, or the waiver or
				exemption of any requirement of authorization;
Records regarding the approval or denial of a degree program
				for an academic institution;
Records regarding program approval for the use of G.I. Bill
				benefits;
Records regarding the approval or denial of an academic
				institution to participate in the state need grant program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-82 - Public records › Section 250-82-040 - Processing of public records requests - General

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(1)
Providing "fullest
			 assistance."
The Washington higher education coordinating board is
			 charged by statute with adopting rules which provide for how it will "provide
			 full access to public records," "protect records from damage or
			 disorganization," "prevent excessive interference with other essential
			 functions of the agency," provide "fullest assistance" to requestors, and
			 provide the "most timely possible action" on public records requests. The
			 public records officer or designee will process requests in the order allowing
			 the most requests to be processed in the most efficient manner.
(2)
Acknowledging receipt of
			 request.
Within five business days of receipt of the request, the public
			 records officer will do one or more of the following:
(a) Make the records available for inspection
			 or copying;
(b) If copies are
			 requested and payment of a deposit, for the copies, if any, is made or terms of
			 payment are agreed upon, send the copies to the requestor;
(c) Provide a reasonable estimate of when
			 records will be available;
(d) If
			 the request is unclear or does not sufficiently identify the requested records,
			 request clarification from the requestor. Such clarification may be requested
			 and provided by telephone. The public records officer or designee may revise
			 the estimate of when records will be available; or
(e) Deny the request.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-82 - Public records › Section 250-82-050 - Exemptions

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(1) The Public
			 Records Act provides that a number of types of documents are exempt from public
			 inspection and copying. In addition, documents are exempt from disclosure if
			 any "other statute" exempts or prohibits disclosure. Requestors should be aware
			 of the following exemptions, outside the Public Records Act, that restrict the
			 availability of some documents held by the Washington higher education
			 coordinating board for inspection and copying:
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. §
										1232g;  34 C.F.R. Part 99)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
				(HIPAA). (PL
				104-191 Health Insurance Portability and
				Accountability Act of 1996; 45 C.F.R. Parts 160, 162, and 164)
28B.76.280 Data collection and research -- Research advisory
				group -- Privacy protection.
28B.85.020 Board's duties -- Rules -- Investigations
				--Interagency agreements for degree and nondegree programs -- Information on
				institutions offering substandard or fraudulent degree programs -- Financial
				disclosure exempt from public disclosure.
(2) The Washington higher education
			 coordinating board is prohibited by statute from disclosing lists of
			 individuals for commercial purposes.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  42.56.100. 07-12-026, §
										250-82-050, filed 5/30/07,
				  effective 6/30/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-82 - Public records › Section 250-82-060 - Costs of providing copies of public records

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(1)
Costs for paper copies.
There is no fee for inspecting public records. A requestor may obtain copies of
			 public records according to the fees described in WAC 250-82-062.
Before beginning to make the copies, the public records officer
				or designee may require a deposit of up to ten percent of the estimated costs
				of copying all the records selected by the requestor. The public records
				officer or designee may also require the payment of the remainder of the
				copying costs before providing all the records, or the payment of the costs of
				copying an installment before providing that installment. The Washington
				student achievement council will not charge sales tax when it makes copies of
				public records.
(2)
Costs of mailing.
The Washington student achievement council may
			 also charge actual costs of mailing, including the cost of the shipping
			 container.
(3)
Payment.
Payment may be made by cash, check, or money order to the Washington student
			 achievement council.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   42.56.100. 07-12-026, §
										250-82-060, filed 5/30/07,
				  effective 6/30/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-82 - Public records › Section 250-82-062 - Charges for public records Calculation of actual costs of producing copies of public records declared to be unduly burdensome - Adoption of statutory fee schedule

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(1) Pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.56.120(2), as amended by
			 section 3, chapter 304, Laws of 2017, the Washington student achievement
			 council declares for the following reasons that it would be unduly burdensome
			 for it to calculate the actual costs it charges for providing copies of public
			 records: Funds were not allocated for performing a study to calculate such
			 actual costs; it would consume scarce agency resources to conduct a study of
			 actual costs; it is difficult to accurately calculate all costs directly
			 incident to copying records, including equipment and paper costs, data storage
			 costs, electronic production costs, and staff time for copying and sending
			 requested records; agency resources are insufficient to perform a study and the
			 accurate calculation of all costs as described in this subsection; and a study
			 would interfere with and disrupt other essential agency functions.
(2) The Washington student achievement
			 council may charge fees for production of copies of public records consistent
			 with the fee schedule established in
			 RCW
			  42.56.120, as amended by section 3, chapter
			 304, Laws of 2017.
(3) The agency
			 may also use any other method authorized by the Public Records Act for imposing
			 charges for public records including, but not limited to, charging a flat fee,
			 charging a customized service charge, or charging based on a contract,
			 memorandum of understanding, or other agreement with a requestor.
(4) The agency may waive charges assessed for
			 records when the public records officer determines collecting a fee is not cost
			 effective.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-82 - Public records › Section 250-82-070 - Review of denials of public records

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(1)
Petition for internal
			 administrative review of denial of access.
Any person who objects to the
			 initial denial or partial denial of a records request may petition in writing
			 (including e-mail) to the public records officer for a review of that decision.
			 The petition shall include a copy of or reasonably identify the written
			 statement by the public records officer or designee denying the
			 request.
(2)
Consideration of
			 petition for review.
The public records officer shall promptly provide
			 the petition and any other relevant information to the deputy director. The
			 deputy will immediately consider the petition and either affirm or reverse the
			 denial within two business days following the Washington higher education
			 coordinating board's receipt of the petition, or within such other time as the
			 Washington higher education coordinating board and the requestor mutually agree
			 to.
(3)
Review by the
			 attorney general's office.
Pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.56.530, if the Washington higher education
			 coordinating board denies a requestor access to public records because it
			 claims the record is exempt in whole or part from disclosure, the requestor may
			 request the attorney general's office to review the matter. The attorney
			 general has adopted rules on such requests in WAC
			 44-06-160.
(4)
Judicial review.
Any person
			 may obtain court review of denials of public records request pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.56.550 at the conclusion of two business
			 days after the initial denial regardless of any internal administrative
			 appeal.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  42.56.100. 07-12-026, §
										250-82-070, filed 5/30/07,
				  effective 6/30/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-83 - Passport to college promise program › Section 250-83-010 - Purpose

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.76.500. 08-15-160, §
										250-83-010, filed 7/23/08,
				  effective 8/23/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-83 - Passport to college promise program › Section 250-83-020 - Institutional eligibility

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.76.500. 08-15-160, §
										250-83-020, filed 7/23/08,
				  effective 8/23/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-83 - Passport to college promise program › Section 250-83-030 - Identification of eligible foster youth

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.76.500. 08-15-160, §
										250-83-030, filed 7/23/08,
				  effective 8/23/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-83 - Passport to college promise program › Section 250-83-040 - Student eligibility for passport scholarship

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.76.500. 08-15-160, §
										250-83-040, filed 7/23/08,
				  effective 8/23/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-83 - Passport to college promise program › Section 250-83-050 - Determining the amount of the passport student scholarship

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.76.500. 08-15-160, §
										250-83-050, filed 7/23/08,
				  effective 8/23/08.