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Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-020

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Statutory Authority: RCW  28C.10.040(2). 98-22-033, §
										490-105-020, filed 10/29/98, effective 11/29/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-040 - Initial school licensure requirements (See RCW 28C.10.050 and 28C.10.-060.)

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An entity wishing to operate a private vocational school must
				apply for a license according to instructions provided by the agency. If the
				agency determines an application is deficient, the applicant will be notified.
				The applicant must correct the deficiencies within thirty days of notification.
				If that fails to occur, the application may be returned to the applicant. The
				license application fee will not be refunded. The agency's executive director
				or designee may deny a license application for just cause.
The application must include, along with the licensing fees,
				the following information attested to by the school's chief administrative
				officer:
(1) An identification of
			 owners, shareholders, and directors:
(a)
			 Complete legal name, personal telephone number, and home mailing address of the
			 owner, shareholders, and directors;
(b) The form of ownership; e.g., sole
			 proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, or corporation;
(c) Names, addresses, personal phone numbers,
			 e-mail addresses, and prior school affiliations if any, of all individuals with
			 ten percent or more ownership interest;
(d) A school that is a corporation or a
			 subsidiary of another corporation must submit:
(i) Current evidence that the corporation is
			 registered with the Washington secretary of state's office; and
(ii) The name, address, and telephone number
			 of the corporation's registered agent.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-041 - Annual license renewal requirements (See RCW 28C.10.050 and 28C.10.060.)

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An entity operating under a private vocational school license
				must apply for an annual license renewal according to instructions provided by
				the agency. The renewal application must include, along with the renewal fees,
				the following information attested to by the school's chief administrative
				officer:
(1) An identification of
			 owners, shareholders, and directors.
(a) The
			 complete legal name, current personal telephone number, e-mail address, and
			 current mailing address of the owner;
(b) The form of ownership; e.g., sole
			 proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, or corporation;
(c) Names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail
			 addresses, and prior school affiliations, if any, of all individuals with ten
			 percent or more ownership interest;
(d) A school that is a corporation or a
			 subsidiary of another corporation must submit:
(i) Current evidence that the corporation is
			 registered with the Washington secretary of state's office; and
(ii) The name, address, and telephone number
			 of the corporation's registered agent.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-042 - Catalog requirements (See RCW 28C.10.050 (1)(c).)

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The school must publish a catalog that explains its operations
				and requirements. The catalog must be current, comprehensive, and accurate. The
				school must disclose the following, in some combination of a catalog, brochure,
				or other written material and furnish that information to each prospective
				student prior to completing an enrollment agreement. The catalog must include
				at least the following:
(1) Date of
			 publication;
(2) Names of owners
			 having a ten percent or more equity ownership and officers, including any
			 governing boards, and the name and address of its parent corporation, if a
			 subsidiary;
(3) Names, addresses,
			 and telephone numbers of the school's administrative offices and all auxiliary
			 facilities;
(4) Names and
			 qualifications of faculty. The list must be accurate as of the date of catalog
			 publication. Any changes of faculty must be noted on a catalog errata
			 sheet;
(5) The school calendar,
			 including hours of operation, holidays, enrollment periods, and the beginning
			 and ending dates of terms, courses, or programs as may be
			 appropriate;
(6) Admission
			 procedures, including policies describing all prerequisites needed by entering
			 students to:
(a) Successfully complete the
			 programs of study in which they are enrolled; and
(b) Qualify for the fields of employment for
			 which their education is designed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-043 - Enrollment agreement requirements (See RCW 28C.10.050 (1)(d).)

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An enrollment agreement is any agreement that creates a
				binding obligation to purchase a course of instruction from a school. Each
				school must use an enrollment contract or agreement that includes:
(1) The school's cancellation and refund
			 policy, in accordance with WAC 490-105-130, displayed in a type font size no
			 smaller than that used to meet any other requirements of this
			 section.
(2) The following
			 statement: This school is licensed under chapter 28C.10 RCW. Inquiries,
			 concerns, or complaints regarding this school can be made to the Workforce
			 Board, 128 10th Avenue S.W., Olympia, Washington, 98501, 360-709-4600, web:
			 www.wtb.wa.gov,e-mail: workforce@wtb.wa.gov.
(3) Information that will clearly and
			 completely define the terms of the agreement between the student, the school,
			 and the student's sponsor, if applicable. The enrollment agreement must include
			 at least the following:
(a) The name and
			 address of the school and the student;
(b) The name and address of the sponsoring
			 agency or business, if applicable;
(c) The program or course title as it appears
			 in the school's catalog, date training is to begin, and the number of hours or
			 units of instruction or lessons for which the student is enrolled;
(d) An itemization of all charges, fees, and
			 required purchases being incurred by the student or his/her sponsor in order to
			 complete the training. The student enrollment agreement must also contain the
			 sources and methods of payment and/or payment schedule being
			 established;
(e) Language
			 explaining that the agreement will be binding only when it has been fully
			 completed, signed and dated by the student and an authorized representative of
			 the school prior to the time instruction begins; and
(f) A statement that any changes in the
			 agreement will not be binding on either the student or the school unless such
			 changes have been acknowledged in writing by an authorized representative of
			 the school and by the student or the student's parent or guardian if he/she is
			 a minor.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-044 - Instructor and administrator qualifications (See RCW 28C.10.050 and 28C.10.060.)

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The education and experience of administrators, faculty, and
				other staff must be adequate to ensure that students will receive educational
				services consistent with the stated program objectives.
(1) The school must file with the agency the
			 qualifications of all instructional staff and other administration or personnel
			 that interact with students within thirty calendar days of their
			 employment.
(2) The school must
			 establish and enforce written policies for the qualification, supervision,
			 continuing education, and periodic evaluation of administrators, faculty, and
			 staff.
(3) School directors must
			 have at least two years of experience in a school or business administration,
			 teaching, or other experience related to their duties within the
			 organization.
(4) Faculty must be
			 qualified to provide instruction in their areas of specialization as
			 demonstrated by possession of the following:
(a) Industry recognized certification when
			 available; and
(b) Two years of
			 relevant education or work experience or relevant, current teaching experience
			 that particularly qualifies them to provide instruction in their areas of
			 specialization; or
(c) Current
			 evidence of being qualified to teach that has been issued by a regulatory
			 agency of this or another state.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-050 - Sales agent registration (See RCW 28C.10.060.)

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(1) Each school shall be responsible for
			 conduct of its admission/sales agents in the performance of their duties and
			 shall provide them with adequate training to ensure compliance with training
			 standards specified in subsection (6) of this section.
(2) Each school must register its sales
			 agents with the agency within thirty calendar days of their hire. An
			 application to register a sales agent must be in a format supplied by the
			 agency.
(3) Each individual
			 applying to be registered as an agent is considered to be acting as an agent of
			 the school designated on the application. No person can be independently
			 registered to perform the functions of an agent.
(4) If an individual is applying to represent
			 a private vocational school that is located in another state and does not
			 operate a training facility within Washington state, the application must be
			 accompanied by the fee in WAC 490-105-070(2).
(5) Each school to which the agent is
			 registered must inactivate the agent within thirty calendar days following the
			 date that the registered agent ceases to perform those services.
(6) Each school shall ensure proper training
			 to sales agents prior to their representing the school. The training shall
			 include at a minimum:
(a) An applicant for
			 sales agent must receive a copy of the of the Private Vocational School Act
			 (chapter 28C.10 RCW) and the regulations contained in this chapter; all
			 applicants must acknowledge that they have read the statutes and regulations
			 concerning the Private Vocational School Act, by signing an attestation
			 statement to be included in the personnel file;
(b) An applicant for sales agent shall be of
			 good moral character and reputation as referenced in WAC 490-105-044(7);
			 and
(c) The school shall ensure
			 that each applicant is knowledgeable of the school's catalog, enrollment
			 agreement and their policies and procedures.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-060 - Licensing of off-campus activities

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Schools under common ownership that offer educational services
				and maintain ongoing individual facilities, faculty, or students shall be
				considered as independent entities. Schools that offer educational services as
				part of an educational program conducted at a location other than the licensed
				school location approved by the agency must obtain approval from the agency
				prior to conducting educational services at an auxiliary location.
(1) An auxiliary facility license is required
			 if a school meets the following criteria:
(a)
			 The educational program includes an externship/ internship, clinical/practicum
			 or lab/field component conducted at a location other than the school's approved
			 licensed location that is offered as part of a program and required for
			 completion of a program;
(b) The
			 instructional program, site administration, and training are significantly
			 integrated with the school's primary facility;
(c) The facility will not be represented as a
			 school location and its address will not be advertised;
(d) No exterior or interior school
			 emblem/logo is displayed at times other than during the training session;
			 and
(e) No enrollment will be
			 solicited or executed at the auxiliary facility.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-070 - Fees (See RCW 28C.10.060(3).)

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(1) Initial/new
			 school licensing fees and annual licensing/renewal fees:
(a) A school located within the state of
			 Washington must pay an annual license/renewal application fee based on total
			 annual tuition income.
(b) A school
			 located outside the state of Washington must pay an annual license/renewal
			 application fee based on the total annual tuition income received from or on
			 behalf of Washington state residents.
(c) A new school that has not been in
			 operation prior to the date of initial licensing must base its application fee
			 on estimated total annual tuition income.
If the school's total annual tuition income
						is:
Its Annual License Fee is:
$0 - $25,000
$250
$25,001 - $50,000
$500
$50,001 - $100,000
$600
$100,001 - $250,000
$750
$250,001 - $500,000
$1,000
$500,001 - $1,000,000
$1,500
$1,000,001 - $2,500,000
$2,000
$2,500,001+
$2,500
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-080 - Tuition recovery trust fund fees (See RCW 28C.10.082 and 28C.10.084.)

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(1) Establishment of fund liability. The
			 amount of liability that can be satisfied by this fund on behalf of each
			 individual school licensed under this chapter is the amount of unearned prepaid
			 tuition in the possession of the owner.
(a)
			 If the school is located within the state of Washington, the amount of
			 liability that can be satisfied by this fund is the amount of unearned, prepaid
			 tuition from or on behalf of all students.
(b) If the school is located outside the
			 state of Washington, the amount of liability that can be satisfied by this fund
			 is the amount of unearned prepaid tuition from or on behalf of Washington state
			 residents.
(c) If the agency and
			 the student determine that the student should have additional evaluation and
			 assessment, these must be completed before further education/training or to
			 secure teach out opportunities.
(d)
			 If the agency and the student determine that the student is unable to secure
			 available teach out opportunities, a student may be entitle to a full refund of
			 tuition and other expenses.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-090

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Statutory Authority: RCW  28C.10.040(2). 98-22-033, §
										490-105-090, filed 10/29/98, effective 11/29/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-100 - Exemption from licensing requirements

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RCW  28C.10.030 provides exemption for some entities for
				certain types of education or training. These exemptions are further
				interpreted or defined as follows:
(1)
			 "Conducting educational programs" includes instructional or training programs
			 or courses taught by a third party pursuant to a written contract with a trade,
			 business, professional, or fraternal organization, primarily for the training
			 of that business' employees or organizations members, and for which no tuition
			 fee is charged to the employee or member. Organizations that incentivize
			 membership during the enrollment process cannot qualify for the exemption found
			 in RCW  28C.10.030(1).
(2)
			 "Avocational" or "recreational" means instruction that is primarily intended
			 for leisure and is not offered to provide a student with employable skills or
			 competencies. Instruction offered as a prerequisite for a vocational program
			 does not qualify for this exemption.
(3) "Entities not otherwise exempt offering
			 only workshops or seminars lasting no longer than three calendar days" means
			 instruction that can be completed within three scheduled class days. A class
			 day shall be defined by the school's class schedule, but must allow reasonable
			 breaks and may not exceed fourteen hours. A vocational education program
			 divided into a series of supplementary seminars does not qualify for this
			 exemption.
(4) "Programs of
			 continuing professional education" include:
(a) Review programs offered solely as
			 preparation for tests leading to certification in specific disciplines but not
			 offered to provide occupational competencies. For example, this exemption
			 applies to test preparation programs that lead to: Certification by a state
			 board of accountancy (CPA); certification by the institute of certified
			 management accounting (CMA); admission to practice before a state bar;
			 certification in health occupations initiated by the American Medical
			 Association, American Dental Association, and their respective professional
			 auxiliaries; and, acquisition of other public certificates of convenience and
			 necessity; and
(b) Programs offered
			 to conform with rules adopted by state agencies that require practitioners to
			 undergo continuing professional education as a condition to renewing
			 certification or licensure.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-110 - Display of licenses Loss or destruction and notice of status change (See RCW 28C.10.060.)

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The school must display its license or auxiliary facility
				certificate prominently in the licensed premises.
(1) If the license or auxiliary facility
			 certificate is lost or destroyed, the school must apply for a duplicate and pay
			 the reissuance fee described in WAC 490-105-070(2) (Other fees).
(2) If the school plans to change its name,
			 it must notify the agency in advance and pay the certificate reissuance fee
			 described in WAC 490-105-070(2) (Other fees).
(3) If the school plans to change its
			 location or that of an auxiliary facility it must notify the agency in advance
			 and pay the certificate reissuance fee described in WAC 490-105-070(2) (Other
			 fees).
Statutory Authority: RCW  28C.10.040(2). 98-22-033, §
										490-105-110, filed 10/29/98, effective 11/29/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-120 - Ownership changes (See RCW 28C.10.060.)

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Private vocational school licenses are not transferable. When
				a sale takes place, the school's license expires. The new owner must secure a
				new license.
(1) The following are
			 considered changes of ownership:
(a) A sale by
			 the sole proprietor of a school, unless the seller becomes the majority
			 stockholder of the buying corporation;
(b) A change in the majority interest of
			 general partners of a partnership; or
(c) A sale or transfer of stock that creates
			 a change in the majority interest in the issued and outstanding shares of a
			 corporation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-130 - Minimum requirements for student refunds (See RCW 28C.10.050 (1)(b).)

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(1) At a minimum, schools must use the
			 following applicable refund and cancellation policies; however, the agency may
			 approve refund policies whose terms are more favorable to students than the
			 following established minimums.
(2) The official date of termination or
			 withdrawal of a student shall be determined in the following manner:
(a) The date on which the school recorded the
			 student's last day of attendance;
(b) The date on which the student is
			 terminated for a violation of a published school policy which provides for
			 termination;
(c) No student shall
			 be continued on an inactive status in violation of school policy without
			 written consent of the student. Inactive students must be terminated within
			 thirty days of the next available start date and refunded appropriate prepaid
			 tuition and fees at that time.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-140 - What are student admission standards? (See RCW 28C.10.050 (1)(g).)

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Prior to enrolling applicants the school must assess the
				applicants' basic skills and relevant aptitudes to determine that he or she has
				the ability to complete and benefit from the training they are
				considering.
(1) When a school applies
			 for initial licensing under chapter 28C.10 RCW, it must submit a description of
			 the method it will use to comply with the requirements under this section. Any
			 subsequent change in that method must be reported to the agency no more than
			 fifteen calendar days after the change is adopted.
(2) The school must measure all applicants'
			 ability to benefit against current prerequisites for employment in the job
			 objective established for the program, e.g., prior work and health history,
			 English language proficiency, driving and arrest records, and evaluations of
			 any applicable physiological factors such as vision acuity, color perception,
			 lifting and weight bearing capabilities, and manual dexterity.
(3) Schools may consider that applicants have
			 adequate academic abilities if they have earned a high school diploma, high
			 school equivalency, or General Educational Development (GED)
			 certificate.
(4) Schools may
			 consider that applicants have adequate English language proficiency if they
			 have received:
(a) A high school diploma from
			 a high school where English is the primary language; or
(b) A high school equivalency or General
			 Educational Development (GED) certificate in English; or
(c) A passing score on the Test of English as
			 a Foreign Language, or the International English Language Testing System or a
			 similar language proficiency exam; or
(d) A satisfactory evaluation of the
			 applicant's foreign course work that has been produced by a reputable
			 organization specializing in such evaluations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-150 - Program, facility, and equipment standards (See RCW 28C.10.050 and 28C.10.060.)

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(1) Schools must
			 design and implement programs of quality, content, and duration, and with
			 appropriate entrance criteria, instructional materials, staff, equipment and
			 facilities to prepare students for the program's occupational
			 objectives.
(2) The school must
			 have an exact physical location which:
(a) Is
			 adequate to meet the needs of its students and the objectives of the
			 program;
(b) Provides a modern and
			 effective learning environment with enough classroom, laboratory, and shop
			 space for the number of students to be trained;
(c) Is maintained in compliance with state
			 laws and local ordinances related to safety and health; and
(d) The school's physical facilities as well
			 as instructional and programmatic elements are accessible to students with
			 disabilities, and that reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities
			 will be provided.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-160 - Annual student data reporting (See RCW 28C.10.050 and 28C.10.060.)

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In addition to the minimum licensing standards described in
				RCW  28C.10.050, each school must submit the following information annually for
				each student who participated in training during the reporting period:
(1) Student name, address, telephone number
			 and Social Security number if provided by the student;
(2) Start date of training and date of
			 completion or dropout;
(3)
			 Enrollment status as of the end of the reporting period;
(4) Previous education before starting the
			 current training program;
(5)
			 Race;
(6) Date of birth;
(7) Gender;
(8) Disability status;
(9) Hispanic/non-Hispanic;
(10) Program title and duration (in
			 months);
(11) Veteran
			 status;
(12) Grade point average
			 (GPA) or pass/fail;
(13) If
			 complete, what credential earned;
(14) Any other information that the agency
			 deems appropriate.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28.10.040 [28C.10.040]. 08-04-110, §
										490-105-160, filed 2/6/08, effective 3/8/08. Statutory Authority: RCW  28C.10.040(2). 98-22-033, §
										490-105-160, filed 10/29/98, effective 11/29/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-170 - Unfair business practices

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(1) The term
			 "unfair business practice" under RCW  28C.10.110(11) is further defined to mean
			 those practices described as prohibited under RCW  28C.10.090.
(2) In addition to the actions described in
			 RCW  28C.10.110 it is an unfair business practice for a private vocational
			 school or its agent to:
(a) Advertise, offer,
			 sell, or award any educational credential without requiring the consumer to
			 enroll in and successfully complete a prescribed program of study, as outlined
			 in the school's catalog or brochure;
(b) Represent, directly or by implication,
			 that there is a substantial demand for persons completing any programs offered
			 by the school unless the school has reasonable basis for the representation,
			 documented by objective and statistically valid data;
(c) Make, or perpetuate any false or
			 deceptive statements in regard to any other postsecondary school, whether
			 private or public;
(d) Fail to
			 follow the Private Vocational School Act or its supporting
			 regulations;
(e) Sell, discount, or
			 transfer contracts or promissory notes for tuition to third parties without the
			 signed consent of the student or the student's financial sponsors, and a
			 statement notifying all parties that the cancellation and refund policy
			 continues to apply;
(f) Use the
			 availability of financial aid as an inducement to recruitment or
			 enrollment;
(g) Misrepresent to
			 students the potential amount of federal financial aid available;
(h) Employ the term "accredited" in
			 advertising unless:
(i) The school holds a
			 current grant of accreditation; and
(ii) The term "accredited" is accompanied
			 with equal prominence by the full name and/or seal of the agency from whom the
			 school holds a current grant of accreditation.
(iii) If the accrediting agency is not
			 recognized by the United States Secretary of Education under the provisions of
			 the Higher Education Act (Chapter 34 C.F.R.), as amended, the school must
			 provide the agency with documentation of its grant of accreditation and other
			 related information required by the agency to establish the nature and scope of
			 the accrediting agency. The agency will approve or disapprove its use in
			 advertising after reviewing submitted documentation. Upon approval, the agency
			 may ask for additional language in the catalog to notify the students that the
			 school does not qualify for federal financial aid.
(i) Discriminate against students or
			 potential students on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex,
			 veteran or military status, sexual orientation, or the presence of any sensory,
			 mental or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service
			 animal by a person with a disability.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-175 - Conditions for placing a school in an "at-risk" status

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A licensed school must demonstrate to the agency that it is
				financially viable under the requirements established by this section.
(1) The agency considers a school to be
			 financially viable only if it:
(a) Is able to
			 provide the services described in its official publications and
			 statements;
(b) Is able to provide
			 the administrative resources necessary to comply with the requirements of this
			 subsection;
(c) Is able to meet all
			 of its financial obligations including, but not limited to, refunds that it is
			 required to make;
(d) Demonstrates
			 at the end of its latest fiscal year, a ratio of current assets to current
			 liabilities of at or near 1:1;
(e)
			 Had, for its latest fiscal year, a positive net worth. For the purposes of this
			 subsection, a positive net worth occurs when the school's assets exceed its
			 liabilities;
(f) Has not had
			 operating losses over both of its two latest fiscal years. In applying this
			 standard, the agency may consider the effect of unusual events;
(g) Has not had, for its latest fiscal year,
			 an operating deficit exceeding ten percent of the institution's net worth. For
			 purposes of this subsection, an operating deficit occurs when operating
			 expenses exceed revenues from current business activities.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-180 - Student complaints (See RCW 28C.10.084(10) and 28C.10.120.)

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(1) A complaint must be filed no more than:
(a) One calendar year following:
(i) A resident student's last recorded date
			 of attendance; or
(ii) The date a
			 distance education school received a student's last completed lesson;
			 or
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-190 - Actions a school can appeal

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(1) In addition
			 to the action described under RCW  28C.10.120(5), a school may appeal the
			 following:
(a) A denial of an exemption under
			 RCW  28C.10.030(6).
(b) A denial,
			 suspension or revocation of licensing under RCW  28C.10.050.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-200 - Minimum requirements for record retention (See RCW 28C.10.160.)

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The school must keep student educational records for a minimum
				of fifty years from the date of each student's enrollment or until the school
				ceases to be licensed under this chapter, whichever comes first.
(1) At a minimum, a student's "educational
			 records" shall include single page transcripts for each student, indicating:
(a) School name, address and telephone
			 number;
(b) Student name, address,
			 telephone number, and Social Security number;
(c) Dates of attendance;
(d) Course of instruction or subjects
			 attempted;
(e) Amount of credit, if
			 any, awarded for each subject;
(f)
			 Grade for each subject completed;
(g) Date of completion or termination along
			 with notation of the document issued signifying satisfactory completion, if
			 achieved (degree, diploma, certificate);
(h) If terminated, the reason(s) for
			 termination;
(i) Signature and title
			 of the certifying officer; and
(j)
			 Date that transcript is prepared.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-210 - School closure (See RCW 28C.10.060(4); 28C.10.084(9) and 28C.10.160.)

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(1) "Ceases to provide educational services"
			 means that a stoppage of training has occurred because:
(a) Facilities are rendered continuously
			 unusable for a period of thirty calendar days or more; or
(b) Faculty or qualified substitutes assigned
			 to a specific class are not available or otherwise fail to perform
			 instructional duties for five or more successive days of scheduled instruction;
			 or
(c) Bankruptcy proceedings or
			 other financial conditions exist that result in the school interrupting
			 scheduled instruction for five or more successive days; or
(d) Adverse action has been taken by a
			 federal, state, or local jurisdiction which result in the school interrupting
			 scheduled instruction for five or more successive days.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-220 - Notice of adverse actions - Change of circumstances

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(See RCW  28C.10.060.) When a school applies for an initial license or license renewal, it must advise the agency of any consent orders with the Federal Trade Commission or any adverse actions that have been taken by a federal or state agency, the courts, or accrediting commissions. The school must inform the agency in writing of actions being taken to correct deficiencies cited. Any change of circumstance, including bankruptcy, which would amend information reported in the application for initial license or license renewal must be filed with the agency within ten calendar days of the change.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28C.10.040(2). 98-22-033, §
										490-105-220, filed 10/29/98, effective 11/29/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools › Section 490-105-230 - Do these rules apply to degree-granting private vocational schools? (See RCW 28C.10.040(4).)

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Nondegree programs offered by degree-granting private
				vocational schools are regulated pursuant to the terms of an interagency
				agreement executed between the Washington student achievement council and the
				workforce training and education coordinating board. Copies of the agreement
				are available from either agency on request.
Statutory Authority: RCW  28C.10.040(2). 98-22-033, §
										490-105-230, filed 10/29/98, effective 11/29/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-276 - Access to public records › Section 490-276-010 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that the workforce training and education coordinating board complies with the provisions of chapter 42.17 RCW dealing with public records.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 28C.18 RCW. 93-06-005, §
										490-276-010, filed 2/18/93, effective 2/18/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-276 - Access to public records › Section 490-276-020 - Definitions

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(1) "Public record" includes 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 any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics.
(2) "Writing" means handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, and every other means of recording any form of communication or representation, including but not limited to, letters, words, pictures, sounds or symbols, combination thereof, and all papers, maps, magnetic or paper tapes, photographic files and prints, motion picture, film and video recordings, magnetic or punched cards, disks, drums, diskettes, sound recordings, and other documents including existing data compilations from which information may be obtained or translated.
(3) "The workforce training and education coordinating board" is an agency organized by statute pursuant to RCW  28C.18.020 and shall hereafter be referred to as the "board." Where appropriate, the term "board" also refers to the staff and employees of the board.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 28C.18 RCW. 93-06-005, §
										490-276-020, filed 2/18/93, effective 2/18/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-276 - Access to public records › Section 490-276-030 - Description of the workforce training and education coordinating board

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(1) The workforce training and education coordinating board is a state agency established and organized under the authority of chapter 28C.18 RCW for the purpose of implementing the workforce training and education responsibilities established by the legislature in RCW  28C.18.060. The administrative office of the board is located at Building 17, Airdustrial Park, within the city of Olympia, Washington.
(2) The board employs an executive director and other employees as designated by the executive director. A detailed description of the administrative organization of the agency is contained within the
Policies and Procedures Manual
for the workforce training and education coordinating board, a current copy of which is available for inspection at the administrative office of the board.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 28C.18 RCW. 93-06-005, §
										490-276-030, filed 2/18/93, effective 2/18/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-276 - Access to public records › Section 490-276-040 - Operations and procedures

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(1) Formal decision-making procedures are established by the board through rules promulgated in accordance with the requirements of chapter 34.05 RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act.
(2) Informal decision-making procedures of the agency are set forth in the
Policies and Procedures Manual
referred to under WAC 490-276-030(2).
Statutory Authority: Chapter 28C.18 RCW. 93-06-005, §
										490-276-040, filed 2/18/93, effective 2/18/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-276 - Access to public records › Section 490-276-050 - Public records available

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All public records of the board, as defined in this chapter, are deemed to be available for public inspection and copying pursuant to these rules, except as otherwise provided by RCW  42.17.310, 41.17.315, or other statutes.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 28C.18 RCW. 93-06-005, §
										490-276-050, filed 2/18/93, effective 2/18/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-276 - Access to public records › Section 490-276-060 - Public records officer

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The board's public records shall be in the charge of the public records officer designated by the executive director of the board and shall be located in the board administrative office. The public records officer shall be responsible for the following: Implementation of the board's rules regarding release of public records, coordinating board employees in this regard, and generally ensuring compliance by board employees with the public records disclosure requirements in chapter 42.17 RCW.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 28C.18 RCW. 93-06-005, §
										490-276-060, filed 2/18/93, effective 2/18/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-276 - Access to public records › Section 490-276-070 - Office hours

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Public records shall be available for inspection and copying during the customary office hours of the board. For purposes of this chapter, the customary office hours shall be from eight o'clock a.m. to noon and from one o'clock p.m. to five o'clock p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 28C.18 RCW. 93-06-005, §
										490-276-070, filed 2/18/93, effective 2/18/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-276 - Access to public records › Section 490-276-080 - Requests for public records

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In accordance with the requirements of RCW  42.17.290 that agencies prevent unreasonable invasions of privacy, protect public records from damage or disorganization, and prevent excessive interference with essential functions of the agency, public records are only obtainable by members of the public when those members of the public comply with the following procedures:
(1) A request shall be made in writing upon a form prescribed by the board which shall be available at the board's administrative office. The form shall be presented to the public records officer or, if the public records officer is not available, to any member of the board's staff at the board administrative office during customary office hours. The request shall include the following information:
(a) The name of the person requesting the record;
(b) The time of day and calendar date on which the request was made;
(c) The nature of the request;
(d) If the matter requested is referenced within the current index maintained by the public records officer, a reference to the requested record as it is described in such current index; and
(e) If the requested matter is not identifiable by reference to the current index, an appropriate description of the record requested.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-276 - Access to public records › Section 490-276-090 - Copying

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No fee shall be charged for the inspection of public records. The board may impose a reasonable charge for providing copies of public records and for the use by any person of agency equipment to copy public records as provided by RCW  42.17.300. Such charges shall not exceed the amount necessary to reimburse the board for its actual costs incident to such copying. No person shall be released a record so copied until and unless the person requesting the copied public record has tendered payment for such copying to the appropriate board official. All charges must be paid by money order, cashier's check, or cash in advance.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 28C.18 RCW. 93-06-005, §
										490-276-090, filed 2/18/93, effective 2/18/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation › Chapter 490-276 - Access to public records › Section 490-276-100 - Determination regarding exempt records

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(1) The board reserves the right to determine that a public record requested in accordance with the procedures outlined in WAC 490-276-080 is exempt pursuant to the provisions set forth in RCW  42.17.310, 42.17.315, or other statute. Such determination may be made in consultation with the public records officer, the executive director of the board, or an assistant attorney general assigned to the board.
(2) Pursuant to RCW  42.17.260, the board reserves the right to delete identifying details when it makes available or publishes any public record when there is reason to believe that disclosure of such details would be an unreasonable invasion of personal privacy or impair a vital governmental interest: Provided, However, in each case, the justification for the deletion shall be explained fully in writing.
(3) Response to requests for a public record must be made promptly. For the purposes of this section, a prompt response occurs if the person requesting the public record is notified within five business days as to whether his request for a public record will be honored.
(4) All denials of a request for public records must be accompanied by a written statement, signed by the public records officer or his/her designee, specifying the reason for the denial, a statement of the specific exemption authorizing the withholding of the record, and a brief explanation of how the exemption applies to the public record withheld.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 28C.18 RCW. 93-06-005, §
										490-276-100, filed 2/18/93, effective 2/18/93.