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Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-21 - State student financial aid program-washington college grant › Part I › Section 250-21-021 - Institutions seeking participation

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(1) Eligible postsecondary institutions as
				defined under
				RCW
				 28B.92.030(4) and WAC
				250-21-010(5) applying for participation in state financial aid programs will
				undergo a rigorous review process including, but not limited to, evaluations of
				administrative capacity and electronic systems; adequacy of financial aid
				staffing; and historical performance including, but not limited to, the last
				five years of the institution's participation status and performance in Title
				IV programs, accreditation status, changes in ownership or majority control,
				legal or regulatory issues, student complaints, financial strength, and student
				outcome performance measures.
(a) An
				institution terminated due to unsatisfactory performance must wait a minimum of
				one year from the date of termination prior to initiating a new
				application.
(b) Institutional
				performance measure information collected for evaluation may include, but is
				not limited to:
(i) Student completion
				rates;
(ii) Student placement
				rates;
(iii) Federal student loan
				cohort default rates;
(iv) Annual
				financial statements;
(v) U.S.
				Department of Education financial composite scores;
(vi) Federal participation status and program
				review findings;
(vii) State
				reauthorization or relicensing reports;
(viii) Accrediting agency reports, show cause
				or findings;
(ix) Enrollments by
				program;
(x) Intent to create or
				terminate programs;
(xi) Enrollment
				trends;
(xii) Pending legal or
				regulatory issues;
(xiii) Written
				student complaints;
(xiv) Ownership
				or majority control history; and
(xv) Any other information relevant to
				institutional eligibility as requested by the office.
(c) In evaluating completion and placement
				standards, the office will rely on the standards of the institution's
				accrediting agency or the standard established between the office and the
				institution.
Multiple year averages may be considered in evaluating these
				  standards.
(d) Generally,
				institutional applicants must participate in federal Title IV student financial
				aid programs in a fully certified status. Applicants that are provisionally
				certified will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis on the degree to which the
				underlying causes of the provisional certification indicate an enhanced risk to
				state funds.
(e) The office will
				provide a public notification of institutions undergoing review for
				participation in state financial aid programs and will accept and consider
				public comment during the period specified in the notification.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-21 - State student financial aid program-washington college grant › Part I › Section 250-21-026 - Participating institutions

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(1)
				Participating postsecondary institutions must renew eligibility annually, or as
				required by the office, by:
(a) Participating
				in a fully certified status in the federal Title IV student financial aid
				programs including, at a minimum, the Federal Pell Grant program. Institutions
				not participating in a fully certified status will be evaluated on a
				case-by-case basis for continued participation and may have additional
				conditions imposed by the office in order to maintain their participation in
				state financial aid programs.
(b)
				Demonstrating an ongoing capacity to properly administer state financial aid
				programs including ensuring adequate staffing, proper training, and the
				maintenance of electronic systems sufficient to comply with program tracking,
				payment requests, and reporting obligations.
(c) Verifying continued institutional
				compliance with state financial aid requirements on awarding, conditions of
				award, satisfactory academic progress, repayment, student maintenance budgets,
				and such other areas as necessary to assure proper administration of the
				programs. The office will analyze these policies and may require adjustments to
				achieve consistent treatment of students in similar circumstances across
				campuses and support student success.
(d) Private institutions must submit their
				audited financial statements and federal financial aid compliance audits on an
				annual basis.
(e) Private nonprofit
				institutions with less than five years of continuous successful participation
				in state financial aid programs, Western Governors University - Washington as
				established under
				RCW
				 28B.77.240, and all participating private
				for-profit institutions, must submit performance measure information as listed
				under WAC 250-21-021(1)(b) on an annual basis, or as directed by the
				office.
(f) Signing an "agreement
				to participate" that affirms the institution's agreement to abide by all
				program rules, regulations, and guidelines, to maintain and provide all
				pertinent information, records, and reports requested by the office and to
				notify the office within thirty days of any change to information reported on
				the agreement form including, but not limited to, material changes to the
				institution's Title IV participation status, accreditation status, locations,
				contact information, or affiliated third-party servicers.
(g) Notifying the office within thirty days
				of transactions considered a change of ownership or majority control including,
				but not limited to:
(i) Sale of the
				institution;
(ii) Transfer of the
				controlling interest of stock of the institution or its parent
				corporation;
(iii) Merger of two or
				more institutions; and
(iv)
				Division of one institution into two or more
				institutions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-21 - State student financial aid program-washington college grant › Part I › Section 250-21-031 - Institutional administrative requirements

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(1) Institutions shall provide financial aid
				application requirements, due dates, and awarding policies to prospective and
				admitted students.
(2) Institutions
				must award all Washington college grant eligible students regardless of their
				awarding practices.
(3)
				Institutions shall provide state grant recipients with satisfactory academic
				progress and repayment standards and the conditions of award.
(4) Institutions shall submit a report to the
				office related to student eligibility and awards under the format and schedule
				set forth by the office.
(5) The
				burden of proof of a grant recipient's eligibility is with the institution. At
				a minimum:
(a) The institution must be able,
				on request of the office, to reconstruct the calculations and rationale for the
				student's grant eligibility and award amounts.
(b) The financial aid form or comparable
				financial status documents, or other information documenting financial status
				used to make the award, with the resulting financial need analysis must be on
				record in the financial aid office for all grant recipients.
(c) The institution must also have on record
				justification for reawarding a Washington college grant to any student who
				failed to make satisfactory academic progress.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-21 - State student financial aid program-washington college grant › Part I › Section 250-21-041 - Award procedure

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(1) The
				Washington college grant award for an individual student shall be the grant,
				appropriate for the sector attended, adjusted for the student's family income
				and rate of enrollment. Each eligible student receiving a grant must receive
				the maximum grant award for which they are eligible, unless such award should
				exceed the student's overall need.
(2) The grant amount for students shall be
				established as defined in statute
				RCW  28B.92.030.
(a) For students attending approved
				apprenticeship programs, includes tuition and fees, as determined by the
				office, in addition to required program supplies and equipment.
(b) The grant award shall not exceed the
				actual tuition and fees charged to the eligible student on an annualized
				basis.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-21 - State student financial aid program-washington college grant › Part I › Section 250-21-051 - Institutional fund management requirements

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(1) Once a student is identified as eligible
				and an award is calculated, institutions submit anticipated awards and payment
				requests for eligible students using the office's established
				process.
(2) Private institutions
				must first disburse awards to eligible students and then request reimbursement
				from the office via the office's established process. Private institutions must
				provide students with the opportunity to direct how they will receive their
				state grant aid using an office-approved student directive form. Private
				institutions may not place any other conditions on the receipt of the
				payment.
(3) Institutional payment
				requests may be made any time of the academic year and are encouraged to be at
				least monthly. Payments for a new academic year will not begin until the
				institution is approved for participation in the upcoming year and reconciled
				for the prior year.
(4)
				Disbursement documentation and student directives are to be retained by the
				institution. They must be made available for inspection upon request of the
				office. If a student fails to cash their Washington college grant check or pick
				up any remaining funds by the close of the academic year, the funds shall be
				returned to the program at WSAC and treated as funds declined by the
				student.
(5) A student-by-student
				fund reconciliation must be completed by the institution at the time payments
				are reported using the office's established process and no later than the end
				of each term.
(a) Record level reports must
				be filed with the office as requested.
(b) A final student-by-student reconciliation
				must be filed with the office at the end of each academic
				year.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-21 - State student financial aid program-washington college grant › Part I › Section 250-21-061 - Program administration and audits

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(1) The staff of the office will manage the
				administrative functions relative to this program.
(2) The office will review institutional
				administrative practices to determine institutional compliance with rules,
				regulations, and program guidelines. If such a review determines that an
				institution has failed to comply with program rules and regulations or
				guidelines, the office pursuant to the procedures of WAC 250-21-081 may
				suspend, terminate or place conditions upon the institution's participation in
				the program and require reimbursement to the program for any funds lost or
				improperly expended.
(3) The office
				may approve waivers or exceptions to requirements in this chapter including,
				but not limited to, institution or apprenticeship program administrative
				requirements, award requirements, or fund management requirements. An approved
				waiver or exception must be consistent with the primary program purpose and
				student eligibility as defined in
				RCW  28B.92.200(1)
				and (5).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-21 - State student financial aid program-washington college grant › Part I › Section 250-21-071 - Student complaint process

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Should a student question their Washington college grant
				  eligibility or award, the student should direct questions and complaints to the
				  financial aid officer at the institution they attend prior to contacting the
				  office for assistance if necessary.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-21 - State student financial aid program-washington college grant › Part I › Section 250-21-081 - Suspension or termination of institutional participation

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(1) The executive director, or their
				designee, may suspend or terminate an institution's participation in state
				financial aid programs based on a finding that:
(a) The institution has failed or is failing
				to comply with any term of the institutional participation agreement;
				or
(b) The institution has violated
				any provision of this chapter; or
(c) The institution has violated any
				applicable federal or state law.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-21 - State student financial aid program-washington college grant › Part I › Section 250-21-091 - Appeal process

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(1) An
				institution may appeal the executive director's action to terminate
				participation in state financial aid programs.
(2) The institution must submit a request for
				a hearing to the executive director, in writing, at the council office no later
				than thirty days following receipt of the notice of termination. In the written
				request, the party must identify the basis for the appeal and state that a
				hearing is requested.
(3) Hearings
				shall be conducted in accordance with the Washington Administrative Procedure
				Act, chapter 34.05 RCW, as follows:
(a) The
				presiding officer, who shall be the executive director, or the hearing officer
				designated by the executive director, shall conduct the hearing under the
				provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW and shall enter an initial order under
				RCW  34.05.461(2)
				through (9).
(b) The executive director shall review the
				initial order under
				RCW
				 34.05.464 and either enter a final order or
				remand the matter for further proceedings under
				RCW
				 34.05.464(7).
(c) If the agency action is upheld, the party
				that initiated the hearing process shall pay the costs of the administrative
				hearing within sixty days following final disposition of the matter.
(d) Any further review of final action must
				be taken in accordance with
				RCW
				 34.05.510, et seq.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-21 - State student financial aid program-washington college grant › Part II › Section 250-21-100 - Apprentice eligibility

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(1) For an
				apprentice to be eligible for a Washington college grant they must:
(a) Demonstrate financial need under
				RCW
				 28B.92.205 and defined by the
				office;
(b) Be a resident of the
				state of Washington in accordance with
				RCW
				 28B.15.012(2)(a) through
				(e);
(c) Have a high school diploma or its
				equivalent or for those without a high school credential, meet the ability to
				benefit as approved by the office;
(d) Be enrolled in an eligible apprenticeship
				program;
(e) Meet satisfactory
				program progress as defined by the program and approved by the
				office;
(f) File a financial aid
				application, as defined by the office;
(g) Not have received a bachelor's degree or
				higher or its foreign equivalent;
(h) Not owe a refund or repayment on a state
				grant and is not in default on a state student loan; and
(i) Not exceed the following Washington
				college and the state need grant usage limits. The equivalent of any one or
				combination of the following: Ten full-time semesters, fifteen full-time
				quarters, or fifteen apprenticeship payment periods.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-21 - State student financial aid program-washington college grant › Part II › Section 250-21-121 - Apprenticeship programs seeking participation

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(1) Eligible apprenticeship programs as
				defined under
				RCW
				 28B.92.200(5)(b)(ii) and
				chapter 49.04 RCW applying for participation in the Washington college grant
				will undergo a rigorous review process including, but not limited to,
				evaluations of administrative capacity and electronic systems; adequacy of
				staffing; and historical performance which may include, but is not limited to,
				changes in ownership or majority control, legal or regulatory issues,
				apprentice complaints, financial strength, and apprentice outcome performance
				measures.
(a) An apprenticeship program
				terminated due to unsatisfactory performance must wait a minimum of one year
				from the date of termination prior to initiating a new application.
(b) Apprenticeship program performance
				measures are to be defined by the office.
(c) Apprenticeship program applicants must be
				in a fully participating, not a provisional, status under chapter 49.04
				RCW.
(d) The office will provide a
				public notification of programs undergoing review for participation in the
				Washington college grant and will accept and consider public comment during the
				period specified in the notification.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-21 - State student financial aid program-washington college grant › Part II › Section 250-21-126 - Participating apprenticeship programs

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(1) Participating programs must renew
				eligibility annually, or as required by the office, by:
(a) Participating in a full, not provisional,
				status under chapter 49.04 RCW. Programs not participating in a fully certified
				status will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis for continued participation
				and may have additional conditions imposed by the office in order to maintain
				their participation in Washington college grant;
(b) Demonstrating an ongoing capacity to
				properly administer the Washington college grant including ensuring adequate
				staffing, proper training, and the maintenance of electronic systems sufficient
				to comply with program tracking, payment requests, and reporting
				obligations;
(c) Verifying
				continued program compliance with requirements on awarding, conditions of
				award, satisfactory program progress, repayment, calculation of equipment and
				supply costs, and such other areas as necessary to assure proper administration
				of the programs. The office will analyze these policies and may require
				adjustments to achieve consistent treatment of apprentices in similar
				circumstances across programs and support apprentice success;
(d) Signing an "agreement to participate"
				that affirms the program's agreement to abide by all rules, regulations, and
				guidelines, to maintain and provide all pertinent information, records, and
				reports requested by the office and to notify the office within thirty days of
				any change to information reported on the agreement form; and
(e) Notifying the office within thirty days
				of transactions considered a change of ownership or majority control.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-21 - State student financial aid program-washington college grant › Part II › Section 250-21-131 - Apprenticeship program administrative requirements

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(1) Programs shall provide financial aid
				application requirements, due dates, and awarding policies to prospective and
				current apprentices.
(2) Programs
				must award all Washington college grant eligible apprentices.
(3) Programs shall provide Washington college
				grant recipients with satisfactory program progress and repayment standards and
				the conditions of award.
(4)
				Programs shall submit a report to the office related to apprentice's
				eligibility and awards under the format and schedule set forth by the
				office.
(5) The burden of proof of
				a grant recipient's eligibility is with the apprenticeship program. At a
				minimum:
(a) The program must be able, on
				request of the office, to reconstruct the calculations and rationale for the
				apprentice's grant eligibility and award amounts.
(b) The financial aid form or comparable
				financial status documents, or other information documenting financial status
				used to make the award, with the resulting financial need analysis must be on
				record for all grant recipients.
(c) The program must also have on record
				justification for reawarding a Washington college grant to any apprentice who
				failed to make satisfactory program progress.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-21 - State student financial aid program-washington college grant › Part II › Section 250-21-141 - Award procedure

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(1) The
				Washington college grant award for an individual apprentice shall be the grant,
				appropriate for the program attended, adjusted for the apprentice's family
				income. Each eligible apprentice receiving a grant must receive the maximum
				grant award for which they are eligible, unless such award should exceed the
				apprentice's overall need.
(2) The
				grant amount for apprentices shall be established as defined in statute
				RCW  28B.92.030. For
				apprentices attending approved apprenticeship programs, includes tuition and
				fees, as determined by the office, in addition to required program supplies and
				equipment.
(3) The total Washington
				college grant award shall be reduced for apprentices with family incomes
				greater than fifty-five percent of the state's median and for less than full
				time.
(4) The program will notify
				the apprentice of the Washington college grant award and include the conditions
				of award following guidance provided by the office.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-21 - State student financial aid program-washington college grant › Part II › Section 250-21-151 - Program fund management requirements

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(1) Once an apprentice is identified as
				eligible and an award is calculated, programs submit anticipated awards and
				payment requests for eligible apprentices using the office's established
				process.
(2) Programs may be
				required to provide apprentices with the opportunity to direct how they will
				receive their Washington college grant using an office-approved apprentice
				directive form. Programs may not place conditions on the receipt of the
				payment.
(3) Disbursement
				documentation and directives are to be retained by the program. They must be
				made available for inspection upon request of the office. If an apprentice
				fails to cash their Washington college grant check or pick up any remaining
				funds by the close of the payment period, the funds shall be returned to the
				Washington student achievement council and treated as funds declined by the
				apprentice.
(4) An
				apprentice-by-apprentice fund reconciliation must be completed by the program
				at the time payments are reported using the office's established process.
(a) Record level reports must be filed with
				the office as requested.
(b) A
				final apprentice-by-apprentice reconciliation must be filed with the office at
				the end of each payment period.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-24 - Rules and regulations administering the state of Washington tuition supplement grant program › Section 250-24-010 - Purpose of the tuition supplement grant program

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Based upon the responsibility of this state to make ample
				provision for the education of all children residing within its borders, and
				recognizing the contributions made to the educational level of the citizens of
				this state by the independent and private institutions of higher education in
				Washington, the program provides a tuition supplement grant not to exceed $100
				per annum to each undergraduate resident attending accredited independent or
				private institutions of higher education within the state.
Order 1-71, §
										250-24-010, filed
				  2/8/72.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-24 - Rules and regulations administering the state of Washington tuition supplement grant program › Section 250-24-020 - Statutory authorization

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In accordance with Engrossed Senate Bill 419, chapter 56, Laws
				of 1971 ex. sess. of the Washington state legislature, the council on higher
				education is directed to develop and administer a state plan to provide a
				tuition supplement program.
Order 1-71, §
										250-24-020, filed
				  2/8/72.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-24 - Rules and regulations administering the state of Washington tuition supplement grant program › Section 250-24-030 - General administration

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The name and address of the state agency responsible for the
				administration of the program is: The Council on Higher Education, 1020 East
				Fifth Street, Olympia, Washington 98504.
Each institution enrolling students participating in this
				program is to submit to the state council on higher education, each year on or
				before July 1, the name of the office and specific person to be the sole
				contact for administration of the tuition supplement program.
Order 1-71, §
										250-24-030, filed
				  2/8/72.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-24 - Rules and regulations administering the state of Washington tuition supplement grant program › Section 250-24-040 - Grant determination

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(1) The
			 council will determine the allocation of the appropriation for each year of the
			 biennium, recognizing that the objective is to make substantially equal grants
			 per student in each year of the biennium.
(2) The full amount of the grant will be
			 disbursed in the fall term.
(3)
			 Each institution will estimate the number of eligible Washington residents who
			 will be attending fall term and submit that estimate by August 1st.
(4) The council on higher education will then
			 determine the amount of each grant to be awarded in that upcoming fall term,
			 provided however, that the grant shall not exceed $100 per student.
(5) The council will then notify each
			 institution on or before August 15 of the amount of the individual tuition
			 supplement grant to be awarded for the ensuing year. This figure will then be
			 utilized by the institutions in determining a tuition supplement credit for the
			 student in the upcoming fall term.
Order 1-71, §
										250-24-040, filed
				  2/8/72.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-24 - Rules and regulations administering the state of Washington tuition supplement grant program › Section 250-24-050 - Grant application and award

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On or before November 1, each institution will submit to the
				council on higher education a listing of confirmed, full-time enrolled eligible
				residents as of the 10th class day.
(1) Accompanying the list is to be an
			 application for each student.
(a) The student
			 application will be on a form designed and produced by the council on higher
			 education and obtained by the student from the institution.
(b) This application form will contain the
			 student's request for receipt of the grant, his and the institution's
			 attestation that he is a resident, a full-time undergraduate student, not
			 pursuing a degree in theology.
(c)
			 This form will also assign to the attending institution the authority to
			 receive the grant and credit the student's account.
(d) This form will contain a self-explanatory
			 definition of residency requirements which will then be completed by the
			 student and audited by the council.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-24 - Rules and regulations administering the state of Washington tuition supplement grant program › Section 250-24-060 - Refund procedures

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(1) On or
			 before January 15 each institution will submit to the council on higher
			 education a reconciliation of records form.
(a) The purpose of this document is to make
			 final accounting of students receiving a tuition supplement grant.
(b) The actual number of full-time enrolled
			 students will be reported.
(c) Any
			 tuition and fee refunds will be calculated and made to the state in a single
			 warrant.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-24 - Rules and regulations administering the state of Washington tuition supplement grant program › Section 250-24-070 - Definitions

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Definitions used in relation to the program.
(1) Institution. An independent or private
			 institution of higher education accredited by the Northwest Association of
			 Secondary and Higher Schools.
(2)
			 Washington resident (ESB 594), chapter 273, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. the term
			 "resident student" shall mean a student who has had a domicile in the state of
			 Washington for the period of time required for voting for state officials in
			 this state at the time of commencement of the semester or quarter for which he
			 has registered at any institution and has established an intention to become a
			 bona fide domiciliary of this state for other than education
			 purposes.
(3) An eligible full-time
			 student. An undergraduate resident student pursuing a minimum of twelve credit
			 hours, or the equivalent thereof, and not pursuing a degree in theology. For
			 the purposes of this program, a degree in theology shall be a degree designated
			 as a bachelor of religion, bachelor of theology, or bachelor of
			 divinity.
Order 1-71, §
										250-24-070, filed
				  2/8/72.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-25 - Health professional loan repayment and scholarship program - Rules and regulations › Section 250-25-010 - Purpose

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The purpose of the health professional loan repayment and
				scholarship program is to encourage eligible health care professionals to serve
				in shortage areas by providing financial support in the form of loan repayment
				or conditional scholarship to attend school if the participant renders health
				care service in medically underserved areas or professional shortage areas
				within Washington state.
Statutory Authority: 1991 c 332. 92-03-002, §
										250-25-010, filed 1/3/92,
				  effective 2/3/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-25 - Health professional loan repayment and scholarship program - Rules and regulations › Section 250-25-020 - Authority to administer

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The higher education coordinating board is charged with the
				administration of the health professional loan repayment and scholarship
				program. These regulations are being adopted pursuant to the authority of
				sections 15 through 25, chapter 332, Laws of 1991. When a responsibility of the
				board is referenced in these regulations, the authority needed to discharge
				that responsibility lies with the executive director or his or her designee. In
				administrating this program, the board shall:
(1) Select credentialed health care
			 professionals and eligible students to participate in the loan repayment and
			 scholarship program;
(2) Develop
			 guidelines;
(3) Collect and manage
			 repayments from participants who do not meet their service
			 obligations;
(4) Publicize the
			 program to maximize participation among individuals in shortage areas and among
			 populations expected to experience the greatest growth in the work
			 force;
(5) Solicit and accept
			 grants and donations from public and private sources for the program;
(6) Develop criteria for a contract
			 obligating recipients to a service obligation or repayment where
			 appropriate;
(7) Establish a
			 planning committee to include representatives of the department, the department
			 of social and health services, appropriate representatives from health care
			 facilities, provider groups, consumers, the state board for community and
			 technical colleges, the superintendent of public instruction, and other
			 appropriate public and private agencies and organizations; and
(8) Deposit all receipts from the program
			 into the trust fund dedicated to this program.
Statutory Authority: 1991 c 332. 92-03-002, §
										250-25-020, filed 1/3/92,
				  effective 2/3/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-25 - Health professional loan repayment and scholarship program - Rules and regulations › Section 250-25-040 - Eligibility to participate

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To be eligible to apply for the loan repayment and scholarship
				program an individual must:
(1) Be an
			 eligible credentialed health professional or eligible student;
(2) Be enrolled as a student in an approved
			 course of study or program which leads to a degree which is offered by an
			 accredited school; or be enrolled in an accredited graduate training program;
			 or have a degree in a health care program and have completed an approved
			 graduate training program; or have a current and valid license to practice such
			 health profession in Washington state by the time of execution of contract; or
			 be in the final stage of training to be a licensed health care
			 professional;
(3) Submit an
			 application on a form provided by the board for participation in the health
			 professional loan repayment and scholarship program;
(4) Not owe an obligation for health
			 professional service to the federal government, state, or other entity unless
			 that obligation will be completely satisfied prior to the beginning of service
			 under this program.
Statutory Authority: 1991 c 332. 92-03-002, §
										250-25-040, filed 1/3/92,
				  effective 2/3/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-25 - Health professional loan repayment and scholarship program - Rules and regulations › Section 250-25-045 - Ineligible program

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Scholarship participants are ineligible to receive loan
				repayment if they have received a scholarship from this program or the nurses
				conditional scholarship (chapter 28B.104 RCW) or rural physician, pharmacist,
				and midwife scholarship programs (chapter 70.180 RCW). Loan repayment
				participants are ineligible to receive a scholarship if they have received loan
				repayment from this program or the health professional loan repayment program
				(chapter 18.150 RCW).
Statutory Authority: 1991 c 332. 92-03-002, §
										250-25-045, filed 1/3/92,
				  effective 2/3/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-25 - Health professional loan repayment and scholarship program - Rules and regulations › Section 250-25-050 - Selection criteria

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Applicants will be selected for participation in the health
				professional loan repayment and scholarship program based upon criteria that
				shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) Applicant training. The individual's
			 training is in a health profession or specialty needed to fulfill an
			 underserved area in Washington state.
(2) Applicant qualifications. The
			 individual's academic standing, prior professional experience in a medically
			 underserved area or health personnel shortage area, board certification,
			 residency achievements, peer recommendations, depth of past residency practice
			 experience, and other criteria related to professional competence or
			 conduct.
(3) Applicant service
			 commitment. (a) The individual's commitment to serve in a medically underserved
			 area or community-based primary care site as determined by the statement of
			 commitment on the application form; (b) the availability of the individual for
			 service, with highest consideration being given to individuals who will be
			 available for service at the earliest dates; and (c) the length of the
			 individual's proposed service obligation, with greatest consideration being
			 given to persons who agree to serve for longer periods of time.
(4) Scholarship applicant relationship with
			 rural area. Preference for scholarships shall be given to students who reside
			 in rural areas of the state prior to admission to the medical training program.
			 Higher preference shall be given to students seeking admission who are
			 recommended by sponsoring communities and who declare the intent of serving as
			 a primary care physician in a rural area.
Statutory Authority: 1991 c 332. 92-03-002, §
										250-25-050, filed 1/3/92,
				  effective 2/3/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-25 - Health professional loan repayment and scholarship program - Rules and regulations › Section 250-25-060 - Award amount

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The annual award amount for each credentialed health care
				profession shall be based upon an assessment by the board, in consultation with
				the advisory committee, of reasonable annual eligible expenses and loan
				indebtedness incurred in training and education for each credentialed health
				care profession. The annual award amount may be established at a level less
				than annual eligible expenses. The awards may be renewed for eligible
				participants who continue to meet all renewal criteria but shall not be paid
				for more than a maximum of five years per individual.
Statutory Authority: 1993 c 423 and 492. 93-19-023, §
										250-25-060, filed 9/3/93,
				  effective 10/4/93. Statutory Authority: 1991 c 332. 92-03-002, §
										250-25-060, filed 1/3/92,
				  effective 2/3/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-25 - Health professional loan repayment and scholarship program - Rules and regulations › Section 250-25-070 - Award disbursement

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As part of the award procedure, each participant must sign an
				agreement with the board which serves as the legal document verifying the
				participant's understanding of the obligation to serve for no less than three
				years and no more than five years in a shortage area or repay the program
				according to the terms of the signed agreement.
Loan repayment participants shall receive payment from the
				program for the purpose of repaying educational loans secured while attending a
				program of health professional training which led to credentialing as a health
				professional.
(1) Repayment shall be
			 limited to loans covering eligible educational and living expenses as approved
			 by the board and shall include principal and interest.
(2) Loans from both government and private
			 sources may be repaid by the program. Participants shall agree to allow the
			 board access to loan records and to acquire information from lenders necessary
			 to verify eligibility and to determine payments. Loans may not be renegotiated
			 with lenders to accelerate repayment. Financial debts or service obligations
			 which do not qualify for payment include: Public Health and National Health
			 Service Corps scholarship training program, National Health Service Corps
			 scholarship program, and armed forces (Army, Navy, or Air Force).
(3) Participants will be required to submit
			 appropriate documentation of service as required by the board verifying the
			 terms of the agreement have been met for each payment period.
(4) Participants violating the
			 nondiscrimination provisions described in the signed agreement shall be
			 declared ineligible and terminated from the program.
Scholarship participants shall receive payment from the program
				for the purpose of paying educational costs incurred while enrolled in a
				program of health professional training which leads to a credential as a
				credentialed health professional in the state of Washington. In no case shall
				the award amount exceed the actual cost of attendance for the particular
				program. Scholarship awards are intended to meet the eligible expenses of
				participants.
Statutory Authority: 1993 c 423 and 492. 93-19-023, §
										250-25-070, filed 9/3/93,
				  effective 10/4/93. Statutory Authority: 1991 c 332. 92-03-002, §
										250-25-070, filed 1/3/92,
				  effective 2/3/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-25 - Health professional loan repayment and scholarship program - Rules and regulations › Section 250-25-090 - Appeals

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Participants who have been accepted in the health professional
				loan repayment and scholarship program may request in writing a review of any
				adverse decision affecting them by requesting such review within twenty days of
				adverse decision, addressed to the executive director of the higher education
				coordinating board. The review shall be handled by brief adjudication hearing
				procedures as outlined in the Administrative [Procedure] Act
				chapter
				34.05
				RCW.
Statutory Authority: 1991 c 332. 92-03-002, §
										250-25-090, filed 1/3/92,
				  effective 2/3/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-28 - Rules and regulations to govern the administration, by the council for postsecondary education, of the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education student exchange program in the state of Washington › Section 250-28-020 - Purpose

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The purpose of the program is to provide Washington residents
				with educational opportunities, otherwise unavailable to them, through
				preferential consideration for enrollment in institutions outside the state of
				Washington and through reduced obligations for tuition payments. Such benefits
				are available only to students enrolled in programs of optometry or osteopathic
				medicine.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.80.150 - [28B.80.]180.
				  95-11-059, §
										250-28-020, filed 5/12/95,
				  effective 6/12/95; Order 6-77, §
										250-28-020, filed 9/6/77; Order
				  2-74, §
										250-28-020, filed
				  9/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-28 - Rules and regulations to govern the administration, by the council for postsecondary education, of the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education student exchange program in the state of Washington › Section 250-28-030 - General administration

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(1) The
			 program shall be administered in accordance with these rules and regulations
			 and with guidelines established by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher
			 Education, the coordinating agency for the thirteen member states comprising
			 the Western Regional Educational Compact.
(2) The certifying officer for the
			 administration of the program shall be the executive director of the higher
			 education coordinating board or his or her designee.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.80.150 - [28B.80.]180.
				  95-11-059, §
										250-28-030, filed 5/12/95,
				  effective 6/12/95. Statutory Authority: RCW  28B.10.806. 82-15-057 (Order 8-82,
				  Resolution No. 82-50), §
										250-28-030, filed 7/20/82; Order
				  6-77, §
										250-28-030, filed 9/6/77; Order
				  2-74, §
										250-28-030, filed
				  9/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-28 - Rules and regulations to govern the administration, by the council for postsecondary education, of the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education student exchange program in the state of Washington › Section 250-28-060 - Program definitions

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(1) "Budgetary
			 cost" shall consist of that amount required to support an individual as a
			 student, taking into consideration cost factors for maintaining the student's
			 dependents. Budgets will reflect the latest recognized cost levels for room and
			 board, transportation, books, supplies, personal expenses and any other factors
			 deemed necessary for consideration.
(2) "Certification" is the designation used
			 by the state to declare that a student is eligible for support if that student
			 is admitted to a participating institution.
(3) The term "financial need" shall be the
			 difference between the appropriate budgetary cost and the student's total
			 family contribution, as determined according to the federal methodology system
			 of need analysis.
(4) A
			 "participating institution" shall be one recognized by the Western Interstate
			 Commission for Higher Education to participate in this program.
(5) The term "Washington resident" shall mean
			 an individual who has satisfied the requirements of domicile in the state of
			 Washington in accordance with
			 RCW
			  28B.15.011 through
			 28B.15.014.
(6) The definition of "satisfactory progress"
			 toward degree completion shall be in accordance with published definitions
			 utilized by each participating institution.
(7) "Total family contribution" for a
			 dependent student shall mean the sum of the assumed parent and student
			 contribution. For a self-supporting student, "total family contribution" shall
			 mean the sum of the student's resources.
(8) The definition of "dependent student" and
			 "self-supporting student" shall be in accordance with definitions utilized by
			 the United States Office of Education for its institutionally-based financial
			 aid programs.
(9) A "designated
			 shortage area" shall mean an area designated by the higher education
			 coordinating board as having a shortage in primary or optometric health care in
			 the state of Washington, as recommended by the department of health.
Statutory Authority: 1995 c 217. 95-18-015, §
										250-28-060, filed 8/24/95,
				  effective 9/24/95. Statutory Authority: RCW  28B.80.150 - [28B.80.]180.
				  95-11-059, §
										250-28-060, filed 5/12/95,
				  effective 6/12/95; Order 6-77, §
										250-28-060, filed
				  9/6/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-28 - Rules and regulations to govern the administration, by the council for postsecondary education, of the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education student exchange program in the state of Washington › Section 250-28-070 - Award determination

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(1)
			 Student eligibility.
(a) A student certified
			 to receive assistance through this program must meet Washington residency
			 requirements. Residency requirements must have been satisfied by the
			 application deadline.
(b) Each
			 student must make separate application to an eligible participating school for
			 admission or be enrolled in a participating school.
(c) Each student supported through this
			 program must maintain satisfactory progress toward degree completion.