28B.145.070 – Reports—Review for legislative action.
RCW 28B.145.070 Reports—Review for legislative action. (1) Annually each December 1st, the board, together with the program administrator, shall report to the council, the governor, and the appropriate committees of the legislature regarding the rural jobs program and opportunity scholarship and opportunity expansion programs, including but not limited to: (a) Which education programs the board […]
28B.145.080 – Evaluation of opportunity scholarship and opportunity expansion programs by joint legislative audit and review committee.
RCW 28B.145.080 Evaluation of opportunity scholarship and opportunity expansion programs by joint legislative audit and review committee. (1) Beginning in 2018, the joint legislative audit and review committee shall evaluate the opportunity scholarship and opportunity expansion programs, and submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2018. The committee’s evaluation […]
28B.145.090 – Investments by the state investment board.
RCW 28B.145.090 Investments by the state investment board. (1) The board may elect to have the state investment board invest the funds in the scholarship account, the student support pathways account, the advanced degrees pathways account, and the endowment account described under RCW 28B.145.030(2)(b). If the board so elects, the state investment board has the […]
28B.145.100 – Rural jobs program.
RCW 28B.145.100 Rural jobs program. (1)(a) The rural county high employer demand jobs program is created to meet the workforce needs of business and industry in rural counties by assisting students in earning certificates, associate degrees, or other industry-recognized credentials necessary for employment in high employer demand fields. (b) Subject to the requirements of this […]
28B.145.005 – Finding—Intent.
RCW 28B.145.005 Finding—Intent. The legislature finds that, despite increases in degree production, there remain acute shortages in high employer demand programs of study, particularly in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and health care fields of study. According to the workforce training and education coordinating board, seventeen percent of Washington businesses had difficulty finding […]
28B.145.010 – Definitions.
RCW 28B.145.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Board” means the opportunity scholarship board. (2) “Council” means the student achievement council. (3) “Eligible advanced degree program” means a health professional degree program beyond the baccalaureate level and includes graduate and professional degree programs. (4) […]
28B.145.020 – Opportunity scholarship board.
RCW 28B.145.020 Opportunity scholarship board. (1) The opportunity scholarship board is created. The board consists of eleven members: (a) Six members appointed by the governor. For three of the six appointments, the governor shall consider names from a list provided by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives; and […]