RCW 28B.118.005 Intent—Finding. The legislature intends to inspire and encourage all Washington students to dream big by creating a guaranteed four-year tuition scholarship program for students from low-income families. The legislature finds that, too often, financial barriers prevent many of the brightest students from considering college as a future possibility. Often the cost of tuition […]
RCW 28B.118.010 Program design and student eligibility. The office of student financial assistance shall design the Washington college bound scholarship program in accordance with this section and in alignment with the Washington college grant program in chapter 28B.92 RCW unless otherwise provided in this section. The right of an eligible student to receive a college […]
RCW 28B.118.020 Duties of the office of the superintendent of public instruction. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall: (1) Notify elementary, middle, and junior high schools about the Washington college bound scholarship program using methods in place for communicating with schools and school districts; and (2) Work with the office of student […]
RCW 28B.118.030 Duty of school districts—Notification. Each school district shall notify students, parents, teachers, counselors, and principals about the Washington college bound scholarship program through existing channels. Notification methods may include, but are not limited to, regular school district and building communications, online scholarship bulletins and announcements, notices posted on school walls and bulletin boards, […]
RCW 28B.118.040 Duties of the office of student financial assistance. The office of student financial assistance shall: (1) With the assistance of the office of the superintendent of public instruction, implement and administer the Washington college bound scholarship program; (2) Develop effective methods to notify eligible students of their enrollment in the Washington college bound […]
RCW 28B.118.050 Grants, gifts, bequests, and devises. The office of student financial assistance may accept grants, gifts, bequests, and devises of real and personal property from any source for the purpose of granting financial aid in addition to that funded by the state. [ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 229; 2007 c 405 § […]
RCW 28B.118.060 Rules. The office of student financial assistance may adopt rules to implement this chapter. [ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 230; 2007 c 405 § 7.] NOTES: Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 §§ 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020. Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following […]
RCW 28B.118.075 Caseload estimate. The caseload forecast council shall estimate the anticipated caseload of the Washington college bound scholarship program and shall submit this forecast as specified in RCW 43.88C.020. [ 2011 c 304 § 1.]
RCW 28B.118.080 Advising resources—Identification of officials, resources, programs, and students. Each institution of higher education is encouraged to tailor advising resources for any enrolled student who is the recipient of a college bound scholarship. The institutions of higher education should identify campus officials, resources, programs, and other college bound scholarship students available to work with […]
RCW 28B.118.090 Transmitting data to the education data center. (1) Beginning January 1, 2015, and at a minimum every year thereafter, the student achievement council and all institutions of higher education eligible to participate in the college bound scholarship program shall ensure data needed to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the college bound scholarship […]
