RCW 28B.77.001 Findings—Intent—2012 c 229. The legislature recognizes that increasing educational attainment is critical to the social and economic well-being of Washington. It is the intent of the legislature to create the student achievement council to provide the focus and propose the goals for increasing educational attainment including improving student transitions from secondary to postsecondary […]
RCW 28B.77.003 Missions. (1) Guided by the state’s overarching objective of substantially increasing educational attainment for the purposes outlined in RCW 28B.77.001, the council has a dual mission: (a) To propose to the governor and the legislature goals for increasing educational attainment in Washington, recommend the resources necessary to achieve the goals, and monitor progress […]
RCW 28B.77.005 Student achievement council—Advisory committees. (1) The student achievement council is created. (2) The council is composed of 10 voting members as provided in this subsection. (a) Six citizen members shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. One of the citizen members shall be an undergraduate student and one […]
RCW 28B.77.007 Student loan advocate—Duties—Referral of complaints. (1) The council shall designate a student loan advocate within the office to provide timely assistance to any student education loan borrower with any student education loan. The student loan advocate may hire additional staff as necessary to implement this section. (2) The student loan advocate receives and […]
RCW 28B.77.008 Student loan advocate account. The student loan advocate account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the purpose of covering the costs of administering the student loan advocate program created in RCW 28B.77.007. Only the executive director of the council or the […]
RCW 28B.77.009 Student loan advocate—Public service loan forgiveness program awareness materials. (1) The student loan advocate, established in RCW 28B.77.007, shall develop, and update annually as necessary, materials designed to increase awareness of the public service loan forgiveness program. Materials include, at a minimum: (a) A standardized letter for public service employers to send to […]
RCW 28B.77.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Committee” means the joint higher education committee. (2) “Council” means the student achievement council. (3) “Education data center” means the education data center established in the office of financial management as provided under RCW 43.41.400. (4) […]
RCW 28B.77.020 Educational attainment goals and priorities—Short-term strategic action plan—Ten-year road map—System reviews—Role of education data center—Responsibility for work of the office—Additional duties. (1) Aligned with the state’s biennial budget and policy cycles, the council shall propose educational attainment goals and priorities to meet the state’s evolving needs. The council shall identify strategies for meeting […]
RCW 28B.77.030 Bylaws—Meetings. (1) The council shall adopt bylaws and shall meet at least four times each year and at such other times as determined by the chair who shall give reasonable prior notice to the members. (2) Councilmembers are expected to consistently attend meetings. The chair of the council may remove any member who […]
RCW 28B.77.035 Compensation—Reimbursement. Councilmembers shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in carrying out the duties of the council in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060. [ 2012 c 229 § 106.]
RCW 28B.77.040 Executive director. (1) The council shall employ an executive director. The executive director shall be appointed by the governor from a list of three names submitted by the council. However, the governor may request, and the council shall provide, an additional list or lists from which the governor shall select the executive director. […]
RCW 28B.77.050 Rule-making authority. The council has the authority to adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter. [ 2012 c 229 § 108.]
RCW 28B.77.060 Council as state commission for federal law purposes. The council is designated as the state commission as provided for in Section 1202 of the education amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-318), as now or hereafter amended; and shall perform such functions as is necessary to comply with federal directives pertaining to the provisions […]
RCW 28B.77.065 Council to administer certain federal programs. The council may administer any federal act pertaining to higher education which is not administered by another state agency. [ 2012 c 229 § 117; 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 108; 1985 c 370 § 21; 1975 1st ex.s. c 132 § 12. Prior: 1969 ex.s. […]
RCW 28B.77.070 Budget priorities and levels of funding—Submission of budget outlines and priorities to the office of financial management—Prioritized list. (1) The council shall identify budget priorities and levels of funding for higher education, including the two and four-year institutions of higher education and state financial aid programs. It is the intent of the legislature […]
RCW 28B.77.080 Needs assessment process and analysis—Recommendations—Activities requiring council approval. (1) The council shall develop a comprehensive and ongoing assessment process to analyze the need for additional degrees and programs, additional off-campus centers and locations for degree programs, and consolidation or elimination of programs by the four-year institutions of higher education. Council recommendations regarding proposed […]
RCW 28B.77.090 Accountability monitoring and reporting system—Data requirements—Uniform dashboard format for display of data—Use of performance data. (1) An accountability monitoring and reporting system is established as part of a continuing effort to make meaningful and substantial progress towards the achievement of long-term performance goals in higher education. (2) To provide consistent, easily understood data […]
RCW 28B.77.100 Data collection and research—Data-sharing agreements—Education data center as authorized representative for research purposes. (1)(a) In consultation with the education data center, institutions of higher education, and state education agencies, the council shall identify the data needed to carry out its responsibilities for policy analysis and public information. The primary goals of the council’s […]
RCW 28B.77.110 Complaint portal. Within existing resources, the student achievement council, the workforce training and education coordinating board, and the department of licensing shall collaborate to create a single portal for student complaints regarding issues related to consumer protection, disclosures, school or program closures, or other violations committed by institutions regulated by those three agencies. […]
RCW 28B.77.120 Suicide prevention in higher education grant program. (1) Subject to availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the suicide prevention in higher education grant program is established. The purpose of the grant program is to provide funding to postsecondary institutions for the institutions to create partnerships with health care entities to provide […]
