| (1) | The board of regents is authorized to grant tuition
and fee waivers to students pursuant to RCW 28B.15.910 and the laws identified
therein. A number of these statutes authorize, but do not require, the board of regents to
grant waivers for different categories of students and provides for waivers of different fees.
For the waivers that are authorized but not required by state law, the board of regents must
affirmatively act to implement the legislature's grant of authority under each individual law.
A list of waivers that the board has implemented can be found in the University of
Washington General Catalog, which is published biennially. The most recent list may be
found in the online version of the General Catalog at
www.washington.edu/students/ reg/tuition_exempt_reductions.html. |
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| (2) | Even when it has decided to implement a permissive
waiver listed in RCW 28B.15.910, the university, for specific reasons and a general
need for flexibility in the management of its resources, may choose not to award waivers to all
students who may be eligible under the terms of the laws. Where the university has chosen to
impose specific limitations on a permissive waiver listed in RCW 28B.15.910,
those limitations are delineated in subsection (5) of this section. If the university has not
imposed specific limitations on a permissive waiver listed in RCW 28B.15.910, the
waiver is not mentioned in subsection (5) of this section. The university's description of the
factors it may consider to adjust a waiver program to meet emergent or changing needs is found
in subsection (8) of this section. All permissive waivers are subject to subsection (8) of this
section. |
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| (3) | The board of regents also has the authority under
RCW 28B.15.915 to grant waivers of all or a portion of operating fees as defined
in RCW 28B.15.031. Waiver programs adopted under RCW 28B.15.915
are described in the General Catalog. The most recent list may be found in the online
version of the General Catalog at www.washington.edu/students/reg/
tuition_exempt_reductions.html. Waivers granted under RCW 28B.15.915 are
subject to subsection (8) of this section. |
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| (4) | Waivers will not be awarded to students
participating in self-sustaining courses or programs because they do not pay "tuition,"
"operating fees," "services and activities fees," or "technology fees"
as defined in RCW 28B.15.020, 28B.15.031, 28B.15.041,
or 28B.15.051, respectively. |
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| (5) | Specific limitations on waivers are as
follows: |
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| (a) | Waivers authorized by RCW 28B.15.621
(2)(a) for eligible veterans and National Guard members, shall be awarded only to: |
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| (i) | Undergraduate students pursuing their first bachelor's degree
to a maximum of 225 college-level credits, including credits transferred from other institutions
of higher education; and |
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| (ii) | Full-time graduate or professional degree students,
provided however, that the waiver may be applied only toward a single degree program at the
University of Washington, and, provided further, that graduate and professional degree students
who received a waiver authorized by RCW 28B.15.621 (2)(a) as undergraduates at the University of
Washington shall not be eligible for this waiver. |
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| To qualify an individual as an "eligible
veteran or National Guard member," the person seeking the waiver must present proof of
domicile in Washington state and a DD form 214 (Report of Separation) indicating their service
as an active or reserve member of the United States military or naval forces, or a National
Guard member called to active duty, who served in active federal service, under either Title
10 or Title 32 of the United States Code, in a war or conflict fought on foreign soil or in
international waters or in another location in support of those serving on foreign soil or
in international waters, and if discharged from services, has received an honorable
discharge. |
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| (b) | Waivers of nonresident tuition authorized by
RCW 28B.15.014 for university faculty and classified or professional staff
shall be restricted to four consecutive quarters from their date of employment with the
University of Washington. The recipient of the waiver must be employed by the first day of
the quarter for which the waiver is awarded. Waivers awarded to immigrant refugees, or the
spouses or dependent children of such refugees, shall be restricted to persons who reside
in Washington state and to four consecutive quarters from their arrival in Washington
state. |
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| (c) | All waivers authorized by RCW 28B.15.558 shall be subject to such additional limitations as determined by the provost, pursuant to the terms of subsection (8) of this section. In addition, waivers authorized by RCW 28B.15.558 shall be awarded only to the classes of employees described in (i) of this subsection before considering waivers for the employees described in (ii) and (iii) of this subsection: |
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| (i) | University of Washington employees who are employed half-time or
more, hold qualifying appointments as of the first day of the quarter for which the waivers
are requested, are paid monthly, and, for classified staff new to the university, have
completed their probationary periods prior to the first day of the quarter; or |
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| (ii) | State of Washington permanent employees who
are employed half-time or more, are not University of Washington permanent classified employees,
are permanent classified or exempt technical college paraprofessional employees, or are permanent
faculty members, counselors, librarians or exempt employees at other state of Washington public
higher education institutions; or |
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| (iii) | Teachers and other certificated instructional staff employed at
public common and vocational schools, holding or seeking a valid endorsement and assignment in
a state-identified shortage area. |
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| (6) | Waivers mandated by RCW 28B.15.621(4),
as amended by section 1, chapter 450, Laws of 2007, for children and spouses or surviving spouses
of eligible veterans and National Guard members who became totally disabled, or lost their lives,
while engaged in active federal military or naval service, or who are prisoners of war or missing
in action, shall be awarded in accordance with, and subject to the limitations set forth in state
law. |
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| (7) | Waivers mandated by RCW 28B.15.380,
as amended by section 4, chapter 261, Laws of 2010, for children and surviving spouses
of any law enforcement officer (as defined in Chapter 41.26 RCW), firefighter (as defined in
chapter 41.24 or 41.26 RCW), or Washington state patrol officer, who lost
his or her life or became totally disabled in the line of duty while employed by any public
law enforcement agency or full-time volunteer fire department in this state, shall be awarded
in accordance with, and subject to the limitations set forth in, state law. |
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| (8) | The university may modify its restrictions or requirements pursuant to changes in state or federal law, changes in programmatic requirements, or in response to financial or other considerations, which may include, but are not limited to, the need to adopt fiscally responsible budgets, the management of the overall levels and mix of enrollments, management initiatives to modify enrollment demand for specific programs and management decisions to eliminate or modify academic programs. The university may choose not to exercise the full funding authority granted under RCW 28B.15.910 and may limit the total funding available under RCW 28B.15.915. | ||
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.15.558 and 28B.20.130. 12-07-016, §478-160-163, filed 3/12/12, effective 4/12/12. Statutory Authority: 2010 c 261, chapter 28B.15 RCW, RCW 28B.20.130 and University of Washington board of regents Standing Orders, Chapter 1, Section 2. 10-22-058, § 478-160-163, filed 10/28/10, effective 11/28/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.15.558, 28B.15.621, and 28B.20.130. 08-03-115, § 478-160-163, filed 1/22/08, effective 2/22/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.15.621 and 28B.20.130. 07-13-024, § 478-160-163, filed 6/11/07, effective 7/12/07. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.15 RCW and RCW 28B.20.130. 06-12-008, § 478-160-163, filed 5/26/06, effective 6/26/06; 02-06-021, § 478-160-163, filed 2/25/02, effective 3/28/02.]