As used in this chapter,
unless the context requires otherwise, the term:
(1) "System" shall mean the state system of community and
technical colleges, which shall be a system of higher education.
(2) "Board" shall mean the workforce training and education
coordinating board.
(3) "College board" shall mean the state board for community
and technical colleges created by this chapter.
(4) "Director" shall mean the administrative director for
the state system of community and technical colleges.
(5) "District" shall mean any one of the community and
technical college districts created by this chapter.
(6) "Board of trustees" shall mean the local community and
technical college board of trustees established for each college
district within the state.
(7) "Occupational education" shall mean that education or
training that will prepare a student for employment that does not
require a baccalaureate degree, and education and training
leading to an applied baccalaureate degree.
(8) "K-12 system" shall mean the public school program
including kindergarten through the twelfth grade.
(9) "Common school board" shall mean a public school
district board of directors.
(10) "Community college" shall include those higher
education institutions that conduct education programs under RCW 28B.50.020.
(11) "Technical college" shall include those higher
education institutions with the sole mission of conducting
occupational education, basic skills, literacy programs, and
offering on short notice, when appropriate, programs that meet
specific industry needs. The programs of technical colleges
shall include, but not be limited to, continuous enrollment,
competency-based instruction, industry-experienced faculty,
curriculum integrating vocational and basic skills education, and
curriculum approved by representatives of employers and labor.
For purposes of this chapter, technical colleges shall include
Lake Washington Vocational-Technical Institute, Renton
Vocational-Technical Institute, Bates Vocational-Technical
Institute, Clover Park Vocational Institute, and Bellingham
Vocational-Technical Institute.
(12) "Adult education" shall mean all education or
instruction, including academic, vocational education or
training, basic skills and literacy training, and "occupational
education" provided by public educational institutions, including
common school districts for persons who are eighteen years of age
and over or who hold a high school diploma or certificate.
However, "adult education" shall not include academic education
or instruction for persons under twenty-one years of age who do
not hold a high school degree or diploma and who are attending a
public high school for the sole purpose of obtaining a high
school diploma or certificate, nor shall "adult education"
include education or instruction provided by any four year public
institution of higher education.
(13) "Dislocated forest product worker" shall mean a forest
products worker who: (a)(i) Has been terminated or received
notice of termination from employment and is unlikely to return
to employment in the individual's principal occupation or
previous industry because of a diminishing demand for his or her
skills in that occupation or industry; or (ii) is self-employed
and has been displaced from his or her business because of the
diminishing demand for the business' services or goods; and (b)
at the time of last separation from employment, resided in or was
employed in a rural natural resources impact area.
(14) "Forest products worker" shall mean a worker in the
forest products industries affected by the reduction of forest
fiber enhancement, transportation, or production. The workers
included within this definition shall be determined by the
employment security department, but shall include workers
employed in the industries assigned the major group standard
industrial classification codes "24" and "26" and the industries
involved in the harvesting and management of logs, transportation
of logs and wood products, processing of wood products, and the
manufacturing and distribution of wood processing and logging
equipment. The commissioner may adopt rules further interpreting
these definitions. For the purposes of this subsection,
"standard industrial classification code" means the code
identified in RCW 50.29.025(3).
(15) "Dislocated salmon fishing worker" means a finfish
products worker who: (a)(i) Has been terminated or received
notice of termination from employment and is unlikely to return
to employment in the individual's principal occupation or
previous industry because of a diminishing demand for his or her
skills in that occupation or industry; or (ii) is self-employed
and has been displaced from his or her business because of the
diminishing demand for the business's services or goods; and (b)
at the time of last separation from employment, resided in or was
employed in a rural natural resources impact area.
(16) "Salmon fishing worker" means a worker in the finfish
industry affected by 1994 or future salmon disasters. The
workers included within this definition shall be determined by
the employment security department, but shall include workers
employed in the industries involved in the commercial and
recreational harvesting of finfish including buying and
processing finfish. The commissioner may adopt rules further
interpreting these definitions.
(17) "Rural natural resources impact area" means:
(a) A nonmetropolitan county, as defined by the 1990
decennial census, that meets three of the five criteria set forth
in subsection (18) of this section;
(b) A nonmetropolitan county with a population of less than
forty thousand in the 1990 decennial census, that meets two of
the five criteria as set forth in subsection (18) of this
section; or
(c) A nonurbanized area, as defined by the 1990 decennial
census, that is located in a metropolitan county that meets three
of the five criteria set forth in subsection (18) of this
section.
(18) For the purposes of designating rural natural resources
impact areas, the following criteria shall be considered:
(a) A lumber and wood products employment location quotient
at or above the state average;
(b) A commercial salmon fishing employment location quotient
at or above the state average;
(c) Projected or actual direct lumber and wood products job
losses of one hundred positions or more;
(d) Projected or actual direct commercial salmon fishing job
losses of one hundred positions or more; and
(e) An unemployment rate twenty percent or more above the
state average. The counties that meet these criteria shall be
determined by the employment security department for the most
recent year for which data is available. For the purposes of
administration of programs under this chapter, the United States
post office five-digit zip code delivery areas will be used to
determine residence status for eligibility purposes. For the
purpose of this definition, a zip code delivery area of which any
part is ten miles or more from an urbanized area is considered
nonurbanized. A zip code totally surrounded by zip codes
qualifying as nonurbanized under this definition is also
considered nonurbanized. The office of financial management
shall make available a zip code listing of the areas to all
agencies and organizations providing services under this chapter.
(19) "Applied baccalaureate degree" means a baccalaureate
degree awarded by a college under RCW 28B.50.810 for successful
completion of a program of study that is:
(a) Specifically designed for individuals who hold an
associate of applied science degree, or its equivalent, in order
to maximize application of their technical course credits toward
the baccalaureate degree; and
(b) Based on a curriculum that incorporates both theoretical
and applied knowledge and skills in a specific technical field.
(20) "Qualified institutions of higher education" means:
(a) Washington public community and technical colleges;
(b) Private career schools that are members of an
accrediting association recognized by rule of the higher
education coordinating board for the purposes of chapter 28B.92 RCW; and
(c) Washington state apprenticeship and training
council-approved apprenticeship programs.
[2007 c 277 § 301; 2005 c 258 § 8; 2003 2nd sp.s. c 4 § 33; 1997 c 367 § 13; 1995 c 226 § 17; 1992 c 21 § 5. Prior: 1991 c 315 § 15; 1991 c 238 § 22; 1985 c 461 § 14; 1982 1st ex.s. c 53 § 24; 1973 c 62 § 12; 1969 ex.s. c 261 § 18; 1969 ex.s. c 223 § 28B.50.030; prior: 1967 ex.s. c 8 § 3.]
NOTES:
Findings -- Part headings not law -- 2007 c 277: See notes following RCW 28B.50.271.
Findings--Intent -- 2005 c 258: See note following RCW 28B.45.014.
Conflict with federal requirements -- Severability -- Effective date -- 2003 2nd sp.s. c 4: See notes following RCW 50.01.010.
Severability -- Conflict with federal requirements -- Effective date -- 1997 c 367: See notes following RCW 43.160.020.
Severability -- Conflict with federal requirements -- Effective date -- 1995 c 226: See notes following RCW 43.160.020.
Intent -- 1991 c 315: "The legislature finds that:
(1) The economic health and well-being of timber-dependent
communities is of substantial public concern. The significant
reduction in annual timber harvest levels likely will result in
reduced economic activity and persistent unemployment and
underemployment over time, which would be a serious threat to the
safety, health, and welfare of residents of the timber impact
areas, decreasing the value of private investments and
jeopardizing the sources of public revenue.
(2) Timber impact areas are most often located in areas that
are experiencing little or no economic growth, creating an even
greater risk to the health, safety, and welfare of these
communities. The ability to remedy problems caused by the
substantial reduction in harvest activity is beyond the power and
control of the regulatory process and influence of the state, and
the ordinary operations of private enterprise without additional
governmental assistance are insufficient to adequately remedy the
resulting problems of poverty and unemployment.
(3) To address these concerns, it is the intent of the
legislature to increase training and retraining services
accessible to timber impact areas, and provide for coordination
of noneconomic development services in timber impact areas as
economic development efforts will not succeed unless social,
housing, health, and other needs are addressed." [1991 c 315 §
1.]
Severability -- Conflict with federal requirements -- Effective date -- 1991 c 315: See RCW 50.70.900 through 50.70.902.
Severability -- 1985 c 461: See note following RCW 41.06.020.
Severability -- 1982 1st ex.s. c 53: See note following RCW 41.06.020.
Savings -- Severability -- 1973 c 62: See notes following RCW 28B.10.510.
Severability -- 1969 ex.s. c 261: See note following RCW 28B.50.020.