RCW 28B.117.050
Internet web site and outreach program. (Effective until July 1, 2012.)

(1) To the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, the higher education coordinating board, with input from the state board for community and technical colleges, the foster care partnership, and institutions of higher education, shall develop and maintain an internet web site and outreach program to serve as a comprehensive portal for foster care youth in Washington state to obtain information regarding higher education including, but not necessarily limited to:

     (a) Academic, social, family, financial, and logistical information important to successful postsecondary educational success;

     (b) How and when to obtain and complete college applications;

     (c) What college placement tests, if any, are generally required for admission to college and when and how to register for such tests;

     (d) How and when to obtain and complete a federal free application for federal student aid (FAFSA); and

     (e) Detailed sources of financial aid likely available to eligible former foster care youth, including the financial aid provided by this chapter.

     (2) The board shall determine whether to design, build, and operate such program and web site directly or to use, support, and modify existing web sites created by government or nongovernmental entities for a similar purpose.

[2007 c 314 § 6.]

     RCW 28B.117.050
Internet web site and outreach program. (Effective July 1, 2012, until June 30, 2013.)

(1) To the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, the office, with input from the state board for community and technical colleges, the foster care partnership, and institutions of higher education, shall develop and maintain an internet web site and outreach program to serve as a comprehensive portal for foster care youth in Washington state to obtain information regarding higher education including, but not necessarily limited to:

     (a) Academic, social, family, financial, and logistical information important to successful postsecondary educational success;

     (b) How and when to obtain and complete college applications;

     (c) What college placement tests, if any, are generally required for admission to college and when and how to register for such tests;

     (d) How and when to obtain and complete a federal free application for federal student aid (FAFSA); and

     (e) Detailed sources of financial aid likely available to eligible former foster care youth, including the financial aid provided by this chapter.

     (2) The office shall determine whether to design, build, and operate such program and web site directly or to use, support, and modify existing web sites created by government or nongovernmental entities for a similar purpose.

[2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 223; 2007 c 314 § 6.]

NOTES:

     Effective date -- 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 §§ 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.

     Expiration date -- 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 §§ 220-225: See note following RCW 28B.117.020.

     Intent -- 2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.