Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 28B.50 - Community and Technical Colleges.
28B.50.468 - Cost-of-living increases—Classified employees.

RCW 28B.50.468
Cost-of-living increases—Classified employees.

(1) Classified employees of technical colleges shall be provided an annual salary cost-of-living increase in accordance with this section. For purposes of this section, "technical college" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 28B.50.030. This section applies to only those classified employees under the jurisdiction of chapter 41.56 RCW.
(a) Beginning with the 2001-2002 fiscal year, and for each subsequent fiscal year, except as provided in (d) of this subsection, each technical college board of trustees shall receive a cost-of-living allocation sufficient to increase classified employee salaries, including mandatory salary-related benefits, by the rate of the yearly increase in the cost-of-living index.
(b) A technical college board of trustees shall distribute its cost-of-living allocation for salaries and salary-related benefits in accordance with the technical college's salary schedules, collective bargaining agreements, and other compensation policies. No later than the end of the fiscal year, each technical college shall certify to the college board that it has spent funds provided for cost-of-living increases on salaries and salary-related benefits.
(c) The college board shall include any funded cost-of-living increase in the salary base used to determine cost-of-living increases for technical college classified employees in subsequent years.
(d) Beginning with the 2001-2002 fiscal year, and for each subsequent fiscal year except for the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 fiscal years, the state shall fully fund the cost-of-living increase set forth in this section.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "cost-of-living index" means, for any fiscal year, the previous calendar year's annual average consumer price index, using the official current base, compiled by the bureau of labor statistics, United States department of labor for the state of Washington. If the bureau of labor statistics develops more than one consumer price index for areas within the state, the index covering the greatest number of people, covering areas exclusively within the boundaries of the state, and including all items shall be used for the cost-of-living index in this section.

[ 2013 2nd sp.s. c 5 § 3; 2011 1st sp.s. c 18 § 3; 2009 c 573 § 3; 2003 1st sp.s. c 20 § 4; 2001 c 4 § 4 (Initiative Measure No. 732, approved November 7, 2000).]
NOTES:

Effective date—2013 2nd sp.s. c 5: See note following RCW 28A.400.205.


Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 18: See note following RCW 28A.400.205.


Effective date—2009 c 573: See note following RCW 28A.400.205.


Severability—2001 c 4 (Initiative Measure No. 732): See note following RCW 28A.400.205.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 28B - Higher Education

Chapter 28B.50 - Community and Technical Colleges.

28B.50.010 - Short title.

28B.50.020 - Purpose.

28B.50.030 - Definitions.

28B.50.040 - College districts enumerated.

28B.50.050 - State board for community and technical colleges.

28B.50.060 - Director of the state system of community and technical colleges—Appointment—Term—Qualifications—Salary and travel expenses—Duties.

28B.50.070 - College board—Organization—Meetings—Quorum—Biennial report—Fiscal year.

28B.50.080 - College board—Offices and office equipment, including necessary expenses.

28B.50.085 - College board—Treasurer—Appointment, duties, bond—Depository.

28B.50.090 - College board—Powers and duties.

28B.50.091 - Board to waive fees for students finishing their high school education.

28B.50.092 - Program for military personnel—Restrictions as to high school completion program.

28B.50.093 - Program for military personnel—Limitation.

28B.50.094 - Program for military personnel—Costs of funding.

28B.50.095 - Registration at more than one community and technical college.

28B.50.096 - Cooperation with workforce training and education coordinating board.

28B.50.097 - Electronic job bank.

28B.50.098 - Appointment of trustees for new college district.

28B.50.100 - Boards of trustees—Generally.

28B.50.102 - Boards of trustees—Student trustee.

28B.50.130 - Boards of trustees—Bylaws, rules, and regulations—Chair and vice chair—Terms—Quorum.

28B.50.140 - Boards of trustees—Powers and duties.

28B.50.141 - Credits—Statewide transfer policy and agreement—Establishment.

28B.50.142 - Treasurer of board—Duties—Bond.

28B.50.143 - Vendor payments, advances or reimbursements for.

28B.50.145 - Community or technical college faculty senate.

28B.50.150 - Out-of-district residence not to affect enrollment for state resident.

28B.50.195 - Intercollegiate coaches—Minimum standards encouraged.

28B.50.196 - Intercollegiate coaches—Training to promote coaching competence and techniques.

28B.50.205 - AIDS information—Community and technical colleges.

28B.50.215 - Overlapping service areas—Regional planning agreements.

28B.50.216 - Identification and implementation of potential administrative efficiencies, complementary administrative functions, and complementary academic programs within regional area—Plan—Retention of cost savings—Reports.

28B.50.242 - Video telecommunications programming.

28B.50.248 - Effect of child care subsidy eligibility expansion—Use of existing resources.

28B.50.250 - Adult education programs in common school districts, limitations—Certain federal programs, administration.

28B.50.252 - Districts offering vocational educational programs—Local advisory committees—Advice on current job needs.

28B.50.254 - Advisory council on adult education—Workforce training and education coordinating board to monitor.

28B.50.259 - Program for dislocated forest products workers—Waiver from tuition and fees.

28B.50.271 - Opportunity grant program.

28B.50.272 - Opportunity grant program—Student eligibility—Funding—Performance measures—Documentation—Annual summary.

28B.50.273 - Identification of grant-eligible programs of study and other job training programs—Marketing.

28B.50.274 - Opportunity partnership program.

28B.50.278 - Opportunity employment and education center—Opportunity policy work group—Report by college board.

28B.50.281 - Curriculum development and funding—Use of federal stimulus funding—Reports—Recognized programs of study under RCW 28B.50.273—Prioritization of workforce training programs.

28B.50.282 - Evergreen jobs training account—Grants.

28B.50.286 - Opportunity express account.

28B.50.295 - Emergency assistance grant program.

28B.50.305 - Seattle Vocational Institute—Findings.

28B.50.306 - Seattle Vocational Institute—Mission—Advisory committee to advise.

28B.50.307 - Seattle Vocational Institute—Funding.

28B.50.320 - Fees and other income—Deposit—Disbursement.

28B.50.328 - Waivers of tuition and fees—Scholarships—Employment of instructional staff and faculty—Seattle Vocational Institute.

28B.50.330 - Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community and technical college facilities and acquisition of property—Revenue bond financing—Public bid.

28B.50.340 - Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community and technical college facilities and acquisition of property—Financing by bonds secured by pledge of building fees, grants.

28B.50.350 - Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community and technical college facilities and acquisition of property—Bonds—Requirements.

28B.50.360 - Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community and technical college facilities and acquisition of property—Community and technical college capital projects account—Disposition of building fees.

28B.50.370 - Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community and technical college facilities and acquisition of property—Bonds—Sources for payment of principal and interest on—Funds credited to bond retirement fund—Pledge to col...

28B.50.380 - Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community college facilities and acquisition of property—Bonds—Additional powers incident to bond authorization.

28B.50.390 - Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community college facilities and acquisition of property—Refunding bonds—Authorized—Form, term, issuance, etc.—Exchange or sale.

28B.50.400 - Construction, reconstruction, equipping, and demolition of community college facilities and acquisition of property—Bonds as limited obligation bonds—Additional means to pay principal and interest on.

28B.50.409 - Bonds—Committee advice and consent prerequisite to issuance.

28B.50.440 - Construction of chapter when part thereof in conflict with federal requirements which are condition precedent to allocation of federal funds.

28B.50.455 - Compliance with section 504 of the federal rehabilitation act of 1973, Title VI of the civil rights act of 1964, and Title IX of the educational amendments of 1972.

28B.50.463 - Use of false academic credentials—Penalties.

28B.50.465 - Cost-of-living increases—Academic employees.

28B.50.468 - Cost-of-living increases—Classified employees.

28B.50.484 - Health care service contracts—Transferred employees of vocational-technical institutes.

28B.50.489 - Part-time academic employees—State-mandated benefits—Definitions.

28B.50.4891 - Part-time academic employees—State-mandated benefits—Reporting eligible employees.

28B.50.4892 - Part-time academic employees—Best practices compensation and employment—Task force—Report.

28B.50.4893 - Part-time academic employees—Sick leave.

28B.50.4894 - Part-time academic employees—Continuous health care eligibility—Employer contributions.

28B.50.510 - State purchasing and material control, community college purchases.

28B.50.515 - Community and technical college innovation account—Expenditures—Strategic technology plan—Enterprise resource planning.

28B.50.520 - Federal funds, receipt of authorized.

28B.50.522 - Office for adult literacy.

28B.50.528 - Contracts with adjacent college district for administrative services.

28B.50.530 - Agreements for use of services or facilities between district boards of trustees and school boards.

28B.50.531 - Dual high school and college credit for secondary career and technical courses—Agreements.

28B.50.532 - Completion of industry certificate or credential—Agreements with skill centers.

28B.50.533 - Contracts with common school districts for occupational and academic programs for high school students—Enrollment opportunities—Interlocal agreements.

28B.50.535 - Community or technical college—Issuance of high school diploma or certificate.

28B.50.536 - Test to earn a high school equivalency certificate—Rules—Issuance of high school equivalency certificate.

28B.50.551 - Leave provisions.

28B.50.553 - Attendance incentive program.

28B.50.600 - School district bonds—Redemption of by school district to continue though facility under control of college district board.

28B.50.601 - School district bonds—Redemption—Facilities under administration of college district board.

28B.50.740 - School district bonds—Those issued for community and technical college facilities not considered indebtedness under statutory limitations on.

28B.50.785 - Publication of transferable college-level courses—Course lists for one-year academic completion certificates and transferable degrees.

28B.50.789 - Online course descriptions—Required materials' cost information—Reports.

28B.50.795 - Bachelor of science in nursing program—University Center of North Puget Sound.

28B.50.805 - Programs that support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs or career and technical education programs—Selection of colleges—Development of courses leading to a high-demand applied baccalaureate degree.

28B.50.810 - Applied baccalaureate degree programs.

28B.50.815 - Associate degree education for incarcerated adults.

28B.50.820 - Baccalaureate degree programs—Agreements with state universities, regional universities, or the state college.

28B.50.825 - Bachelor of science degree in computer science.

28B.50.835 - Exceptional faculty awards—Intent.

28B.50.8351 - Exceptional faculty awards—"Foundation" defined.

28B.50.837 - Exceptional faculty awards—Established—Community and technical college faculty awards trust fund.

28B.50.839 - Exceptional faculty awards—Guidelines—Matching funds—Donations—Disbursements.

28B.50.841 - Exceptional faculty awards—Name of award—Duties of institution—Use of endowment proceeds.

28B.50.843 - Exceptional faculty awards—Determination of award—Collective bargaining.

28B.50.844 - Exceptional faculty awards—Eligibility of foundation for matching funds—Endowment fund management.

28B.50.850 - Faculty tenure—Purpose.

28B.50.851 - Faculty tenure—Definitions.

28B.50.852 - Faculty tenure—Rules and regulations—Award of faculty tenure—Maximum probationary period.

28B.50.855 - Faculty tenure—Written agreement embodying terms of employment furnished faculty.

28B.50.856 - Faculty tenure—Evaluation of probationer by review committee—Progress report, acknowledgment of receipt—Recommendation as to tenure.

28B.50.857 - Faculty tenure—Decision not to renew probationary appointment, notice by appointing authority, when.

28B.50.859 - Faculty tenure—Tenure retained upon reduced work load assignment.

28B.50.860 - Faculty tenure—Tenure retained upon administrative appointment.

28B.50.861 - Faculty tenure—Dismissal only for sufficient cause.

28B.50.862 - Faculty tenure—Certain grounds constituting sufficient cause.

28B.50.863 - Faculty tenure—Review prior to dismissal—Scope—Recommendations of review committee.

28B.50.864 - Faculty tenure—Appeal from decision for dismissal—Procedure.

28B.50.867 - Faculty tenure—Tenure rights upon transfer of employment to another community or technical college.

28B.50.868 - Faculty tenure—Faculty members currently employed granted tenure.

28B.50.869 - Faculty tenure—Review committees, composition—Selection of faculty representatives, student representative.

28B.50.870 - Faculty tenure—For certain educational programs operated in state correctional institutions.

28B.50.871 - Faculty tenure—Number of tenure-track positions—Report.

28B.50.872 - Periodic posttenure evaluation.

28B.50.873 - Reduction in force of tenured or probationary faculty members due to financial emergency—Conditions—Procedure—Rights.

28B.50.874 - Transfer of administration of vocational-technical institutes to system of community and technical colleges—Personnel rights.

28B.50.8742 - Technical colleges—Employee option to reenroll in public employees' benefits trust.

28B.50.8744 - Technical colleges—Payment to public employees' and retirees' insurance account.

28B.50.875 - Laboratory services for the analyzing of samples, public agencies may contract with college for.

28B.50.877 - Technical colleges—Purchase of support services from school districts.

28B.50.880 - Apprentices—Recommendations of the state board for community and technical colleges.

28B.50.890 - Apprentices—Associate degree pathway.

28B.50.891 - Apprenticeship programs or certificate programs—Transferable course credits.

28B.50.895 - Apprentice education waivers.

28B.50.902 - Centers of excellence.

28B.50.903 - Coordination and alignment of aerospace training programs—Aerospace and advanced materials manufacturing pipeline advisory committee.

28B.50.912 - Transfer of powers from superintendent of public instruction and state board of education to state board for community and technical colleges.

28B.50.913 - Transfer of powers from Washington institute for applied technology to Seattle Vocational Institute.

28B.50.916 - Homeless and foster care students pilot program.

28B.50.920 - Diversity, equity, and inclusion—Strategic plans—Student-based organizations—Outreach programs—Model faculty diversity programs.

28B.50.925 - Guided pathways—Implementation—Reports.

28B.50.930 - Mental health counselor pilot program.

28B.50.935 - Faculty counselors—Minimum standards.

28B.50.940 - Student aid outreach and completion initiative pilot program—Outreach specialists.

28B.50.980 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.