RCW 28B.50.789
Online course descriptions—Required materials' cost information—Reports.
(1) To the maximum extent practicable, but no later than the first full quarter after a community or technical college has implemented the ctcLink system, a community or technical college shall provide the following information to students during registration by displaying it in the online course description or by providing a link that connects to the bookstore's website or other website where students can search and view:
(a) The cost of any required textbook or other course materials;
(b) Whether a course uses open educational resources; and
(c) Whether a course uses low-cost required instructional materials. For the purposes of this subsection, "low-cost" means the required instructional materials equal fifty dollars or less.
(2) If a course's required textbooks and course materials are not determined prior to registration due to an unassigned faculty member, the textbooks' and course materials' cost must be provided as soon as feasible after a faculty member is assigned.
(3) Each community and technical college shall report to the college board which courses provided textbooks' and course materials' costs to students during registration, and what percent of total classes this equaled. The college board shall report the information to the legislature in accordance with RCW 43.01.036 by January 1st of each biennium, beginning with January 1, 2019.
[ 2020 c 104 § 1; 2017 c 98 § 2.]
NOTES:
Intent—2017 c 98: "The legislature recognizes the high cost of textbooks and the burden this can create for students. The legislature also recognizes the work of the state board for community and technical colleges in creating the open course library, in which free textbooks and other course materials are available for eighty-one of the highest enrolled courses in the community and technical college system. The student public interest research groups completed a cost analysis of the open course library and found that students who take open course library courses save ninety-six dollars on average per course over a traditional textbook. Therefore, it is the legislature's intent to incentivize faculty to use resources available on the open course library by informing students of a textbook's cost when they register for a class." [ 2017 c 98 § 1.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 28B.50 - Community and Technical Colleges.
28B.50.040 - College districts enumerated.
28B.50.050 - State board for community and technical colleges.
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.50.242 - Video telecommunications programming.
28B.50.248 - Effect of child care subsidy eligibility expansion—Use of existing resources.
28B.50.259 - Program for dislocated forest products workers—Waiver from tuition and fees.
28B.50.271 - Opportunity grant program.
28B.50.274 - Opportunity partnership program.
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.50.409 - Bonds—Committee advice and consent prerequisite to issuance.
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.50.4893 - Part-time academic employees—Sick leave.
28B.50.510 - State purchasing and material control, community college purchases.
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.50.532 - Completion of industry certificate or credential—Agreements with skill centers.
28B.50.535 - Community or technical college—Issuance of high school diploma or certificate.
28B.50.551 - Leave provisions.
28B.50.553 - Attendance incentive program.
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.50.810 - Applied baccalaureate degree programs.
28B.50.815 - Associate degree education for incarcerated adults.
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.50.839 - Exceptional faculty awards—Guidelines—Matching funds—Donations—Disbursements.
28B.50.843 - Exceptional faculty awards—Determination of award—Collective bargaining.
28B.50.850 - Faculty tenure—Purpose.
28B.50.851 - Faculty tenure—Definitions.
28B.50.855 - Faculty tenure—Written agreement embodying terms of employment furnished faculty.
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.50.868 - Faculty tenure—Faculty members currently employed granted tenure.
28B.50.871 - Faculty tenure—Number of tenure-track positions—Report.
28B.50.872 - Periodic posttenure evaluation.
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.50.877 - 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.50.916 - Homeless and foster care students pilot program.
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.