Section 28B.145.010. Definitions.

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(1) "Board" means the opportunity scholarship board.

(2) "Council" means the student achievement council.

(3) "Eligible education programs" means high employer demand and other programs of study as determined by the board.

(4) "Eligible expenses" means reasonable expenses associated with the costs of acquiring an education such as tuition, books, equipment, fees, room and board, and other expenses as determined by the program administrator in consultation with the council and the state board for community and technical colleges.

(5) "Eligible student" means a resident student who received his or her high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate as provided in RCW 28B.50.536 in Washington and who:

(a)(i) Has been accepted at a four-year institution of higher education into an eligible education program leading to a baccalaureate degree; or

(ii) Will attend a two-year institution of higher education and intends to transfer to an eligible education program at a four-year institution of higher education;

(b) Declares an intention to obtain a baccalaureate degree; and

(c) Has a family income at or below one hundred twenty-five percent of the state median family income at the time the student applies for an opportunity scholarship.

(6) "High employer demand program of study" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 28B.50.030.

(7) "Participant" means an eligible student who has received a scholarship under the opportunity scholarship program.

(8) "Program administrator" means a college scholarship organization that is a private nonprofit corporation registered under Title 24 RCW and qualified as a tax-exempt entity under section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code, with expertise in managing scholarships and college advising.

(9) "Resident student" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 28B.15.012.

[ 2014 c 208 § 1; 2013 c 39 § 13; 2011 1st sp.s. c 13 § 2.]

2014 c 208 § 1; 2013 c 39 § 13; 2011 1st sp.s. c 13 § 2.