Wash. Admin. Code § 250-78-060 – Management of funds

(1) Disbursements of all academic grant, stipend, and recognition award funds are contingent upon appropriations. In the event that funds are insufficient to pay all eligible claims submitted, disbursements will be issued to recipients on the following basis:
1. (a) Claims for payment of the recognition award, or reimbursement of eligible educational costs through the academic grant or stipend, shall be paid in order of receipt by the board and to the extent of available funds, up to the value remaining in the recipient's award benefit.
2. (b) Claims for payment of a recipient's eligible award benefits which have not been paid in full shall become first priority for payment, in order of receipt by the board, up to the value remaining in the recipient's award benefit, as funds become available to the program through:
  1. (i) Supplemental moneys appropriated to the program for the current fiscal year; or[,]
  2. (ii) Funds appropriated to the program for the next fiscal year; or[,]
  3. (iii) Funds appropriated to the program for subsequent biennia.
(2) At the option of the board, the academic grant may be disbursed as a lump sum award or in incremental amounts on a term-by-term basis.
(3) Recipients who have not fully utilized their academic grant award benefit (and related stipend benefit, if any) within the four year eligibility period shall forfeit the remaining value of their academic grant and stipend award.
Reviser's note: RCW 34.05.395 requires the use of underlining and deletion marks to indicate amendments to existing rules, and deems ineffectual changes not filed by the agency in this manner. The bracketed material in the above section does not appear to conform to the statutory requirement.

[Statutory Authority: Chapters 28B.80 and 28A.625 RCW and 1994 c 279. WSR 94-14-008, § 250-78-060, filed 6/23/94, effective 6/23/94. Statutory Authority: Chapters 28B.80 and 28A.625 RCW. WSR 93-19-015, § 250-78-060, filed 9/2/93, effective 10/3/93. Statutory Authority: 1992 c 83, 1992 c 50 and chapters 28B.80 and 28A.625 RCW. WSR 92-16-037, § 250-78-060, filed 7/30/92, effective 7/30/92. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.80 RCW and 1991 c 255. WSR 91-20-070, § 250-78-060, filed 9/26/91, effective 10/27/91.]