Washington Administrative Code
Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation
Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools
Section 490-105-175 - Conditions for placing a school in an "at-risk" status
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
A licensed school must demonstrate to the agency that it is financially viable under the requirements established by this section.
(1) The agency considers a school to be financially viable only if it:
(2) The agency may determine a school is at-risk if it fails to meet the financial viability conditions described in the definition of at-risk. "At-risk" means the school demonstrates a pattern or history of one or more of the following conditions that the agency determines raise doubts for the continued successful and profitable operation of the organization:
(3) A school determined to be at-risk may petition the agency to reconsider that designation if the school believes it is unreasonable, unfair, or not in keeping with the intent and purpose of the act. The agency will consider the school's petition and may rescind the at risk designation.
(4) The school's owner and/or director will be required to meet with agency staff to discuss the conditions that lead to being designated at-risk.
(5) A school determined to be at-risk will be placed on probation and will be required to provide:
(6) During the probation period the school must demonstrate improvement or the agency will take action to suspend or revoke its license.
(7) The agency may publish, on its web site, a list of schools whose licenses have been either suspended or revoked.
(8) A school previously deemed "at-risk," but has met its corrective action plan, will be given a provisional license; if, at the next renewal, the school fails to meet the fiscal requirements, the agency may take action but not limited to, placing the school on at-risk status again.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28.10.040 [28C.10.040]. 08-04-110, § 490-105-175, filed 2/6/08, effective 3/8/08.