# RCW 28B.15.031: RCW 28B.15.031: "Operating fees"—Defined—Disposition > Washington · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28B_C15_S031 ## Section - **Citation:** RCW 28B.15.031 - **Heading:** RCW 28B.15.031: "Operating fees"—Defined—Disposition - **Jurisdiction:** Washington - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 15 / Section 031 ## Text (1) The term "operating fees" as used in this chapter shall include the fees, other than building fees, charged all students registering at the state's colleges and universities but shall not include fees for short courses, self-supporting degree credit programs and courses, marine station work, experimental station work, correspondence or extension courses, and individual instruction and student deposits or rentals, disciplinary and library fines, which colleges and universities shall have the right to impose, laboratory, gymnasium, health, technology and student activity fees, or fees, charges, rentals, and other income derived from any or all revenue producing lands, buildings and facilities of the colleges or universities heretofore or hereafter acquired, constructed or installed, including but not limited to income from rooms, dormitories, dining rooms, hospitals, infirmaries, housing or student activity buildings, vehicular parking facilities, land, or the appurtenances thereon, or such other special fees as may be established by any college or university board of trustees or regents from time to time. All moneys received as operating fees at any institution of higher education shall be deposited in a local account containing only operating fees revenue and related interest: PROVIDED, That a minimum of four percent of operating fees shall be retained by four-year institutions of higher education and a minimum of three and one-half percent of operating fees shall be retained by the community and technical colleges for the purposes of RCW 28B.15.820 . At least thirty percent of operating fees required to be retained by the four-year institutions for purposes of RCW 28B.15.820 shall be used only for the purposes of RCW 28B.15.820 (10). (2) In addition to the three and one-half percent of operating fees retained by the institutions under subsection (1) of this section, up to three percent of operating fees charged to students at community and technical colleges shall be transferred to the community and technical college innovation account for the implementation of the college board's strategic technology plan in RCW 28B.50.515 . The percentage to be transferred to the community and technical college innovation account shall be determined by the college board each year but shall not exceed three percent of the operating fees collected each year. (3) Local operating fee accounts shall not be subject to appropriation by the legislature but shall be subject to allotment procedures by budget program and fiscal year under chapter 43.88 RCW. ## Nearby sections - [RCW 28B.15.005 RCW 28B.15.005: "Colleges and universities" defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28B_C15_S005.md) - [RCW 28B.15.011 RCW 28B.15.011: Classification as resident or nonresident student—Legislative intent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28B_C15_S011.md) - [RCW 28B.15.012 RCW 28B.15.012: Classification as resident or nonresident student—Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28B_C15_S012.md) - [RCW 28B.15.013 RCW 28B.15.013: Classification as resident or nonresident student—Standards for determining domicile in the state—Presumptions—Cut-off date for classification application change.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28B_C15_S013.md) - [RCW 28B.15.014 RCW 28B.15.014: Exemption from nonresident tuition fees differential.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28B_C15_S014.md) - [RCW 28B.15.015 RCW 28B.15.015: Classification as resident or nonresident student—Rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28B_C15_S015.md) - [RCW 28B.15.020 RCW 28B.15.020: "Tuition fees" defined—Use.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28B_C15_S020.md) - [RCW 28B.15.022 RCW 28B.15.022: "Nonresident tuition fees differential" defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28B_C15_S022.md) - [RCW 28B.15.025 RCW 28B.15.025: "Building fees" defined—Use.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28B_C15_S025.md) - [RCW 28B.15.031 RCW 28B.15.031: "Operating fees"—Defined—Disposition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28B_C15_S031.md) - [RCW 28B.15.041 RCW 28B.15.041: "Services and activities fees" defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28B_C15_S041.md) - [RCW 28B.15.043 RCW 28B.15.043: "Services and activities fees"—Allocations from for institutional loan fund for needy students.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28B_C15_S043.md) - [RCW 28B.15.044 RCW 28B.15.044: Services and activities fees—Legislative declaration on expenditure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28B_C15_S044.md) - [RCW 28B.15.045 RCW 28B.15.045: Services and activities fees—Guidelines governing establishment and funding of programs supported by—Scope—Mandatory provisions—Dispute resolution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28B_C15_S045.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T28B_C15_S031. 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