Children or Spouse of Deceased or Disabled Law Enforcement Officers or Firefighters Waiver

Community and technical colleges shall waive all tuition and services and activities fees for the children and surviving spouses of deceased or disabled law enforcement officers or firefighters. 

Eligible children must begin their course of study at a community college within 10 years of high school graduation.

The officers and firefighters must have died or become totally disabled in the line of duty while employed by a public law enforcement agency, full-time or volunteer fire department in this state. Totally disabled is defined as totally and permanently disabled for life by bodily injury or disease and thereby prevented from performing any occupation or gainful pursuit. 

Tuition is defined in RCW 28B.15.020 as fees charged students registering at the state’s colleges and universities which consists of:

(1) The "building fees" as defined in RCW 28B.15.025; and

(2) The "operating fees" as defined in RCW 28B.15.031.

Services and activities fees is defined in RCW 28B.15.041 to mean fees, other than tuition fees, charged to all students registering at the state's community and technical colleges,

RCW 28B.15.520(2)(a)-(b) – Waiver of fees and nonresident tuition fees differential – community colleges.