Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight Board

The Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight Board (WEIAOB) was established in 2019 through E2SHB 2158 and is charged with the following responsibilities:

Providing guidance and recommendations to the legislature on what workforce education priorities should be funded with the Workforce Education Investment Account (WEIA).
Ensuring accountability that the workforce education investments funded with WEIA are producing the intended results and are effectively increasing student success and career readiness, such as by increasing retention, completion, and job placement rates.

WEIA was also established in 2019 through E2SHB 2158 and is Washington’s first dedicated fund for higher education. As defined in RCW 43.79.195, expenditures from WEIA may be used only for higher education programs, higher education operations, higher education compensation, state-funded student aid programs, and workforce development including career connected learning. Additionally, expenditures from WEIA must be used to supplement, not supplant, other federal, state, and local funding for higher education.

A list of current WEIAOB members can be found on the Washington Governor's website. More information about WEIAOB governance and operations can be found in RCW 28B.77.310.

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