RCW 28B.95.110 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 95 / Section 110
RCW 28B.95.110: Washington advanced college tuition payment program—Refunds.
Status: in_force

(1) The intent of the Washington advanced college tuition payment program is to redeem tuition units for attendance at an institution of higher education. Refunds shall be issued under specific conditions that may include the following: (a) Certification that the beneficiary, who is eighteen years of age or older, will not attend an institution of higher education, will result in a refund not to exceed the current value, as determined by the governing body, in effect at the time of such certification minus a penalty at the rate established by the governing body. The refund shall be made no sooner than ninety days after such certification, less any administrative processing fees assessed by the governing body; (b) If there is certification of the death or disability of the beneficiary, the refund shall be equal to one hundred percent of any remaining unused tuition units at the current value, as determined by the governing body, at the time that such certification is submitted to the governing body, less any administrative processing fees assessed by the governing body; (c) If there is certification by the student of graduation or program completion, the refund shall be as great as one hundred percent of any remaining unused tuition units at the current value, as determined by the governing body, at the time that such certification is submitted to the governing body, less any administrative processing fees assessed by the governing body. The governing body may, at its discretion, impose a penalty if needed to comply with federal tax rules; (d) If there is certification of other tuition and fee scholarships, which will cover the cost of tuition for the eligible beneficiary. The refund shall be equal to one hundred percent of the current value of tuition units, as determined by the governing body, in effect at the time of the refund request, less any administrative processing fees assessed by the governing body. The refund under this subsection may not exceed the value of the scholarship; (e) Incorrect or misleading information provided by the purchaser or beneficiaries may result in a refund of the purchaser's investment, less any administrative processing fees assessed by the governing body. The value of the refund will not exceed the actual dollar value of the purchaser's contributions; and (f) The governing body may determine other circumstances qualifying for refunds of remaining unused tuition units and may determine the value of that refund. (2) With the exception of subsection (1)(b), (e), and (f) of this section no refunds may be made before the units have been held for two years.
RCW 28A.505.150 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 505 / Section 150
RCW 28A.505.150: Budgeted expenditures as appropriations—Interim expenditures—Transfer between budget classes—Liability for nonbudgeted expenditures.
Status: in_force

Total budgeted expenditures for each fund as adopted in the budget of a school district shall constitute the appropriations of the district for the ensuing fiscal year and the board of directors shall be limited in the incurring of expenditures to the grand total of such appropriations. The board of directors shall incur no expenditures for any purpose in excess of the appropriation for each fund: PROVIDED, That no board of directors shall be prohibited from incurring expenditures for the payment of regular employees, for the necessary repairs and upkeep of the school plant, for the purchase of books and supplies, and for their participation in joint purchasing agencies authorized in RCW 28A.320.080 during the interim while the budget is being settled under RCW 28A.505.140 : PROVIDED FURTHER, That transfers between budget classes may be made by the school district's chief administrative officer or finance officer, subject to such restrictions as may be imposed by the school district board of directors. Directors, officers or employees who knowingly or negligently violate or participate in a violation of this section by the incurring of expenditures in excess of any appropriation(s) shall be held civilly liable, jointly and severally, for such expenditures in excess of such appropriation(s), including consequential damages following therefrom, for each such violation. If as a result of any civil or criminal action the violation is found to have been done knowingly, such director, officer, or employee who is found to have participated in such breach shall immediately forfeit his or her office or employment, and the judgment in any such action shall so provide. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the duty of the attorney general to carry out the provisions of RCW 43.09.260 , as now or hereafter amended.
RCW 28B.30.730 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 30 / Section 730
RCW 28B.30.730: Bonds—Issuance, sale, form, term, interest—Covenants—Use of proceeds.
Status: reserved

For the purpose of financing the cost of any projects, the board is hereby authorized to adopt the resolution or resolutions and prepare all other documents necessary for the issuance, sale and delivery of the bonds or any part thereof at such time or times as it shall deem necessary and advisable. Said bonds: (1) Shall not constitute (a) An obligation, either general or special, of the state; or (b) A general obligation of Washington State University or of the board; (2) Shall be (a) Either registered or in coupon form; and (b) Issued in denominations of not less than one hundred dollars; and (c) Fully negotiable instruments under the laws of this state; and (d) Signed on behalf of the university by the president of the board, attested by the secretary or the treasurer of the board, have the seal of the university impressed thereon or a facsimile of such seal printed or lithographed in the bottom border thereof, and the coupons attached thereto shall be signed with the facsimile signatures of such president and secretary; (3) Shall state (a) The date of issue; and (b) The series of the issue and be consecutively numbered within the series; and (c) That, except as otherwise provided in subsection (8)(e) of this section, the bond is payable both principal and interest solely out of the bond retirement fund; (4) Each series of bonds shall bear interest, payable either annually or semiannually, as the board may determine; (5) Shall be payable both principal and interest out of the bond retirement fund; (6) Shall be payable at such times over a period of not to exceed forty years from date of issuance, at such place or places, and with such reserved rights of prior redemption, as the board may prescribe; (7) Shall be sold in such manner and at such price as the board may prescribe; (8) Shall be issued under and subject to such terms, conditions and covenants providing for the payment of the principal thereof and interest thereon and such other terms, conditions, covenants and protective provisions safeguarding such payment, not inconsistent with RCW 28B.30.700 through 28B.30.780 , and as found to be necessary by the board for the most advantageous sale thereof, which may include but not be limited to: (a) A covenant that the building fees shall be established, maintained and collected in such amounts that will provide money sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all bonds payable out of the bond retirement account, to set aside and maintain the reserves required to secure the payment of such principal and interest, and to maintain any coverage which may be required over such principal and interest; (b) A covenant that a reserve account shall be created in the bond retirement fund to secure the payment of the principal of and interest on all bonds issued and a provision made that certain amounts be set aside and maintained therein; (c) A covenant that sufficient moneys may be transferred from the Washington State University building account to the bond retirement account when ordered by the board of regents in the event there is ever an insufficient amount of money in the bond retirement account to pay any installment of interest or principal and interest coming due on the bonds or any of them; (d) A covenant fixing conditions under which bonds on a parity with any bonds outstanding may be issued; (e) A covenant to obligate, to pay the principal of or interest on the bonds, all or a component of the fees and revenues of Washington State University that are not subject to appropriation by the legislature and that do not constitute general state revenues as defined in Article VIII, section 1 of the state Constitution or general state revenues for the purpose of calculating statutory limits on state indebtedness pursuant to *RCW 39.42.060 . The proceeds of the sale of all bonds issued in accordance with this chapter shall be used solely for paying the costs of the projects, including costs of issuance and other financing costs. The Washington State University building account shall be credited with the investment income derived pursuant to RCW 43.84.080 on the investable balances of scientific permanent fund and agricultural permanent fund, less the allocation to the state treasurer's service fund pursuant to RCW 43.08.190 .
RCW 28A.300.555 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 555
RCW 28A.300.555: Finding—Grants to improve readiness to learn.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds that helping children to arrive at school ready to learn is an important part of improving student learning. (2) To the extent funds are appropriated, the superintendent of public instruction shall award grants to community-based consortiums that submit comprehensive plans that include strategies to improve readiness to learn.
RCW 28A.545.060 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 545 / Section 060
RCW 28A.545.060: Enrollment data for computation of amounts due.
Status: in_force

The student enrollment data necessary for the computation of the annual amounts due by nonhigh school districts pursuant to RCW 28A.545.030 through 28A.545.110 and 84.52.0531 shall be established as follows: (1) On or before July tenth preceding the school year, or such other date as may be established by the superintendent of public instruction, each high school district superintendent shall certify to the superintendent of public instruction: (a) The estimated number of students residing in a nonhigh school district that will be enrolled in the high school district during the school year which estimate has been mutually agreed upon by the high school district superintendent and the superintendent of each nonhigh school district in which one or more of such students resides; (b) The total estimated number of kindergarten through twelfth grade annual average full-time equivalent students, inclusive of nonresident students, that will be enrolled in the high school district during the school year; (c) The actual number of annual average full-time equivalent students provided for in subsections (1)(a) and (b) of this section that were enrolled in the high school district during the regular school term just completed; and (d) The name, address, and the school district and county of residence of each student residing in a nonhigh school district reported pursuant to this subsection (1), to the extent the same can reasonably be established. (2) In the event the superintendents of a high school district and a nonhigh school district are unable to reach agreement respecting the estimated number of annual average full-time equivalent students residing in the nonhigh school district that will be enrolled in the high school district during the school year, the estimate shall be established by the superintendent of public instruction.
RCW 28B.126.005 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 126 / Section 005
RCW 28B.126.005: Intent.
Status: in_force

The legislature recognizes that Native American people have faced historical traumas that have had a lasting impact in many facets of life, including educational attainment. Historically, education was used as a reformation tactic to strip away Native identity and culture to whitewash the indigenous population and destroy a nation's own first people by separating Native children from their families. The legislature acknowledges the historical use of education as a weapon and the opportunity to partner with federally recognized Indian tribes to establish truth and reconciliation regarding boarding school traumas in order to facilitate change and remove stigmas of how Native Americans view education. Native Americans face additional challenges in attaining higher education, such as high rates of poverty and lack of postsecondary educational access near reservations. When the state invests in an educated Native workforce, Native communities become more economically resilient, stronger, healthier, and empowered. Robust Native communities help make a more resilient and vigorous Washington state and contribute to alleviating workforce demand by tapping into historically underutilized talent. Therefore, the legislature intends to establish the Native American apprentice assistance program with the recognition that indigenous populations need additional assistance to pursue postsecondary education because of historical actions that have left lasting impacts.
RCW 28A.150.290 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 150 / Section 290
RCW 28A.150.290: State superintendent to make rules and regulations—Unforeseen conditions or actions to be recognized—Paperwork limited.
Status: in_force

(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall have the power and duty to make such rules and regulations as are necessary for the proper administration of this chapter and RCW 28A.160.150 through * 28A.160.220 , 28A.300.170 , and 28A.500.010 not inconsistent with the provisions thereof, and in addition to require such reports as may be necessary to carry out his or her duties under this chapter and RCW 28A.160.150 through * 28A.160.220 , 28A.300.170 , and 28A.500.010 . (2) The superintendent of public instruction shall have the authority to make rules and regulations which establish the terms and conditions for allowing school districts to receive state basic education moneys as provided in RCW 28A.150.250 when said districts are unable to fulfill for one or more schools as officially scheduled the requirement of a full school year of one hundred eighty days or the annual average total instructional hour offering imposed by RCW 28A.150.220 and 28A.150.260 due to one or more of the following conditions: (a) An unforeseen natural event, including, but not necessarily limited to, a fire, flood, explosion, storm, earthquake, epidemic, or volcanic eruption that has the direct or indirect effect of rendering one or more school district facilities unsafe, unhealthy, inaccessible, or inoperable; and (b) An unforeseen mechanical failure or an unforeseen action or inaction by one or more persons, including negligence and threats, that (i) is beyond the control of both a school district board of directors and its employees and (ii) has the direct or indirect effect of rendering one or more school district facilities unsafe, unhealthy, inaccessible, or inoperable. Such actions, inactions or mechanical failures may include, but are not necessarily limited to, arson, vandalism, riots, insurrections, bomb threats, bombings, delays in the scheduled completion of construction projects, and the discontinuance or disruption of utilities such as heating, lighting and water: PROVIDED, That an unforeseen action or inaction shall not include any labor dispute between a school district board of directors and any employee of the school district. A condition is foreseeable for the purposes of this subsection to the extent a reasonably prudent person would have anticipated prior to August first of the preceding school year that the condition probably would occur during the ensuing school year because of the occurrence of an event or a circumstance which existed during such preceding school year or a prior school year. A board of directors of a school district is deemed for the purposes of this subsection to have knowledge of events and circumstances which are a matter of common knowledge within the school district and of those events and circumstances which can be discovered upon prudent inquiry or inspection. (3) The superintendent of public instruction shall make every effort to reduce the amount of paperwork required in administration of this chapter and RCW 28A.160.150 through * 28A.160.220 , 28A.300.170 , and 28A.500.010 ; to simplify the application, monitoring and evaluation processes used; to eliminate all duplicative requests for information from local school districts; and to make every effort to integrate and standardize information requests for other state education acts and federal aid to education acts administered by the superintendent of public instruction so as to reduce paperwork requirements and duplicative information requests.
RCW 28A.315.105 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 315 / Section 105
RCW 28A.315.105: Regional committees—Appointment and terms of members—New regional committees.
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created in each educational service district a committee which shall be known as the regional committee on school district organization, which committee shall be composed of not less than seven nor more than nine registered voters of the educational service district, the number to correspond with the number of board member districts established for the governance of the educational service district in which the regional committee is located. (2) Members of each regional committee shall be appointed to serve a four-year term by the educational service district board of the district in which the regional committee is located. One member of the regional committee shall be appointed from each such educational service district board member district. Appointed members of regional committees must be registered voters and reside in the educational service district board member district from which they are appointed. Members of regional committees who were elected before June 12, 2008, may serve the remainder of their four-year terms. Vacancies occurring for any reason, including at the end of the term of any member of a regional committee who was elected before June 12, 2008, shall be filled by appointment by the educational service district board of directors as provided in this section. (3) In the event of a change in the number of educational service districts or in the number of educational service district board members pursuant to chapter 28A.310 RCW, a new regional committee shall be appointed for each affected educational service district at the expiration of the terms of the majority of the members of the regional committee. Those persons who were serving on a regional committee within an educational service district affected by a change in the number of districts or board members shall continue to constitute the regional committee for the educational service district within which they are registered to vote until the majority of a new board has been appointed. (4) No appointed member of a regional committee may continue to serve on the committee if he or she ceases to be a registered voter of the educational service district board member district or if he or she is absent from three consecutive meetings of the committee without an excuse acceptable to the committee.
RCW 28B.40.196 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 40 / Section 196
RCW 28B.40.196: Credits—Statewide transfer policy and agreement—Establishment.
Status: in_force

See RCW 28B.77.210 and 28B.77.215 .
RCW 28A.160.191 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 160 / Section 191
RCW 28A.160.191: Student transportation allocation—Adequacy for certain districts—Adjustment.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of public instruction shall ensure that the allocation formula results in adequate appropriation for low enrollment districts, nonhigh districts, districts involved in cooperative transportation agreements, and cooperative special transportation services operated by educational service districts. If necessary, the superintendent shall develop a separate process to adjust the allocation of the districts.
RCW 28A.175.100 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 175 / Section 100
RCW 28A.175.100: Statewide dropout reengagement program.
Status: in_force

(1) This section and RCW 28A.175.105 through 28A.175.115 provide a statutory framework for a statewide dropout reengagement system to provide appropriate educational opportunities and access to services for students age sixteen to twenty-one who have dropped out of high school or are not accumulating sufficient credits to reasonably complete a high school diploma in a public school before the age of twenty-one. (2) Under the system, school districts may: (a) Enter into the model interlocal agreement developed under RCW 28A.175.110 with an educational service district, community or technical college, or other public entity to provide a dropout reengagement program for eligible students of the district; or (b) Enter into the model contract developed under RCW 28A.175.110 with a community-based organization to provide a dropout reengagement program for eligible students of the district. (3) If a school district does not enter an interlocal agreement or contract with an educational service district, community or technical college, other public entity, or community-based organization to provide a dropout reengagement program for eligible students residing in the district, the educational service district, community or technical college, other public entity, or community-based organization may petition a school district other than the resident school district to enroll the eligible students under RCW 28A.225.220 through 28A.225.230 and enter the interlocal agreement or contract with the petitioning entity to provide a dropout reengagement program for the eligible students. (4) This section does not affect the authority of school districts to contract for educational services under RCW 28A.150.305 and 28A.320.035 . This section also does not affect the authority of school districts to offer dropout reengagement programs or other educational services for eligible students directly.
RCW 28A.300.485 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 485
RCW 28A.300.485: Enhanced civics education demonstration sites.
Status: in_force

Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall select two school districts that are diverse in size and in geographic and demographic makeup to serve as demonstration sites for enhanced civics education. These demonstration sites will: (1) Implement and assess an in-depth civics education program that includes the six proven instructional practices for enhancing civic education in kindergarten through twelfth grade classrooms; (2) Collaborate with programs and agencies in the local community in order to expand after-school and summer civics education opportunities; (3) Monitor and report the level of penetration of civics education in school and out-of-school programs; (4) Ensure that underserved students including rural, low-income, immigrant, and refugee students are prioritized in the implementation of programs; (5) Develop evaluation standards and a procedure for endorsing civics education curriculum that can be recommended for use in other school districts and out-of-school programs; and (6) Provide an annual report on the demonstration sites by December 1st each year to the governor and the committees of the legislature with oversight over K-12 education.
RCW 28A.655.090 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 655 / Section 090
RCW 28A.655.090: Statewide student assessment—Reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) By September 10, 1998, and by September 10th each year thereafter, the superintendent of public instruction shall report to schools, school districts, and the legislature on the results of the statewide student assessment. (2) The reports shall include the assessment results by school and school district, and include changes over time. For the statewide student assessment, results shall be reported as follows: (a) The percentage of students meeting the standards; (b) The percentage of students performing at each level of the assessment; (c) Disaggregation of results by at least the following subgroups of students: White, Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Pacific Islander/Hawaiian Native, low income, transitional bilingual, migrant, special education, and, beginning with the 2009-10 school year, students covered by section 504 of the federal rehabilitation act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794); and (d) A learning improvement index that shows changes in student performance within the different levels of student learning reported on the statewide student assessment. (3) The reports shall contain data regarding the different characteristics of schools, such as poverty levels, percent of English as a second language students, dropout rates, attendance, percent of students in special education, and student mobility so that districts and schools can learn from the improvement efforts of other schools and districts with similar characteristics. (4) The reports shall contain student scores on mandated tests by comparable Washington schools of similar characteristics. (5) The reports shall contain information on public school choice options available to students, including vocational education. (6) The reports shall be posted on the superintendent of public instruction's internet website. (7) To protect the privacy of students, the results of schools and districts that test fewer than ten students in a grade level shall not be reported. In addition, in order to ensure that results are reported accurately, the superintendent of public instruction shall maintain the confidentiality of statewide data files until the superintendent determines that the data are complete and accurate. (8) The superintendent of public instruction shall monitor the percentage and number of special education and limited English-proficient students exempted from taking the assessments by schools and school districts to ensure the exemptions are in compliance with exemption guidelines.
RCW 28A.320.193 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 320 / Section 193
RCW 28A.320.193: Community service—Policy—Incentive.
Status: in_force

By September 1, 2013, each school district shall adopt a policy that is supportive of community service and provides an incentive, such as recognition or credit, for students who participate in community service.
RCW 28B.07.350 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 07 / Section 350
RCW 28B.07.350: Proceeds fund.
Status: in_force

(1) All proceeds derived from a particular bond under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited in a fund to be known as the proceeds fund, which shall be maintained in such bank or banks as shall be determined by the authority. Proceeds deposited in the fund shall be expended only on approval of the authority. (2) A separate proceeds fund shall be maintained for each series of bonds issued by the authority. (3) Funds credited to a proceeds fund may be used for any or all of the following purposes: (a) The payment of the necessary expenses, including, without limitation, the costs of issuing the authority's bonds, incurred by the authority in carrying out its responsibilities under RCW 28B.07.021 , 28B.07.300 through 28B.07.380 , 28B.07.925 , 28B.07.927 , and 28B.07.030 ; (b) The establishment of a debt service reserve account to secure the payment of bonds; (c) The making of educational loans to qualified borrowers; (d) The purchase, either directly or acting through a bank with trust powers for its account, of educational loans; and (e) The acquisition of an investment contract or contracts or any other investments permitted under an indenture of the authority securing its bonds. The income from the contract, contracts, or investments, after payment of the bonds and all expenses associated therewith, shall be used by the authority to assist in carrying out its purposes under this chapter.
RCW 28A.410.090 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 410 / Section 090
RCW 28A.410.090: Revocation or suspension of certificate or permit to teach—Reprimand—Criminal basis—Complaints—Investigation—Process.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Any certificate or permit authorized under the provisions of this chapter, chapter 28A.405 RCW, or rules promulgated thereunder may be revoked or suspended by the authority authorized to grant the same based upon a criminal records report authorized by law, or upon the complaint of the professional educator standards board or any school district superintendent, educational service district superintendent, or private school administrator for lack of good moral character or personal fitness, violation of written contract, unprofessional conduct, intemperance, or crime against the law of the state. A reprimand may be issued as an alternative to suspension or revocation of a certificate or permit. School district superintendents, educational service district superintendents, the professional educator standards board, or private school administrators may file a complaint concerning any certificated employee of a school district, educational service district, or private school and this filing authority is not limited to employees of the complaining superintendent or administrator. Such written complaint shall state the grounds and summarize the factual basis upon which a determination has been made that an investigation by the superintendent of public instruction is warranted. (b) If the superintendent of public instruction has reasonable cause to believe that an alleged violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it has occurred based on a written complaint alleging physical abuse or sexual misconduct by a certificated school employee filed by a parent or another person, but no complaint has been forwarded to the superintendent by a school district superintendent, educational service district superintendent, or private school administrator, and that a school district superintendent, educational service district superintendent, or private school administrator has sufficient notice of the alleged violation and opportunity to file a complaint, the superintendent of public instruction may cause an investigation to be made of the alleged violation, together with such other matters that may be disclosed in the course of the investigation related to certificated personnel. (2) A parent or another person may file a written complaint with the superintendent of public instruction alleging physical abuse or sexual misconduct by a certificated school employee if: (a) The parent or other person has already filed a written complaint with the educational service district superintendent concerning that employee; (b) The educational service district superintendent has not caused an investigation of the allegations and has not forwarded the complaint to the superintendent of public instruction for investigation; and (c) The written complaint states the grounds and factual basis upon which the parent or other person believes an investigation should be conducted. (3) Any certificate or permit authorized under the provisions of this chapter, chapter 28A.405 RCW, or rules adopted thereunder may be revoked or suspended by the authority authorized to grant the same upon complaint from the professional educator standards board alleging unprofessional conduct in the form of a fraudulent submission of a test for educators. A reprimand may be issued as an alternative to suspension or revocation of a certificate or permit. The professional educator standards board must issue to the superintendent of public instruction a written complaint stating the grounds and factual basis upon which the professional educator standards board believes an investigation should be conducted pursuant to this section. In all cases under this subsection, the person whose certificate is in question shall be given an opportunity to be heard and has the right to appeal as established in *RCW 28A.410.100 . (4)(a) Any such certificate or permit authorized under this chapter or chapter 28A.405 RCW shall be revoked by the authority authorized to grant the certificate upon a guilty plea or the conviction of any felony crime specified under RCW 28A.400.322 , in accordance with this section. The person whose certificate is in question shall be given an opportunity to be heard. (b) Mandatory permanent revocation upon a guilty plea or the conviction of felony crimes specified under RCW 28A.400.322 (1) shall apply to such convictions or guilty pleas which occur after July 23, 1989, and before July 26, 2009. (c) Mandatory permanent revocation upon a guilty plea or conviction of felony crimes specified under RCW 28A.400.322 (2) shall apply to such convictions or guilty pleas that occur on or after July 26, 2009. (d) Revocation of any certificate or permit authorized under this chapter or chapter 28A.405 RCW for a guilty plea or criminal conviction of a crime specified under RCW 28A.400.322 occurring prior to July 23, 1989, shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section. (5)(a) Any such certificate or permit authorized under this chapter or chapter 28A.405 RCW shall be suspended or revoked, according to the provisions of this subsection, by the authority authorized to grant the certificate upon a finding that an employee has engaged in an unauthorized use of school equipment to intentionally access material depicting sexually explicit conduct or has intentionally possessed on school grounds any material depicting sexually explicit conduct; except for material used in conjunction with established curriculum. A first time violation of this subsection shall result in either suspension or revocation of the employee's certificate or permit as determined by the office of the superintendent of public instruction. A second violation shall result in a mandatory revocation of the certificate or permit. (b) In all cases under this subsection (5), the person whose certificate is in question shall be given an opportunity to be heard and has the right to appeal as established in *RCW 28A.410.100 . Certificates or permits shall be suspended or revoked under this subsection only if findings are made on or after July 24, 2005. For the purposes of this subsection, "sexually explicit conduct" has the same definition as provided in RCW 9.68A.011 . (6) Any such certificate or permit authorized under this chapter or chapter 28A.405 RCW shall be revoked by the authority authorized to grant the certificate upon a finding that the certificate holder obtained the certificate through fraudulent means, including fraudulent misrepresentation of required academic credentials or prior criminal record. In all cases under this subsection, the person whose certificate is in question shall be given an opportunity to be heard and has the right to appeal as established in *RCW 28A.410.100 . Certificates or permits shall be revoked under this subsection only if findings are made on or after July 26, 2009. (7)(a) In determining whether an individual lacks good moral character or personal fitness under this chapter, the superintendent of public instruction may consider founded reports of child abuse or neglect made by the **department of social and health services pursuant to RCW 26.44.030 . (b) The **department of social and health services shall furnish the superintendent with reports of founded findings of child abuse or neglect in a timely fashion, but shall not disclose to the superintendent screened-out, inconclusive, or unfounded reports as defined in RCW 26.44.020 . (c) If the **department of social and health services inadvertently furnishes the superintendent with a screened-out, inconclusive, or unfounded report in violation of this section, the superintendent shall: (i) Not consider the information contained in the reports for any purpose; (ii) Notify the **department of social and health services of the violation of this section; (iii) Notify the subject of the reports at his or her last known address of the department of social and health service's violation; and (iv) Destroy the improperly disclosed reports.
RCW 28B.50.090 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 50 / Section 090
RCW 28B.50.090: College board—Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The college board shall have general supervision and control over the state system of community and technical colleges. In addition to the other powers and duties imposed upon the college board by this chapter, the college board shall be charged with the following powers, duties and responsibilities: (1) Review the budgets prepared by the boards of trustees, prepare a single budget for the support of the state system of community and technical colleges and adult education, and submit this budget to the governor as provided in RCW 43.88.090 ; (2) Establish guidelines for the disbursement of funds; and receive and disburse such funds for adult education and maintenance and operation and capital support of the college districts in conformance with the state and district budgets, and in conformance with chapter 43.88 RCW; (3) Ensure, through the full use of its authority: (a) That each college district, in coordination with colleges, within a regional area, shall offer thoroughly comprehensive educational, training, and service programs to meet the needs of both the communities and students served by combining high standards of excellence in academic transfer courses; realistic and practical courses in occupational education, both graded and ungraded; and community services of an educational, cultural, and recreational nature; and adult education, including basic skills and general, family, and workforce literacy programs and services; (b) That each college district shall maintain an open-door policy, to the end that no student will be denied admission because of the location of the student's residence or because of the student's educational background or ability; that, insofar as is practical in the judgment of the college board, curriculum offerings will be provided to meet the educational and training needs of the community generally and the students thereof; and that all students, regardless of their differing courses of study, will be considered, known and recognized equally as members of the student body: PROVIDED, That the administrative officers of a community or technical college may deny admission to a prospective student or attendance to an enrolled student if, in their judgment, the student would not be competent to profit from the curriculum offerings of the college, or would, by his or her presence or conduct, create a disruptive atmosphere within the college not consistent with the purposes of the institution. This subsection (3)(b) shall not apply to competency, conduct, or presence associated with a disability in a person twenty-one years of age or younger attending a technical college; (4) Prepare a comprehensive master plan for the development of community and technical college education and training in the state; and assist the office of financial management in the preparation of enrollment projections to support plans for providing adequate college facilities in all areas of the state. The master plan shall include implementation of the vision, goals, priorities, and strategies in the statewide strategic master plan for higher education under *RCW 28B.76.200 based on the community and technical college system's role and mission. The master plan shall also contain measurable performance indicators and benchmarks for gauging progress toward achieving the goals and priorities; (5) Define and administer criteria and guidelines for the establishment of new community and technical colleges or campuses within the existing districts; (6) Establish criteria and procedures for modifying district boundary lines and consolidating district structures to form multiple campus districts consistent with the purposes set forth in RCW 28B.50.020 as now or hereafter amended and in accordance therewith make such changes as it deems advisable; (7) Establish minimum standards to govern the operation of the community and technical colleges with respect to: (a) Qualifications and credentials of instructional and key administrative personnel, except as otherwise provided in the state plan for vocational education; (b) Internal budgeting, accounting, auditing, and financial procedures as necessary to supplement the general requirements prescribed pursuant to chapter 43.88 RCW; (c) The content of the curriculums and other educational and training programs, and the requirement for degrees and certificates awarded by the colleges; (d) Standard admission policies; (e) Eligibility of courses to receive state fund support; and (f) Common student identifiers such that once a student has enrolled at any community or technical college he or she retains the same student identification upon transfer to any college district; (8) Encourage colleges to use multiple measures to determine whether a student must enroll in a precollege course including, but not limited to, placement tests, the SAT, high school transcripts, college transcripts, or initial class performance, and require colleges to post all the available options for course placement on their website and in their admissions materials; (9) Establish and administer criteria and procedures for all capital construction including the establishment, installation, and expansion of facilities within the various college districts; (10) Encourage innovation in the development of new educational and training programs and instructional methods; coordinate research efforts to this end; and disseminate the findings thereof; (11) Exercise any other powers, duties and responsibilities necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter; (12) Authorize the various community and technical colleges to offer programs and courses in other districts when it determines that such action is consistent with the purposes set forth in RCW 28B.50.020 as now or hereafter amended; (13) Notwithstanding any other law or statute regarding the sale of state property, sell or exchange and convey any or all interest in any community and technical college real and personal property, except such property as is received by a college district in accordance with RCW 28B.50.140 (8), when it determines that such property is surplus or that such a sale or exchange is in the best interests of the community and technical college system; (14) In order that the treasurer for the state board for community and technical colleges appointed in accordance with RCW 28B.50.085 may make vendor payments, the state treasurer will honor warrants drawn by the state board providing for an initial advance on July 1, 1982, of the current biennium and on July 1st of each succeeding biennium from the state general fund in an amount equal to twenty-four percent of the average monthly allotment for such budgeted biennium expenditures for the state board for community and technical colleges as certified by the office of financial management; and at the conclusion of such initial month and for each succeeding month of any biennium, the state treasurer will reimburse expenditures incurred and reported monthly by the state board treasurer in accordance with chapter 43.88 RCW: PROVIDED, That the reimbursement to the state board for actual expenditures incurred in the final month of each biennium shall be less the initial advance made in such biennium; (15) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (13) of this section, may receive such gifts, grants, conveyances, devises, and bequests of real or personal property from private sources as may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, whenever the terms and conditions thereof will aid in carrying out the community and technical college programs and may sell, lease or exchange, invest or expend the same or the proceeds, rents, profits and income thereof according to the terms and conditions thereof; and adopt regulations to govern the receipt and expenditure of the proceeds, rents, profits and income thereof; and (16) The college board shall have the power of eminent domain.
RCW 28B.10.704 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 10 / Section 704
RCW 28B.10.704: Funds for assistance of student participants in intercollegiate activities or activities relating to performing arts.
Status: in_force

Funds used for purposes of providing scholarships or other forms of financial assistance to students in return for participation in intercollegiate athletics in accordance with RCW 28B.10.703 shall include but not be limited to moneys received as contributed or donated funds, or revenues derived from athletic events, including gate receipts and revenues obtained from the licensing of radio and television broadcasts. Funds used for purposes of providing scholarships or other forms of financial assistance to students in return for participation in curriculum-related activities relating to performing arts shall include but not be limited to moneys received as contributed or donated funds, or revenues derived from performing arts events, including admission receipts and revenues obtained from the licensing of radio and television broadcasts.
RCW 28A.310.510 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 310 / Section 510
RCW 28A.310.510: Regional school safety centers.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, each educational service district must establish a regional school safety center as provided in this section. (2) The regional school safety centers working in collaboration with one another and the state school safety center, established in RCW 28A.300.630 , form a statewide network for school safety. The purpose of this statewide network is to provide coordination of school safety efforts throughout the state and to provide school safety resources to the school districts in each educational service district region. (3) Working in collaboration with the office of the superintendent of public instruction and the statewide network, each regional school safety center must provide to the school districts in its region: (a) Behavioral health coordination that, at a minimum, includes: (i) Providing support for school district development and implementation of plans for recognition, initial screening, and response to emotional or behavioral distress in students as required by RCW 28A.320.127 ; (ii) Suicide prevention training for school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers; (iii) Facilitating partnerships and coordination between school districts, public schools, and existing regional and local systems of behavioral health care services and supports in order to increase student and family access to the services and supports; (iv) Assisting school districts and public schools in building capacity to identify and support students in need of behavioral health care services and to link students and families with community-based behavioral health care services; (v) Identifying, sharing, and integrating, to the extent practicable, behavioral and physical health care service delivery models; (vi) Providing medicaid billing related training, technical assistance, and coordination between school districts; and (vii) Guidance in implementing best practices in response to, and to recover from, the suicide or attempted suicide of a student; (b) School-based threat assessment coordination that, at a minimum, includes: (i) Providing training and technical assistance regarding the use of the model policy and procedure to establish a school-based threat assessment program, developed under RCW 28A.300.640 ; (ii) Assisting with ongoing identification and implementation of best practices for school-based threat assessment programs, described under RCW 28A.320.123 ; and (iii) Building partnerships with community partners, such as behavioral health providers, law enforcement agencies, emergency responders, juvenile justice organizations, and child welfare agencies, for the purpose of implementing school-based threat assessment programs that comply with best practices; (c) Assistance with coordinating other entities in the region to provide support to school districts before emergencies occur; (d) Plan, coordinate, and deliver the trainings required by this subsection (3), and other school district staff trainings related to school safety, in order to maximize quality professional learning; (e) Technical assistance to school districts seeking funding for first aid, health, and safety and security resources; (f) Information about systems and programs that allow anonymous reporting of student concerns; (g) Real-time support and assistance for school districts in crisis, such as offering information, technical assistance associated with best practices, and staff trained in responding to school emergencies; (h) Develop collaborative relationships with community organizations, private schools, businesses, and others interested in supporting safe schools; and (i) Other services consistent with state and federal school safety requirements, including comprehensive safe school planning under RCW 28A.320.125 . (4) The regional school safety centers may, based on the needs of the school districts in their region, and in collaboration with emergency responders, provide assistance to, and facilitate communication between, emergency responders and schools or school districts impacted by emergency situations.
RCW 28B.40.195 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 40 / Section 195
RCW 28B.40.195: Treasurer—Appointment, term, duties, bonds.
Status: in_force

Each board of state college trustees shall appoint a treasurer who shall be the financial officer of the board and who shall hold office during the pleasure of the board. Each treasurer shall render a true and faithful account of all moneys received and paid out by him or her, and shall give bond for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office in such amount as the trustees require: PROVIDED, That the respective colleges shall pay the fees for any such bonds.
RCW 28A.405.340 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 405 / Section 340
RCW 28A.405.340: Adverse change in contract status of certificated employee, including nonrenewal of contract—Appeal from—Scope.
Status: in_force

Any appeal to the superior court by an employee shall be heard by the superior court without a jury. Such appeal shall be heard expeditiously. The superior court's review shall be confined to the verbatim transcript of the hearing and the papers and exhibits admitted into evidence at the hearing, except that in cases of alleged irregularities in procedure not shown in the transcript or exhibits and in cases of alleged abridgment of the employee's constitutional free speech rights, the court may take additional testimony on the alleged procedural irregularities or abridgment of free speech rights. The court shall hear oral argument and receive written briefs offered by the parties. The court may affirm the decision of the board or hearing officer or remand the case for further proceedings; or it may reverse the decision if the substantial rights of the employee may have been prejudiced because the decision was: (1) In violation of constitutional provisions; or (2) In excess of the statutory authority or jurisdiction of the board or hearing officer; or (3) Made upon unlawful procedure; or (4) Affected by other error of law; or (5) Clearly erroneous in view of the entire record as submitted and the public policy contained in the act of the legislature authorizing the decision or order; or (6) Arbitrary or capricious.
RCW 28A.600.210 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 600 / Section 210
RCW 28A.600.210: School locker searches—Findings.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that illegal drug activity and weapons in schools threaten the safety and welfare of school children and pose a severe threat to the state educational system. School officials need authority to maintain order and discipline in schools and to protect students from exposure to illegal drugs, weapons, and contraband. Searches of school-issued lockers and the contents of those lockers is a reasonable and necessary tool to protect the interests of the students of the state as a whole.
RCW 28A.345.010 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 345 / Section 010
RCW 28A.345.010: Association created.
Status: in_force

The public necessity for the coordination of programs and procedures pertaining to policymaking and to control and management among the school districts of the state is hereby recognized, and in the furtherance of such coordination there is hereby created for said purpose an agency of the state to be known as the Washington state school directors' association, hereinafter designated as the school directors' association.
RCW 28A.657.030 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 657 / Section 030
RCW 28A.657.030: Required action districts—Recommendation for designation—Reconsideration—Designation—Notice.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning in January 2011, the superintendent of public instruction shall annually recommend to the state board of education school districts for designation as required action districts. A district with at least one school identified as a persistently lowest-achieving school according to the criteria established by the superintendent of public instruction under RCW 28A.657.020 shall be designated as a required action district. However, a school district shall not be recommended for designation as a required action district if the district was awarded a federal school improvement grant by the superintendent in 2010 or 2011 and for three consecutive years following receipt of the grant implemented a federal school intervention model at each school identified for improvement. The state board of education may designate a district that received a school improvement grant in 2010 or 2011 as a required action district if after three years of voluntarily implementing a plan the district continues to have a school identified as persistently lowest-achieving and meets the criteria for designation established by the superintendent of public instruction. (2) The superintendent of public instruction shall provide a school district superintendent with written notice of the recommendation for designation as a required action district by certified mail or personal service. A school district superintendent may request reconsideration of the superintendent of public instruction's recommendation. The reconsideration shall be limited to a determination of whether the school district met the criteria for being recommended as a required action district. A request for reconsideration must be in writing and served on the superintendent of public instruction within ten days of service of the notice of the superintendent's recommendation. (3) The state board of education shall annually designate those districts recommended by the superintendent in subsection (1) of this section as required action districts. A district designated as a required action district shall be required to notify all parents of students attending a school identified as a persistently lowest-achieving school in the district of the state board of education's designation of the district as a required action district and the process for complying with the requirements set forth in RCW 28A.657.040 through 28A.657.100 .
RCW 28A.300.802 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 802
RCW 28A.300.802: Advisory groups—Travel—Compensation.
Status: in_force

In addition to any board, commission, council, committee, or other similar group established by statute or executive order, the superintendent of public instruction may appoint advisory groups on subject matters within the superintendent's responsibilities or as may be required by any federal legislation as a condition to the receipt of federal funds by the federal department. The advisory groups shall be constituted as required by federal law or as the superintendent may determine. Members of advisory groups under the authority of the superintendent may be paid their travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 . Except as provided in this section or as authorized by RCW 43.03.220 , members of advisory groups under the authority of the superintendent are volunteering their services and are not eligible for compensation. A person is eligible to receive compensation in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars for each day during which the member attends an official meeting of the group or performs statutorily prescribed duties approved by the chairperson of the group if the person (1) occupies a position, normally regarded as full-time in nature, as a certificated employee of a local school district; (2) is participating as part of their employment with the local school district; and (3) the meeting or duties are performed outside the period in which school days as defined by *RCW 28A.150.030 are conducted. The superintendent may reimburse local school districts for substitute certificated employees to enable members to meet or perform duties on school days. A person is eligible to receive compensation from federal funds in an amount to be determined by personal service contract for groups required by federal law.
RCW 28A.225.025 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 225 / Section 025
RCW 28A.225.025: Community engagement boards—Membership—Duties.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this chapter, "community engagement board" means a board established pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between a juvenile court and a school district and composed of members of the local community in which the child attends school. Community engagement boards must include members who receive training regarding the identification of barriers to school attendance, the use of the Washington assessment of the risks and needs of students (WARNS) or other assessment tools to identify the specific needs of individual children, cultural responsive interactions, trauma-informed approaches to discipline, evidence-based treatments that have been found effective in supporting at-risk youth and their families, and the specific services and treatment available in the particular school, court, community, and elsewhere. Duties of a community engagement board shall include, but not be limited to: Identifying barriers to school attendance, recommending methods for improving attendance such as connecting students and their families with community services, culturally appropriate promising practices, and evidence-based services such as functional family therapy, suggesting to the school district that the child enroll in another school, an alternative education program, an education center, a skill center, a dropout prevention program, or another public or private educational program, or recommending to the juvenile court that a juvenile be offered the opportunity for placement in a HOPE center or crisis residential center, if appropriate. (2) The legislature finds that utilization of community engagement boards is the preferred means of intervention when preliminary methods to eliminate or reduce unexcused absences as required by RCW 28A.225.020 have not been effective in securing the child's attendance at school. The legislature intends to encourage and support the development and expansion of community engagement boards. Operation of a school truancy board does not excuse a district from the obligation of filing a petition within the requirements of RCW 28A.225.015 (3).
RCW 28A.535.010 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 535 / Section 010
RCW 28A.535.010: Authority to validate indebtedness.
Status: in_force

Any school district may validate and ratify the indebtedness of such school district, incurred for strictly school purposes, when the same together with all then outstanding legal indebtedness does not exceed that amount permitted for school districts in RCW 39.36.020 (1) and (3). The value of taxable property in such school district shall be ascertained as provided in Article eight, section six, Amendment 27, of the Constitution of the state of Washington.
RCW 28B.50.274 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 50 / Section 274
RCW 28B.50.274: Opportunity partnership program.
Status: in_force

(1) Community and technical colleges shall partner with local workforce development councils to develop the opportunity partnership program. The opportunity partnership program may be newly developed or part of an existing program, and shall provide mentoring to students participating in the opportunity grant program. The program must develop criteria and identify opportunity grant students who would benefit by having a mentor. Each participating student shall be matched with a business or labor mentor employed in the field in which the student is interested. The mentor shall help the student explore careers and employment options through any combination of tours, informational interviews, job shadowing, and internships. (2) Subject to funds appropriated for this specific purpose, the workforce training and education coordinating board shall create the opportunity partnership program. The board, in partnership with business, labor, and the college board, shall determine the criteria for the distribution of funds. (3) The board may, in implementing this section, accept, use, and dispose of contributions of money, services, and property. All moneys received by the board for the purposes of this section must be deposited in a depository approved by the state treasurer. Only the board or a duly authorized representative thereof may authorize expenditures from this account. In order to maintain an effective expenditure and revenue control, the account is subject in all respects to chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required to permit expenditure of moneys in the account.
RCW 28A.235.145 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 235 / Section 145
RCW 28A.235.145: School breakfast and lunch programs—Use of state funds.
Status: in_force

State funds received by school districts under this chapter for school breakfast and lunch programs shall be used to support the operating costs of the program, including labor, unless specific appropriations for nonoperating costs are provided.
RCW 28C.04.410 — Washington Code / Title 28C / Chapter 04 / Section 410
RCW 28C.04.410: Job skills program—Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 28C.04.390 and 28C.04.420 . (1) "Applicant" means an educational institution which has made application for a job skills grant under RCW 28C.04.390 and 28C.04.420 . (2) "Business and industry" means a private corporation, institution, firm, person, group, or association concerned with commerce, trades, manufacturing, or the provision of services within the state, or a public or nonprofit hospital licensed by the department of social and health services. (3) "College board" means the state board for community and technical colleges under chapter 28B.50 RCW. (4) "Dislocated worker" means an individual who meets the definition of dislocated worker contained in P.L. 113-128 Sec. 3. (5) "Educational institution" means a public secondary or postsecondary institution, an independent institution, or a private career school or college within the state authorized by law to provide a program of skills training or education beyond the secondary school level. Any educational institution receiving a job skills grant under RCW 28C.04.420 shall be free of sectarian control or influence as set forth in Article IX, section 4 of the state Constitution. (6) "Equipment" means tangible personal property which will further the objectives of the supported program and for which a definite value and evidence in support of the value have been provided by the donor. (7) "Financial support" means any thing of value which is contributed by business, industry, and others to an educational institution which is reasonably calculated to support directly the development and expansion of a particular program under RCW 28C.04.390 and 28C.04.420 and represents an addition to any financial support previously or customarily provided to such educational institutions by the donor. "Financial support" includes, but is not limited to, funds, equipment, facilities, faculty, and scholarships for matriculating students and trainees. (8) "Job skills grant" means funding that is provided to an educational institution by the college board for the development or significant expansion of a program under RCW 28C.04.390 and 28C.04.420 . (9) "Job skills program" means a program of skills training or education separate from and in addition to existing vocational education programs and which: (a) Provides short-term training which has been designated for specific industries; (b) Provides training for prospective employees before a new plant opens or when existing industry expands; (c) Includes training and retraining for workers already employed by an existing industry or business where necessary to avoid dislocation or where upgrading of existing employees would create new vacancies for unemployed persons; (d) Serves areas with high concentrations of economically disadvantaged persons and high unemployment; (e) Promotes the growth of industry clusters; (f) Serves areas where there is a shortage of skilled labor to meet job demands; or (g) Promotes the location of new industry in areas affected by economic dislocation. (10) "Technical assistance" means professional and any other assistance provided by business and industry to an educational institution, which is reasonably calculated to support directly the development and expansion of a particular program and which represents an addition to any technical assistance previously or customarily provided to the educational institutions by the donor.
RCW 28A.527.010 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 527 / Section 010
RCW 28A.527.010: School construction assistance grants—Capital improvements—Bond issue.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of providing school construction assistance grants and needed capital improvements consisting of the predesign, design, acquisition, construction, modification, renovation, expansion, equipping, and other improvements of skill centers facilities, including capital improvements to support satellite or branch campus programs for underserved rural areas or high-density areas, the state finance committee is authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the state of Washington in the sum of $100,000,000, or as much thereof as may be required, to finance all or a part of these projects and all costs incidental thereto. Bonds authorized in this section may be sold at such price as the state finance committee shall determine. No bonds authorized in this section may be offered for sale without prior legislative appropriation of the net proceeds of the sale of the bonds. If the state finance committee deems it necessary to issue taxable bonds in order to comply with federal internal revenue service rules and regulations pertaining to the use of nontaxable bond proceeds, the proceeds of such taxable bonds shall be transferred to the state taxable building construction account in lieu of any deposits otherwise provided by this section. The state treasurer shall submit written notice to the director of financial management if it is determined that any such transfer to the state taxable building construction account is necessary. (2) If any bonds authorized in this chapter have not been issued by June 30, 2025, the authority of the state finance committee to issue such remaining unissued bonds expires June 30, 2025.
RCW 28A.400.332 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 400 / Section 332
RCW 28A.400.332: Use of persons, money, or property for private gain.
Status: in_force

(1) No school district employee may employ or use any person, money, or property under the employee's official control or direction, in his or her official custody, without authorization, for the private benefit or gain of the employee or another. (2) This section does not prohibit the use of public resources to benefit others as part of the employee's official duties. (3) Each school district board of directors may adopt policies providing exceptions to this section for occasional use of the employee, of de minimis cost and value, if the activity does not result in interference with the proper performance of public duties. (4) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall adopt disciplinary guidelines for violations of this section.
RCW 28B.102.020 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 102 / Section 020
RCW 28B.102.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Approved education program" means an education program in a common school as defined in RCW 28A.150.020 . (2) "Certificate" or "certificated" does not include a limited or conditioned certificate. (3) "Certificated employee" has the definition in RCW 28A.150.203 . "Certificated employee" does not include a paraeducator. (4) "Conditional scholarship" means a loan that is forgiven in whole or in part in exchange for service as a certificated employee in an approved education program. (5) "Eligible veteran or national guard member" means a Washington domiciliary who was an active or reserve member of the United States military or naval forces, or a national guard member called to active duty, who served in active federal service, under either Title 10 or Title 32 of the United States Code, in a war or conflict fought on foreign soil or in international waters or in another location in support of those serving on foreign soil or in international waters, and if discharged from service, has a qualifying discharge as defined in RCW 73.04.005 . (6) "Forgiven" or "to forgive" or "forgiveness" means that all or part of a loan is canceled in exchange for service as a certificated employee in an approved education program. (7) "Institution of higher education" or "institution" means a college or university in the state of Washington that is accredited by an accrediting association recognized as such by rule of the student achievement council. (8) "Loan repayment" means a federal student loan that is repaid in whole or in part if the borrower serves as a certificated employee in an approved education program. (9) "Office" means the office of student financial assistance. (10) "Participant" means a person who has received a conditional scholarship or loan repayment under this chapter. (11) "Public school" has the same meaning as in RCW 28A.150.010 . (12) "Shortage area" means an endorsement or geographic area as defined by the Washington professional educator standards board, in consultation with the office of the superintendent of public instruction, with a shortage of certificated employees. "Shortage area" must be defined biennially using quantitative and qualitative measures.
RCW 28C.10.190 — Washington Code / Title 28C / Chapter 10 / Section 190
RCW 28C.10.190: Actions to enforce chapter—Who may bring—Relief.
Status: in_force

The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of any county in which a private vocational school or agent of the school is found may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of this chapter. The court may issue an injunction or grant any other appropriate form of relief.
RCW 28A.150.265 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 150 / Section 265
RCW 28A.150.265: Career and technical education funding allocations.
Status: in_force

(1) To the extent that career and technical education funding allocations under RCW 28A.150.260 (4)(c) and (9) exceed general education funding allocations under RCW 28A.150.260 , school districts may use the difference only for the career and technical education purposes, defined as follows: (a) Staff salaries and benefits for career and technical education program delivery; (b) Materials, supplies, and operating costs; (c) Smaller class sizes; (d) Work-based learning programs such as internships and preapprenticeship programs, including coordination tied to career and technical education coursework; (e) New high quality career and technical education and expanded learning program development in high-demand fields; (f) Certificated work-based learning coordinators and career guidance advisors; (g) School expenses associated with career and technical education community partnerships with a career discovery focus including research or evidence-based mentoring programs and expanded learning opportunities in school, before or after school, and during the summer, and career-focused education programs with private and public K-12 schools and colleges, community-based organizations and nonprofit organizations, industry partners, tribal governments, and workforce development entities; (h) Student fees for national and state industry-recognized certifications; and (i) Course equivalency development to integrate core learning standards into career and technical education courses. (2) A school district's maximum allowable indirect cost charges for approved career and technical education programs funded by the state may not exceed the lower of five percent or the cap established in federal law for federal career and technical education funding provided to school districts, as the federal law existed on September 1, 2017. (3) The middle school and high school career and technical education programs funded through RCW 28A.150.260 (4)(c) must be treated as a single program when accounting for and calculating minimum expenditures, carryover amounts, and recovery amounts. This treatment is exclusively for accounting purposes and must not result in disparate program quality across grade levels.
RCW 28B.102.130 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 102 / Section 130
RCW 28B.102.130: Educator retooling conditional scholarship program.
Status: in_force

(1) The educator retooling conditional scholarship program is created. The purpose of the program is to increase the number of public school teachers with endorsements in shortage areas. (2) To qualify for the program an applicant must: (a) Hold a current Washington teacher certificate or an expired Washington teacher certificate issued after 2005; (b) Pursue an additional endorsement in a shortage area; and (c) Use one of the Washington professional educator standards board's pathways to complete the additional endorsement requirements in the equivalent of one full-time academic year. (3) Participants are eligible to receive an educator retooling conditional scholarship for up to two academic years.
RCW 28A.300.700 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 700
RCW 28A.300.700: Dyslexia screening tools.
Status: in_force

(1) By September 1, 2019, the superintendent of public instruction, after considering recommendations from the dyslexia advisory council convened under *RCW 28A.300.710 , must identify screening tools and resources that, at a minimum, meet the following best practices to: (a) Satisfy developmental and academic criteria, including considerations of validity and reliability, that indicate typical literacy development or dyslexia, taking into account typical child neurological development; and (b) Identify indicators and areas of weakness that are highly predictive of future reading difficulty, including phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, rapid naming skills, letter sound knowledge, and family history of difficulty with reading and language acquisition. (2) Beginning September 1, 2019, the superintendent of public instruction must maintain on the agency's website the list of screening tools and resources identified under this section and must include links to the tools and resources, when available. (3) The superintendent of public instruction must review and update the list of screening tools and resources identified under this section as appropriate.
RCW 28A.160.192 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 160 / Section 192
RCW 28A.160.192: Student transportation allocation—Distribution formula.
Status: in_force

(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall phase-in the implementation of the distribution formula under this chapter for allocating state funds to school districts for the transportation of students to and from school. The phase-in shall begin no later than the 2011-2013 biennium and be fully implemented by the 2013-2015 biennium. (a) The formula must be developed and revised on an ongoing basis using the major cost factors in student transportation, including basic and special student loads, school district land area, average distance to school, roadway miles, and number of locations served. Factors must include all those site characteristics that are statistically significant after analysis of the data required by the revised reporting process. (b) The formula must allocate funds to school districts based on the average predicted costs of transporting students to and from school, using a regression analysis. Only factors that are statistically significant shall be used in the regression analysis. Employee compensation costs included in the allowable transportation expenditures used for the purpose of establishing each school district's independent variable in the regression analysis shall be limited to the base salary or hourly wage rates, fringe benefit rates, and applicable health care rates provided in the omnibus appropriations act. (2) During the phase-in period, funding provided to school districts for student transportation operations shall be distributed on the following basis: (a) Annually, each school district shall receive the lesser of the previous school year's pupil transportation operations allocation, or the total of allowable pupil transportation expenditures identified on the previous school year's final expenditure report to the state plus district indirect expenses using the federal restricted indirect rate as calculated in the district annual financial report; (b) Annually, the amount identified in (a) of this subsection shall be adjusted for any budgeted increases provided in the omnibus appropriations act for salaries or fringe benefits; (c) Annually, any funds appropriated by the legislature in excess of the maintenance level funding amount for student transportation shall be distributed among school districts on a prorated basis using the difference between the amount identified in (a) adjusted by (b) of this subsection and the amount determined under the formula in RCW 28A.160.180 ; and (d) Allocations provided to recognize the cost of depreciation to districts contracting with private carriers for student transportation shall be deducted from the allowable transportation expenditures in (a) of this subsection.
RCW 28A.655.095 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 655 / Section 095
RCW 28A.655.095: Students with cognitive disabilities—Alternative assessment system.
Status: in_force

The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall continue to actively collaborate with teachers and directors of special education programs in the development and implementation of a process to transition from the current portfolio system of assessment of students with significant cognitive challenges to a performance task-based alternative assessment system based on state standards. Before such time as a new assessment becomes available, and within existing resources, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall coordinate efforts to: Align academic goals in a student's individualized education program with the current statewide assessment system by identifying detailed statewide alternate achievement benchmarks for use by teachers in the current portfolio system; develop a transparent and reliable scoring process; efficiently use technology; and develop a sensible approval process to shorten the time involved in developing and collecting current assessment data for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
RCW 28B.116.020 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 116 / Section 020
RCW 28B.116.020: Program created—Duties of the office of student financial assistance.
Status: in_force

(1) The foster care endowed scholarship program is created. The purpose of the program is to help students who were in foster care attend an institution of higher education in the state of Washington. The foster care endowed scholarship program shall be administered by the office. (2) In administering the program, the office's powers and duties shall include but not be limited to: (a) Adopting necessary rules and guidelines; and (b) Administering the foster care endowed scholarship trust fund and the foster care scholarship endowment fund. (3) In administering the program, the office's powers and duties may include but not be limited to: (a) Working with the department of social and health services and the superintendent of public instruction to provide information about the foster care endowed scholarship program to children in foster care in the state of Washington and to students over the age of sixteen who could be eligible for this program; (b) Publicizing the program; and (c) Contracting with a private agency to perform outreach to the potentially eligible students.
RCW 28A.410.290 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 410 / Section 290
RCW 28A.410.290: Teacher and administrator preparation program approval standards—Community college and nonhigher education provider programs—Alternative route program inclusion.
Status: in_force

(1) By September 30, 2010, the professional educator standards board shall review and revise teacher and administrator preparation program approval standards and proposal review procedures at the residency certificate level to ensure they are rigorous and appropriate standards for an expanded range of potential providers, including community college and nonhigher education providers. All approved providers must adhere to the same standards and comply with the same requirements. (2) Beginning September 30, 2010, the professional educator standards board must accept proposals for community college and nonhigher education providers of educator preparation programs. Proposals must be processed and considered by the board as expeditiously as possible. (3) By September 1, 2011, all professional educator standards board-approved residency teacher preparation programs at institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016 not currently a partner in an alternative route program approved by the professional educator standards board must submit to the board a proposal to offer one or more of the alternative route programs that meet the requirements of RCW 28A.660.020 and * 28A.660.040 .
RCW 28B.10.900 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 10 / Section 900
RCW 28B.10.900: "Hazing" defined.
Status: in_force

As used in RCW 28B.10.901 and 28B.10.902 , "hazing" includes any act committed as part of a person's recruitment, initiation, pledging, admission into, or affiliation with a student organization, athletic team, or living group, or any pastime or amusement engaged in with respect to such an organization, athletic team, or living group that causes, or is likely to cause, bodily danger or physical harm, or serious psychological or emotional harm, to any student or other person attending a public or private institution of higher education or other postsecondary educational institution in this state, including causing, directing, coercing, or forcing a person to consume any food, liquid, alcohol, drug, or other substance which subjects the person to risk of such harm, regardless of the person's willingness to participate. "Hazing" does not include customary athletic events or other similar contests or competitions.
RCW 28A.700.020 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 700 / Section 020
RCW 28A.700.020: List of statewide high-demand programs—Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the workforce training and education coordinating board, the Washington state apprenticeship and training council, and the state board for community and technical colleges, shall develop a list of statewide high-demand programs for secondary career and technical education. The list shall be developed using the high-demand list maintained by workforce development councils in consultation with the employment security department, and the high employer demand programs of study identified by the workforce training and education coordinating board. Local school districts may recommend additional high-demand programs in consultation with local career and technical education advisory committees by submitting evidence of local high demand. (2) As used in this section and in RCW 28A.700.040 , 28A.700.050 , and 28A.700.060 , and *section 307 of this act: (a) "High-demand program" means a career and technical education program that prepares students for either a high employer demand program of study or a high-demand occupation, or both. (b) "High employer demand program of study" means an apprenticeship or an undergraduate or graduate certificate or degree program in which the number of students per year prepared for employment from in-state programs is substantially fewer than the number of projected job openings per year in that field, either statewide or in a substate region. (c) "High-demand occupation" means an occupation with a substantial number of current or projected employment opportunities.
RCW 28B.50.785 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 50 / Section 785
RCW 28B.50.785: Publication of transferable college-level courses—Course lists for one-year academic completion certificates and transferable degrees.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Community and technical colleges must identify and publish in their admissions materials the college-level courses that are recognized by all four-year institutions of higher education as transferable to the four-year institutions of higher education. Publication of the list of courses must be easily identified and accessible on the college's website. (b) If a four-year institution of higher education does not require courses of majors for transfer, the community and technical colleges must identify and publish the transfer policy of the institution in their admissions materials and make the transfer policy of the institution easily identifiable on the college's website. (2) Community and technical colleges must create a list of courses that satisfy the basic requirements, distribution requirements, and approved electives for: (a) A one-year academic completion certificate as provided for under RCW 28B.10.696 ; and (b) A transferable associate of arts or sciences degree as provided for under RCW 28B.10.696 . (3) To the extent possible, each community and technical college must develop links between the lists in subsections (1) and (2) of this section and its list of courses, and develop methods to encourage students to check the lists in subsections (1) and (2) of this section when the students are registering for courses.
RCW 28A.405.460 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 405 / Section 460
RCW 28A.405.460: Lunch period for certificated employees.
Status: in_force

All certificated employees of school districts shall be allowed a reasonable lunch period of not less than thirty continuous minutes per day during the regular school lunch periods and during which they shall have no assigned duties: PROVIDED, That local districts may work out other arrangements with the consent of all affected parties.
RCW 28A.320.142 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 320 / Section 142
RCW 28A.320.142: Unaccompanied and homeless youth—Building point of contact—Duty of district liaison for students experiencing homelessness.
Status: in_force

(1) Each K-12 public school in the state must establish a building point of contact in each elementary school, middle school, and high school. These points of contact must be appointed by the principal of the designated school and are responsible for identifying homeless and unaccompanied homeless youth and connecting them with the school district's liaison for students experiencing homelessness. The school district homeless student liaison is responsible for training building points of contact. (2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall make available best practices for choosing and training building points of contact to each school district.
RCW 28B.50.835 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 50 / Section 835
RCW 28B.50.835: Exceptional faculty awards—Intent.
Status: in_force

The legislature recognizes that quality in the state's community and technical colleges would be strengthened by additional partnerships between citizens and the institutions. The legislature intends to foster these partnerships by creating a matching grant program to assist public community and technical colleges in creating endowments for funding exceptional faculty awards.
RCW 28B.40.820 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 40 / Section 820
RCW 28B.40.820: The Evergreen State College—Trustees—Appointment—Terms.
Status: in_force

The terms of office and date of commencement thereof of the five member board of trustees of The Evergreen State College appointed by the governor prior to August 1, 1967, shall be the same as prescribed by law for trustees of state colleges under RCW 28B.40.100 , as now or hereafter amended, except that initial appointments shall be for terms as follows: One for two years, one for three years, one for four years, one for five years, and one for six years.
RCW 28A.175.035 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 175 / Section 035
RCW 28A.175.035: Grants—Criteria and requirements—Data collection—Third-party evaluator—Report.
Status: in_force

(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall: (a) Identify criteria for grants and evaluate proposals for funding in consultation with the workforce training and education coordinating board; (b) Develop and monitor requirements for grant recipients to: (i) Identify students who both fail the Washington assessment of student learning and drop out of school; (ii) Identify their own strengths and gaps in services provided to youth; (iii) Set their own local goals for program outcomes; (iv) Use research-based and emerging best practices that lead to positive outcomes in implementing the building bridges program; and (v) Coordinate an outreach campaign to bring public and private organizations together and to provide information about the building bridges program to the local community; (c) In setting the requirements under (b) of this subsection, encourage creativity and provide for flexibility in implementing the local building bridges program; (d) Identify and disseminate successful practices; (e) Develop requirements for grant recipients to collect and report data, including, but not limited to: (i) The number of and demographics of students served including, but not limited to, information regarding a student's race and ethnicity, a student's household income, a student's housing status, whether a student is a foster youth or youth involved in the juvenile justice system, whether a student is disabled, and the primary language spoken at a student's home; (ii) Washington assessment of student learning scores; (iii) Dropout rates; (iv) On-time graduation rates; (v) Extended graduation rates; (vi) Credentials obtained; (vii) Absenteeism rates; (viii) Truancy rates; and (ix) Credit retrieval; (f) Contract with a third party to evaluate the infrastructure and implementation of the partnership including the leveraging of outside resources that relate to the goal of the partnership. The third-party contractor shall also evaluate the performance and effectiveness of the partnerships relative to the type of entity, as identified in RCW 28A.175.045 , serving as the lead agency for the partnership; and (g) Report to the legislature by December 1, 2008. (2) In performing its duties under this section, the office of the superintendent of public instruction is encouraged to consult with the work group identified in *RCW 28A.175.075 . (3) In selecting recipients for grant funds appropriated under RCW 28A.175.135 , the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall use a streamlined and expedited application and review process for those programs that have already proven to be successful in dropout prevention.
RCW 28A.335.240 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 335 / Section 240
RCW 28A.335.240: Schoolhouses, teachers' cottages—Purchase of realty for district purposes.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of directors of a second-class school district shall build schoolhouses and teachers' cottages when directed by a vote of the district to do so and may purchase real property for any school district purpose. (2) The board of directors of a second-class nonhigh school district that is totally surrounded by water and serves fewer than forty students also may authorize the construction of teachers' cottages without a vote of the district using funds from the district's capital projects fund or general fund. Rental and other income from the cottages, including sale of the cottages, may be deposited, in whole or in part, into the school district's general fund, debt service fund, or capital projects fund as determined by the board of directors.
RCW 28A.710.355 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 710 / Section 355
RCW 28A.710.355: School safety and security staff.
Status: in_force

RCW 28A.320.1241 , 28A.400.345 , 28A.320.1242 , and 28A.320.124 govern school operation and management under RCW 28A.710.040 and apply to charter schools established under this chapter.
RCW 28A.700.140 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 700 / Section 140
RCW 28A.700.140: Grants to initiate or improve health science programs.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall establish and administer a grant program for the purpose of supporting high school career and technical education programs in starting or expanding offerings in health science programs. (2) Grants must be awarded through a competitive grant process administered by the office of the superintendent of public instruction. In developing award criteria, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must consult with the workforce training and education coordinating board and the Washington state apprenticeship and training council. (3) Grant funds may be allocated on a one-time or ongoing basis dependent on the needs of the program and may be used to purchase or improve curriculum, add additional staff, upgrade technology and equipment to meet industry standards, and for other purposes intended to initiate a new health science program or improve the rigor and quality of an existing health science program. Priority must be given to grant applications that include partnerships between employers and exclusive bargaining representatives as sponsors or cosponsors. (4) Programs receiving funds under this section must meet the minimum criteria for preparatory secondary career and technical education programs under RCW 28A.700.030 .
RCW 28B.40.770 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 40 / Section 770
RCW 28B.40.770: Refunding bonds.
Status: in_force

See RCW 28B.35.770 .
RCW 28B.30.057 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 30 / Section 057
RCW 28B.30.057: Major lines common to University of Washington and Washington State University.
Status: in_force

See RCW 28B.10.115 .
RCW 28A.700.060 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 700 / Section 060
RCW 28A.700.060: Model career and technical education programs.
Status: in_force

(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction, the workforce training and education coordinating board, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the council of presidents shall work with local school districts, workforce education programs in colleges, tech prep consortia, and four-year institutions of higher education to develop model career and technical education programs of study as described by this section. (2) Career and technical education programs of study: (a) Incorporate secondary and postsecondary education elements; (b) Include coherent and rigorous academic content aligned with state learning standards and relevant career and technical content in a coordinated, nonduplicative progression of courses that are aligned with postsecondary education in a related field; (c) Include opportunities for students to earn dual high school and college credit; and (d) Lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level, or an associate or baccalaureate degree. (3) During the 2008-09 school year, model career and technical education programs of study shall be developed for the following high-demand programs: Construction, health care, and information technology. Each school year thereafter, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the workforce training and education coordinating board shall select additional programs of study to develop, with a priority on high-demand programs as identified under RCW 28A.700.020 .
RCW 28B.20.308 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 20 / Section 308
RCW 28B.20.308: Global Asia institute.
Status: in_force

(1) A global Asia institute is created within the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. The mission of the institute is to promote the understanding of Asia and its interactions with Washington state and the world. The institute shall host visiting scholars and policymakers, sponsor programs and learning initiatives, engage in collaborative research projects, and facilitate broader understanding and cooperation between the state of Washington and Asia through general public programs and targeted collaborations with specific communities in the state. (2) Within existing resources, a global Asia institute advisory board is established. The director of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies shall appoint members of the advisory board and determine the advisory board's roles and responsibilities. The board shall include members representing academia, business, and government.
RCW 28A.635.030 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 635 / Section 030
RCW 28A.635.030: Disturbing school, school activities or meetings—Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall willfully create a disturbance on school premises during school hours or at school activities or school meetings shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, the penalty for which shall be a fine in any sum not more than fifty dollars.
RCW 28B.96.900 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 96 / Section 900
RCW 28B.96.900: Effective date—2020 c 326.
Status: in_force

This act takes effect July 1, 2021.
RCW 28A.300.606 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 606
RCW 28A.300.606: Teacher and administrator professional learning—Working with paraeducators.
Status: in_force

(1) The superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the paraeducator board created in RCW 28A.413.020 and the professional educator standards board, shall design a training program for teachers and administrators as it relates to their role working with paraeducators. Teacher training must include how to direct a paraeducator working with students in the paraeducators' classroom. Administrator training must include how to supervise and evaluate paraeducators. (2) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the training program designed under subsection (1) of this section must be made available to public schools, school districts, and educational service districts.
RCW 28A.405.900 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 405 / Section 900
RCW 28A.405.900: Certain certificated employees exempt from chapter provisions.
Status: in_force

Certificated employees subject to the provisions of RCW 28A.310.250 , 28A.405.100 , 28A.405.210 , and 28A.405.220 shall not include those certificated employees hired to replace certificated employees who have been granted sabbatical, regular, or other leave by school districts, and shall not include retirees hired for postretirement employment under the provisions of chapter 10, Laws of 2001 2nd sp. sess. It is not the intention of the legislature that this section apply to any regularly hired certificated employee or that the legal or constitutional rights of such employee be limited, abridged, or abrogated.
RCW 28A.305.035 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 305 / Section 035
RCW 28A.305.035: Joint report to the legislature.
Status: in_force

(1) By October 15th of each even-numbered year, the state board of education and the professional educator standards board shall submit a joint report to the legislative education committees, the governor, and the superintendent of public instruction. The report shall address the progress the boards have made and the obstacles they have encountered, individually and collectively, in the work of achieving the goals in RCW 28A.150.210 . (2) The state board of education shall include the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative education committees in board communications so that the legislature can be kept apprised of the discussions and proposed actions of the board.
RCW 28B.105.090 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 105 / Section 090
RCW 28B.105.090: Program administrator—Duties.
Status: in_force

The program administrator shall: (1) Solicit and accept grants and donations from private sources to match state funds appropriated for the GET ready for math and science scholarship program; (2) Develop and implement an application, selection, and notification process for awarding GET ready for math and science scholarships; (3) Notify institutions of higher education of scholarship recipients who will attend their institutions and inform them of the terms of the students' eligibility; and (4) Report to private donors on the program outcomes and facilitate contact between scholarship recipients and donors, if the recipients have given the program administrator permission to do so, in order for donors to offer employment opportunities, internships, and career information to recipients.
RCW 28B.140.020 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 140 / Section 020
RCW 28B.140.020: Financial responsibility of university—No state general fund obligation.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a university financing facilities and equipment under this chapter shall give due regard to the costs of maintaining and operating such facilities and equipment during the useful lives of the facilities and equipment. No state appropriated funds may be used for (1) the payment of maintenance and operation of the facilities and equipment financed under this chapter; or (2) the grant or contract-supported research activities housed in these facilities. If funding through grants or contracts for research activities housed in these facilities is reduced, eliminated, or declared insufficient, the funding deficiencies are not a state obligation to be paid from the state general fund.
RCW 28B.10.054 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 10 / Section 054
RCW 28B.10.054: Credit policies for AP, international baccalaureate, and Cambridge international exams—Reports.
Status: in_force

(1) The institutions of higher education must establish a coordinated, evidence-based policy for granting as many undergraduate college credits, as possible and appropriate, to students who have earned minimum scores of three on advanced placement exams, four on standard-level and higher-level international baccalaureate exams, or scores of E(e) or higher on A and AS level Cambridge international exams. (2) Each institution of higher education must create a process for retroactively awarding international baccalaureate exam undergraduate college credits under the terms of this section to students who first enrolled in the institution of higher education in the 2018-19 academic year. (3) Credit policies regarding all advanced placement and international baccalaureate exams must be posted on campus websites effective for the 2019 fall academic term. Credit policies regarding all Cambridge international exams must be posted on campus websites effective for the 2020 fall academic term. If an institution of higher education is unable to award a general education course equivalency, the student may request in writing an evidence-based reason as to why general education course equivalency cannot be granted. Institutions of higher education must maintain websites regarding their advanced placement, international baccalaureate, and Cambridge international policies in a publicly accessible way. The institutions of higher education must conduct biennial reviews of their advanced placement, international baccalaureate, and Cambridge international credit policies and report noncompliance to the appropriate committees of the legislature by November 1st each biennium beginning November 1, 2019. (4) The institutions of higher education must provide an update to the joint legislative audit and review committee on their credit awarding policies by December 31, 2019. (5) For the purposes of this section, "general education course equivalency" means credit that fulfills general education or major requirements and is not awarded as elective credit.
RCW 28B.121.010 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 121 / Section 010
RCW 28B.121.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "College" means the Washington State University college of veterinary medicine. (2) "Conditional scholarship" means a loan that is forgiven in whole or in part if the recipient renders service as a food animal veterinarian in this state. (3) "Eligible student" means a student who is registered for at least six credit hours or the equivalent, is making satisfactory academic progress as defined by the college, has declared veterinary medicine for his or her major, and has a declared intention to practice veterinary medicine with an emphasis in food animal medicine in the state of Washington. (4) "Food animal" means any species commonly recognized as livestock including, but not limited to, poultry, cattle, swine, and sheep. (5) "Food animal veterinarian" means a veterinarian licensed and registered under chapter 18.92 RCW and engaged in general and food animal practice as a primary specialty, who has at least fifty percent of his or her practice time devoted to large production animal veterinary practice. (6) "Forgiven" or "to forgive" or "forgiveness" means to practice veterinary medicine with an emphasis in food animal medicine in the state of Washington in lieu of monetary repayment. (7) "Participant" means an eligible student who has received a conditional scholarship under this chapter. (8) "Satisfied" means paid-in-full. (9) "University" means Washington State University.
RCW 28B.30.515 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 30 / Section 515
RCW 28B.30.515: Findings—University Center of North Puget Sound—Management and leadership.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds that access to baccalaureate and graduate degree programs continues to be limited for residents of north Snohomish, Island, and Skagit counties. Studies conducted by the state board for community and technical colleges, the *higher education coordinating board, and the council of presidents confirm that enrollment in higher education compared to demand in this geographic region lags behind enrollment in other parts of the state, particularly for upper-division courses leading to advanced degrees. (2) The legislature also finds that access to high employer demand programs of study is imperative for the state's global competitiveness and economic prosperity, particularly those degrees in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields that align with the workforce skill demands of the regional economy, that support the aerospace industry, and provide skilled undergraduate and graduate-degree engineers required by the largest employers in the aerospace industry cluster. (3) The legislature finds that meeting the long-range goal of greatly expanded access for the population of the region to the widest array of baccalaureate and graduate programs can best be accomplished by assigning responsibility to a research university with multiple experiences in similar settings. (4) Management and leadership of the University Center of North Puget Sound is assigned to Washington State University to meet the needs of the Everett metropolitan area and the north Snohomish, Island, and Skagit county region and the state of Washington for baccalaureate and graduate degrees offered by a state university. The chief executive officer of the University Center of North Puget Sound is the director who reports to the president of Washington State University. The director shall manage the activities and logistics of operating the center, make policy and planning recommendations to the council in subsection (5) of this section, and implement decisions of the council. (5)(a) Washington State University and Everett Community College must collaborate with community leaders, and other four-year institutions of higher education that offer programs at the University Center of North Puget Sound to serve the varied interests of students in the region. To this end, a coordinating and planning council must be established to be responsible for long-range and strategic planning, interinstitutional collaboration, collaboration with the community served, and dispute resolution for the center. The following individuals shall comprise the coordinating and planning council: (i) The president of Washington State University, or his or her designee; (ii) The provost of Washington State University, or his or her designee; (iii) The president of Everett Community College; (iv) Two representatives of two other institutions of higher education that offer baccalaureate or graduate degree programs at the center; (v) A student enrolled at the University Center of North Puget Sound appointed by the coordinating and planning council; (vi) The director of the council, as the nonvoting chair; (vii) A community leader appointed by the president of Everett Community College; and (viii) A community leader appointed by the mayor of Everett. (b) The coordinating and planning council may appoint other groups, as appropriate, to advise on administration and operations, and may alter its own composition by agreement of all the members. (6)(a) Washington State University shall assume leadership of the center upon completion and approval by the legislature as provided under (d) of this subsection of a strategic plan for meeting the academic needs of the region and successful establishment of an engineering degree program. The strategic plan must build on the strengths of the institutions, reflecting each institution's mission, in order to provide the region with the highest standard of educational programs, research, and service to the community. The strategic plan must include a multibiennium budget that addresses both operating and capital expenses required to effectively implement the plan. The strategic plan shall be developed with the collaboration of the University Center at Everett Community College and all the institutions of higher education that provide baccalaureate degrees at the University Center, and community leaders. (b) Center partners must implement the strategic plan with careful attention to the academic and professional standards established and maintained by each institution and by the appropriate accrediting bodies, and to the historic role of each institution's governing board in setting policy. (c) The strategic plan must address expansion of the range and depth of educational opportunities in the region and include strategies that: (i) Build upon baccalaureate and graduate degree offerings at the center; (ii) Meet projected student enrollment demands for baccalaureate, graduate, and certificate programs in the region; (iii) Meet employers' needs for skilled workers by expanding high employer demand programs of study as defined in RCW 28B.50.030 , with an initial and ongoing emphasis by Washington State University on undergraduate and graduate science, technology, mathematics, and engineering degree programs, including a variety of engineering disciplines such as civil, mechanical, aeronautical, and aerospace manufacturing; (iv) Coordinate delivery of lower and upper-division courses to maximize student opportunities and resources; and (v) Transfer budget support and resources for the center from Everett Community College to Washington State University. (d) The strategic plan must be completed by December 1, 2012, and submitted to the legislature for review. The strategic plan shall be considered approved if the legislature does not take further action on the strategic plan during the 2013 legislative session. The transfer of the responsibility for the management and operation of the University Center of North Puget Sound to Washington State University must occur by July 1, 2014. (7)(a) Academic programming and delivery at the center must be developed in accordance with the missions of Washington State University, Everett Community College, and other institutions of higher education that have a presence at the center. (b) Each institution shall abide by the guidelines for university centers adopted by the student achievement council. (c) Each institution shall award all degrees and certificates granted in the programs it delivers at the center. (d) The coordinating council described in subsection (5) of this section shall establish a process for prioritizing new programs and revising existing programs that facilitates timeliness of new offerings, recognizes the internal processes of the proposing institutions, and addresses each proposal's fit with the needs of the region. (8)(a) Washington State University shall review center expansion needs and consider capital facilities funding at least annually. Washington State University and Everett Community College must cooperate in preparing funding requests and bond financing for submission to the legislature on behalf of development at the center, in accordance with each institution's process and priorities for advancing legislative requests. (b) Washington State University shall design, construct, and manage any facility developed at the center. Any facility developed at the center with Everett Community College capital funding must be designed by Everett Community College in consultation with Washington State University. Building construction may be managed by Washington State University via an interagency agreement which details responsibility and associated costs. Building operations and management for all facilities at the center must be governed by the infrastructure and operating cost allocation method described in subsection (9) of this section. (9) Washington State University has responsibility for infrastructure development and maintenance for the center. All infrastructure operating and maintenance costs are to be shared in what is deemed to be an equitable and fair manner based on space allocation, special cost, and other relevant considerations. Washington State University may make infrastructure development and maintenance decisions in consultation with the council described in subsection (5) of this section. (10) In the event that conflict cannot be resolved through the coordinating council described in subsection (5) of this section the student achievement council dispute resolution must be employed.
RCW 28A.300.537 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 537
RCW 28A.300.537: Adverse childhood experiences—Healthy youth survey.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The health care authority, in collaboration with the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the department of health, and the liquor and cannabis board, must incorporate questions related to adverse childhood experiences into the healthy youth survey that are validated for children and would allow reporting of adverse childhood experiences during childhood to be included in frequency reports. The questions must be administered for two cycles of the healthy youth survey and then evaluated by the agencies for any needed changes. (b) Student responses to the healthy youth survey are voluntary and must remain anonymous. (c) The aggregated student responses to the adverse childhood experiences questions must be made publicly available and disaggregated by state, educational service district, and county. (d) School districts and school buildings must be provided the aggregated student responses of their students. (e) The student response data specified in (c) and (d) of this subsection must comply with state and federal privacy laws. (2) School districts are encouraged to use the information about adverse childhood experiences in their decision making and to help improve services for students.
RCW 28A.210.410 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 210 / Section 410
RCW 28A.210.410: Lead contamination at drinking water outlets.
Status: in_force

(1) This section applies to schools with buildings built, or with all plumbing replaced, before 2016. (2) With respect to sampling and testing for lead contamination at drinking water outlets, a school shall either: (a) Cooperate with the department so that the department can conduct sampling and testing as required under RCW 43.70.830 ; or (b) Contract for sampling and testing that meets the requirements of RCW 43.70.830 and submit the test results to the department according to a procedure and deadlines determined by the department. (3)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, a school shall communicate annually with students' families and staff about lead contamination in drinking water. The school shall consult with the department or a local health agency on the contents of the communication, which must include: The health effects of lead exposure; the website address of the most recent lead test results; and information about the school's plan for remedial action to reduce lead contamination in drinking water. Schools are encouraged to provide the communication as early in the school year as possible. (b) The annual communication described under (a) of this subsection is not required if initial testing, or once postremediation testing, does not detect an elevated lead level at any drinking water outlet. (4) As soon as practicable after receiving a lead test result that reveals a lead concentration that exceeds 15 parts per billion at a drinking water outlet, and until a lead contamination mitigation measure, such as use of a filter, is implemented, the school must shut off the water to the outlet. (5)(a) For a lead test result that reveals an elevated lead level, as defined in subsection (7) of this section, at one or more drinking water outlets, the school's governing body shall adopt a school action plan in compliance with the requirements of this subsection. (b) The school action plan must: (i) Be developed in consultation with the department or a local health agency regarding the technical guidance, and with the office of the superintendent of public instruction regarding funding for remediation activities; (ii) Describe mitigation measures implemented since the lead test result was received; (iii) Include a schedule of remediation activities, including use of filters, that adhere to the technical guidance. The schedule may be based on the availability of state or federal funding for remediation activities; and (iv) Include postremediation retesting to confirm that remediation activities have reduced lead concentrations at drinking water outlets to below the elevated lead level. (c) The school action plan may include sampling and testing of the drinking water entering the school when the results of testing for lead contamination at drinking water outlets within the school indicate that the infrastructure of the public water system is a documented significant contributor to the elevated lead levels. (d) The school must provide the public with notice and opportunity to comment on the school action plan before it is adopted. (e) If testing reveals that a significant contributor to lead contamination in school drinking water is the infrastructure operated by a public water system that is not a school water system, the school: (i) Is not financially responsible for remediating elevated lead levels in drinking water that passes through that infrastructure; (ii) must communicate with the public water system regarding its documented significant contribution to lead contamination in school drinking water and request from the public water system a plan for reducing the lead contamination; and (iii) may defer its remediation activities under (b) of this subsection until after the elevated lead level in the public water system's infrastructure is remediated and postremediation retesting does not detect an elevated lead level in the drinking water that passes through that infrastructure. (f) The school action plan adoption deadlines are as follows: (i) For lead test results received between July 1, 2014, and July 25, 2021, for which a school did not take remedial action or for which postremediation retesting has not confirmed that the elevated lead level has been reduced to five or fewer parts per billion, the school shall provide notice of elevated lead levels in the communication required under subsection (3) of this section and the school's governing body shall adopt an action plan by March 31, 2022; and (ii) For lead test results received after July 25, 2021, the school's governing body shall adopt an action plan within six months of receipt. (g) A school's governing body may adopt an update to an existing school action plan, rather than adopting a new school action plan, in order to address additional lead test results that reveal elevated lead levels at drinking water outlets, coordinate remediation activities at multiple buildings, or adjust the schedule of remediation activities. (6) A school must post on a public website the most recent results of testing for lead contamination at drinking water outlets, no later than the time that the proposed school action plan is made publicly available, under subsection (5)(d) of this section. (7) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) "Department" means the department of health. (b) "Drinking water" means any water that students have access to where it is reasonably foreseeable that the water may be used for drinking, cooking, or food preparation. (c) "Drinking water outlet" or "outlet" means any end point for delivery of drinking water, for example a tap, faucet, or fountain. (d) "Elevated lead level" means a lead concentration in drinking water that exceeds five parts per billion, unless a lower concentration is specified by the state board of health in rule in accordance with RCW 43.20.265 . (e) "Public water system" has the same meaning as in RCW 70A.120.020 . (f) "School" means a school district and the common schools, as defined in RCW 28A.150.020 , within the district; a charter school established under chapter 28A.710 RCW; or the state school for the blind or the state school for the deaf established under RCW 72.40.010 . (g) "Technical guidance" means the technical guidance for reducing lead in drinking water at schools issued by the United States environmental protection agency until the department complies with RCW 43.70.840 when the term means the technical guidance developed by the department.
RCW 28C.10.140 — Washington Code / Title 28C / Chapter 10 / Section 140
RCW 28C.10.140: Violations—Criminal sanctions.
Status: in_force

Any entity or any owner, officer, agent, or employee of such entity who wilfully violates RCW 28C.10.060 or 28C.10.090 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for up to three hundred sixty-four days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day on which a violation occurs constitutes a separate violation. The criminal sanctions may be imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction in an action brought by the attorney general of this state.
RCW 28B.95.150 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 95 / Section 150
RCW 28B.95.150: College savings program—Authorization and parameters.
Status: in_force

(1) The committee may establish a college savings program. If such a program is established, the college savings program shall be established, in such form as may be determined by the committee, to be a qualified state tuition program as defined by the internal revenue service under section 529 of the internal revenue code, and shall be administered in a manner consistent with the Washington advanced college tuition payment program. The committee, in planning and devising the program, shall consult with the state investment board, the state treasurer, the state actuary, the legislative fiscal and higher education committees, and the institutions of higher education. The governing body may, at its discretion, consult with a qualified actuarial consulting firm with appropriate expertise to evaluate such plans for periodic assessments of the program. (2) Up to two hundred thousand dollars of administrative fees collected from guaranteed education tuition program participants may be applied as a loan to fund the development and start-up of a college savings program. This loan must be repaid with interest before the conclusion of the biennium following the biennium in which the committee draws funds for this purpose from the advanced college tuition payment program account. (3) The committee, after consultation with the state investment board or other contracted investment manager, shall determine the investment policies for the college savings program. Program contributions may be invested by the state investment board, in which case it and not the committee shall determine the investment policies for the college savings program, or the committee may contract with an investment company licensed to conduct business in this state to do the investing. The committee shall keep or cause to be kept full and adequate accounts and records of the assets of each individual participant in the college savings program. (4)(a) The governing body may elect to have the state investment board serve as investment manager for the funds in the college savings program. Members of the state investment board and its officers and employees are not considered an insurer of the funds or assets and are not liable for any action or inaction. (b) Members of the state investment board and its officers and employees are not liable to the state, to the fund, or to any other person as a result of their activities as members, whether ministerial or discretionary, except for willful dishonesty or intentional violations of law. The state investment board in its discretion may purchase liability insurance for members. (c) If selected by the governing body to be the investment manager, the state investment board retains all authority to establish all investment policies relating to the investment of college savings program moneys. (d) The state investment board shall routinely consult and communicate with the committee on the investment policy, earnings of the accounts, and related needs of the college savings program. (5) The owner has exclusive authority and responsibility to establish and change the asset allocation for an individual participant college savings program account. (6) Neither the state nor any eligible educational institution may be considered or held to be an insurer of the funds or assets of the individual participant accounts in the college savings program created under this section nor may any such entity be held liable for any shortage of funds in the event that balances in the individual participant accounts are insufficient to meet the educational expenses of the institution chosen by the student for which the individual participant account was intended. (7) The committee shall adopt rules to implement this section. Such rules shall include but not be limited to administration, investment management, recordkeeping, promotion, and marketing; compliance with internal revenue service standards and applicable securities regulations; application procedures and fees; start-up costs; phasing in the savings program and withdrawals therefrom; deterrents to early withdrawals and provisions for hardship withdrawals; and reenrollment in the savings program after withdrawal. (8) The committee may, at its discretion, determine to cease operation of the college savings program if it determines the continuation is not in the best interest of the state. The committee shall adopt rules to implement this section addressing the orderly distribution of assets.
RCW 28A.150.315 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 150 / Section 315
RCW 28A.150.315: All-day kindergarten programs—Funding—Identification of skills, knowledge, and characteristics—Assessments.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning with the 2007-08 school year, funding for voluntary all-day kindergarten programs shall be phased-in beginning with schools with the highest poverty levels, defined as those schools with the highest percentages of students qualifying for free and reduced-price lunch support in the prior school year. During the 2011-2013 biennium, funding shall continue to be phased-in each year until full statewide implementation of all-day kindergarten is achieved in the 2017-18 school year. Once a school receives funding for the all-day kindergarten program, that school shall remain eligible for funding in subsequent school years regardless of changes in the school's percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunches as long as other program requirements are fulfilled. Additionally, schools receiving all-day kindergarten program support shall agree to the following conditions: (a) Provide at least a one thousand-hour instructional program; (b) Provide a curriculum that offers a rich, varied set of experiences that assist students in: (i) Developing initial skills in the academic areas of reading, mathematics, and writing; (ii) Developing a variety of communication skills; (iii) Providing experiences in science, social studies, arts, health and physical education, and a world language other than English; (iv) Acquiring large and small motor skills; (v) Acquiring social and emotional skills including successful participation in learning activities as an individual and as part of a group; and (vi) Learning through hands-on experiences; (c) Establish learning environments that are developmentally appropriate and promote creativity; (d) Demonstrate strong connections and communication with early learning community providers; and (e) Participate in kindergarten program readiness activities with early learning providers and parents. (2)(a) It is the intent of the legislature that administration of the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills as required in this subsection (2) and RCW 28A.655.080 replace administration of other assessments being required by school districts or that other assessments only be administered if they seek to obtain information not covered by the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills. (b) In addition to the requirements in subsection (1) of this section and to the extent funds are available, beginning with the 2011-12 school year on a voluntary basis, schools must identify the skills, knowledge, and characteristics of kindergarten students at the beginning of the school year in order to support social-emotional, physical, and cognitive growth and development of individual children; support early learning provider and parent involvement; and inform instruction. Kindergarten teachers shall administer the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills, as directed by the superintendent of public instruction in consultation with the department of children, youth, and families and in collaboration with the nongovernmental private-public partnership designated in RCW 43.216.065 , and report the results to the superintendent. The superintendent shall share the results with the secretary of the department of children, youth, and families. (c) School districts shall provide an opportunity for parents and guardians to excuse their children from participation in the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills. (3) Subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, the superintendent of public instruction shall designate one or more school districts to serve as resources and examples of best practices in designing and operating a high quality all-day kindergarten program. Designated school districts shall serve as lighthouse programs and provide technical assistance to other school districts in the initial stages of implementing an all-day kindergarten program. Examples of topics addressed by the technical assistance include strategic planning, developing the instructional program and curriculum, working with early learning providers to identify students and communicate with parents, and developing kindergarten program readiness activities.
RCW 28B.10.335 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 10 / Section 335
RCW 28B.10.335: Validation of prior bond issues.
Status: in_force

All terms, conditions, and covenants, including the pledges of student activity fees, student use fees and student building use fees, special student fees or any similar fees charged to all full time students, or to all students, as the case may be, registering at the state's colleges and universities, contained in all bonds heretofore issued to pay all or part of the cost of acquiring, constructing or installing any lands, buildings, or facilities of the nature described in RCW 28B.10.300 are hereby declared to be lawful and binding in all respects.
RCW 28A.300.471 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 471
RCW 28A.300.471: Medical emergency response and automated external defibrillator program.
Status: in_force

(1) An automated external defibrillator is often a critical component in the chain of survival for a cardiac arrest victim. (2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with school districts and stakeholder groups, shall develop guidance for a medical emergency response and automated external defibrillator program for high schools. (3) The medical emergency response and automated external defibrillator program must comply with current evidence-based guidance from the American heart association or other national science organization. (4) The office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the department of health, shall assist districts in carrying out a program under this section, including providing guidelines and advice for seeking grants for the purchase of automated external defibrillators or seeking donations of automated external defibrillators. The superintendent may coordinate with local health districts or other organizations in seeking grants and donations for this purpose.
RCW 28B.07.110 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 07 / Section 110
RCW 28B.07.110: Projects or financing—Exemption from certain restrictions on procedures for awarding contracts.
Status: in_force

A project or the financing or refinancing thereof pursuant to this chapter shall not be subject to the requirements of any law or rule relating to competitive bidding, lease performance bonds, or other restrictions imposed on the procedure for award of contracts.
RCW 28B.63.050 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 63 / Section 050
RCW 28B.63.050: Programs and activities exempt from chapter.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply to the initiation of or changes in academic or vocational programs of instruction in the institutions' regular, extension, evening, or continuing education programs, or the fees therefor, fees for services provided in the practicum aspects of instruction, or research programs, and in extracurricular or residential life programs, including residence halls, food services, athletic and recreational programs, and performing arts programs.
RCW 28B.76.526 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 76 / Section 526
RCW 28B.76.526: Washington opportunity pathways account.
Status: in_force

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The Washington opportunity pathways account is created in the state treasury. Expenditures from the account may be used only for programs in chapter 28A.710 RCW (charter schools), chapter 28B.12 RCW (state work-study), chapter 28B.50 RCW (opportunity grant), RCW 28B.76.660 (Washington scholars award), RCW 28B.76.670 (Washington award for vocational excellence), chapter 28B.92 RCW (Washington college grant program), chapter 28B.105 RCW (GET ready for math and science scholarship), chapter 28B.117 RCW (passport to careers), chapter 28B.118 RCW (college bound scholarship), and chapter 43.216 RCW (early childhood education and assistance program). During the 2019-2021, 2021-2023, and 2023-2025 fiscal biennia, the account may also be appropriated for public schools funded under chapters 28A.150 and 28A.715 RCW.
RCW 28A.155.020 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 155 / Section 020
RCW 28A.155.020: Administration of program in the office of the superintendent of public instruction—Services between the age of three and school year in which student turns 22 guaranteed—Adoption of definitions by rule—Local school district powers not limited.
Status: in_force

There is established in the office of the superintendent of public instruction an administrative section or unit for the education of children with disabilities who require special education. Students with disabilities are those children whether enrolled in school or not who through an evaluation process are determined eligible for special education due to a disability. In accordance with part B of the federal individuals with disabilities education improvement act and any other federal or state laws relating to the provision of special education services, the superintendent of public instruction shall require each school district in the state to insure [ensure] an appropriate educational opportunity for all students with disabilities beginning at three years of age and concluding at the end of the school year in which the student turns 22 years of age. The superintendent of public instruction, by rule, shall establish for the purpose of excess cost funding, as provided in RCW 28A.150.390 , 28A.160.030 , and 28A.155.010 through 28A.155.160 , functional definitions of special education, the various types of disabling conditions, and eligibility criteria for special education programs for children with disabilities, including referral procedures, use of positive behavior interventions, the education curriculum and statewide or district-wide assessments, parent and district requests for special education due process hearings, and procedural safeguards. For the purposes of RCW 28A.155.010 through 28A.155.160 , an appropriate education is defined as an education directed to the unique needs, abilities, and limitations of the children with disabilities who are enrolled either full time or part time in a school district. School districts are strongly encouraged to provide parental training in the care and education of the children and to involve parents in the classroom. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the establishment or continuation of existing cooperative programs between school districts or contracts with other agencies approved by the superintendent of public instruction, which can meet the obligations of school districts to provide education for children with disabilities, or prohibit the continuation of needed related services to school districts by the department of social and health services. The provision of special education services until the end of the school year in which a student with disabilities turns 22 years of age is not intended to reduce or supplant any other service that a student may be eligible for. This section shall not be construed as in any way limiting the powers of local school districts set forth in RCW 28A.155.070 .
RCW 28A.320.055 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 320 / Section 055
RCW 28A.320.055: Employee collective bargaining agreements—Publication on school website.
Status: in_force

Each school district, charter school, and state-tribal compact school must publish on its website a copy of its public school employee collective bargaining agreements by September 1, 2014, and thereafter must update the website within thirty days of approval, renewal, or amendment of any such agreement.
RCW 28A.345.120 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 345 / Section 120
RCW 28A.345.120: School director governance—Cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion—Training programs.
Status: in_force

(1) The Washington state school directors' association shall identify or develop and periodically update governance training programs that align with the cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion standards for school director governance developed under RCW 28A.345.115 . The governance training programs must also include building government-to-government relationships with federally recognized tribes, multicultural education, and principles of English language acquisition. Governance training programs may be developed in collaboration with other entities. (2) Beginning with the 2022 calendar year, the Washington state school directors' association shall provide a governance training program identified or developed under subsection (1) of this section at the frequency necessary for school directors to meet the requirement in RCW 28A.343.100 . (3) For purposes of this section, "cultural competency," "diversity," "equity," and "inclusion" have the same meaning as in RCW 28A.415.443 .
RCW 28A.300.530 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 530
RCW 28A.300.530: Individuals with dyslexia—Identification and instruction—Handbook—Reports.
Status: in_force

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(1) Within available resources, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the school districts that participated in the Lorraine Wojahn dyslexia pilot program, and with an international nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting efforts to provide appropriate identification of and instruction for individuals with dyslexia, shall: (a) Develop an educator training program to enhance the reading, writing, and spelling skills of students with dyslexia. The training program must provide research-based, multisensory literacy intervention professional development in the areas of dyslexia and intervention implementation. The program shall be posted on the website of the office of the superintendent of public instruction. The training program may be regionally delivered through the educational service districts. The educational service districts may seek assistance from the international nonprofit organization to deliver the training; and (b) Develop a dyslexia handbook to be used as a reference for teachers and parents of students with dyslexia. The handbook shall be modeled after other state dyslexia handbooks, and shall include guidelines for school districts to follow as they identify and provide services for students with dyslexia. Additionally, the handbook shall provide school districts, and parents and guardians with information regarding the state's relevant statutes and their relation to federal special education laws. The handbook shall be posted on the website of the office of the superintendent of public instruction. (2) Beginning September 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, each educational service district shall report to the office of the superintendent of public instruction the number of individuals who participate in the training developed and offered by the educational service district. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall report that information to the legislative education committees.
RCW 28B.30.630 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 30 / Section 630
RCW 28B.30.630: Puget Sound water quality field agents program—Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in RCW 28B.30.630 through 28B.30.638 the following definitions apply: (1) "Sea grant" means the Washington state sea grant program. (2) "Cooperative extension" means the cooperative extension service of Washington State University.
RCW 28A.235.175 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 235 / Section 175
RCW 28A.235.175: Washington produced food.
Status: in_force

Public schools, as defined in RCW 28A.150.010 , providing school meals to students are encouraged to buy Washington produced food whenever practicable and cost is comparable to non-Washington produced food.
RCW 28B.122.060 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 122 / Section 060
RCW 28B.122.060: Annual report.
Status: in_force

(1) The office, in collaboration with aerospace training or educational programs, shall submit an annual report regarding the aerospace training student loan program to the governor and to the appropriate committees of the legislature. (2) The annual report shall describe the design and implementation of the aerospace training student loan program, and shall include the following: (a) The number of applicants for loans; (b) The number of participants in the loan program; (c) The number of participants in the loan program who complete an aerospace training or educational program; (d) The number of participants in the loan program who are placed in employment; (e) The nature of that employment, including: (i) The type of job; (ii) whether the job is full-time, part-time, or temporary; (iii) whether the job pays annual wages that are: (A) Less than thirty thousand dollars; (B) thirty thousand dollars or greater, but less than sixty thousand dollars; or (C) sixty thousand dollars or more; and (f) Demographic profiles of applicants for loans and participants in the loan programs. (3) The annual report shall be submitted by December 1st of each year after July 22, 2011.
RCW 28A.315.295 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 315 / Section 295
RCW 28A.315.295: Rejection of proposal.
Status: in_force

If a proposal for the formation of a new school district and for adjustment of bonded indebtedness, or either, is rejected by the registered voters at a special election, the matter is terminated.
RCW 28B.10.926 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 10 / Section 926
RCW 28B.10.926: Transfer of ownership of institution-owned vessel—Further requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Following the inspection required under RCW 28B.10.925 and prior to transferring ownership of an institution-owned vessel, the institution of higher education shall obtain the following from the transferee: (a) The purposes for which the transferee intends to use the vessel; and (b) Information demonstrating the prospective owner's intent to obtain legal moorage following the transfer, in the manner determined by the institution of higher education. (2)(a) The institution of higher education shall remove any containers or other materials that are not fixed to the vessel and contain hazardous substances, as defined under RCW 70A.305.020 . (b) However, the institution of higher education may transfer a vessel with: (i) Those containers or materials described under (a) of this subsection where the transferee demonstrates to the institution of higher education's satisfaction that the container's or material's presence is consistent with the anticipated use of the vessel; and (ii) A reasonable amount of fuel as determined by the institution of higher education, based on factors including the vessel's size, condition, and anticipated use of the vessel including initial destination following transfer. (c) The institution of higher education may consult with the department of ecology in carrying out the requirements of this subsection. (3) Prior to sale, and unless the vessel has a title or valid marine document, the institution of higher education is required to apply for a certificate of title for the vessel under RCW 88.02.510 and register the vessel under RCW 88.02.550 .
RCW 28B.92.230 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 92 / Section 230
RCW 28B.92.230: Individual-level outreach—Additional aid—Washington college grant program.
Status: in_force

The office shall collaborate with the department of social and health services to: (1) Facilitate individual-level outreach to individuals receiving benefits under the public assistance programs listed under RCW 28B.92.200 (5), temporary assistance for needy families under chapter 74.08 RCW, the state family assistance program provided for in rule, and the basic food program to inform these individuals of their eligibility for the Washington college grant program; and (2) Notify individuals whose financial need for purposes of Washington college grant eligibility has been demonstrated under RCW 28B.92.200 (5)(a)(iv) that they may establish eligibility for additional state and federal aid by submitting a free application for federal student aid or a Washington application for state financial aid.
RCW 28A.400.391 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 400 / Section 391
RCW 28A.400.391: Insurance for retired and disabled employees—Application—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) Every group disability insurance policy, health care service contract, health maintenance agreement, and health and welfare benefit plan obtained or created to provide benefits to employees of school districts and their dependents shall contain provisions that permit retired and disabled employees to continue medical, dental, or vision coverage under the group policy, contract, agreement, or plan until September 30, 1993, or until the employee becomes eligible for federal medicare coverage, whichever occurs first. The terms and conditions for election and maintenance of such continued coverage shall conform to the standards established under the federal consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1985, as amended. The period of continued coverage provided under this section shall run concurrently with any period of coverage guaranteed under the federal consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1985, as amended. (2) This section applies to: (a) School district employees who retired or lost insurance coverage due to disability after July 28, 1991; (b) School district employees who retired or lost insurance coverage due to disability within the eighteen-month period ending on July 28, 1991; and (c) School district employees who retired or lost insurance coverage due to disability prior to January 28, 1990, and who were covered by their employing district's insurance plan on January 1, 1991. (3) For the purposes of this section "retired employee" means an employee who separates from district service and is eligible at the time of separation from service to receive, immediately following separation from service, a retirement allowance under chapter 41.32 or 41.40 RCW. (4) The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt administrative rules to implement this section.
RCW 28B.10.679 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 10 / Section 679
RCW 28B.10.679: Washington mathematics placement test.
Status: in_force

All public two and four-year institutions of higher education must use a common performance standard on the mathematics placement test for purposes of determining college readiness in mathematics. The performance standard must be publicized to all high schools in the state.
RCW 28A.400.302 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 400 / Section 302
RCW 28A.400.302: Application question on administrative leave.
Status: in_force

A school district employment application may not include a question asking whether the applicant has ever been placed on administrative leave.
RCW 28A.413.060 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 413 / Section 060
RCW 28A.413.060: Fundamental course of study.
Status: in_force

(1) School districts must implement this section only in school years for which state funding is appropriated specifically for the purposes of this section and only for the number of days that are funded by the appropriation. (2)(a) School districts must provide a four-day fundamental course of study on the state standards of practice, as defined by the board, to paraeducators who have not completed the course, either in the district or in another district within the state. (b) School districts must use best efforts to provide the fundamental course of study before the paraeducator begins to work with students and their families, and at a minimum by the following deadlines: (i) For paraeducators hired before the beginning of the school year, the first two days of the fundamental course of study must be provided in person before the beginning of the school year and the second two days of the fundamental course of study must be provided within six months of the date of hire; and (ii) For paraeducators hired after the beginning of the school year: (A) For paraeducators hired by first-class districts, the first two days of the fundamental course of study must be provided in person within four months of the date of hire and the second two days of the fundamental course of study must be provided within six months of the date of hire or by September 1st of the following year, whichever is sooner; and (B) For paraeducators hired by second-class districts, the four-day fundamental course of study must be provided no later than September 1st of the following year, with two of the days provided in person unless the district has applied for and received an exemption under RCW 28A.413.065 . (3) School districts may collaborate with other school districts or educational service districts to meet the requirements of this section.
RCW 28A.710.140 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 710 / Section 140
RCW 28A.710.140: Charter applications—Submission—Approval or denial.
Status: in_force

(1) The state board of education must establish an annual statewide timeline for charter application submission and approval or denial that must be followed by all authorizers. (2) In reviewing and evaluating charter applications, authorizers shall employ procedures, practices, and criteria consistent with nationally recognized principles and standards for quality charter authorizing. Authorizers shall give preference to applications for charter schools that are designed to enroll and serve at-risk student populations. However, nothing in this chapter may be construed as intended to limit the establishment of charter schools to those that serve a substantial portion of at-risk students, or to in any manner restrict, limit, or discourage the establishment of charter schools that enroll and serve other pupil populations under a nonexclusive, nondiscriminatory admissions policy. The application review process must include thorough evaluation of each application, an in-person interview with the applicant group, and an opportunity to learn about and provide input on each application in a public forum including, without limitation, parents, community members, local residents, and school district board members and staff. (3) In deciding whether to approve an application, authorizers must: (a) Grant charters only to applicants that have demonstrated competence in each element of the authorizer's published approval criteria and are likely to open, operate, and ensure the financial viability of a successful charter public school; (b) Base decisions on documented evidence collected through the application review process; (c) Follow charter-granting policies and practices that are transparent and based on merit; and (d) Avoid any conflicts of interest, whether real or apparent. (4) An approval decision may include, if appropriate, reasonable conditions that the charter applicant must meet before a charter contract may be executed. (5) For any denial of an application, the authorizer shall clearly state in writing its reasons for denial. A denied applicant may subsequently reapply to that authorizer or apply to another authorizer in the state.
RCW 28B.10.430 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 10 / Section 430
RCW 28B.10.430: Annuities and retirement income plans—Minimum monthly benefit—Computation.
Status: in_force

(1) This section applies only to those persons who are first employed by an institution of higher education in a position eligible for participation in an old age annuities or retirement income plan under this chapter prior to July 1, 2011. (2) For any person receiving a monthly benefit pursuant to a program established under RCW 28B.10.400 , the pension portion of such benefit shall be the sum of the following amounts: (a) One-half of the monthly benefit payable under such program by a life insurance company; and (b) The monthly equivalent of the supplemental benefit described in RCW 28B.10.400 (1)(c). (3) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, effective July 1, 1979, no person receiving a monthly benefit pursuant to RCW 28B.10.400 shall receive, as the pension portion of that benefit, less than ten dollars per month for each year of service creditable to the person whose service is the basis of the benefit. Portions of a year shall be treated as fractions of a year and the decimal equivalent shall be multiplied by ten dollars. Where the benefit was adjusted at the time benefit payments to the beneficiary commenced, the minimum pension provided in this section shall be adjusted in a manner consistent with that adjustment. (4) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, effective July 1, 1979, the monthly benefit of each person who commenced receiving a monthly benefit under this chapter as of a date no later than July 1, 1974, shall be permanently increased by a post-retirement adjustment. Such adjustment shall be calculated as follows: (a) Monthly benefits to which this subsection and subsection (3) of this section are both applicable shall be determined by first applying subsection (3) of this section and then applying this subsection. The institution shall determine the total years of creditable service and the total dollar benefit base accrued as of December 31, 1978, except that this determination shall take into account only those persons to whom this subsection applies; (b) The institution shall multiply the total benefits determined in (a) of this subsection by six percent and divide the dollar value thus determined by the total service determined in (a) of this subsection. The resultant figure shall then be a post-retirement increase factor which shall be applied as specified in (c) of this subsection; (c) Each person to whom this subsection applies shall receive an increase which is the product of the factor determined in (b) of this subsection multiplied by the years of creditable service.
RCW 28B.07.340 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 07 / Section 340
RCW 28B.07.340: Trust funds—Trust agreements.
Status: in_force

All moneys received by or on behalf of the authority under this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or from other sources shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter. The authority, in lieu of receiving and applying the moneys itself, may enter into an agreement or trust indenture with one or more banks or trust companies having the power and authority to conduct trust business in the state to: (1) Perform all or any part of the obligations of the authority with respect to: (a) Bonds issued by it; (b) the receipt, investment, and application of the proceeds of the bonds and moneys available for the payment of the bonds; and (c) other matters relating to the exercise of the authority's powers under this chapter; (2) Receive, hold, preserve, and enforce any security interest or evidence of security interest granted by a participant for purposes of securing the payment of the bonds; and (3) Act on behalf of the authority or the holders or owners of bonds of the authority for purposes of assuring or enforcing the payment of the bonds, when due.
RCW 28A.150.392 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 150 / Section 392
RCW 28A.150.392: Special education funding—Safety net awards—Rules—District surveys and legislative report—Safety net oversight committee—High-need students.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) To the extent necessary, funds shall be made available for safety net awards for districts with demonstrated needs for special education funding beyond the amounts provided through the special education funding formula under RCW 28A.150.390 . (b) If the federal safety net awards based on the federal eligibility threshold exceed the federal appropriation in any fiscal year, then the superintendent shall expend all available federal discretionary funds necessary to meet this need. (2) Safety net funds shall be awarded by the state safety net oversight committee subject to the following conditions and limitations: (a) The committee shall award additional funds for districts that can convincingly demonstrate that all legitimate expenditures for special education exceed all available revenues from state funding formulas. When determining award eligibility and amounts, the committee shall limit its review to relevant documentation that illustrates adherence to award criteria. The committee shall not make determinations regarding the content of individualized education programs beyond confirming documented and quantified services and evidence of corresponding expenditures for which a school district seeks reimbursement. (b) In the determination of need, the committee shall consider additional available revenues from federal sources. (c) Differences in program costs attributable to district philosophy, service delivery choice, or accounting practices are not a legitimate basis for safety net awards. (d) In the determination of need, the committee shall require that districts demonstrate that they are maximizing their eligibility for all state revenues related to services for students eligible for special education and all federal revenues from federal impact aid, medicaid, and the individuals with disabilities education act-Part B and appropriate special projects. Awards associated with (e) of this subsection shall not exceed the total of a district's specific determination of need. (e) The committee shall then consider the extraordinary high cost needs of one or more individual students eligible for and receiving special education. Differences in costs attributable to district philosophy, service delivery choice, or accounting practices are not a legitimate basis for safety net awards. (f) The committee shall then consider the extraordinary high cost needs of one or more individual students eligible for and receiving special education served in residential schools, programs for juveniles under the department of corrections, and programs for juveniles operated by city and county jails to the extent they are providing a secondary program of education. (g) The maximum allowable indirect cost for calculating safety net eligibility may not exceed the federal restricted indirect cost rate for the district plus one percent. (h) Safety net awards shall be adjusted based on the percent of potential medicaid eligible students billed as calculated by the superintendent of public instruction in accordance with chapter 318, Laws of 1999. (i) Safety net awards must be adjusted for any unresolved audit findings or exceptions related to special education funding. Safety net awards may only be adjusted for errors in safety net applications or individualized education programs that materially affect the demonstration of need. (3) The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt such rules and procedures as are necessary to administer the special education funding and safety net award process. By December 1, 2018, the superintendent shall review and revise the rules to achieve full and complete implementation of the requirements of this subsection and subsection (4) of this section including revisions to rules that provide additional flexibility to access community impact awards. Before revising any standards, procedures, or rules, the superintendent shall consult with the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the legislature. In adopting and revising the rules, the superintendent shall ensure the application process to access safety net funding is streamlined, timelines for submission are not in conflict, feedback to school districts is timely and provides sufficient information to allow school districts to understand how to correct any deficiencies in a safety net application, and that there is consistency between awards approved by school district and by application period. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall also provide technical assistance to school districts in preparing and submitting special education safety net applications. (4)(a) On an annual basis, the superintendent shall survey districts regarding their satisfaction with the safety net process and consider feedback from districts to improve the safety net process. Each year by December 1st, the superintendent shall prepare and submit a report to the office of financial management and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature that summarizes the survey results and those changes made to the safety net process as a result of the school district feedback. (b) By December 1, 2024, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must develop a survey requesting specific feedback on the safety net application process from school districts with 3,000 or fewer students. The survey must include, at a minimum, questions regarding the average amount of time school district staff spend gathering safety net application data, filling out application forms, and correcting application deficiencies. The survey must also include questions to help identify which application components are the most challenging and time consuming for school districts to complete. By December 1, 2025, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must use this feedback to implement a simplified, standardized safety net application for all school districts that reduces barriers to safety net funding. (5) The safety net oversight committee appointed by the superintendent of public instruction shall consist of: (a) One staff member from the office of the superintendent of public instruction; (b) Staff of the office of the state auditor who shall be nonvoting members of the committee; and (c) One or more representatives from school districts or educational service districts knowledgeable of special education programs and funding. (6) Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must distribute safety net awards to school districts on a quarterly basis if the following criteria are met: (a) The safety net award is provided for a high cost student who receives special education services from an authorized entity, as defined under RCW 28A.300.690 , located outside of the state of Washington; (b) The school district successfully applied for and received a safety net award for the high cost student in a prior school year and the student's placement has not changed since that safety net award was granted; and (c) The school district meets all other safety net award eligibility requirements as determined by the safety net oversight committee. (7) Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must distribute safety net awards to second-class school districts on a quarterly basis. (8) Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, a high-need student is eligible for safety net awards from state funding under subsection (2)(e) and (f) of this section if the student's individualized education program costs exceed: (a) 1.8 times the average per-pupil expenditure for school districts that meet any of the following criteria: (i) The school district has fewer than 1,000 full-time equivalent students; (ii) The school district has a percentage of identified students as defined in RCW 28A.235.300 of at least 60 percent; or (iii) The school district has at least 60 percent of students enrolled in the transitional bilingual instructional program under chapter 28A.180 RCW. (b) 2 [2.0] times the average per-pupil expenditure for school districts that meet none of the criteria listed in (a) of this subsection. (c) For purposes of this subsection, "average per-pupil expenditure" has the same meaning as in 20 U.S.C. Sec. 7801, the every student succeeds act of 2015, and excludes safety net funding provided in this section.
RCW 28A.600.100 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 600 / Section 100
RCW 28A.600.100: Washington scholars' program—Purpose.
Status: in_force

Each year high schools in the state of Washington graduate a significant number of students who have distinguished themselves through outstanding academic achievement. The purpose of RCW 28A.600.100 through 28A.600.150 is to establish a consistent and uniform program which will recognize and honor the accomplishments of these students; encourage and facilitate privately funded scholarship awards among them; stimulate the recruitment of outstanding students to Washington public and private colleges and universities; and allow educational and legislative leaders, as well as the governor, to reaffirm the importance of educational excellence to the future of this state.
RCW 28A.710.220 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 710 / Section 220
RCW 28A.710.220: Student enrollment reporting—Funding—Distribution and reconciling of funding in school's first year of operation.
Status: in_force

(1) Charter schools must report student enrollment in the same manner, and based on the same definitions of enrolled students and annual average full-time equivalent enrollment, as other public schools. Charter schools must comply with applicable reporting requirements to receive state or federal funding that is distributed based on student characteristics. (2) In accordance with appropriations made under RCW 28A.710.270 and 28A.710.280 , the superintendent of public instruction shall distribute state funding to charter schools according to the schedule established in RCW 28A.510.250 . (3) Amounts distributed to a charter school under RCW 28A.710.280 in the school's first year of operation must be based on the projections of first-year student enrollment established in the charter contract. The office of the superintendent of public instruction must reconcile the amounts distributed in the first year of operation to the amounts that would have been distributed based on actual student enrollment and make adjustments to the charter school's distributions over the course of the second year of operation. (4) Any moneys received by a charter school from any source and remaining in the school's accounts at the end of a budget year must remain in the school's accounts for use by the school during subsequent budget years.
RCW 28B.50.248 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 50 / Section 248
RCW 28B.50.248: Effect of child care subsidy eligibility expansion—Use of existing resources.
Status: in_force

Nothing in RCW 43.216.135 or * 43.216.136 requires a community or technical college to expand any of its existing child care facilities. Any additional child care services provided by a community or technical college as a result of RCW 43.216.135 or * 43.216.136 must be provided within existing resources and existing facilities.
RCW 28A.635.020 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 635 / Section 020
RCW 28A.635.020: Willfully disobeying school administrative personnel or refusing to leave public property, violations, when—Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully disobey the order of the chief administrative officer of a public school district, or of an authorized designee of any such administrator, to leave any motor vehicle, building, grounds or other property which is owned, operated or controlled by the school district if the person so ordered is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or is committing, threatens to imminently commit or incites another to imminently commit any act which would disturb or interfere with or obstruct any lawful task, function, process or procedure of the school district or any lawful task, function, process or procedure of any student, official, employee or invitee of the school district. The order of a school officer or designee acting pursuant to this subsection shall be valid if the officer or designee reasonably believes a person ordered to leave is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, is committing acts, or is creating a disturbance as provided in this subsection. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to leave public property immediately adjacent to a building, grounds or property which is owned, operated or controlled by a school district when ordered to do so by a law enforcement officer if such person is engaging in conduct which creates a substantial risk of causing injury to any person, or substantial harm to property, or such conduct amounts to disorderly conduct under RCW 9A.84.030 . (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or penalize activity consisting of the lawful exercise of freedom of speech, freedom of press and the right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances: PROVIDED, That such activity neither does or threatens imminently to materially disturb or interfere with or obstruct any lawful task, function, process or procedure of the school district, or any lawful task, function, process or procedure of any student, official, employee or invitee of the school district: PROVIDED FURTHER, That such activity is not conducted in violation of a prohibition or limitation lawfully imposed by the school district upon entry or use of any motor vehicle, building, grounds or other property which is owned, operated or controlled by the school district. (4) Any person guilty of violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable as provided in chapter 9A.20 RCW.
RCW 28B.110.020 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 110 / Section 020
RCW 28B.110.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, "institutions of higher education" or "institutions" include the state universities, regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community colleges.
RCW 28A.710.360 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 710 / Section 360
RCW 28A.710.360: Professional development.
Status: in_force

RCW 28A.343.100 and 28A.415.445 govern school operation and management under RCW 28A.710.040 and apply to charter schools established under chapter 28A.710 RCW [this chapter].
RCW 28A.415.030 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 415 / Section 030
RCW 28A.415.030: In-Service Training Act of 1977—Purpose.
Status: in_force

In order to provide for the improvement of the instructional process in the public schools and maintain and improve the skills of public school certificated and classified personnel, there is hereby adopted an act to be known as the "In-Service Training Act of 1977".
RCW 28A.710.190 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 710 / Section 190
RCW 28A.710.190: Charter contracts—Renewal.
Status: in_force

(1) A charter contract may be renewed by the authorizer, at the request of the charter school, for successive five-year terms. The authorizer, however, may vary the term based on the performance, demonstrated capacities, and particular circumstances of a charter school, and may grant renewal with specific conditions for necessary improvements to a charter school. (2) No later than six months before the expiration of a charter contract, the authorizer must issue a performance report and charter contract renewal application guidance to the charter school. The performance report must summarize the charter school's performance record to date based on the data required by the charter contract, and must provide notice of any weaknesses or concerns perceived by the authorizer concerning the charter school that may, if not timely rectified, jeopardize its position in seeking renewal. The charter school has thirty days to respond to the performance report and submit any corrections or clarifications for the report. (3) The renewal application guidance must, at a minimum, provide an opportunity for the charter school to: (a) Present additional evidence, beyond the data contained in the performance report, supporting its case for charter contract renewal; (b) Describe improvements undertaken or planned for the school; and (c) Detail the school's plans for the next charter contract term. (4) The renewal application guidance must include or refer explicitly to the criteria that will guide the authorizer's renewal decisions, and this criteria must be based on the performance framework set forth in the charter contract. (5) In making charter renewal decisions, an authorizer must: (a) Hold the charter school board accountable for: Ensuring that students of the charter school have opportunities for academic success; and exercising effective educational, operational, and financial oversight of the charter school; (b) Base its decisions in evidence of the school's performance over the term of the charter contract in accordance with the performance framework set forth in the charter contract; (c) Ensure that data used in making renewal decisions are available to the school and the public; and (d) Provide a public report summarizing the evidence basis for its decision.
RCW 28A.300.410 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 410
RCW 28A.300.410: Kip Tokuda memorial Washington civil liberties public education program—Grants—Acceptance of gifts, grants, or endowments.
Status: in_force

(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall allocate grants under the program established in RCW 28A.300.390 through 28A.300.415 from private donations or within amounts appropriated for this specific purpose. The grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis. (2) The superintendent of public instruction may contract with independent review panelists and establish an advisory panel to evaluate and make recommendations to the superintendent of public instruction based on grant applications. (3) The superintendent of public instruction shall select grant recipients from applicants who meet all of the following criteria: (a) The capability to administer and complete the proposed project within specified deadlines and within the specified budget; (b) The experience, knowledge, and qualifications necessary to conduct quality educational activities regarding the exclusion and detention of Japanese-Americans during World War II; (c) Projects that relate the Japanese-American exclusion and detention experience with civil rights included in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution so that this event may be illuminated and understood in order to prevent similar violations of civil rights in the future; (d) Projects that are designed to maximize the long-term educational impact of this chapter; (e) Projects that build upon, contribute to, and expand upon the existing body of educational and research materials on the exclusion and detention of Japanese-Americans during World War II; and (f) Projects that include the variety of experiences regarding the exclusion and detention of Japanese-Americans and its impact before, during, and after World War II including those Japanese-Americans who served in the military and those who were interned in department of justice camps. (4) Applicants for grants under the program are encouraged to do each of the following: (a) Involve former detainees, those excluded from the military area, and their descendants in the development and implementation of projects; (b) Develop a strategy and plan for raising the level of awareness and understanding among the American public regarding the exclusion and detention of Japanese-Americans during World War II so that the causes and circumstances of this and similar events may be illuminated and understood; (c) Develop a strategy and plan for reaching the broad, multicultural population through project activities; (d) Develop local and regional consortia of organizations and individuals engaged in similar educational, research, and development efforts; (e) Coordinate and collaborate with organizations and individuals engaging in similar educational, research, and development endeavors to maximize the effect of grants; (f) Utilize creative and innovative methods and approaches in the research, development, and implementation of their projects; (g) Seek matching funds, in-kind contributions, or other sources of support to supplement their proposal; (h) Use a variety of media, including new technology, and the arts to creatively and strategically appeal to a broad audience while enhancing and enriching community-based educational efforts; (i) Include in the grant application, scholarly inquiry related to the variety of experiences and impact of the exclusion and detention of persons of Japanese ancestry during World War II; and (j) Add relevant materials to or catalogue relevant materials in libraries and other repositories for the creation, publication, and distribution of bibliographies, curriculum guides, oral histories, and other resource directories and supporting the continued development of scholarly work on this subject by making a broad range of archival, library, and research materials more accessible to the American public. (5) The superintendent of public instruction may adopt other criteria as it deems appropriate for its review of grant proposals. In reviewing projects for funding, scoring shall be based on an evaluation of all application materials including narratives, attachments, support letters, supplementary materials, and other materials that may be requested of applicants. (6)(a) In the review process, the superintendent of public instruction shall assign the following order of priority to the criteria set forth in subsection (3) of this section: (i) Subsection (3)(a) through (d) of this section, inclusive, shall be given highest priority; and (ii) Subsection (3)(e) through [and] (f) of this section, inclusive, shall be given second priority. (b) The superintendent of public instruction shall consider the overall breadth and variety of the field of applicants to determine the projects that would best fulfill its program and mission. Final grant awards may be for the full amount of the grant requests or for a portion of the grant request. (7) The superintendent of public instruction shall determine the types of applicants eligible to apply for grants under this program. (8) The office may accept gifts, grants, or endowments from public or private sources for the program and may spend any gifts, grants, or endowments or income from public or private sources according to their terms.
RCW 28A.188.086 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 188 / Section 086
RCW 28A.188.086: Mathematics, engineering, and science achievement program—Selection standards.
Status: in_force

The coordinator shall develop standards and criteria for selecting students who participate in the program which may include predictive instruments to ascertain aptitude and probability of success. The standards shall include requirements that students take certain courses, maintain a certain grade point average, and participate in activities sponsored by the program. Women and students from minority groups, which are traditionally underrepresented in mathematics and science-related professions and which meet the requirements established by the coordinator shall be selected.
RCW 28A.335.210 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 335 / Section 210
RCW 28A.335.210: Purchase of works of art—Procedure.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of public instruction shall allocate, as a nondeductible item, out of any moneys appropriated for state assistance to school districts for the original construction of any school plant facility the amount of one-half of one percent of the appropriation to be expended by the Washington state arts commission for the acquisition of works of art. The works of art may be placed in accordance with Article IX, sections 2 and 3 of the state Constitution on public lands, integral to or attached to a public building or structure, detached within or outside a public building or structure, part of a portable exhibition or collection, part of a temporary exhibition, or loaned or exhibited in other public facilities. The Washington state arts commission shall, in consultation with the superintendent of public instruction, determine the amount to be made available for the purchase of works of art under this section, and payments therefor shall be made in accordance with law. The designation of projects and sites, selection, contracting, purchase, commissioning, reviewing of design, execution and placement, acceptance, maintenance, and sale, exchange, or disposition of works of art shall be the responsibility of the Washington state arts commission in consultation with the superintendent of public instruction and representatives of school district boards of directors. The superintendent of public instruction and the school district board of directors of the districts where the sites are selected shall have the right to: (1) Waive its use of the one-half of one percent of the appropriation for the acquisition of works of art before the selection process by the Washington state arts commission; (2) Appoint a representative to the body established by the Washington state arts commission to be part of the selection process with full voting rights; (3) Reject the results of the selection process; (4) Reject the placement of a completed work or works of art on school district premises if such works are portable. Rejection at any point before or after the selection process shall not cause the loss of or otherwise endanger state construction funds available to the local school district. Any works of art rejected under this section shall be applied to the provision of works of art under this chapter, at the discretion of the Washington state arts commission, notwithstanding any contract or agreement between the affected school district and the artist involved. In addition to the cost of the works of art the one-half of one percent of the appropriation as provided in this section shall be used to provide for the administration, including conservation of the state art collection, by the Washington state arts commission and all costs for installation of the work of art. For the purpose of this section building shall not include sheds, warehouses, or other buildings of a temporary nature. The executive director of the arts commission, the superintendent of public instruction, and the Washington state school directors' association shall appoint a study group to review the operations of the one-half of one percent for works of art under this section.
RCW 28A.415.360 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 415 / Section 360
RCW 28A.415.360: Learning improvement days—Eligibility—Reports.
Status: in_force

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(1) Subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, targeted professional development programs, to be known as learning improvement days, are authorized to further the development of outstanding mathematics, science, and reading teaching and learning opportunities in the state of Washington. The intent of this section is to provide guidance for the learning improvement days in the omnibus appropriations act. The learning improvement days authorized in this section shall not be considered part of the definition of basic education. (2) A school district is eligible to receive funding for learning improvement days that are limited to specific activities related to student learning that contribute to the following outcomes: (a) Provision of meaningful, targeted professional development for all teachers in mathematics, science, or reading; (b) Increased knowledge and instructional skill for mathematics, science, or reading teachers; (c) Increased use of curriculum materials with supporting diagnostic and supplemental materials that align with state standards; (d) Increased rigor of course offerings especially in mathematics, science, and reading; (e) Increased student opportunities for focused, applied mathematics and science classes; (f) Increased student success on state achievement measures; and (g) Increased student appreciation of the value and uses of mathematics, science, and reading knowledge and exploration of related careers. (3) School districts receiving resources under this section shall submit reports to the superintendent of public instruction documenting how the use of the funds contributes to measurable improvement in the outcomes described under subsection (2) of this section; and how other professional development resources and programs authorized in statute or in the omnibus appropriations act contribute to the expected outcomes. The superintendent of public instruction and the office of financial management shall collaborate on required report content and format.
RCW 28A.415.434 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 415 / Section 434
RCW 28A.415.434: Professional learning—Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout *RCW 28A.300.600 and 28A.300.602 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Differentiated" means that professional learning experiences are designed to meet the needs of individual educators based on multiple sources of data such as professional growth plans, observations, and student growth data. (2) "Job-embedded" means a sustained series of activities such as workshops and coaching occurring throughout the year that is delivered within the context of an educator's instructional assignments, including both subject and grade level, to support the educator's acquisition and application of the knowledge and skills. (3) "Student outcomes" refers to two broad categories of student measures: Academic measures and nonacademic measures. Academic measures refer to student learning, growth, and achievement. Nonacademic measures are indicators such as health, behavioral, or socioemotional factors that support student learning. (4) "Sustained" means ongoing professional learning supported throughout the school year occurring several times within and across school years.
RCW 28B.115.150 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 115 / Section 150
RCW 28B.115.150: Osteopathic or allopathic medical student clinical rotations.
Status: in_force

Any osteopathic or allopathic medical school receiving state funds or authorized by the *higher education coordinating board may not prohibit a hospital or physician from entering into an agreement to provide student clinical rotations to qualified osteopathic or allopathic medical students.
RCW 28A.710.010 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 710 / Section 010
RCW 28A.710.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Applicant" means a nonprofit corporation that has submitted an application to an authorizer. The nonprofit corporation must be either a public benefit nonprofit corporation as defined in RCW 24.03A.245 , or a nonprofit corporation organized under chapter 24.03A RCW that has applied for tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3)). The nonprofit corporation may not be a sectarian or religious organization and must meet all of the requirements for a public benefit nonprofit corporation before receiving any funding under RCW 28A.710.220 . (2) "At-risk student" means a student who has an academic or economic disadvantage that requires assistance or special services to succeed in educational programs. The term includes, but is not limited to, students who do not meet minimum standards of academic proficiency, students who are at risk of dropping out of high school, students in chronically low-performing schools, students with higher than average disciplinary sanctions, students with lower participation rates in advanced or gifted programs, students who are limited in English proficiency, students who are members of economically disadvantaged families, and students who are identified as having special educational needs. (3) "Authorizer" means the commission established in RCW 28A.710.070 or a school district approved under RCW 28A.710.090 to review, approve, or reject charter school applications; enter into, renew, or revoke charter contracts with applicants; and oversee the charter schools the entity has authorized. (4) "Charter contract" means a fixed term, renewable contract between a charter school and an authorizer that outlines the roles, powers, responsibilities, and performance expectations for each party to the contract. (5) "Charter school" or "charter public school" means a public school that is established in accordance with this chapter, governed by a charter school board, and operated according to the terms of a charter contract executed under this chapter. (6) "Charter school board" means the board of directors appointed or selected under the terms of a charter application to manage and operate the charter school. (7) "Commission" means the Washington state charter school commission established in RCW 28A.710.070 . (8) "Parent" means a parent, guardian, or other person or entity having legal custody of a child. (9) "Student" means a child eligible to attend a public school in the state.
RCW 28A.210.010 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 210 / Section 010
RCW 28A.210.010: Contagious diseases, limiting contact—Rules.
Status: in_force

The state board of health, after consultation with the superintendent of public instruction, shall adopt reasonable rules regarding the presence of persons on or about any school premises who have, or who have been exposed to, contagious diseases deemed by the state board of health as dangerous to the public health. Such rules shall specify reasonable and precautionary procedures as to such presence and/or readmission of such persons and may include the requirement for a certificate from a licensed physician that there is no danger of contagion. The superintendent of public instruction shall provide to appropriate school officials and personnel, access and notice of these rules of the state board of health. Providing online access to these rules satisfies the requirements of this section. The superintendent of public instruction is required to provide this notice only when there are significant changes to the rules.