RCW 28B.115.040 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 115 / Section 040
RCW 28B.115.040: Technical assistance for rural communities and counties—Marketing plan.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may provide technical assistance to rural communities desiring to become sponsoring communities for the purposes of identification of prospective students for the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program, assisting prospective students to apply to an eligible education and training program, making formal agreements with prospective students to provide credentialed health care services in the community, forming agreements between rural communities in a service area to share credentialed health care professionals, and fulfilling any matching requirements. (2) The department, in consultation with the council and other pertinent stakeholders, may provide technical assistance to counties desiring to become sponsoring communities for the purposes of identification of prospective students for the forensic pathology loan repayment program, assisting prospective students to apply to an eligible education and training program, making formal agreements with prospective students to provide services as a board-certified forensic pathologist, forming agreements between rural and underserved counties in a service area to share credentialed forensic pathology professionals, and fulfilling any matching requirements. (3) From the amounts appropriated to the department, the department shall enter into a contract for a two-year marketing plan with the Washington association of coroners and medical examiners for the sole purpose of marketing Washington state to potential board-certified forensic pathologists. The marketing plan must include, but is not limited to, a focus on rural and underserved counties. Payment for administrative expenses may not exceed two percent of the appropriated funds.
RCW 28A.320.040 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 320 / Section 040
RCW 28A.320.040: Bylaws for board and school government.
Status: in_force

Every board of directors shall have power to make such bylaws for their own government, and the government of the common schools under their charge, as they deem expedient, not inconsistent with the provisions of this title, or rules and regulations of the superintendent of public instruction or the state board of education.
RCW 28A.340.090 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 340 / Section 090
RCW 28A.340.090: Innovation academy cooperatives—Review and approval of agreement and plans by the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
Status: in_force

Nonhigh school districts proposing to enter an interdistrict agreement to offer an innovation academy cooperative shall submit a copy of the proposed agreement and operating and instructional plans for the cooperative to the office of the superintendent of public instruction for technical review. The purpose of the review is for the office to provide technical assistance and advice to assure that the cooperative addresses issues identified under RCW 28A.225.250 and to assure that the proposed instructional program will offer courses and learning experiences that enable students to earn high school credit and complete a high school diploma. The office of the superintendent of public instruction must approve agreements and plans before an innovation academy cooperative begins operation.
RCW 28A.300.460 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 460
RCW 28A.300.460: Financial education public-private partnership responsibilities—Annual report.
Status: in_force

(1) The task of the financial education public-private partnership is to seek out and determine the best methods of equipping students with the knowledge and skills they need, before they become self-supporting, in order for them to make critical decisions regarding their personal finances. The components of personal financial education shall include the achievement of skills and knowledge necessary to make informed judgments and effective decisions regarding earning, spending, and the management of money and credit. (2) In carrying out its task, and to the extent funds are available, the partnership shall: (a) Communicate to school districts the financial education standards adopted under RCW 28A.300.462 , other important financial education skills and content knowledge, and strategies for expanding the provision and increasing the quality of financial education instruction; (b) Review on an ongoing basis financial education curriculum that is available to school districts, including instructional materials and programs, online instructional materials and resources, and school-wide programs that include the important financial skills and content knowledge; (c) Develop evaluation standards and a procedure for endorsing financial education curriculum that the partnership determines should be recommended for use in school districts; (d) Work with the office of the superintendent of public instruction to integrate financial education skills and content knowledge into the state learning standards; (e) Monitor and provide guidance for professional development for educators regarding financial education, including ways that teachers at different grade levels may integrate financial skills and content knowledge into mathematics, social studies, and other course content areas; (f) Work with the office of the superintendent of public instruction and the professional educator standards board to create professional development in financial education; (g) Develop academic guidelines and standards-based protocols for use by classroom volunteers who participate in delivering financial education to students in the public schools; (h) Provide an annual report beginning December 1, 2009, as provided in RCW 28A.300.464 , to the governor, the superintendent of public instruction, and the committees of the legislature with oversight over K-12 education and higher education; and (i) Administer grant programs including, but not limited to, the program established in RCW 28A.300.466 or related programs established in the omnibus operating appropriations act. (3) In addition to the duties in subsection (2) of this section and subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the partnership may perform other tasks in support of financial literacy, including, but not limited to: (a) Hiring support staff; (b) Contracting with educational service districts; (c) Facilitating the creation and implementation of professional development for certificated educational staff relating to financial literacy and education, in particular the professional development utilized as part of the grant program created in RCW 28A.300.466 ; (d) Working to facilitate, and confirm receipt of, specific outreach for financial literacy training to foster students and homeless youth, students receiving special education services, and tribal communities; and (e) Coordinating with providers in the early childhood education and assistance program established under chapter 43.216 RCW for the purpose of providing a curriculum on financial literacy that can be shared with the parents or legal guardians of participants in the early childhood education and assistance program. (4) The partnership may seek federal and private funds to support the school districts in providing access to the materials listed pursuant to RCW 28A.300.468 (1), as well as related professional development opportunities for certificated staff.
RCW 28A.400.395 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 400 / Section 395
RCW 28A.400.395: Insurance for retired employees and their dependents—Method of payment of premium.
Status: in_force

A group disability insurance policy, health care service contract, health maintenance agreement, or health and welfare benefit plan that provides benefits to retired school district employees and eligible dependents shall not require the beneficiary to make payment by monthly deduction from the beneficiary's state retirement allowance if the payment exceeds the retirement allowance. In such cases, the payment may be made directly by the individual beneficiary.
RCW 28A.230.250 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 230 / Section 250
RCW 28A.230.250: Coordination of procedures and content of assessments.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of public instruction shall coordinate both the procedures and the content of the tests and assessments required by the state to maximize the value of the information provided to students as they progress and to teachers and parents about students' talents, interests, and academic needs or deficiencies so that appropriate programs can be provided to enhance the likelihood of students' success both in school and beyond.
RCW 28A.540.110 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 540 / Section 110
RCW 28A.540.110: Designation of high school district nonhigh district students shall attend—Effect when attendance otherwise.
Status: in_force

(1) In cases where high school students resident in a nonhigh school district are to be educated in a high school district, the board of directors of the nonhigh school district shall, by mutual agreement with the serving district(s), designate the serving high school district or districts which its high school students shall attend. A nonhigh school district shall designate a district as a serving high school district when more than thirty-three and one-third percent of the high school students residing within the boundaries of the nonhigh school district are enrolled in the serving district. (2) Students residing in a nonhigh school district shall be allowed to attend a high school other than in the designated serving district referred to in subsection (1) of this section, however the nonhigh school board of directors shall not be required to contribute to building programs in any such high school district. Contribution shall be made only to those districts which are designated as serving high school districts at the time the county auditor is requested by the high school district to place a measure on the ballot regarding a proposal or proposals for the issuance of bonds or the authorization of an excess tax levy to provide capital funds for building programs. The nonhigh school district shall be subject to the capital fund aid provisions contained in this chapter with respect to the designated high school serving district(s).
RCW 28A.320.300 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 320 / Section 300
RCW 28A.320.300: Investment of funds, including funds received by ESD—Authority—Procedure.
Status: in_force

Any common school district board of directors is empowered to direct and authorize, and to delegate authority to an employee, officer, or agent of the common school district or the educational service district to direct and authorize, the county treasurer to invest funds described in RCW 28A.320.310 and 28A.320.320 and funds from state and federal sources as are then or thereafter received by the educational service district, and such funds from county sources as are then or thereafter received by the county treasurer, for distribution to the common school districts. Funds from state, county and federal sources which are so invested may be invested only for the period the funds are not required for the immediate necessities of the common school district as determined by the school district board of directors or its delegatee, and shall be invested in behalf of the common school district pursuant to the terms of RCW 28A.320.310 , 28A.320.320 , 36.29.020 , 36.29.022 , or 36.29.024 as the nature of the funds shall dictate. A grant of authority by a common school district pursuant to this section shall be by resolution of the board of directors and shall specify the duration and extent of the authority so granted. Any authority delegated to an educational service district pursuant to this section may be redelegated pursuant to RCW 28A.310.220 .
RCW 28A.320.035 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 320 / Section 035
RCW 28A.320.035: Contracting out—Board's powers and duties—Goods and services.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of directors of a school district may contract with other school districts, educational service districts, public or private organizations, agencies, schools, or individuals to implement the board's powers and duties. The board of directors of a school district may contract for goods and services, including but not limited to contracts for goods and services as specifically authorized in statute or rule, as well as other educational, instructional, and specialized services. When a school district board of directors contracts for educational, instructional, or specialized services, the purpose of the contract must be to improve student learning or achievement. (2) A contract under subsection (1) of this section may not be made with a religious or sectarian organization or school where the contract would violate the state or federal Constitution.
RCW 28A.405.380 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 405 / Section 380
RCW 28A.405.380: Adverse change in contract status of certificated employee, including nonrenewal of contract—Appeal from—Direct judicial appeal, when.
Status: in_force

In the event that an employee, with the exception of a provisional employee as defined in RCW 28A.405.220 , receives a notice of probable cause pursuant to RCW 28A.405.300 or 28A.405.210 stating that by reason of a lack of sufficient funds or loss of levy election the employment contract of such employee should not be renewed for the next ensuing school term or that the same should be adversely affected, the employee may appeal any said probable cause determination directly to the superior court of the county in which the school district is located. Such appeal shall be perfected by serving upon the secretary of the school board and filing with the clerk of the superior court a notice of appeal within ten days after receiving the probable cause notice. The notice of appeal shall set forth in a clear and concise manner the action appealed from. The superior court shall determine whether or not there was sufficient cause for the action as specified in the probable cause notice, which cause must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence, and shall base its determination solely upon the cause or causes stated in the notice of the employee. The appeal provided in this section shall be tried as an ordinary civil action: PROVIDED, That the board of directors' determination of priorities for the expenditure of funds shall be subject to superior court review pursuant to the standards set forth in RCW 28A.405.340 : PROVIDED FURTHER, That the provisions of RCW 28A.405.350 and 28A.405.360 shall be applicable thereto.
RCW 28A.210.360 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 210 / Section 360
RCW 28A.210.360: Model policy on access to nutritious foods and developmentally appropriate exercise—School district policies.
Status: in_force

(1) Consistent with the essential academic learning requirements for health and fitness, including nutrition, the Washington state school directors' association, with the assistance of the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the department of health, and the Washington alliance for health, physical education, recreation and dance, shall convene an advisory committee to develop a model policy regarding access to nutritious foods, opportunities for developmentally appropriate exercise, and accurate information related to these topics. The policy shall address the nutritional content of foods and beverages, including fluoridated bottled water, sold or provided throughout the school day or sold in competition with the federal school breakfast and lunch program and the availability and quality of health, nutrition, and physical education and fitness curriculum. The model policy should include the development of a physical education and fitness curriculum for students. For middle school students, physical education and fitness curriculum means a daily period of physical activity, a minimum of twenty minutes of which is aerobic activity in the student's target heart rate zone, which includes instruction and practice in basic movement and fine motor skills, progressive physical fitness, athletic conditioning, and nutrition and wellness instruction through age-appropriate activities. (2) The school directors' association shall submit the model policy and recommendations on the related issues, along with a recommendation for local adoption, to the governor and the legislature and shall post the model policy on its website by January 1, 2005. (3) Each district's board of directors shall establish its own policy by August 1, 2005.
RCW 28A.605.010 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 605 / Section 010
RCW 28A.605.010: Removing child from school grounds during school hours.
Status: in_force

The board of directors of each school district by rule or regulation shall set forth proper procedure to ensure that each school within their district is carrying out district policy providing that no child may be removed from any school grounds or building thereon during school hours except by a person so authorized by a parent or legal guardian having legal custody thereof, except that a student may leave secondary school grounds only in accordance with the school district's open campus policy under RCW 28A.600.035 . Such rules shall be applicable to school employees or their designees who may not remove, cause to be removed, or allow to be removed, any student from school grounds without authorization from the student's parent or legal guardian unless the employee is: The student's parent, legal guardian, or immediate family member, a school employee providing school bus transportation services in accordance with chapter 28A.160 RCW, a school employee supervising an extracurricular activity in which the student is participating and the employee is providing transportation to or from the activity; or, the student is in need of emergent medical care, and the employee is unable to reach the parent for transportation of the student. School security personnel may remove a student from school grounds without parental authorization for disciplinary reasons. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit removal of a student from school grounds by any person acting in his or her official capacity in response to a 911 emergency call.
RCW 28A.300.175 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 175
RCW 28A.300.175: Recovery of payments to recipients of state money—Basis—Resolution of audit findings—Rules.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of public instruction shall withhold or recover state payments to school districts, educational service districts, and other recipients of state money based on findings of the Washington state auditor. When an audit questions enrollment, staffing, or other data reported to the state and used in state apportionment calculations, the superintendent of public instruction may require submission of revised data, or as an alternative may adjust data based on estimates, and shall revise apportionment calculations and payments accordingly. The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules setting forth policies and procedures for the resolution of monetary and nonmonetary audit findings involving state money.
RCW 28A.300.280 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 280
RCW 28A.300.280: Conflict resolution program.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of public instruction and the office of the attorney general, in cooperation with the Washington state bar association and statewide dispute resolution organizations, shall develop a volunteer-based conflict resolution and mediation program for use in community groups such as neighborhood organizations and the public schools. The program shall use lawyers or certified mediators to train students who in turn become trainers and mediators for their peers in conflict resolution.
RCW 28A.225.215 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 225 / Section 215
RCW 28A.225.215: Enrollment of children without legal residences.
Status: in_force

(1) A school district shall not require proof of residency or any other information regarding an address for any child who is eligible by reason of age for the services of the school district if the child does not have a legal residence. (2) A school district shall enroll a child without a legal residence under subsection (1) of this section at the request of the child or parent or guardian of the child.
RCW 28A.230.178 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 230 / Section 178
RCW 28A.230.178: Civil rights education.
Status: in_force

School districts are encouraged to prepare and conduct a program at least once a year to commemorate the history of civil rights in our nation, including providing an opportunity for students to learn about the personalities and convictions of heroes of the civil rights movement and the importance of the fundamental principle and promise of equality under our nation's Constitution.
RCW 28A.150.240 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 150 / Section 240
RCW 28A.150.240: Certificated teaching and administrative staff as accountable for classroom teaching—Scope—Responsibilities—Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intended purpose of this section to guarantee that the certificated teaching and administrative staff in each common school district be held accountable for the proper and efficient conduct of classroom teaching in their school which will provide students with the opportunity to achieve those skills which are generally recognized as requisite to learning. (2) In conformance with the other provisions of Title 28A RCW, it shall be the responsibility of the certificated teaching and administrative staff in each common school to: (a) Implement the district's prescribed curriculum and enforce, within their area of responsibility, the rules and regulations of the school district, the state superintendent of public instruction, and the state board of education, taking into due consideration individual differences among students, and maintain and render appropriate records and reports pertaining thereto. (b) Maintain good order and discipline in their classrooms at all times. (c) Hold students to a strict accountability while in school for any disorderly conduct while under their supervision. (d) Require excuses from the parents, guardians, or custodians of minor students in all cases of absence, late arrival to school, or early dismissal. (e) Give careful attention to the maintenance of a healthful atmosphere in the classroom. (f) Give careful attention to the safety of the student in the classroom and report any doubtful or unsafe conditions to the building administrator. (g) Evaluate each student's educational growth and development and make periodic reports thereon to parents, guardians, or custodians and to school administrators. Failure to carry out such requirements as set forth in subsection (2)(a) through (g) above shall constitute sufficient cause for discharge of any member of such teaching or administrative staff.
RCW 28A.710.120 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 710 / Section 120
RCW 28A.710.120: Oversight of authorizers—Notification of identified problems—Process for revocation of authorizer's authority—Timelines for actions.
Status: in_force

(1) The state board of education is responsible for overseeing the performance and effectiveness of all authorizers. (2) Persistently unsatisfactory performance of an authorizer's portfolio of charter schools, a pattern of well-founded complaints about the authorizer or its charter schools, a high percentage of charter school closures during the preceding 10-year period, or other objective circumstances may trigger a special review by the state board of education. (3) In reviewing or evaluating the performance of authorizers, the state board of education must apply nationally recognized principles and standards for quality charter authorizing. Evidence of material or persistent failure by an authorizer to carry out its duties in accordance with these principles and standards constitutes grounds for revocation of the authorizing contract by the state board of education, as provided under this section. (4) If at any time the state board of education finds that an authorizer is not in compliance with a charter contract, its authorizing contract, or the authorizer duties under RCW 28A.710.100 , the board must notify the authorizer in writing of the identified problems, and the authorizer must have reasonable opportunity to respond and remedy the problems. (5) Except as provided otherwise in subsection (7) of this section if, after due notice from the state board of education, an authorizer persists in violating a material provision of a charter contract or its authorizing contract, or fails to remedy other identified authorizing problems, the state board of education shall notify the authorizer, within a reasonable amount of time under the circumstances, that it intends to revoke the authorizer's chartering authority unless the authorizer demonstrates a timely and satisfactory remedy for the violation or deficiencies. (6) In the event of revocation of any authorizer's chartering authority, the state board of education shall manage the timely and orderly transfer of each charter contract held by that authorizer to another authorizer in the state, with the mutual agreement of each affected charter school and proposed new authorizer. The new authorizer shall assume the existing charter contract for the remainder of the charter term. (7) If the commission is the subject of the special review under this section, the state board of education shall have one year from the initiation of its review to complete the review and provide a report with findings and recommendations, including any recommendations for statutory revisions it deems necessary, to the governor, the superintendent of public instruction, and the appropriate committees of the house of representatives and the senate. (8) The state board of education must establish timelines and a process for taking actions under this section in response to performance deficiencies by an authorizer.
RCW 28B.20.476 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 20 / Section 476
RCW 28B.20.476: Sea grant program—Geoduck aquaculture research account.
Status: in_force

The geoduck aquaculture research account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from any legislative appropriations, the aquaculture industry, or any other private or public source directed to the account must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may only be used by the sea grant program for the geoduck research projects identified by RCW 28B.20.475 . Only the president of the University of Washington or the president's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures. During the 2017-2019, 2019-2021, and 2021-2023 fiscal biennia, amounts available in the geoduck aquaculture research account may also be appropriated for the sea grant program at the University of Washington to conduct research examining the possible negative and positive effects of evolving shellfish aquaculture techniques and practices on Washington's economy and marine ecosystems. It is the intent of the legislature that this policy be continued in future biennia.
RCW 28A.400.320 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 400 / Section 320
RCW 28A.400.320: Crimes against children—Mandatory termination of classified employees—Appeal—Recovery of salary or compensation by district.
Status: in_force

(1) The school district board of directors shall immediately terminate the employment of any classified employee who has contact with children during the course of his or her employment upon a guilty plea or conviction of any felony crime specified under RCW 28A.400.322 . (2) The employee shall have a right of appeal under chapter 28A.645 RCW including any right of appeal under a collective bargaining agreement. A school district board of directors is entitled to recover from the employee any salary or other compensation that may have been paid to the employee for the period between such time as the employee was placed on administrative leave, based upon criminal charges that the employee committed a felony crime specified under RCW 28A.400.322 , and the time termination becomes final.
RCW 28A.600.455 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 600 / Section 455
RCW 28A.600.455: Gang activity—Suspension or expulsion.
Status: in_force

(1) A student who is enrolled in a public school or an alternative school may be suspended or expelled if the student is a member of a gang and knowingly engages in gang activity on school grounds. (2) "Gang" means a group which: (a) Consists of three or more persons; (b) has identifiable leadership; and (c) on an ongoing basis, regularly conspires and acts in concert mainly for criminal purposes.
RCW 28A.232.020 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 232 / Section 020
RCW 28A.232.020: Calculation and allocation of appropriations.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of public instruction shall separately calculate and allocate moneys appropriated under RCW 28A.150.260 to school districts for each full-time equivalent student enrolled in an alternative learning experience course. The calculation shall be based on the estimated statewide annual average allocation per full-time equivalent student in grades nine through twelve in general education, excluding small high school enhancements, and including applicable rules and provisions of the omnibus appropriations act.
RCW 28A.300.165 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 165
RCW 28A.300.165: National guard high school career training and national guard youth challenge program—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to any other powers and duties as provided by law, the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the military department, shall adopt rules governing and authorizing the acceptance of national guard high school career training and the national guard youth challenge program in lieu of either required high school credits or elective high school credits. (2) With the exception of students enrolled in the national guard youth challenge program, students enrolled in such national guard programs shall be considered enrolled in the common school last attended preceding enrollment in such national guard program. (3) The superintendent shall adopt rules to ensure that students who successfully complete the national guard youth challenge program are granted an appropriate number of high school credits, based on the students' levels of academic proficiency as measured by the program.
RCW 28A.250.030 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 250 / Section 030
RCW 28A.250.030: Office of online learning—Duties.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of public instruction shall create an office of online learning. In the initial establishment of the office, the superintendent shall hire staff who have been employed by the digital learning commons to the extent such hiring is in accordance with state law and to the extent funds are available. The office shall: (1) Develop and maintain a website that provides objective information for students, parents, and educators regarding online learning opportunities offered by online providers that have been approved in accordance with RCW 28A.250.020 . The website shall include information regarding the online course provider's overall instructional program, specific information regarding the content of individual online courses and online school programs, a direct link to each online course provider's website, how to register for online learning programs and courses, teacher qualifications, student-to-teacher ratios, course completion rates, and other evaluative and comparative information. The website shall also provide information regarding the process and criteria for approving online providers. To the greatest extent possible, the superintendent shall use the framework of the course offering component of the website developed by the digital learning commons; (2) Develop model agreements with approved online providers that address standard contract terms and conditions that may apply to contracts between a school district and the approved provider. The purpose of the agreements is to provide a template to assist individual school districts, at the discretion of the district, in contracting with online providers to offer the online provider's courses and programs to students in the district. The agreements may address billing, fees, responsibilities of online course providers and school districts, and other issues; and (3) In collaboration with the educational service districts: (a) Provide technical assistance and support to school district personnel through the educational technology centers in the development and implementation of online learning programs in their districts; and (b) To the extent funds are available, provide online learning tools for students, teachers, administrators, and other educators.
RCW 28A.183.020 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 183 / Section 020
RCW 28A.183.020: Principles.
Status: in_force

The principles of an effective language access program for culturally responsive, systemic family engagement are as follows: (1) Accessibility and equity. Schools provide access to all; two-way communication is a priority and is woven into the design of all programs and services; (2) Accountability and transparency. The language access program and decision-making processes at all levels are: Open, accessible, and useable to families; proactive, not reactive; continuously improved based on ongoing feedback from families and staff; and regulated by a clear and just complaint process; (3) Responsive culture. Schools are safe, compassionate places where each family's opinions are heard, needs are met, and contributions are valued. School staff are humble and empathetic towards families; and (4) Focus on relationships. Schools seek to relate to families on an individual level, building trust through respectful relationships that recognize the unique strengths that each family and student possesses.
RCW 28A.230.091 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 230 / Section 091
RCW 28A.230.091: High school and beyond plans—Best practices.
Status: in_force

Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall work with school districts, including teachers, principals, and school counselors, educational service districts, the Washington state school directors' association, institutions of higher education that are authorized to participate in state financial aid programs under chapter 28B.92 RCW, students, and parents and guardians to identify best practices for high school and beyond plans that districts and schools may employ when complying with high school and beyond plan requirements adopted in accordance with RCW 28A.230.212 and 28A.230.215 . The identified best practices, which must consider differences in enrollment and other factors that distinguish districts from one another, must be posted on the website of the office of the superintendent of public instruction by September 1, 2019, and may be revised periodically as necessary.
RCW 28A.410.330 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 410 / Section 330
RCW 28A.410.330: Microcredentials.
Status: in_force

The Washington professional educator standards board is prohibited from expanding the use of microcredentials beyond the microcredential pilot grant programs in existence on May 8, 2019, unless and until the legislature directs the board to do so.
RCW 28B.92.040 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 92 / Section 040
RCW 28B.92.040: Guidelines in performance of office duties.
Status: in_force

The office shall be cognizant of the following guidelines in the performance of its duties: (1) The office shall be research oriented, not only at its inception but continually through its existence. (2) The office shall coordinate all existing programs of financial aid except those specifically dedicated to a particular institution by the donor. (3) The office shall take the initiative and responsibility for coordinating all federal student financial aid programs to ensure that the state recognizes the maximum potential effect of these programs, and shall design state programs that complement existing federal, state, and institutional programs. (4) Counseling is a paramount function of the Washington college grant program and other state student financial aid programs, and in most cases could only be properly implemented at the institutional levels; therefore, state student financial aid programs shall be concerned with the attainment of those goals which, in the judgment of the office, are the reasons for the existence of a student financial aid program, and not solely with administration of the program on an individual basis. (5) The "package" approach of combining loans, grants and employment for student financial aid shall be the conceptual element of the state's involvement. (6) The office shall ensure that allocations of state appropriations for financial aid are made to individuals and institutions in a timely manner and shall closely monitor expenditures to avoid under or overexpenditure of appropriated funds.
RCW 28A.525.080 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 525 / Section 080
RCW 28A.525.080: Federal funds for school plant facilities—Rules.
Status: in_force

Insofar as is permissible under acts of congress, funds made available by the federal government for the purpose of assisting school districts in providing school plant facilities shall be made available to such districts in conformity with rules that the superintendent, considering policy recommendations from the school facilities citizen advisory panel, shall establish.
RCW 28B.76.699 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 76 / Section 699
RCW 28B.76.699: Student teaching grant program—Report—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the office shall administer a student teaching grant program to provide additional funds to student teachers at Title I public common schools in Washington. (2) To qualify for the grant, recipients must be enrolled in a Washington professional educator standards board-approved teacher preparation program, be completing or about to start student teaching at a Title I public common school, and demonstrate financial need, as defined by the office and consistent with the income criteria required to receive the Washington college grant created in chapter 28B.92 RCW or applicable rules. (3)(a) Beginning December 1, 2020, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 , the office must submit a biennial report to the appropriate committees of the legislature. The report must provide the following information: (i) Aggregate data on the number of persons who applied for and received the grants awarded under this section, including teacher preparation program type, student teaching school district, and award amount; (ii) To the maximum extent practicable, aggregate data on where grant recipients are teaching two years and five years after obtaining a teacher certificate, and whether grant recipients remain teaching in Title I public common schools; and (iii) Recommendations for modifying the grant program. (b) The education data center must collaborate with the office to provide the data needed for the report required under this section. (4) The office shall establish rules for administering the grants under this section.
RCW 28B.95.120 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 95 / Section 120
RCW 28B.95.120: Tuition units exempt from bankruptcy and enforcement of judgments.
Status: in_force

In regard to bankruptcy filings and enforcement of judgments under Title 6 RCW, tuition units purchased more than two years prior to the date of filing or judgment will be considered excluded personal assets.
RCW 28B.20.500 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 20 / Section 500
RCW 28B.20.500: Medical students from rural areas—Admission preference.
Status: in_force

The school of medicine at the University of Washington shall develop and implement a policy to grant admission preference to prospective medical students from rural areas of the state who agree to serve for at least five years as primary care physicians in rural areas of Washington after completion of their medical education and have applied for and meet the qualifications of the program under chapter 28B.115 RCW. Should the school of medicine be unable to fill any or all of the admission openings due to a lack of applicants from rural areas who meet minimum qualifications for study at the medical school, it may admit students not eligible for preferential admission under this section.
RCW 28B.50.010 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 50 / Section 010
RCW 28B.50.010: Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the community and technical college act of 1991.
RCW 28A.340.010 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 340 / Section 010
RCW 28A.340.010: Increased curriculum programs and opportunities.
Status: in_force

Eligible school districts as defined under RCW 28A.340.020 are encouraged to establish cooperative projects with a primary purpose to increase curriculum programs and opportunities among the participating districts, by expanding the opportunity for students in the participating districts to take vocational and academic courses as may be generally more available in larger school districts, and to enhance student learning.
RCW 28B.95.035 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 95 / Section 035
RCW 28B.95.035: Committee members—Liability.
Status: in_force

No member of the committee is liable for the negligence, default, or failure of any other person or members of the committee to perform the duties of office and no member may be considered or held to be an insurer of the funds or assets of any of the advanced college tuition payment program or any of the Washington college savings program.
RCW 28A.320.185 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 320 / Section 185
RCW 28A.320.185: School gardens or farms.
Status: in_force

(1) School districts may operate school gardens or farms, as appropriate, for the purpose of growing fruits and vegetables to be used for educational purposes and, where appropriate, to be offered to students through the district nutrition services meal and snack programs. All such foods used in the district's meal and snack programs shall meet appropriate safety standards. (2) If a school operates a school garden or farm, students representing various student organizations, including but not limited to vocational programs such as the FFA and 4-H, shall be given the opportunity to be involved in the operation of a school garden or farm. (3) When school gardens or farms are used to educate students about agricultural practices, students shall be afforded the opportunity to learn about both organic and conventional growing methods.
RCW 28A.600.195 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 600 / Section 195
RCW 28A.600.195: Sudden cardiac arrest in youth athletes—Online pamphlet—Online prevention program for coaches.
Status: in_force

(1) The Washington interscholastic activities association shall work with member schools' board of directors, a nonprofit organization that educates communities about sudden cardiac arrest in youth athletes, and the University of Washington medicine center for sports cardiology to develop and make available an online pamphlet that provides youth athletes, their parents or guardians, and coaches with information about sudden cardiac arrest. The online pamphlet must include information on the nature, risk, symptoms and warning signs, prevention, and treatment of sudden cardiac arrest. The online pamphlet shall be posted on the office of the superintendent of public instruction's website. (2) The Washington interscholastic activities association shall work with member schools' board of directors, an organization that provides educational training for safe participation in athletic activity, and the University of Washington medicine center for sports cardiology to make available an existing online sudden cardiac arrest prevention program for coaches. (3) On a yearly basis, prior to participating in an interscholastic athletic activity a sudden cardiac arrest form stating that the online pamphlet was reviewed shall be signed by the youth athlete and the athlete's parents and/or guardian and returned to the school. (4) Every three years, prior to coaching an interscholastic athletic activity coaches shall complete the online sudden cardiac arrest prevention program described in this section. Coaches shall provide a certificate showing completion of the online sudden cardiac arrest prevention program to the school.
RCW 28B.50.242 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 50 / Section 242
RCW 28B.50.242: Video telecommunications programming.
Status: in_force

The state board for community and technical colleges shall provide statewide coordination of video telecommunications programming for the community and technical college system.
RCW 28B.40.206 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 40 / Section 206
RCW 28B.40.206: Degrees through master's degrees—Honorary bachelor's or master's degrees.
Status: in_force

In addition to all other powers and duties given to them by law, the board of trustees of The Evergreen State College is hereby authorized to grant any degree through the master's degree to any student who has completed a program of study and/or research in those areas which are determined by the faculty and board of trustees of the college to be appropriate for the granting of such degree. The board of trustees, upon recommendation of the faculty, may also confer honorary bachelor's or master's degrees upon persons other than graduates of the institution, in recognition of their learning or devotion to education, literature, art, or science. No degree may be conferred in consideration of the payment of money or the donation of any kind of property.
RCW 28A.600.370 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 600 / Section 370
RCW 28A.600.370: Running start program—Postsecondary credit.
Status: in_force

Any state institution of higher education may award postsecondary credit for college-level academic and vocational courses successfully completed by a student while in high school and taken at an institution of higher education. The state institution of higher education shall not charge a fee for the award of the credits.
RCW 28A.232.030 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 232 / Section 030
RCW 28A.232.030: Attendance and truancy definitions—Rules.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of public instruction may adopt rules to bring consistency and uniformity to attendance and truancy definitions in the alternative learning experience setting, establish procedures for addressing truancy in all alternative learning experience courses, leverage existing systems to facilitate truancy actions between school districts and courts when the student has transferred out of his or her resident district to enroll in an alternative learning experience course; and clarify the responsibility of school districts in the event of rescinding a student transfer.
RCW 28A.710.185 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 710 / Section 185
RCW 28A.710.185: Online system for complaints—Procedure—Willful noncompliance with state law—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) By November 1, 2023, the commission shall establish and maintain on its website an online system for students who attend charter schools, and the parents of those students, to submit complaints about the operation and administration of one or more charter schools, including complaints about the provision of education services and complaints alleging noncompliance with the requirements of this chapter or other provisions governing charter schools. (b)(i) The commission shall acknowledge the receipt of each received complaint within 10 business days and shall, in a timely manner, perform any inquiries or other actions it deems necessary and appropriate to respond to each received complaint, unless the complaint is alleging willful noncompliance with state law as defined in RCW 28A.300.0711 . (ii) After determining that a person has exhausted any available complaint procedures in accordance with RCW 28A.300.0712 (2)(c), the commission shall forward any complaints alleging willful noncompliance with state law as defined in RCW 28A.300.0711 to the office of the superintendent of public instruction and these complaints must follow the process established under RCW 28A.300.0712 through 28A.300.0714 . (2) The commission shall adopt and revise as necessary rules to implement this section.
RCW 28A.315.015 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 315 / Section 015
RCW 28A.315.015: Purpose—Policy.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the purpose of this chapter to: (a) Incorporate into a single, comprehensive, school district organization law all essential provisions governing: (i) The formation and establishment of new school districts; (ii) The alteration of the boundaries of existing districts; and (iii) The adjustment of the assets and liabilities of school districts when changes are made under this chapter; and (b) Establish methods and procedures whereby changes in the school district system may be brought about by the people concerned and affected. (2) It is the state's policy that decisions on proposed changes in school district organization should be made, whenever possible, by negotiated agreement between the affected school districts. If the districts cannot agree, the decision shall be made by the regional committees on school district organization, based on the committees' best judgment, taking into consideration the following factors and factors under RCW 28A.315.205 : (a) A balance of local petition requests and the needs of the statewide community at large in a manner that advances the best interest of public education in the affected school districts and communities, the educational service district, and the state; (b) Responsibly serving all of the affected citizens and students by contributing to logical service boundaries and recognizing a changing economic pattern within the educational service districts of the state; (c) Enhancing the educational opportunities of pupils in the territory by reducing existing disparities among the affected school districts' ability to provide operating and capital funds through an equitable adjustment of the assets and liabilities of the affected districts; (d) Promoting a wiser use of public funds through improvement in the school district system of the educational service districts and the state; and (e) Other criteria or considerations as may be established in rule by the superintendent of public instruction. (3) It is neither the intent nor purpose of this chapter to apply to organizational changes and the procedure therefor relating to capital fund aid by nonhigh school districts as provided for in chapter 28A.540 RCW.
RCW 28A.345.020 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 345 / Section 020
RCW 28A.345.020: Membership.
Status: in_force

The membership of the school directors' association shall comprise the members of the boards of directors of the school districts of the state.
RCW 28A.188.040 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 188 / Section 040
RCW 28A.188.040: STEM education report card—Coordination of data collection and analysis—Reports by education agencies and the employment security department.
Status: in_force

(1) The STEM education innovation alliance shall develop a STEM education report card, based on the STEM framework for action and accountability, to monitor progress in increasing learning opportunities and aligning strategic plans and activities in order to prepare students for STEM-related jobs and careers, with the longer-term goal of improving educational, workforce, and economic outcomes in STEM. (2) The report card must: (a) Illustrate the most recent data for the indicators and measures of the STEM framework for action and accountability; (b) Provide information from state education agencies that indicates the extent that activities and resources are aligned with and support the STEM framework for action and accountability; (c) Provide data regarding current and projected STEM job openings in the state; and (d) Be prominently displayed on a website designed for this purpose. (3)(a) The education data center under RCW 43.41.400 must coordinate data collection and analysis to support the report card. (b) The state education agencies must annually report on how their policies, activities, and expenditures of public resources align with and support the STEM framework for action and accountability. The focus of the reporting under this subsection is on programs and initiatives specifically identified in law or budget proviso as related to STEM education. The agencies must use a common metric for the reporting, designed by the education data center in consultation with the STEM education innovation alliance. For the purposes of this section, "state education agencies" includes the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the student achievement council, the state board for community and technical colleges, the workforce training and education coordinating board, the professional educator standards board, the state board of education, and the department of children, youth, and families. (c) The employment security department must create an annual report on current and projected job openings in STEM fields and submit the report to the education data center for inclusion in the STEM education report card. (4) The STEM education innovation alliance must publish the first STEM education report card with baseline data on the identified measures by January 10, 2014, and must update the report card by each January 10th thereafter.
RCW 28C.18.180 — Washington Code / Title 28C / Chapter 18 / Section 180
RCW 28C.18.180: Lifelong learning program.
Status: in_force

(1) A lifelong learning program is established within the workforce training and education coordinating board to provide the opportunity for employees, with the support of their employers, to create educational savings accounts that may be used to fund approved education and training. In operating the program, the board: (a) May partner with, and coordinate the voluntary alignment of services with, financial institutions and other public, private, and nonprofit organizations in order to enable low-wage workers to attain high-skilled and high-wage jobs in their communities; (b) Must work with its partners to: (i) Establish the policies, rules, and procedures, including but not limited to standards for fund management and for approving career development plans and education and training, that support the operation of the program; (ii) Ensure the program is marketed to various geographic areas and industry sectors of the state, as well as to low-wage workers, their employers, and the communities in which they reside; and (iii) Help partners coordinate new career counseling services with existing online and other providers, including the state's WorkSource system; (c) May work with financial institutions to encourage their full engagement in: (i) The management functions of the program, including managing lifelong learning accounts for individual employers and their respective employees consistent with program requirements and guidelines; (ii) Adding value to the program through the provision of financial literacy and career counseling; and (iii) Aligning their activities under a consolidated partnership, which may include the designation of one fund manager to streamline the establishment and management of the program; and (d) May develop program policies and system options that will lead the program to become self-sustaining. (2) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section. (a) "Approved career development plan" means an employee's career development plan that is approved by the program managers and contains the necessary information to determine if expenditures are in alignment with program criteria. (b) "Approved education and training" means education, training, and associated costs aligned with an approved career development plan and thus eligible to be funded from a lifelong learning account. (c) "Financial institution" means any federally chartered or state chartered bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association, or credit union. (d) "Lifelong learning accounts" means joint savings accounts that are established by employees and employers to support the education and training of employees and that are aligned with their approved career development plan.
RCW 28B.52.200 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 52 / Section 200
RCW 28B.52.200: Scope of chapter—Limitations—When attempts to resolve dispute required.
Status: in_force

Nothing in chapter 28B.52 RCW as now or hereafter amended shall compel either party to agree to a proposal or to make a concession, nor shall any provision in chapter 28B.52 RCW as now or hereafter amended be construed as limiting or precluding the exercise by each college board of trustees of any powers or duties authorized or provided to it by law unless such exercise is contrary to the terms and conditions of any lawful negotiated agreement, except that other than to extend the terms of a previous contract, a board of trustees shall not take unilateral action on any unresolved issue under negotiation, unless the parties have first participated in good faith mediation or some other procedure as authorized by RCW 28B.52.060 to seek resolution of the issue.
RCW 28A.405.475 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 405 / Section 475
RCW 28A.405.475: Termination of certificated employee based on guilty plea or conviction of certain felonies—Notice to superintendent of public instruction—Record of notices.
Status: in_force

(1) A school district superintendent shall immediately notify the office of the superintendent of public instruction when the district terminates the employment contract of a certificated employee on the basis of a guilty plea or a conviction of any felony crime specified under RCW 28A.400.322 . (2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall maintain a record of the notices received under this section. (3) This section applies only to employees holding a certificate or permit authorized under this chapter or chapter 28A.410 RCW who have contact with children during the course of employment.
RCW 28A.230.180 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 230 / Section 180
RCW 28A.230.180: Access to campus and student information directories by official recruiting representatives—Informing students of educational and career opportunities.
Status: in_force

If the board of directors of a school district provides access to the campus and the student information directory to persons or groups which make students aware of occupational or educational options, the board shall provide access to official recruiting representatives of the job corps, peace corps, and AmeriCorps, and to official recruiting representatives of the military forces of the state and the United States for the purpose of informing students of educational and career opportunities available in the military, which must be equal to and no less than access provided to other postsecondary occupational or educational representatives. As used in this section, "access" includes, but is not limited to, the number of days provided and the type of presentation space.
RCW 28A.300.805 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 805
RCW 28A.300.805: K-3 class size reduction construction grant pilot program—Classroom counting method and funding formula—Prioritizing grant applications—Recommendations—Annual reports.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature recognizes that the provisions of the K-3 class size reduction construction grant pilot program will need modifications to (a) ensure that the grant program will meet the program's objectives for all school districts needing additional classrooms, and (b) identify changes to the school construction assistance program to improve appropriate coordination between the two grant programs. (2) In consultation with stakeholders, the office of financial management, and the appropriate committees of the legislature, the superintendent of public instruction shall develop (a) an improved method for calculating needed classrooms, and (b) an improved funding formula for calculating grant awards to meet the objectives of this section and *RCW 28A.525.058 . The classroom counting method and funding formula must be informed by data collected in state studies and surveys or through inventory and condition assessments conducted by the Washington State University extension energy office. The improved classroom counting method and improved funding formula, and any other requirements of this section, must be reported to the office of financial management and the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2015. (3)(a) The improved classroom counting method must: (i) Demonstrate a lack of sufficient classroom space district-wide to meet K-3 class size ratios as funded pursuant to average class size objectives for the 2017-18 school year enumerated in RCW 28A.150.260 in effect as of October 31, 2014, and to provide all-day kindergarten as funded pursuant to RCW 28A.150.315 . The determination that there is a lack of sufficient space must be based on data collected in a state study and survey conducted within the preceding six years from the date of grant application or data collected through an inventory and condition assessment validated by the Washington State University extension energy office within the preceding six years from the date of grant application; (ii) For school districts with student head count enrollments more than forty-eight thousand, the improved classroom counting method must demonstrate a lack of sufficient classroom space within subdistrict areas in order to account for rapid growth in certain areas of a district that should be met with classroom capacity in those certain areas to avoid prolonged bussing of elementary students. (b) The improved classroom counting method must be designed to ensure that additional classrooms will achieve average class size objectives for the 2017-18 school year enumerated in RCW 28A.150.260 in effect as of October 31, 2014, and all-day kindergarten as funded pursuant to RCW 28A.150.315 . (4)(a) In consultation with stakeholders, the office of financial management, and the appropriate committees of the legislature, the superintendent of public instruction must also recommend a process for prioritizing grant applications. The prioritization process must produce one prioritized list of grant recipients that includes all of the projects requested by school districts, and report the list, including preliminary estimates of necessary added classrooms, to the office of financial management and the appropriate committees of the legislature. (b) The prioritized list must consider the following priorities: (i) Applicants with high student to teacher ratios in kindergarten through third grades; (ii) Applicants with a high percentage of students who are eligible and enrolled in the free and reduced-price meals program; (iii) Applicants that have not raised capital funds through levies or bonds in the prior ten-year period; (iv) Other criteria that relate to the objectives of the grant program. (5) The improved funding formula must consider options for enhanced state funding for school districts that have not raised capital funds through levies or bonds in the prior ten-year period. (6) In consultation with stakeholders, the office of financial management, and the appropriate committees of the legislature, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must recommend statutory and rule changes to ensure appropriate coordination between the K-3 class size reduction construction grant program and the school construction assistance program. The recommendation must include ways to ensure that new square footage funded through this grant program does not impair a school district's eligibility for modernization or replacement grants through the school construction assistance program eligibility under RCW 28A.525.166 . (7) In consultation with stakeholders, the office of financial management, and the appropriate committees of the legislature, the superintendent of public instruction must recommend the content and method for reporting annually on the grants awarded during each fiscal year. The report must include, at least, the grant amounts and the status of all awarded grants by school district. The annual report must also include data documenting actual class size reductions and all-day kindergarten achieved in school districts that have received grants provided under this section. Beginning in 2016, the report must be submitted to the office of financial management and the appropriate committees of the legislature by October 1st for the preceding fiscal year and made available to the public on a website maintained by the superintendent of public instruction. (8) In consultation with stakeholders, the office of financial management, and the appropriate committees of the legislature, the superintendent of public instruction must recommend statutory and rule changes for awarding grants for construction, modernization, or replacement of school facilities with an expected useful life of less than thirty years.
RCW 28A.210.045 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 210 / Section 045
RCW 28A.210.045: Speech-language pathology services—Complaints.
Status: in_force

(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall report to the department of health: (a) Any complaint or disciplinary action taken against a certified educational staff associate providing speech-language pathology services in a school setting; and (b) Any complaint the superintendent receives regarding a speech-language pathology assistant certified under chapter 18.35 RCW. (2) The superintendent of public instruction shall make the reports required by this section as soon as practicable, but in no case later than five business days after the complaint or disciplinary action.
RCW 28A.194.040 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 194 / Section 040
RCW 28A.194.040: School districts—Additional authority and limitation.
Status: in_force

School districts providing an education program to juvenile inmates in an adult jail facility may: (1) Award appropriate diplomas or certificates to juvenile inmates who successfully complete graduation requirements; (2) Allow students eighteen years of age who have participated in an education program under this chapter to continue in the program, under rules adopted by the superintendent of public instruction; and (3) Spend only funds appropriated by the legislature and allocated by the superintendent of public instruction for the exclusive purpose of maintaining and operating education programs under this chapter, including direct and indirect costs of maintaining and operating the education programs, and funds from federal and private grants, bequests, and gifts made for that purpose. School districts may not expend excess tax levy proceeds authorized for school district purposes to pay costs incurred under this chapter.
RCW 28B.15.792 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 15 / Section 792
RCW 28B.15.792: Effective communication—Principles.
Status: in_force

The Washington state legislature affirms the following principles: (1) Washington's college and university students are entitled to excellent instruction at the state's institutions of higher education. Excellent education requires the ability to communicate effectively in college classrooms and laboratories. (2) The presence of students, faculty, and staff from other countries on Washington's college campuses enriches the educational experience of Washington's students and enhances scholarship and research at the state's colleges and universities. (3) With the exception of courses designed to be taught primarily in a foreign language, undergraduate students shall be provided with classroom instruction, laboratory instruction, clinics, seminars, studios, and other participatory and activity courses by a person fluent in both the spoken and written English language. (4) Persons of all nationalities, races, religions, and ethnic backgrounds are welcome and valued in the state of Washington.
RCW 28A.320.175 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 320 / Section 175
RCW 28A.320.175: School data—Collection and submission to the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
Status: in_force

(1) No later than the beginning of the 2008-09 school year and thereafter, each school district shall collect and electronically submit to the office of the superintendent of public instruction, in a format and according to a schedule prescribed by the office, the following data for each class or course offered in each school: (a) The certification number or other unique identifier associated with the teacher's certificate for each teacher assigned to teach the class or course, including reassignments that may occur during the school year; and (b) The statewide student identifier for each student enrolled in or being provided services through the class or course. (2) No later than the beginning of the 2014-15 school year, the data under subsection (1) of this section must also include dates of teacher assignments and reassignments.
RCW 28A.410.275 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 410 / Section 275
RCW 28A.410.275: Washington professional educator standards board—Preparation program review.
Status: in_force

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The Washington professional educator standards board must periodically review approved preparation programs to assess whether and to what extent the programs are meeting knowledge, skill, and performance standards, and publish on its website the results of the review in a format that facilitates program comparison.
RCW 28B.15.110 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 15 / Section 110
RCW 28B.15.110: Tuition and fees when joint program of four year institutions—Supplemental fees, when.
Status: in_force

Where students at any of the four year state colleges or universities participate in a joint program undertaken by two or more of such institutions, and which leads to a degree, the tuition and fees assessed each student participating in such joint program shall be equal. The governing board at each state four year institution shall, where the tuition and fees which it charges resident students participating in a joint program falling within the scope of this section would be less than those charged to any such students from any other state four year institution who participates in such joint program, impose a supplemental fee upon its resident students so participating in order to make the tuition and fees charged to them equal to the highest amount charged to any other resident student from a state four year institution who participates in the program. Such governing board shall, where the tuition and fees which it charges nonresident students participating in a joint program falling within the scope of this section would be less than those charged to any such students participating from any other state four year institution who participates in such joint program, impose a supplemental fee upon its nonresident students so participating in order to make the tuition and fees charged to them equal to the highest amount charged to any other nonresident student from a state four year institution who participates in the program.
RCW 28A.900.101 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 900 / Section 101
RCW 28A.900.101: Statutory references—1990 c 33.
Status: repealed

(1) The code reviser shall correct all statutory references to code sections recodified by *section 4 of this act. (2)(a) References to "RCW 28A.47.732 through 28A.47.748 " in Title 28A RCW have intentionally not been changed since those code sections were repealed by chapter 189, Laws of 1983. These references are not being eliminated because it is not the purpose of this act to correct obsolete references. (b) References to "RCW 28A.58.095 " in Title 28A RCW have intentionally not been changed since that code section was repealed by chapter 2, Laws of 1987 1st ex. sess. These references are not being eliminated because it is not the purpose of this act to correct obsolete references.
RCW 28B.121.005 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 121 / Section 005
RCW 28B.121.005: Findings—Intent.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that there is a critical shortage of food animal veterinarians particularly in rural areas of the state. The legislature finds that among the factors contributing to this shortage is the need to repay student loans that are taken out to pay for an extensive and high-cost education. To pay these student loans, licensed graduates currently find it necessary to take higher paying positions that provide service to companion and small animals. The legislature finds that the livestock industry provides a critical component of the food supply. Providing adequate animal health and disease diagnostic services is of high importance not only to protect animal health, but also for the protection of our food supply, the protection of public health from potential effects of contagious diseases, and to provide an essential disease detection and response capability. The legislature intends to increase the supply of food animal veterinarians by providing incentives to graduates of Washington State University college of veterinary medicine to focus on food animal health services to address this critical shortage.
RCW 28A.323.110 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 323 / Section 110
RCW 28A.323.110: Condensed compliance reports—Second-class districts.
Status: in_force

Any compliance reporting requirements as a result of laws in this chapter that apply to second-class districts may be submitted in accordance with RCW 28A.330.250 .
RCW 28B.07.380 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 07 / Section 380
RCW 28B.07.380: Sale of assets.
Status: in_force

The authority is authorized to offer for sale from time to time loan portfolios or other assets accumulated by the authority. Sales shall be conducted in a competitive manner and shall be approved by the authority board.
RCW 28B.70.020 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 70 / Section 020
RCW 28B.70.020: Terms and provisions of compact.
Status: in_force

The terms and provisions of the compact referred to in RCW 28B.70.010 are as follows: WESTERN REGIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT Article I WHEREAS, The future of this Nation and of the Western States is dependent upon the quality of the education of its youth; and WHEREAS, Many of the Western States individually do not have sufficient numbers of potential students to warrant the establishment and maintenance within their borders of adequate facilities in all the essential fields of technical, professional and graduate training, nor do all of the states have the financial ability to furnish within their borders institutions capable of providing acceptable standards of training in all of the fields mentioned above; and WHEREAS, It is believed that the Western States, or group of such states within the Region, cooperatively can provide acceptable and efficient educational facilities to meet the needs of the Region and of the students thereof; NOW, THEREFORE, The States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, and the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii, do hereby covenant and agree as follows: Article II Each of the compacting states and territories pledge to each of the other compacting states and territories faithful cooperation in carrying out all the purposes of this compact. Article III The compacting states and territories hereby create the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, hereinafter called the Commission. Said Commission shall be a body corporate of each compacting state and territory and an agency thereof. The Commission shall have all the powers and duties set forth herein, including the power to sue and be sued, and such additional powers as may be conferred upon it by subsequent action of the respective legislatures of the compacting states and territories. Article IV The Commission shall consist of three resident members from each compacting state or territory. At all times one commissioner from each compacting state or territory shall be an educator engaged in the field of higher education in the state or territory from which he is appointed. The commissioners from each state and territory shall be appointed by the governor thereof as provided by law in such state or territory. Any commissioner may be removed or suspended from office as provided by the law of the state or territory from which he shall have been appointed. The term of each commissioner shall be four years: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That the first three commissioners shall be appointed as follows: one for two years, one for three years, and one for four years. Each commissioner shall hold office until his successor shall be appointed and qualified. If any office becomes vacant for any reason, the governor shall appoint a commissioner to fill the office for the remainder of the unexpired term. Article V Any business transacted at any meeting of the Commission must be by affirmative vote of a majority of the whole number of compacting states and territories. One or more commissioners from a majority of the compacting states and territories shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Each compacting state and territory represented at any meeting of the Commission is entitled to one vote. Article VI The Commission shall elect from its number a chairman and a vice chairman, and may appoint, and at its pleasure dismiss or remove, such officers, agents and employees as may be required to carry out the purpose of this compact; and shall fix and determine their duties, qualifications and compensation, having due regard for the importance of the responsibilities involved. The commissioners shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses from the funds of the Commission. Article VII The Commission shall adopt a seal and bylaws and shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for its management and control. The Commission may elect such committees as it deems necessary for the carrying out of its functions. The Commission shall establish and maintain an office within one of the compacting states for the transaction of its business and may meet at any time, but in any event must meet at least once a year. The chairman may call such additional meetings and upon the request of a majority of the commissioners of three or more compacting states or territories shall call additional meetings. The Commission shall submit a budget to the governor of each compacting state and territory at such time and for such period as may be required. The Commission shall, after negotiations with interested institutions, determine the cost of providing the facilities for graduate and professional education for use in its contractual agreements throughout the Region. On or before the fifteenth day of January of each year, the Commission shall submit to the governors and legislatures of the compacting states and territories a report of its activities for the preceding calendar year. The Commission shall keep accurate books of account, showing in full its receipts and disbursements, and said books of account shall be open at any reasonable time for inspection by the governor of any compacting state or territory or his designated representative. The Commission shall not be subject to the audit and accounting procedure of any of the compacting states or territories. The Commission shall provide for an independent annual audit. Article VIII It shall be the duty of the Commission to enter into such contractual agreements with any institutions in the Region offering graduate or professional education and with any of the compacting states or territories as may be required in the judgment of the Commission to provide adequate services and facilities of graduate and professional education for the citizens of the respective compacting states or territories. The Commission shall first endeavor to provide adequate services and facilities in the fields of dentistry, medicine, public health and veterinary medicine, and may undertake similar activities in other professional and graduate fields. For this purpose the Commission may enter into contractual agreements (a) with the governing authority of any educational institution in the Region, or with any compacting state or territory to provide such graduate or professional educational services upon terms and conditions to be agreed upon between contracting parties and (b) with the governing authority of any educational institution in the Region or with any compacting state or territory to assist in the placement of graduate or professional students in educational institutions in the Region providing the desired services and facilities, upon such terms and conditions as the Commission may prescribe. It shall be the duty of the Commission to undertake studies of needs for professional and graduate educational facilities in the Region, the resources of meeting such needs, and the long-range effects of the compact on higher education; and from time to time prepare comprehensive reports on such research for presentation to the Western Governors' Conference and to the legislatures of the compacting states and territories. In conducting such studies, the Commission may confer with any national or regional planning body which may be established. The Commission shall draft and recommend to the governors of the various compacting states and territories, uniform legislation dealing with problems of higher education in the Region. For the purposes of this compact the word "Region" shall be construed to mean the geographical limits of the several compacting states and territories. Article IX The operating costs of the Commission shall be apportioned equally among the compacting states and territories. Article X This compact shall become operative and binding immediately as to those states and territories adopting it whenever five or more of the states or territories of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Alaska and Hawaii have duly adopted it prior to July 1, 1955. This compact shall become effective as to any additional states or territories thereafter at the time of such adoption. Article XI This compact may be terminated at any time by consent of a majority of the compacting states or territories. Consent shall be manifested by passage and signature in the usual manner of legislation expressing such consent by the legislature and governor of such terminating state. Any state or territory may at any time withdraw from this compact by means of appropriate legislation to that end. Such withdrawal shall not become effective until two years after written notice thereof by the governor of the withdrawing state or territory accompanied by a certified copy of the requisite legislative action is received by the Commission. Such withdrawal shall not relieve the withdrawing state or territory from its obligations hereunder accruing prior to the effective date of withdrawal. The withdrawing state or territory may rescind its action of withdrawal at any time within the two-year period. Thereafter the withdrawing state or territory may be reinstated by application to and the approval by a majority vote of the Commission. Article XII If any compacting state or territory shall at any time default in the performance of any of its obligations assumed or imposed in accordance with the provisions of this compact, all rights, privileges and benefits conferred by this compact or agreements hereunder, shall be suspended from the effective date of such default as fixed by the commission. Unless such default shall be remedied within a period of two years following the effective date of such default, this compact may be terminated with respect to such defaulting state or territory by affirmative vote of three-fourths of the other member states or territories. Any such defaulting state may be reinstated by (a) performing all acts and obligations upon which it has heretofore defaulted, and (b) application to and the approval by a majority vote of the Commission.
RCW 28A.410.278 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 410 / Section 278
RCW 28A.410.278: Residency principal certificates—Principal preparation program requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) After August 31, 2013, candidates for a residency principal certificate must have demonstrated knowledge of teacher evaluation research and Washington's evaluation requirements and successfully completed opportunities to practice teacher evaluation skills. (2) At a minimum, principal preparation programs must address the following knowledge and skills related to evaluations under RCW 28A.405.100 : (a) Examination of teacher and principal evaluation criteria, and four-level rating evaluation system, and the preferred instructional and leadership frameworks used to describe the evaluation criteria; (b) Classroom observations; (c) The use of student growth data and multiple measures of performance; (d) Evaluation conferencing; (e) Development of classroom teacher and principal support plans resulting from an evaluation; and (f) Use of an online tool to manage the collection of observation notes, teacher and principal-submitted materials, and other information related to the conduct of the evaluation.
RCW 28B.126.010 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 126 / Section 010
RCW 28B.126.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Eligible participant" means a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe as defined in RCW 43.376.010 who files a financial aid application approved by the office and enrolls in a state-registered apprenticeship program. (2) "Gift aid" has the same definition as in RCW 28B.145.010 . (3) "Office" means the office of student financial assistance within the student achievement council. (4) "State-registered apprenticeship program" means an approved apprenticeship program under chapter 49.04 RCW that has been approved to participate in state financial aid programs.
RCW 28B.137.010 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 137 / Section 010
RCW 28B.137.010: Reasonable accommodation for religious holidays.
Status: in_force

(1) Postsecondary educational institutions must develop policies to accommodate student absences to allow students to take holidays for reasons of faith or conscience or for organized activities conducted under the auspices of a religious denomination, church, or religious organization, so that students' grades are not adversely impacted by the absences. (2) The institution's policy must require faculty to reasonably accommodate students who, due to the observance of religious holidays, expect to be absent or endure a significant hardship during certain days of the course or program. "Reasonably accommodate" means coordinating with the student on scheduling examinations or other activities necessary for completion of the program and includes rescheduling examinations or activities or offering different times for examinations or activities. (3) Any student seeking reasonable accommodations under this section must provide written notice to the faculty, within the first two weeks of the beginning of the course, of the specific dates the student requests accommodations regarding examinations or other activities. (4) A postsecondary educational institution shall provide notice to students of its policy by publishing the policy on the institution's website and including either the policy or a link to the policy in course or program syllabi. The notice to students must also include notification of the institution's grievance procedure. (5) A postsecondary educational institution may not require a student to pay any fees for seeking reasonable accommodations under this section. (6) For the purposes of this section, "postsecondary educational institution" means an institution of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016 , a degree-granting institution as defined in RCW 28B.85.010 , a private vocational school as defined in RCW 28C.10.020 , school as defined in RCW 18.16.020 , and any entity offering academic credit for an apprenticeship program under RCW 49.04.150 .
RCW 28B.50.098 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 50 / Section 098
RCW 28B.50.098: Appointment of trustees for new college district.
Status: in_force

In the event a new college district is created, the governor shall appoint new trustees to the district's board of trustees in accordance with RCW 28B.50.100 .
RCW 28A.300.478 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 478
RCW 28A.300.478: Social-emotional learning standards and benchmarks.
Status: in_force

(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall review the recommendations of the social-emotional learning work group convened as directed in the 2017 omnibus appropriations act and the recommendations of the social-emotional learning committee created in RCW 28A.300.477 . The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall adopt social-emotional learning standards and benchmarks by January 1, 2020, and revise the social-emotional learning standards and benchmarks as appropriate. (2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall align the programs it oversees with the standards for social-emotional learning and integrate the standards where appropriate.
RCW 28B.20.354 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 20 / Section 354
RCW 28B.20.354: 1947 conveyance for arboretum and botanical garden purposes—Part may be conveyed by regents to city of Seattle.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of regents of the University of Washington is hereby authorized to convey to the city of Seattle that portion of said lot three (3) of the shorelands described in RCW 28B.20.350 which is within the following described tract, to wit: A rectangular tract of land one hundred twenty (120) feet in north-south width, and four hundred (400) feet in east-west length, with the north boundary coincident with the north boundary of the old canal right-of-way, and the west boundary on the southerly extension of the west line of Lot eleven (11), Block four (4), Montlake Park, according to the recorded plat thereof, approximately five hundred sixty (560) feet east of the east line of Montlake Boulevard. (2) The board of regents is authorized to convey to the city of Seattle free of all restrictions or limitations, or to incorporate in the conveyance to the city of Seattle such provisions for reverter of said land to the university as the board deems appropriate. Should any portion of the land so conveyed to the city of Seattle again vest in the university by reason of the operation of any provisions incorporated by the board in the conveyance to the city of Seattle, the University of Washington shall hold such reverted portion subject to the reverter provisions of RCW 28B.20.356 .
RCW 28A.300.380 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 380
RCW 28A.300.380: Career and technical student organizations—Support services.
Status: in_force

(1) To the extent funds are available, the superintendent of public instruction shall maintain support for statewide coordination for career and technical student organizations by providing program staff support that is available to assist in meeting the needs of career and technical student organizations and their members and students. The superintendent may provide additional support to the organizations through contracting with independent coordinators. (2) Career and technical student organizations eligible for technical assistance and other support services under this section are organizations recognized as career and technical student organizations by: (a) The United States department of education; or (b) The superintendent of public instruction, if such recognition is recommended by the Washington association for career and technical education. (3) Career and technical student organizations eligible for technical assistance and other support services under this section include, but are not limited to: The national FFA organization; family, career, and community leaders of America; skillsUSA; distributive education clubs of America; future business leaders of America; and the technology student association.
RCW 28A.343.620 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 343 / Section 620
RCW 28A.343.620: First-class districts containing no former first-class district—Number and terms of directors.
Status: in_force

Upon the establishment of a new school district of the first class as provided for in *RCW 28A.315.580 containing no former first-class district, the directors of the old school districts who reside within the limits of the new district shall meet at the call of the educational service district superintendent and shall constitute the board of directors of the new district. If fewer than five such directors reside in such new district, they shall become directors of said district and the educational service district board shall appoint the number of additional directors to constitute a board of five directors for the district. Vacancies, once such a board has been reconstituted, shall not be filled unless the number of remaining board members is less than five, and such vacancies shall be filled in the manner otherwise provided by law. Each board of directors so constituted shall proceed at once to organize in the manner prescribed by law and thereafter shall have all the powers and authority conferred by law upon boards of directors of first-class school districts until the next regular school election in the district at which election their successors shall be elected and qualified. At such election no more than five directors shall be elected either at large or by director districts, as the case may be, two for a term of two years and three for a term of four years: PROVIDED, That if such first-class district is in a county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more and contains a city of the first class, two directors shall be elected for a term of three years and three directors shall be elected for a term of six years.
RCW 28A.343.320 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 343 / Section 320
RCW 28A.343.320: Declarations of candidacy—Positions as separate offices.
Status: in_force

Candidates for the position of school director shall file their declarations of candidacy as provided in Title 29A RCW. The positions of school directors in each district shall be dealt with as separate offices for all election purposes, and where more than one position is to be filled, each candidate shall file for one of the positions so designated: PROVIDED, That in school districts containing director districts, or a combination of director districts and director at large positions, candidates shall file for such director districts or at large positions. Position numbers shall be assigned to correspond to director district numbers to the extent possible.
RCW 28A.160.180 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 160 / Section 180
RCW 28A.160.180: Student transportation allocation determination—Report.
Status: in_force

Each district's annual student transportation allocation shall be determined by the superintendent of public instruction in the following manner: (1) The superintendent shall annually calculate the transportation allocation for those services provided for in RCW 28A.160.150 . The allocation formula may be adjusted to include such additional differential factors as basic and special passenger counts as defined by the superintendent of public instruction, average distance to school, and number of locations served. (2) The allocation shall be based on a regression analysis of the number of basic and special students transported and as many other site characteristics that are identified as being statistically significant. (3) The transportation allocation for transporting students in district-owned passenger cars, as defined in RCW 46.04.382 , pursuant to RCW 28A.160.010 for services provided for in RCW 28A.160.150 if a school district deems it advisable to use such vehicles after the school district board of directors has considered the safety of the students being transported as well as the economy of utilizing a district-owned passenger car in lieu of a school bus is the private vehicle reimbursement rate in effect on September 1st of each school year. Students transported in district-owned passenger cars must be included in the corresponding basic or special passenger counts. (4) Prior to June 1st of each year the superintendent shall submit to the office of financial management, and the education and fiscal committees of the legislature, a report outlining the methodology and rationale used in determining the statistical coefficients for each site characteristic used to determine the allocation for the following year.
RCW 28B.10.792 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 10 / Section 792
RCW 28B.10.792: State student financial aid program—Guidelines to determine institutions affected by reciprocity agreements.
Status: in_force

The office of student financial assistance shall develop guidelines for determining the conditions under which an institution can be determined to be directly affected by a reciprocity agreement for the purposes of RCW 28B.10.790 : PROVIDED, That no institution shall be determined to be directly affected unless students from the county in which the institution is located are provided, pursuant to a reciprocity agreement, access to Washington institutions at resident tuition and fee rates to the extent authorized by Washington law.
RCW 28B.115.080 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 115 / Section 080
RCW 28B.115.080: Annual award amount—Scholarship preferences—Required service obligations—Criteria for forensic pathologists.
Status: in_force

(1) After June 1, 1992, the office, in consultation with the department and the department of social and health services, shall: (a) Establish the annual award amount for each credentialed health care profession which shall be based upon an assessment of reasonable annual eligible expenses involved in training and education for each credentialed health care profession for both the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program and the behavioral health loan repayment and scholarship program. The annual award amount may be established at a level less than annual eligible expenses. The annual award amount shall be established by the office for each eligible health profession. The awards shall not be paid for more than a maximum of five years per individual; (b) Determine any scholarship awards for prospective physicians in such a manner to require the recipients declare an interest in serving in rural areas of the state of Washington. Preference for scholarships shall be given to students who reside in a rural physician shortage area or a nonshortage rural area of the state prior to admission to the eligible education and training program in medicine. Highest preference shall be given to students seeking admission who are recommended by sponsoring communities and who declare the intent of serving as a physician in a rural area. The office may require the sponsoring community located in a nonshortage rural area to financially contribute to the eligible expenses of a medical student if the student will serve in the nonshortage rural area; (c) Establish the required service obligation for each credentialed health care profession, which shall be no less than three years or no more than five years, for the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program and the behavioral health loan repayment and scholarship program. The required service obligation may be based upon the amount of the scholarship or loan repayment award such that higher awards involve longer service obligations on behalf of the participant; (d) Establish the annual award amount and the required service obligation for nurse educators participating in the nurse educator loan repayment program. The annual award amount shall be based upon an assessment of reasonable annual eligible expenses involved in training and education. The awards shall not be paid for more than a maximum of five years per individual. The required service obligation shall be no less than three years or no more than five years. The required service obligation may be based upon the amount of the loan repayment award such that higher awards involve longer service obligations on behalf of the participant; (e) Determine eligible education and training programs for purposes of the scholarship portion of the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program and the scholarship portion of the behavioral health loan repayment and scholarship program; and (f) Honor loan repayment and scholarship contract terms negotiated between the office and participants prior to May 21, 1991, concerning loan repayment and scholarship award amounts and service obligations authorized under this chapter or chapter 70.180 RCW. (2) The department and the council, with the office, shall establish the annual loan repayment amount for each eligible board-certified forensic pathologist, based upon an assessment of reasonable eligible expenses involved in training and education up to $25,000 annually. The awards may not be paid for more than a total of four years per participant. The required service obligation must be four years. The annual award amount shall be established by the office.
RCW 28B.20.135 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 20 / Section 135
RCW 28B.20.135: Powers and duties of regents—Employment of architects, engineers, for construction of buildings and facilities.
Status: in_force

The board shall have power to employ or contract for the services of skilled architects and engineers to prepare plans and specifications, and supervise the construction of university buildings and facilities and to fix the compensation for such employees or for such services.
RCW 28B.77.250 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 77 / Section 250
RCW 28B.77.250: Program of supplemental educational transition planning—Contract with nongovernmental entity—Reports.
Status: in_force

(1) To the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, the council, with input from the office of the superintendent of public instruction; the department of children, youth, and families; the department of commerce office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs; and the department of social and health services, shall contract with at least one nongovernmental entity to develop, implement, and administer a program of supplemental educational transition planning for youth in foster care and unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness in Washington state. (2) The nongovernmental entity or entities chosen by the council shall have demonstrated success in working with foster care and unaccompanied homeless youth and assisting foster care and unaccompanied homeless youth in successfully making the transition from high school to a postsecondary plan, including postsecondary enrollment, career, or service. (3) The selected nongovernmental entity or entities shall provide supplemental educational transition planning to foster care and unaccompanied homeless youth in Washington state. Youth eligible for referral are not currently served by programs under RCW 28A.300.592 , dependent pursuant to chapter 13.34 RCW, age thirteen through twenty-one, and remain eligible for continuing service following fulfillment of the permanent plan and through initiation of a postsecondary plan. After high school completion, services are concluded within a time period specified in the contract to pursue engagement of continuing postsecondary support services provided by local education agencies, postsecondary education, community-based programs, or the passport to careers program. The nongovernmental entity or entities must facilitate the educational progress, graduation, and postsecondary plan initiation of eligible youth. The contract must be outcome driven with a stated goal of improving the graduation rates and postsecondary plan initiation of eligible youth by two percent per year over five school year periods starting with the 2016-17 school year and ending with the 2021-22 school year. With each new contract, a baseline must be established at the end of the first year of service provision. (4) The supplemental transition planning shall include: (a) Consultation with schools and the department of social and health services' caseworkers to develop educational plans for and with participating youth; (b) Age-specific developmental and logistical tasks to be accomplished for high school and postsecondary success; (c) Facilitating youth participation with appropriate school and local resources that may assist in educational access and success; (d) Coordinating youth, caregivers, schools, and social workers to support youth progress in the educational system; and (e) Establishing postsecondary plan initiation in coordination with the passport to careers program. (5) The selected nongovernmental entity or entities may be colocated in the offices of the department of social and health services to provide timely consultation. These entities must have access to all paper and electronic education records and case information pertinent to the educational planning and services of youth referred and are subject to RCW 13.50.010 and 13.50.100 . (6) The contracted nongovernmental entity or entities must report outcomes to the council and the department of social and health services semiannually. (7) For purposes of this section, "homeless" and "unaccompanied" have the same meanings as in RCW 28B.117.020 .
RCW 28B.77.300 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 77 / Section 300
RCW 28B.77.300: Washington college grant program—Statewide marketing campaign.
Status: in_force

Subject to availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the student achievement council shall conduct a statewide marketing campaign to increase awareness of the Washington college grant program established in chapter 28B.92 RCW. The student achievement council shall issue a request for proposal for hiring a marketing firm that will produce high quality advertisements to promote the state's largest financial aid program. Advertisements should be marketed towards potential postsecondary students and their parents with the goal of increasing awareness of the Washington college grant program to further the state's educational attainment goals. The advertisements may include television commercials, billboards, advertisements on public transit, paid internet search advertisements, and social media marketing.
RCW 28A.175.110 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 175 / Section 110
RCW 28A.175.110: Statewide dropout reengagement program—Model interlocal agreement and model contract—Students considered regularly enrolled in district.
Status: in_force

(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop a model interlocal agreement and a model contract for the dropout reengagement system. (2) The model interlocal agreement and contract shall, at a minimum, address the following: (a) Responsibilities for identification, referral, and enrollment of eligible students; (b) Instruction and services to be provided by a dropout reengagement program, as specified under RCW 28A.175.105 ; (c) Responsibilities for data collection and reporting, including student transcripts and data required for the statewide student information system; (d) Administration of the high school statewide student assessments; (e) Uniform financial reimbursement rates per full-time equivalent eligible student enrolled in a dropout reengagement program, calculated and allocated as a statewide annual average of the basic education allocations generated under RCW 28A.150.260 for nonvocational students and including enhancements for vocational students where eligible students are enrolled in vocational courses in a program, and allowing for a uniform administrative fee to be retained by the district; (f) Responsibilities for provision of special education or related services for eligible students with disabilities who have an individualized education program; (g) Responsibilities for necessary accommodations and plans for students qualifying under section 504 of the rehabilitation act of 1973; (h) Minimum instructional staffing ratios for dropout reengagement programs offered by community-based organizations, which are not required to be the same as for other basic education programs in school districts; and (i) Performance measures that must be reported to the office of the superintendent of public instruction in a common format for purposes of accountability, including longitudinal monitoring of student progress and postsecondary education and employment. (3) Eligible students enrolled in a dropout reengagement program under RCW 28A.175.100 , 28A.175.105 , and this section are considered regularly enrolled students of the school district in which they are enrolled, except that the students shall not be included in the school district's enrollment for purposes of calculating compliance with RCW 28A.150.100 .
RCW 28A.165.100 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 165 / Section 100
RCW 28A.165.100: Entrance and exit performance data—Report by school districts—Report by the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
Status: in_force

(1) School districts shall record in the statewide individual student data system annual entrance and exit performance data for each student participating in the learning assistance program according to specifications established by the office of the superintendent of public instruction. (2) Annually [by] September 30th, school districts shall report to the office of the superintendent of public instruction, using a common format prepared by the office: (a) The amount of academic growth gained by students participating in the learning assistance program; (b) The number of students who gain at least one year of academic growth; (c) The specific practices, activities, and programs used by each school building that received learning assistance program funding; (d) The percentage of learning assistance program funding used to engage community partners, the number of students receiving direct supports and services from those community partners, and the types of supports and services; and (e) Other data if required by the office of the superintendent of public instruction to demonstrate the efficacy of the learning assistance program expenditures to show student academic growth gains including indicators aligned with the accountability framework for schools receiving support under RCW 28A.657.110 . (3) By January 1, 2020, and each January 1st thereafter, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall compile the school district data reported as required by subsection (2) of this section, and report, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 , to the appropriate committees of the legislature with the annual and longitudinal gains for the specific practices, activities, and programs used by the school districts and schools to show which are the most effective. The data must be disaggregated by student subgroups as described in RCW 28A.300.042 (1) for student-level data.
RCW 28B.50.863 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 50 / Section 863
RCW 28B.50.863: Faculty tenure—Review prior to dismissal—Scope—Recommendations of review committee.
Status: in_force

Prior to the dismissal of a tenured faculty member, or a faculty member holding an unexpired probationary faculty appointment, the case shall first be reviewed by a review committee. The review shall include testimony from all interested parties including, but not limited to, other faculty members and students. The faculty member whose case is being reviewed shall be afforded the right of cross-examination and the opportunity to defend himself or herself. The review committee shall prepare recommendations on the action they propose be taken and submit such recommendations to the appointing authority prior to their final action.
RCW 28A.300.115 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 115
RCW 28A.300.115: Holocaust instruction—Preparation and availability of instructional materials.
Status: in_force

(1) Every public middle school, junior high school, and high school is strongly encouraged to include in its curriculum instruction on the events of the period in modern world history known as the Holocaust, the systemic, German state-sponsored persecution and murder of Jews and other innocent victims by the Nazi regime and its collaborators between the years 1933 and 1945. The instruction may also include other examples of genocide and crimes against humanity. The studying of this material is intended to: Examine the ramifications of prejudice, racism, and intolerance; prepare students to be responsible citizens in a pluralistic democracy; and be a reaffirmation of the commitment of free peoples never again to permit such occurrences. (2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction, in collaboration with an expert Washington nonprofit organization that teaches the lessons of the Holocaust, must: (a) Develop best practices and guidelines for high quality instruction under this section; and (b) Encourage and support middle school, junior high school, and high school teachers in implementing these best practices and guidelines. (3) Beginning September 1, 2020, middle schools, junior high schools, and high schools that offer instruction as described in subsection (1) of this section must follow the best practices and guidelines developed under subsection (2) of this section. (4) The office of the superintendent of public instruction must electronically publish the best practices and guidelines developed under this section on an annual basis.
RCW 28A.250.020 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 250 / Section 020
RCW 28A.250.020: Multidistrict online providers—Approval criteria—Advisory committee.
Status: in_force

(1) The superintendent of public instruction, in collaboration with the state board of education, shall develop and implement approval criteria and a process for approving online providers; a process for monitoring and if necessary rescinding the approval of courses or programs offered by an online provider; and an appeals process. The criteria and processes for multidistrict online providers shall be adopted by rule by December 1, 2009. (2) When developing the approval criteria, the superintendent of public instruction shall require that providers offering online courses or programs have accreditation, or are candidates for accreditation, through the Northwest accreditation commission or another national, regional, or state accreditation program listed by the office of the superintendent of public instruction. In addition to other criteria, the approval criteria shall include the degree of alignment with state academic standards and require that all teachers be certificated in accordance with Washington state law. When reviewing online providers that offer high school courses, the superintendent of public instruction shall assure that the courses offered by the provider are eligible for high school credit. However, final decisions regarding whether credit meets the school district's graduation requirements shall remain the responsibility of the school districts. (3) Initial approval of online providers by the superintendent of public instruction shall be for four years. The superintendent of public instruction shall develop a process for the renewal of approvals and for rescinding approvals based on noncompliance with approval requirements. Any multidistrict online provider that was approved by the digital learning commons or accredited by the Northwest association of accredited schools before July 26, 2009, and that meets the teacher certification requirements of subsection (2) of this section, is exempt from the initial approval process under this section until August 31, 2012, but must comply with the process for renewal of approvals and must comply with approval requirements. (4) The superintendent of public instruction shall make the first round of decisions regarding approval of multidistrict online providers by April 1, 2010. The first round of decisions regarding approval of online providers that are not multidistrict online providers shall be made by April 1, 2013. Thereafter, the superintendent of public instruction shall make annual approval decisions no later than November 1st of each year. (5) The superintendent of public instruction shall establish an online learning advisory committee within existing resources that shall provide advice to the superintendent regarding the approval criteria, major components of the website, the model school district policy, model agreements, and other related matters. The committee shall include a representative of each of the following groups: Private and public online providers, parents of online students, accreditation organizations, educational service districts, school principals, teachers, school administrators, school board members, institutions of higher education, and other individuals as determined by the superintendent. Members of the advisory committee shall be selected by the superintendent based on nominations from statewide organizations, shall serve three-year terms, and may be reappointed. The superintendent shall select the chair of the committee.
RCW 28B.50.254 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 50 / Section 254
RCW 28B.50.254: Advisory council on adult education—Workforce training and education coordinating board to monitor.
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created the Washington advisory council on adult education. The advisory council shall advise the state board for community and technical colleges and the workforce training and education coordinating board concerning adult basic education and literacy programs. The advisory council shall perform all duties of state advisory councils on adult education as specified in P.L. 100-297, as amended. The advisory council's actions shall be consistent with the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education prepared by the workforce training and education coordinating board as provided for in RCW 28C.18.060 . (2) The advisory council on adult education shall consist of nine members as required by federal law, appointed by the governor. In making these appointments, to the maximum extent feasible, the governor shall give consideration to providing overlapping membership with the membership of the state job training coordinating council, and the governor shall give consideration to individuals with expertise and experience in adult basic education. (3) The workforce training and education coordinating board shall monitor the need for the council as described in subsection (1) of this section, and, if that need no longer exists, propose legislation to terminate the council.
RCW 28A.527.060 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 527 / Section 060
RCW 28A.527.060: Bonds legal investment for public funds.
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized in RCW 28A.527.010 shall be a legal investment for all state funds or funds under state control and for all funds of any other public body.
RCW 28A.700.090 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 700 / Section 090
RCW 28A.700.090: Grants for state or industry certification testing fees.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall provide grants to eligible students to offset the costs of required examination or testing fees associated with obtaining state or industry certification in the student's career and technical education program. (2) The office shall establish maximum grant amounts and a process for students to apply for the grants. (3) For the purposes of this section, "eligible student" means: (a) A student enrolled in a secondary career and technical education program where state or industry certification can be obtained without additional postsecondary work or study; or (b) A student who completed a secondary career and technical education program in a Washington public school and is seeking state or industry certification in a program requiring additional postsecondary work or study or where there are age limitations on certification. (4) Eligible students must have a family income that is at or below two hundred percent of the federal poverty level using the most current guidelines available from the United States department of health and human services.
RCW 28A.250.070 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 250 / Section 070
RCW 28A.250.070: Rights of students to attend nonresident school district for the purposes of enrolling in alternative learning experience programs—Standard release form.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter is intended to diminish the rights of students to attend a nonresident school district in accordance with RCW 28A.225.220 through 28A.225.230 for the purposes of enrolling in alternative learning experience programs. The office of online learning under RCW 28A.250.030 shall develop a standard form, which must be used by all school districts, for releasing a student to a nonresident school district for the purposes of enrolling in an alternative learning experience program.
RCW 28B.20.746 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 20 / Section 746
RCW 28B.20.746: Development of curriculum for pharmacy students on suicide assessment, treatment, and management—Work group.
Status: in_force

The schools of pharmacy at the University of Washington and Washington State University shall convene a work group to jointly develop a curriculum on suicide assessment, treatment, and management for pharmacy students. The curriculum must include material on identifying at-risk patients and limiting access to lethal means. When developing the curriculum, the schools shall consult with experts on suicide assessment, treatment, and management, and with the safe homes task force created in *RCW 43.70.445 on appropriate suicide awareness and prevention messaging. The schools of pharmacy shall submit a progress report to the governor and the relevant committees of the legislature by December 1, 2016.
RCW 28A.215.020 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 215 / Section 020
RCW 28A.215.020: Allocations of state or federal funds—Rules.
Status: in_force

Expenditures under federal funds and/or state appropriations made to carry out the purposes of RCW 28A.215.010 through 28A.215.050 shall be made by warrants issued by the state treasurer upon order of the superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent of public instruction shall make necessary rules to carry out the purpose of RCW 28A.215.010 . The superintendent shall consult with the department of children, youth, and families when establishing relevant rules.
RCW 28A.150.415 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 150 / Section 415
RCW 28A.150.415: Professional learning days—Funding.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning with the 2018-19 school year, the legislature shall begin phasing in funding for professional learning days for certificated instructional staff. At a minimum, the state must allocate funding for: (a) One professional learning day in the 2018-19 school year; (b) Two professional learning days in the 2019-20 school year; and (c) Three professional learning days in the 2020-21 school year. (2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall calculate each school district's professional learning allocation as provided in subsection (1) of this section separate from the minimum state allocation for salaries as specified in RCW 28A.150.410 and associated fringe benefits on the apportionment reports provided to each school district. The professional learning allocation shall be equal to the proportional increase resulting from adding the professional learning days provided in subsection (1) of this section to the required minimum number of school days in RCW 28A.150.220 (5)(a) applied to the school district's minimum state allocation for salaries and associated fringe benefits for certificated instructional staff as specified in the omnibus operating appropriations act. Professional learning allocations shall be included in per-pupil calculations, such as special education, for programs funded on a per-pupil basis. (3) Nothing in this section entitles an individual certificated instructional staff to any particular number of professional learning days. (4) The professional learning days must meet the definitions and standards provided in RCW 28A.415.430 , 28A.415.432 , and 28A.415.434 .
RCW 28A.160.193 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 160 / Section 193
RCW 28A.160.193: Transportation alternate funding grant program.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, a transportation alternate funding grant program is created. (2) As part of the award process for the grants, the superintendent of public instruction must include a review of the school district's efficiency rating, key performance indicators, and local school district characteristics such as unique geographic constraints, low enrollment, geographic density of students, the percentage of students served under the McKinney-Vento homeless assistance act from outside the district, or whether the district is a nonhigh district.
RCW 28A.225.140 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 225 / Section 140
RCW 28A.225.140: Enforcing officers not personally liable for costs.
Status: in_force

No officer performing any duty under any of the provisions of RCW 28A.225.010 through 28A.225.140 , or under the provisions of any rules that may be passed in pursuance hereof, shall in any wise become liable for any costs that may accrue in the performance of any duty prescribed by RCW 28A.225.010 through 28A.225.140 .
RCW 28A.345.070 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 345 / Section 070
RCW 28A.345.070: Tribal relationships—Achievement gap—Curriculum—Reports to the legislature.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning in 2023, the Washington state school directors' association shall convene annual meetings regionally and invite the tribal councils from the federally recognized tribes in the region for the purpose of establishing government-to-government relationships and dialogue between tribal councils of the federally recognized tribes and school district boards of directors. Meetings are encouraged to be in person, but may be conducted virtually if cost or other factors impact participants' ability to travel or meet in person. Participants in these meetings should discuss issues of mutual concern, and should work to: (a) Identify the extent and nature of the achievement gap and strategies necessary to close it; (b) Emphasize the importance of creating an inclusive educational environment where all native students will receive educational resources and support required to have the opportunity to succeed in the pursuit of their educational goals; and (c) Ensure school boards understand the importance of identifying and adopting curriculum that includes federally recognized tribes' experiences and perspectives, so that native students are more engaged and learn more successfully, and so that all students learn about the history, culture, government, and experiences of their Indian peers and neighbors. (2) Meetings held regionally must also include discussions of: (a) Tribal consultation training and training requirements created under RCW 28A.300.108 ; (b) Identification of native students, including federal identification guidelines for American Indian and Alaska Native students; (c) Data sharing from school districts to federally recognized tribes; and (d) Consultations between individual school boards and local federally recognized tribes. (3) By December 1, 2024, and every two years thereafter through 2028, the school directors' association shall report to the education committees of the legislature regarding the progress made in the development of effective government-to-government relations, the narrowing of the achievement gap, and the identification and adoption of curriculum regarding tribal history, culture, and government. The report shall include information about any obstacles encountered, and any strategies under development to overcome them. (4) The school directors' association shall, at a minimum, partner with the office of Native education within the office of the superintendent of public instruction to gather data for the purposes of the report required in subsection (3) of this section.
RCW 28B.135.030 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 135 / Section 030
RCW 28B.135.030: Program administration—Four-year institutions of higher education—Rules—Reports.
Status: in_force

The office of student financial assistance shall have the following powers and duties in administering the program for the four-year institutions of higher education: (1) To adopt rules necessary to carry out the program; (2) To establish one or more review committees to assist in the evaluation of proposals for funding. The review committees may receive input from parents, educators, and other experts in the field of early childhood education for this purpose; (3) To establish each biennium specific guidelines for submitting grant proposals consistent with the overall goals of the program. The guidelines shall be consistent with the following desired outcomes of increasing access to quality child care for students, providing affordable child care alternatives for students, creating a partnership between university or college administrations, university or college foundations, and student government associations, or their equivalents; (4) To proportionally distribute the amount of money available in the trust fund based on the financial support for child care received by the student government associations or their equivalents. Student government associations may solicit funds from private organizations and targeted fund-raising campaigns as part of their financial support for child care; (5) To solicit grant proposals and provide information to the institutions of higher education about the program; [and] (6) To establish reporting, evaluation, accountability, monitoring, and dissemination requirements for the recipients of the grants; and[.]
RCW 28B.77.009 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 77 / Section 009
RCW 28B.77.009: Student loan advocate—Public service loan forgiveness program awareness materials.
Status: in_force

(1) The student loan advocate, established in RCW 28B.77.007 , shall develop, and update annually as necessary, materials designed to increase awareness of the public service loan forgiveness program. Materials include, at a minimum: (a) A standardized letter for public service employers to send to their employees briefly summarizing the public service loan forgiveness program, information about what eligible employees are required to do in order to benefit from the program, and how an eligible employee may contact their student loan servicer for additional resources; (b) A detailed fact sheet describing the public service loan forgiveness program, including the official website address maintained by the United States department of education for the program and contact information for the student loan advocate; and (c) A document containing frequently asked questions about the public service loan forgiveness program. (2) The student loan advocate shall coordinate with the office of financial management, the secretary of state, local governmental entities, and other relevant agencies and public service employer entities to ensure that public service employers receive materials developed in subsection (1) of this section. (3) For purposes of this section, the definitions in this subsection apply: (a) "Public service employer" includes the following: (i) Any governmental entity including state, county, city, or other local government entity including political subdivisions, such as office, department, independent agency, school district, public college or university system, public library system, authority, or other body including the legislature and the judiciary; (ii) Any employer that has received designation as a tax-exempt organization pursuant to Title 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, as amended; (iii) Any other entities identified as a public service job in Title 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1087e(m). (b) "Public service loan forgiveness program" means the federal loan forgiveness program established pursuant to Title 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1087e(m) and 34 C.F.R. Sec. 685.219.
RCW 28A.530.040 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 530 / Section 040
RCW 28A.530.040: Refunding former issues without vote of the people.
Status: in_force

Whenever any bonds lawfully issued by any school district under the provisions of this chapter shall reach maturity and shall remain unpaid, or may be paid under any option provided in the bonds, the board of directors thereof shall have the power without any vote of the school district to fund the same by issuing bonds conformable to the requirements of this chapter and use the proceeds exclusively for the purpose of retiring and canceling such outstanding bonds as aforesaid, or the said directors in their discretion may exchange such refunding bonds par for par for such outstanding bonds.
RCW 28C.18.050 — Washington Code / Title 28C / Chapter 18 / Section 050
RCW 28C.18.050: Board designation and functions for federal purposes—Monitoring state plans for consistency.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall be designated as the state board of vocational education as provided for in P.L. 98-524, as amended, and shall perform such functions as is necessary to comply with federal directives pertaining to the provisions of such law. (2) The board shall perform the functions of the human resource investment council as provided for in the federal job training partnership act, P.L. 97-300, as amended. (3) The board shall provide policy advice for any federal act pertaining to workforce development that is not required by state or federal law to be provided by another state body. (4) Upon enactment of new federal initiatives relating to workforce development, the board shall advise the governor and the legislature on mechanisms for integrating the federal initiatives into the state's workforce development system and make recommendations on the legislative or administrative measures necessary to streamline and coordinate state efforts to meet federal guidelines. (5) The board shall monitor for consistency with the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education the policies and plans established by the state job training coordinating council, the advisory council on adult education, and the Washington state plan for adult basic education, and provide guidance for making such policies and plans consistent with the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education.
RCW 28B.50.250 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 50 / Section 250
RCW 28B.50.250: Adult education programs in common school districts, limitations—Certain federal programs, administration.
Status: in_force

The state board for community and technical colleges and the state board of education are hereby authorized to permit, on an ad hoc basis, the common school districts to conduct pursuant to RCW 28B.50.530 a program in adult education in behalf of a college district when such program will not conflict with existing programs of the same nature and in the same geographical area conducted by the college districts: PROVIDED, That federal programs for adult education shall be administered by the state board for community and technical colleges, which agency is hereby declared to be the state educational agency primarily responsible for supervision of adult education in the public schools as defined by *RCW 28B.50.020 .
RCW 28A.410.040 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 410 / Section 040
RCW 28A.410.040: Initial-level certificates.
Status: in_force

The Washington professional educator standards board shall adopt rules providing that, except as provided in this section, all individuals qualifying for an initial-level teaching certificate after August 31, 1992, shall possess a baccalaureate degree in the arts, sciences, and/or humanities and have fulfilled the requirements for teacher certification pursuant to RCW 28A.410.210 . However, candidates for grades preschool through eight certificates shall have fulfilled the requirements for a major as part of their baccalaureate degree. If the major is in early childhood education, elementary education, or special education, the candidate must have at least thirty quarter hours or twenty semester hours in one academic field.
RCW 28B.95.025 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 95 / Section 025
RCW 28B.95.025: Offices and personnel.
Status: in_force

The office shall maintain appropriate offices and employ and fix compensation of such personnel as may be necessary to perform the advanced college tuition payment program and the Washington college savings program duties. The office shall consult with the governing body on the selection, compensation, and other issues relating to the employment of the program director. The positions are exempt from classified service under chapter 41.06 RCW. The employees shall be employees of the office.
RCW 28B.30.650 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 30 / Section 650
RCW 28B.30.650: Diversity in clinical trials.
Status: in_force

If at any time Washington State University receives funding from the national institutes of health to conduct clinical trials of drugs or medical devices, Washington State University shall adopt a policy concerning the identification and recruitment of persons who are members of underrepresented demographic groups to participate in clinical trials of drugs and medical devices. This policy must include requirements to: (1) Adopt a policy concerning the identification and recruitment of persons who are members of underrepresented demographic groups to participate in clinical trials. This policy must include requirements that investigators who are conducting clinical trials collaborate with community-based organizations and use methods recognized by the United States food and drug administration to identify and recruit such persons to participate in those clinical trials; (2) Provide information to trial participants in languages other than English; (3) Provide translation services or bilingual staff for trial screening; (4) Provide culturally specific recruitment materials alongside general enrollment materials; and (5) Provide electronic consent when not prohibited by the granting entity or federal regulations.
RCW 28A.235.135 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 235 / Section 135
RCW 28A.235.135: School meals at no charge to young students.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) In accordance with (b) and (c) of this subsection, beginning with the 2023-24 school year, each school district shall provide breakfast and lunch each school day to any student who requests a breakfast, lunch, or both. The school district must provide the meals at no charge to the student and without consideration of the student's eligibility for a federally reimbursed free or reduced-price meal. Meals provided under this section must be nutritiously adequate and qualify for federal reimbursement under the school lunch program or the school breakfast program, and students are not eligible for more than one meal in a meal service period. (b) The requirements in (a) of this subsection apply to public schools in which: (i) Educational services are provided to students in any of the grades of kindergarten through four; and (ii) 30 percent or more of the enrolled students meet federal eligibility requirements for free or reduced-price lunches. (c) The obligation to provide breakfast and lunch to students under this subsection (1): (i) Begins in the 2023-24 school year for schools in which 40 percent or more of the enrolled students meet federal eligibility requirements for free or reduced-price lunches; (ii) Begins in the 2024-25 school year for schools in which the percentage of enrolled students that meet federal eligibility requirements for free or reduced-price lunches is at least 30 percent and less than 40 percent; and (iii) Does not apply to schools participating in the United States department of agriculture's community eligibility provision under RCW 28A.235.300 that have not completed the duration of the provision's four-year cycle. (2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall reimburse school districts, subject to the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, on a per meal reimbursement basis for meals that are not already reimbursed at the United States department of agriculture's free rate. The additional state reimbursement amount must be the difference between the United States department of agriculture's free rate and the United States department of agriculture's paid rate. (3) School districts, in accordance with RCW 28A.235.160 , may be exempted from the requirements of this section. (4) To maximize federal funding, school districts must continue collecting free and reduced-price meal eligibility applications where applicable and run direct certification at least monthly in accordance with RCW 28A.235.280 . School districts shall also annually monitor data for eligibility in the United States department of agriculture community eligibility provision and apply where eligible as required in RCW 28A.235.300 . (5) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (a) "Public school" has the same meaning as in RCW 28A.150.010 . (b) "School breakfast program" has the same meaning as in RCW 28A.235.160 . (c) "School lunch program" has the same meaning as in RCW 28A.235.160 . (6) This section governs school operation and management under RCW 28A.710.040 and 28A.715.020 , and applies to charter schools established under chapter 28A.710 RCW and state-tribal education compact schools established under chapter 28A.715 RCW to the same extent as it applies to school districts. (7) The requirements in this section shall lapse if the federal reimbursement for any school breakfasts or lunches is eliminated.
RCW 28B.30.115 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 30 / Section 115
RCW 28B.30.115: Regents—Oaths.
Status: in_force

See RCW 28B.10.520 .
RCW 28A.655.185 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 655 / Section 185
RCW 28A.655.185: Intent—Apple award program.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the legislature, through the creation of the apple award, to honor and reward students in Washington's public elementary schools who have shown significant improvement in their school's results on the statewide student assessment. (2) The apple award program is created to honor and reward public elementary schools that have the greatest combined average increase in the percentage of students meeting the fourth grade reading, mathematics, and writing standards on the statewide student assessment each school year. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, the award shall be based on the percentage of students meeting the fourth grade English language arts and mathematics standards. The program shall be administered by the superintendent of public instruction. (3) Within the amounts appropriated for this purpose, each school that receives an apple award shall be provided with a twenty-five thousand dollar grant to be used for capital construction purposes that have been selected by students in the school and approved by the district's school directors. The funds may be used exclusively for capital construction projects on school property or on other public property in the community, city, or county in which the school is located.
RCW 28A.410.035 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 410 / Section 035
RCW 28A.410.035: Qualifications—Coursework on issues of abuse; sexual abuse and exploitation of a minor; and emotional or behavioral distress in students, including possible substance abuse, violence, and youth suicide.
Status: in_force

(1) To receive initial certification as a teacher in this state after August 31, 1991, an applicant shall have successfully completed a course on issues of abuse. The content of the course shall discuss the identification of physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and substance abuse; commercial sexual abuse of a minor, as defined in RCW 9.68A.100 ; sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in RCW 9.68A.040 ; information on the impact of abuse on the behavior and learning abilities of students; discussion of the responsibilities of a teacher to report abuse or provide assistance to students who are the victims of abuse; and methods for teaching students about abuse of all types and their prevention. (2) The professional educator standards board shall incorporate into the content required for the course under this section, knowledge and skill standards pertaining to recognition, initial screening, and response to emotional or behavioral distress in students, including but not limited to indicators of possible substance abuse, violence, and youth suicide. To receive initial certification after August 31, 2014, an applicant must have successfully completed a course that includes the content of this subsection. The board shall consult with the office of the superintendent of public instruction and the department of health in developing the standards.
RCW 28B.135.020 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 135 / Section 020
RCW 28B.135.020: Grants—Eligibility—Grant period.
Status: in_force

The institution of higher education shall be eligible to receive the grant for a period not exceeding two years. After the expiration of any two-year grant, the institution may reapply to receive subsequent grant awards or a continuation of the grant awarded the prior two years.
RCW 28A.320.290 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 320 / Section 290
RCW 28A.320.290: School counselors, social workers, and psychologists—Professional collaboration.
Status: in_force

(1) Within existing resources, beginning in the 2019-20 school year, first-class school districts must provide a minimum of six hours of professional collaboration per year, preferably in person, for school counselors, social workers, and psychologists that focuses on the following: Recognizing signs of emotional or behavioral distress in students, including but not limited to indicators of possible substance abuse, violence, and youth suicide, screening, accessing current resources, and making appropriate referrals. Teachers may also participate in this professional collaboration, as deemed appropriate and allowed by their building administrators. School districts that have mental health centers in their area shall collaborate with local licensed mental health service providers under chapter 71.24 RCW. Those districts without a mental health center in their area shall collaborate via telephone or other remote means that allow for dialogue and discussion. By collaborating with local providers in this manner, educational staff associates get to collaborate in short but regular segments, in their own schools or near school district facilities, and school districts are not put in a position that they must obtain substitutes or otherwise expend additional funds. This local connection will also help foster a connection between school personnel and the mental health professionals in the community to whom school personnel may make referrals, in line with the legislative intent expressed throughout Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1336, chapter 197, Laws of 2013, to form partnerships with qualified health, mental health, and social services agencies in the community to coordinate and improve support for youth in need and the directive to the department of social and health services with respect to the provision of funds for mental health first-aid training targeted at teachers and educational staff. (2) Second-class districts are encouraged, but not required, to collaborate and provide the professional collaboration as provided in subsection (1) of this section.
RCW 28A.320.140 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 320 / Section 140
RCW 28A.320.140: Schools with special standards—Dress codes.
Status: in_force

(1) School district boards of directors may establish schools or programs which parents may choose for their children to attend in which: (a) Students are required to conform to dress and grooming codes, including requiring that students wear uniforms; (b) parents are required to participate in the student's education; or (c) discipline requirements are more stringent than in other schools in the district. (2) School district boards of directors may establish schools or programs in which: (a) Students are required to conform to dress and grooming codes, including requiring that students wear uniforms; (b) parents are regularly counseled and encouraged to participate in the student's education; or (c) discipline requirements are more stringent than in other schools in the district. School boards may require that students who are subject to suspension or expulsion attend these schools or programs as a condition of continued enrollment in the school district. (3) If students are required to wear uniforms in these programs or schools, school districts shall accommodate students so that the uniform requirement is not an unfair barrier to school attendance and participation. (4) Nothing in this section impairs or reduces in any manner whatsoever the authority of a board under other law to impose a dress and appearance code. However, if a board requires uniforms under such other authority, it shall accommodate students so that the uniform requirement is not an unfair barrier to school attendance and participation. (5) School district boards of directors may adopt dress and grooming code policies which prohibit students from wearing gang-related apparel. If a dress and grooming code policy contains this provision, the school board must also establish policies to notify students and parents of what clothing and apparel is considered to be gang-related apparel. This notice must precede any disciplinary action resulting from a student wearing gang-related apparel. (6) School district boards of directors may not adopt a dress and grooming code policy which precludes students who participate in nationally recognized youth organizations from wearing organization uniforms on days that the organization has a scheduled activity or prohibit students from wearing clothing in observance of their religion.
RCW 28B.77.210 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 77 / Section 210
RCW 28B.77.210: Statewide transfer and articulation policies.
Status: in_force

The council shall adopt statewide transfer and articulation policies that ensure efficient transfer of credits and courses across public two and four-year institutions of higher education. The intent of the policies is to create a statewide system of articulation and alignment between two and four-year institutions of higher education. Policies may address but are not limited to creation of a statewide system of course equivalency, creation of transfer associate degrees, statewide articulation agreements, applicability of technical courses toward baccalaureate degrees, and other issues. The institutions of higher education and the state board for community and technical colleges shall cooperate with the council in developing the statewide policies and shall provide support and staff resources as necessary to assist in maintaining the policies.
RCW 28A.300.100 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 100
RCW 28A.300.100: Vocational agriculture education—Superintendent to adopt rules.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of public instruction, pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW, shall adopt such rules as are necessary to carry out the provisions of RCW 28A.300.090 .
RCW 28A.320.123 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 320 / Section 123
RCW 28A.320.123: School-based threat assessment program.
Status: in_force

(1) At a minimum, a school-based threat assessment program must: (a) Provide for timely and methodical school-based threat assessment and management; (b) Be prompted by the behavior of a student rather than some combination of a student's demographic and personal characteristics; (c) Convene a multidisciplinary, multiagency team, including special education teachers and practicing educational staff associates, to: (i) Identify and assess the behavior of a student that is threatening, or potentially threatening, to self, other students, staff, school visitors, or school property; (ii) Gather and analyze information about the student's behavior to determine a level of concern for the threat that focuses on situational variables, rather than the student's demographic or personal characteristics; (iii) Depending on the determined level of concern, develop and implement intervention strategies to manage the student's behavior in ways that promote a safe, supportive teaching and learning environment, without excluding the student from the school; and (iv) In the case of the threatening, or potentially threatening, behavior of a student with disabilities, align intervention strategies with the student's individualized education program or plan developed under section 504 of the rehabilitation act of 1973 by coordinating with the student's individualized education program or section 504 plan team; (d) Create guidelines for each threat assessment team to collect, report, and review quantitative data on its activities; and (e) Prohibit suspension or expulsion based merely on threat assessment referral or performance. (2) By the beginning of the 2020-21 school year, each school district shall adopt a policy and procedure to establish a school-based threat assessment program that meets the requirements of subsection (1) of this section. The school district policy and procedure must be consistent with the model policy and procedure developed under RCW 28A.300.640 , and with other school district policies, procedures, and plans addressing safe and supportive learning environments. (3) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) "School-based threat assessment" means the formal process, established by a school district, of evaluating the threatening, or potentially threatening, behavior of a student, and the circumstances surrounding the threat, to uncover any facts or evidence that the threat is likely to be carried out. (b) "School-based threat management" means the development and implementation of a plan to manage or reduce the threatening, or potentially threatening, behavior of a student in a way that increases the physical and psychological safety of students, staff, and visitors, while providing for the education of all students.
RCW 28A.605.040 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 605 / Section 040
RCW 28A.605.040: Family, school, and community partnerships—School building spaces.
Status: in_force

School districts are encouraged to strengthen family, school, and community partnerships by creating spaces in school buildings, if space is available, where students and families can access the services they need, such as after-school tutoring, dental and health services, counseling, or clothing and food banks.
RCW 28A.230.320 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 230 / Section 320
RCW 28A.230.320: Emergency waivers from credit and subject area graduation requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning with the class of 2020, the state board of education may authorize school districts to grant individual student emergency waivers from credit and subject area graduation requirements established in accordance with RCW 28A.230.090 , the graduation pathway requirement established in RCW 28A.230.710 , or both if: (a) The student's ability to complete the requirement was impeded due to a significant disruption resulting from a local, state, or national emergency; (b) The school district demonstrates a good faith effort to support the individual student in meeting the requirement before considering an emergency waiver; (c) The student was reasonably expected to graduate in the school year when the emergency waiver is granted; and (d) The student has demonstrated skills and knowledge indicating preparation for the next steps identified in their high school and beyond plan required by RCW 28A.230.212 and for success in postsecondary education, gainful employment, and civic engagement. (2) A school district that is granted emergency waiver authority under this section shall: (a) Maintain a record of courses and requirements waived as part of the individual student record; (b) Include a notation of waived credits on the student's high school transcript; (c) Maintain records as necessary and as required by rule of the state board of education to document compliance with subsection (1)(b) of this section; (d) Report student level emergency waiver data to the office of the superintendent of public instruction in a manner determined by the superintendent of public instruction in consultation with the state board of education; (e) Determine if there is disproportionality among student subgroups receiving emergency waivers and, if so, take appropriate corrective actions to ensure equitable administration. At a minimum, the subgroups to be examined must include those referenced in RCW 28A.300.042 (3). If further disaggregation of subgroups is available, the school district shall also examine those subgroups; and (f) Adopt by resolution a written plan that describes the school district's process for students to request or decline an emergency waiver, and a process for students to appeal within the school district a decision to not grant an emergency waiver. (3) By November 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall provide the data reported under subsection (2) of this section to the state board of education. (4) The state board of education shall adopt and may periodically revise rules for eligibility and administration of emergency waivers under this section. The rules may include: (a) An application and approval process that allows school districts to apply to the state board of education to receive authority to grant emergency waivers in response to an emergency; (b) Eligibility criteria for meeting the requirements established in subsection (1) of this section; (c) Limitations on the number and type of credits that can be waived; and (d) Expectations of the school district regarding communication with students and their parents or guardians. (5) For purposes of this section: (a) "Emergency" has the same meaning as "emergency or disaster" in RCW 38.52.010 . "Emergency" may also include a national declaration of emergency by an authorized federal official. (b) "School district" means any school district, charter school established under chapter 28A.710 RCW, state-tribal education compact school subject to chapter 28A.715 RCW, private school, state school established under chapter 72.40 RCW, and community and technical college granting high school diplomas.
RCW 28B.35.700 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 35 / Section 700
RCW 28B.35.700: Construction, remodeling, improvement, financing, etc.—Authorized.
Status: in_force

The boards of trustees of the regional universities and of The Evergreen State College are empowered in accordance with the provisions of RCW 28B.35.700 through 28B.35.790 , to provide for the construction, completion, reconstruction, remodeling, rehabilitation and improvement of buildings and facilities authorized by the legislature for the use of the aforementioned universities and The Evergreen State College and to finance the payment thereof by bonds payable out of special funds from revenues hereafter derived from the payment of building fees, gifts, bequests or grants and such additional funds as the legislature may provide.
RCW 28A.300.030 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 300 / Section 030
RCW 28A.300.030: Assistance of educational service district boards and superintendents—Scope.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of public instruction, by rule or regulation, may require the assistance of educational service district boards and/or superintendents in the performance of any duty, authority, or power imposed upon or granted to the superintendent of public instruction by law or by the Constitution of the state of Washington, upon such terms and conditions as the superintendent of public instruction shall establish. Such authority to assist the superintendent of public instruction shall be limited to the service function of information collection and dissemination and the attestment to the accuracy and completeness of submitted information.
RCW 28A.235.170 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 235 / Section 170
RCW 28A.235.170: Washington grown fresh fruit and vegetable grant program.
Status: in_force

(1) The Washington grown fresh fruit and vegetable grant program is created in the office of the superintendent of public instruction. The purpose of the program is to facilitate consumption of Washington grown nutritious snacks in order to improve student health and expand the market for locally grown fresh produce. (2) For purposes of this section, "fresh fruit and vegetables" includes perishable produce that is unprocessed, minimally processed, frozen, dried, or otherwise prepared, stored, and handled to maintain its fresh nature while providing convenience to the user. Producing minimally processed food involves cleaning, washing, cutting, or portioning. (3) The program shall increase the number of school children with access to Washington grown fresh fruits and vegetables and shall be modeled after the United States department of agriculture fresh fruit and vegetable program, as described in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1769(g). Schools receiving funds under the federal program are not eligible for grants under the Washington grown fresh fruit and vegetable grant program. (4)(a) To the extent that state funds are appropriated specifically for this purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall solicit applications, conduct a competitive process, and make one or two-year grants to a mix of urban and rural schools to enable eligible schools to provide free Washington grown fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the school day. (b) When evaluating applications and selecting grantees, the superintendent of public instruction shall consider and prioritize the following factors: (i) The applicant's plan for ensuring the use of Washington grown fruits and vegetables within the program; (ii) The applicant's plan for incorporating nutrition, agricultural stewardship education, and environmental education into the snack program; (iii) The applicant's plan for establishing partnerships with state, local, and private entities to further the program's objectives, such as helping the school acquire, handle, store, and distribute Washington grown fresh fruits and vegetables. (5)(a) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall give funding priority to applicant schools with any of grades kindergarten through eight that: Participate in the national school lunch program and have fifty percent or more of their students eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the federal national school lunch act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1751 et seq. (b) If any funds remain after all eligible priority applicant schools have been awarded grants, the office of the superintendent of public instruction may award grants to applicant schools having less than fifty percent of the students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. (6) The office of the superintendent of public instruction may adopt rules to carry out the grant program. (7) With assistance from the Washington department of agriculture, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop and track specific, quantifiable outcome measures of the grant program such as the number of students served by the program, the dollar value of purchases of Washington grown fruits and vegetables resulting from the program, and development of state, local, and private partnerships that extend beyond the cafeteria. (8) As used in this section, "Washington grown" has the definition in RCW 15.64.060 .
RCW 28A.710.390 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 710 / Section 390
RCW 28A.710.390: Arts instruction.
Status: in_force

RCW 28A.230.305 , related to arts instruction, governs school operation and management under RCW 28A.710.040 and applies to charter schools with more than 200 enrolled students established under this chapter.
RCW 28B.50.440 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 50 / Section 440
RCW 28B.50.440: Construction of chapter when part thereof in conflict with federal requirements which are condition precedent to allocation of federal funds.
Status: in_force

If any part of this chapter shall be found to be in conflict with federal requirements which are a condition precedent to the allocation of federal funds to the state, such conflicting part of this chapter is hereby declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of such conflict, and such findings or determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder of this chapter.
RCW 28B.20.342 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 20 / Section 342
RCW 28B.20.342: University site dedicated for street and boulevard purposes—Local assessments barred against site.
Status: in_force

No assessments for the opening, improvement or maintenance of any public street upon the tracts of land described in RCW 28B.20.340 shall ever be levied, assessed or collected upon any portion of section 16, township 25 north, range 4 east, W.M., or upon any portion of blocks 7 and 8 Lake Washington shorelands.
RCW 28A.525.050 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 525 / Section 050
RCW 28A.525.050: Applications for aid—Recommendations.
Status: in_force

All applications by school districts for state assistance in providing school plant facilities shall be made to the superintendent of public instruction. Studies and surveys shall be conducted by the superintendent for the purpose of securing information relating to (1) the kind and extent of the school plant facilities required and the urgency of need for such facilities in districts that seek state assistance, (2) the ability of such districts to provide capital outlay funds by local effort, (3) the need for improvement of school administrative units and school attendance areas among or within such districts, and (4) any other pertinent matters. Recommendations respecting action on the applications shall be submitted to the superintendent of public instruction.
RCW 28A.600.320 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 600 / Section 320
RCW 28A.600.320: Running start program—Information on enrollment.
Status: in_force

A school district shall provide general information about the program to all pupils in grades 10, 11, and 12 and the parents and guardians of those pupils, including information about the opportunity to enroll in the program through online courses available at community and technical colleges and other state institutions of higher education, enrollment opportunities during the summer academic term, and including the college high school diploma options under RCW 28B.50.535 . To assist the district in planning, a pupil shall inform the district of the pupil's intent to enroll in courses at an institution of higher education for credit. Students are responsible for applying for admission to the institution of higher education.
RCW 28B.115.020 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 115 / Section 020
RCW 28B.115.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Approved nursing program" means a nursing educational program that leads to a degree or licensure in nursing that is approved by the state board of nursing under RCW 18.79.070 and is located at an institution of higher education that is authorized to participate in state financial aid programs under chapter 28B.92 RCW. (2) "Council" means the Washington state forensic investigations council created in chapter 43.103 RCW. (3) "Credentialed health care profession" means a health care profession regulated by a disciplining authority in the state of Washington under RCW 18.130.040 or by the pharmacy quality assurance commission under chapter 18.64 RCW and designated by the department in RCW 28B.115.070 as a profession having shortages of credentialed health care professionals in the state. (4) "Credentialed health care professional" means a person regulated by a disciplining authority in the state of Washington to practice a health care profession under RCW 18.130.040 or by the pharmacy quality assurance commission under chapter 18.64 RCW. (5) "Department" means the state department of health. (6) "Eligible education and training programs" means education and training programs approved by the department that lead to eligibility for a credential as a credentialed health care professional. (7) "Eligible expenses" means reasonable expenses associated with the costs of acquiring an education such as tuition, books, equipment, fees, room and board, and other expenses determined by the office. (8) "Eligible student" means a student who has been accepted into an eligible education or training program and has a declared intention to serve in a health professional shortage area upon completion of the education or training program. (9) "Forgiven" or "to forgive" or "forgiveness" means to render health care services in a health professional shortage area, an underserved behavioral health area, or as a nurse educator in the state of Washington in lieu of monetary repayment. (10) "Health professional shortage areas" means those areas where credentialed health care professionals are in short supply as a result of geographic maldistribution or as the result of a short supply of credentialed health care professionals in specialty health care areas and where vacancies exist in serious numbers that jeopardize patient care and pose a threat to the public health and safety. The department shall determine health professional shortage areas as provided for in RCW 28B.115.070 . In making health professional shortage area designations in the state the department may be guided by applicable federal standards for "health manpower shortage areas," and "medically underserved areas," and "medically underserved populations." (11) "Identified shortage areas" means those areas where qualified forensic pathologists are in short supply because of geographic maldistribution or where vacancies exist that may compromise death investigations. The council, with assistance from the department, shall determine shortage areas. (12) "Loan repayment" means a loan that is paid in full or in part if the participant: (a) Renders health care services in a health professional shortage area or an underserved behavioral health area as defined by the department; (b) Teaches as a nurse educator for an approved nursing program; or (c) Renders services as a qualified board-certified forensic pathologist as determined by the department. (13) "Nonshortage rural area" means a nonurban area of the state of Washington that has not been designated as a rural physician shortage area. The department shall identify the nonshortage rural areas of the state. (14) "Nurse educator" means an individual with an advanced nursing degree beyond a bachelor's degree that teaches nursing curriculum and is a faculty member for an approved nursing program. (15) "Office" means the office of student financial assistance. (16) "Participant" means: (a) A credentialed health care professional who has received a loan repayment award and has commenced practice as a credentialed health care provider in a designated health professional shortage area or an underserved behavioral health area; (b) A nurse educator teaching in an approved nursing program; (c) An eligible student who has received a scholarship under this program; or (d) A board-certified forensic pathologist who has commenced working in or is committed to working in identified shortage areas in the state of Washington for the pathologist's required service obligation. (17) "Required service obligation" means an obligation by the participant to: (a) Provide health care services in a health professional shortage area or an underserved behavioral health area for a period to be established as provided for in this chapter; (b) Teach as a nurse educator for a period to be established as provided for in this chapter; or (c) Provide services as a board-certified forensic pathologist in identified shortage areas as determined by the council. (18) "Rural physician shortage area" means rural geographic areas where primary care physicians are in short supply as a result of geographic maldistributions and where their limited numbers jeopardize patient care and pose a threat to public health and safety. The department shall designate rural physician shortage areas. (19) "Satisfied" means paid-in-full. (20) "Scholarship" means a loan that is forgiven in whole or in part if the recipient renders health care services in a health professional shortage area or an underserved behavioral health area. (21) "Sponsoring community" means a rural hospital or hospitals as authorized in chapter 70.41 RCW, a rural health care facility or facilities as authorized in chapter 70.175 RCW, or a city or county government or governments. (22) "Underserved behavioral health area" means a geographic area, population, or facility that has a shortage of health care professionals providing behavioral health services, as determined by the department.
RCW 28B.07.360 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 07 / Section 360
RCW 28B.07.360: Default.
Status: in_force

The proceedings authorizing any revenue obligations under this chapter or any financing document securing the revenue bonds may provide that if there is a default in the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds or in the performance of any agreement contained in the proceedings or financing document, the payment and performance may be enforced by mandamus or by the appointment of a receiver in equity with power to collect revenues in accordance with the proceedings or provisions of the financing document.
RCW 28B.12.070 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 12 / Section 070
RCW 28B.12.070: Annual report of institutions to office of student financial assistance.
Status: in_force

Each eligible institution shall submit to the office of student financial assistance an annual report in accordance with such requirements as are adopted by the office.
RCW 28B.96.010 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 96 / Section 010
RCW 28B.96.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Eligible student" means a student who: (a) Is a resident student; (b) Demonstrates financial need as defined in RCW 28B.92.030 ; (c) Has indicated they will attend an institution of higher education or is making satisfactory progress in a program, as defined in rule by the office, at an institution of higher education; (d) Fills out the Washington application for state financial aid; and (e) Does not qualify for federally funded student financial aid because of their citizenship status. (2) "Institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in RCW 28B.92.030 . (3) "Office" means the office of student financial assistance created in RCW 28B.76.090 . (4) "Participant" means an eligible student who has received an undocumented student support loan. (5) "Resident student" means: (a) A financially independent student who has had a domicile in the state of Washington for the period of one year immediately prior to the time of commencement of the first day of the semester or quarter for which the student has registered at any institution and has in fact established a bona fide domicile in this state primarily for purposes other than educational; (b) A dependent student, if one or both of the student's parents or legal guardians have maintained a bona fide domicile in the state of Washington for at least one year immediately prior to commencement of the semester or quarter for which the student has registered at any institution; (c) Any student: (i) Who has spent at least seventy-five percent of both his or her junior and senior years in high schools in this state; (ii) Whose parents or legal guardians have been domiciled in the state for a period of at least one year within the five-year period before the student graduates from high school; and (iii) Who enrolls in a public institution of higher education within six months of leaving high school, for as long as the student remains continuously enrolled for three quarters or two semesters in any calendar year; or (d) Any person who meets the requirements under RCW 28B.15.012 (2)(e).
RCW 28A.225.217 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 225 / Section 217
RCW 28A.225.217: Children of military families—Continued enrollment in district schools.
Status: in_force

(1) A student shall be permitted to remain enrolled in the school in which the student was enrolled while residing with the custodial parent if the student: (a) Meets the definition of a child of a military family in transition under Article II of RCW 28A.705.010 ; and (b) Is placed in the care of a noncustodial parent or guardian when the custodial parent is required to relocate due to military orders. (2) A nonresident school district shall not be required to provide transportation to and from the school unless otherwise required by state or federal law.
RCW 28A.657.060 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 657 / Section 060
RCW 28A.657.060: Required action plans—Approval or nonapproval by state board of education—Resubmission or reconsideration—Implementation.
Status: in_force

A required action plan developed by a district's school board and superintendent must be submitted to the state board of education for approval. The state board must accept for inclusion in any required action plan the final decision by the superior court on any issue certified by the executive director of the public employment relations commission under the process in RCW 28A.657.050 . The state board of education shall approve a plan proposed by a school district only if the plan meets the requirements in RCW 28A.657.050 and provides sufficient remedies to address the findings in the academic performance audit to improve student achievement. Any addendum or modification to an existing collective bargaining agreement, negotiated under RCW 28A.657.050 or by agreement of the district and the exclusive bargaining unit, related to student achievement or school improvement shall not go into effect until approval of a required action plan by the state board of education. If the state board does not approve a proposed plan, it must notify the local school board and local district's superintendent in writing with an explicit rationale for why the plan was not approved. Nonapproval by the state board of education of the local school district's initial required action plan submitted is not intended to trigger any actions under RCW 28A.657.080 . With the assistance of the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the superintendent and school board of the required action district shall either: (1) Submit a new plan to the state board of education for approval within forty days of notification that its plan was rejected, or (2) submit a request to the required action plan review panel established under RCW 28A.657.070 for reconsideration of the state board's rejection within ten days of the notification that the plan was rejected. If federal or state funds for school improvement are not available, the plan is not required to be implemented until such funding becomes available. If federal or state funds for this purpose are available, a required action plan must be implemented in the immediate school year following the district's designation as a required action district.
RCW 28A.710.290 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 710 / Section 290
RCW 28A.710.290: Personal financial affairs statements—Commission members—Charter school board members.
Status: in_force

(1) Members of the commission must file personal financial affairs statements with the public disclosure commission. (2) Members of a charter school board must file personal financial affairs statements with the public disclosure commission.
RCW 28B.50.815 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 50 / Section 815
RCW 28B.50.815: Associate degree education for incarcerated adults.
Status: in_force

The college board may authorize any board of trustees within the system to promote and conduct associate degree education and training of incarcerated adults through new or expanded partnerships between the community and technical colleges and the department of corrections.
RCW 28B.20.805 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 20 / Section 805
RCW 28B.20.805: Revenues derived from certain university lands and income from university permanent fund deposited in University of Washington bond retirement fund—Ratification of previous transfers.
Status: in_force

The transfers heretofore made of all moneys from the sources described in RCW 28B.20.800 and 43.79.201 into the University of Washington bond retirement fund and permanent fund are in all respects ratified and confirmed.
RCW 28A.225.370 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 225 / Section 370
RCW 28A.225.370: Students subject to civil protection orders.
Status: in_force

(1) If any student is subject to a civil protection order, the school district and school building staff will make adjustments to the student's schedule and other modifications to the student's school environment to support compliance with court orders and maintain the student's access to education. (2) If a student is the subject of a civil protection order that prohibits regular attendance at the student's assigned school, the school district must provide the student comparable educational services in another setting. In such a case, the district shall not charge tuition and must provide transportation at no cost. The district shall put in place any needed supports to make the transition to a new school environment successful for the student. (3) A school district must provide notification to the parent or legal guardian of a student who is subject to a civil protection order of the modifications, accommodations, supports, and services being created or provided for the student pursuant to this section.
RCW 28B.85.902 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 85 / Section 902
RCW 28B.85.902: Effective date—1986 c 136.
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect July 1, 1986.
RCW 28B.10.928 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 10 / Section 928
RCW 28B.10.928: Investment authority—Bonds, warrants, certificates, notes, bankers' acceptances, and commercial paper.
Status: in_force

(1) The following definitions apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) "Bond" means any agreement which may or may not be represented by a physical instrument, including but not limited to bonds, notes, warrants, or certificates of indebtedness, that evidences an obligation under which the issuer agrees to pay a specified amount of money, with or without interest, at a designated time or times either to registered owners or bearers. (b) "Local government" means any county, city, town, special purpose district, political subdivision, municipal corporation, or quasi-municipal corporation, including any public corporation, authority, or other instrumentality created by such an entity. (c) "State" includes any state in the United States, other than the state of Washington. (2) In addition to any other statutorily authorized investments permissible pursuant to chapters 28B.20 , 28B.30, 28B.35, 28B.40, and 28B.50 RCW, institutions of higher education may invest in: (a) Bonds of the state of Washington and any local government in the state of Washington, which bonds have at the time of investment one of the three highest credit ratings of a nationally recognized rating agency; (b) General obligation bonds of a state and general obligation bonds of a local government of a state, which bonds have at the time of investment one of the three highest credit ratings of a nationally recognized rating agency; (c) Subject to compliance with RCW 39.56.030 , registered warrants of a local government in the same county as the institution of higher education making the investment; (d) Certificates, notes, or bonds of the United States, or other obligations of the United States or its agencies, or of any corporation wholly owned by the government of the United States; or United States dollar denominated bonds, notes, or other obligations that are issued or guaranteed by supranational institutions, provided that, at the time of investment, the institution has the United States government as its largest shareholder; (e) Federal home loan bank notes and bonds, federal land bank bonds and federal national mortgage association notes, debentures and guaranteed certificates of participation, or the obligations of any other government sponsored corporation whose obligations are or may become eligible as collateral for advances to member banks as determined by the board of governors of the federal reserve system; (f) Bankers' acceptances purchased on the secondary market; (g) Commercial paper purchased in the secondary market, provided that any institution of higher education that invests in such commercial paper must adhere to the investment policies and procedures adopted by the state investment board; and (h) Corporate notes purchased on the secondary market, provided that any institution of higher education that invests in such notes must adhere to the investment policies and procedures adopted by the state investment board. (3) Nothing in this section limits the investment authority granted pursuant to chapters 28B.20 , 28B.30, 28B.35, 28B.40, and 28B.50 RCW.
RCW 28A.310.500 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 310 / Section 500
RCW 28A.310.500: Youth suicide screening and referral—Response to emotional or behavioral distress in students—Training for educators and staff—Suicide prevention training.
Status: in_force

(1) Each educational service district shall develop and maintain the capacity to offer training for educators and other school district staff on youth suicide screening and referral, and on recognition, initial screening, and response to emotional or behavioral distress in students, including but not limited to indicators of possible substance abuse, violence, and youth suicide. An educational service district may demonstrate capacity by employing staff with sufficient expertise to offer the training or by contracting with individuals or organizations to offer the training. Training may be offered on a fee-for-service basis, or at no cost to school districts or educators if funds are appropriated specifically for this purpose or made available through grants or other sources. (2)(a) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, Forefront at the University of Washington shall convene a one-day in-person training of student support staff from the educational service districts to deepen the staff's capacity to assist schools in their districts in responding to concerns about suicide. Educational service districts shall send staff members to the one-day in-person training within existing resources. (b) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, after establishing these relationships with the educational service districts, Forefront at the University of Washington must continue to meet with the educational service districts via videoconference on a monthly basis to answer questions that arise for the educational service districts, and to assess the feasibility of collaborating with the educational service districts to develop a multiyear, statewide rollout of a comprehensive school suicide prevention model involving regional trainings, on-site coaching, and cohorts of participating schools in each educational service district. (c) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, Forefront at the University of Washington must work to develop public-private partnerships to support the rollout of a comprehensive school suicide prevention model across Washington's middle and high schools. (d) The comprehensive school suicide prevention model must consist of: (i) School-specific revisions to safe school plans required under RCW 28A.320.125 , to include procedures for suicide prevention, intervention, assessment, referral, reentry, and intervention and recovery after a suicide attempt or death; (ii) Developing, within the school, capacity to train staff, teachers, parents, and students in how to recognize and support a student who may be struggling with behavioral health issues; (iii) Improved identification such as screening, and response systems such as family counseling, to support students who are at risk; (iv) Enhanced community-based linkages of support; and (v) School selection of appropriate curricula and programs to enhance student awareness of behavioral health issues to reduce stigma, and to promote resilience and coping skills. (e) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, and by December 15, 2017, Forefront at the University of Washington shall report to the appropriate committees of the legislature, in accordance with RCW 43.01.036 , with the outcomes of the educational service district trainings, any public-private partnership developments, and recommendations on ways to work with the educational service districts or others to implement suicide prevention.
RCW 28A.330.020 — Washington Code / Title 28A / Chapter 330 / Section 020
RCW 28A.330.020: Certain board elections, manner and vote required—Selection of personnel, manner.
Status: in_force

The election of the officers of the board of directors or to fill any vacancy as provided in *RCW 28A.315.530 , and the selection of the school district superintendent shall be by oral call of the roll of all the members, and no person shall be declared elected or selected unless he or she receives a majority vote of all the members of the board. Selection of other certificated and classified personnel shall be made in such manner as the board shall determine.
RCW 28B.20.356 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 20 / Section 356
RCW 28B.20.356: 1947 conveyance for arboretum and botanical garden purposes—Reversion for unauthorized use—Reconveyance for highway purposes.
Status: in_force

In case the University of Washington should attempt to use or permit the use of such shorelands or any portion thereof for any other purpose than for arboretum and botanical garden purposes, except as provided in RCW 28B.20.354 , the same shall forthwith revert to the state of Washington without suit, action or any proceedings whatsoever or the judgment of any court forfeiting the same: PROVIDED, That the board of regents of the University of Washington is hereby authorized and directed to reconvey to the state of Washington block eleven-A (11-A) of the supplemental map of Lake Washington shorelands, filed September 5, 1916 in the office of the commissioner of public lands, or such portion thereof as may be required by the state of Washington or any agency thereof for state highway purposes. The state of Washington or any agency thereof requiring said land shall pay to the University of Washington the fair market value thereof and such moneys paid shall be used solely for arboretum purposes. Such reconveyance shall be made at such time as the state or such agency has agreed to pay the same.
RCW 28B.10.784 — Washington Code / Title 28B / Chapter 10 / Section 784
RCW 28B.10.784: Budget calculation—Participation rate and enrollment level estimates—Recommendations to governor and legislature.
Status: in_force

The participation rate used to calculate enrollment levels under RCW 28B.10.776 and 28B.10.782 shall be based on fall enrollment reported in the higher education enrollment report as maintained by the office of financial management, fall enrollment as reported in the management information system of the state board for community and technical colleges, and the corresponding fall population forecast by the office of financial management. Formal estimates of the state participation rates and enrollment levels necessary to fulfill the requirements of RCW 28B.10.776 and 28B.10.782 shall be determined by the office of financial management as part of its responsibility to develop and maintain student enrollment forecasts for colleges and universities under RCW 43.62.050 . Formal estimates of the state participation rates and enrollment levels required by this section shall be based on procedures and standards established by a technical work group consisting of staff from the student achievement council, the public four-year institutions of higher education, the state board for community and technical colleges, the fiscal and higher education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, and the office of financial management. Formal estimates of the state participation rates and enrollment levels required by this section shall be submitted to the fiscal committees of the house of representatives and senate on or before November 15th of each even-numbered year. The student achievement council shall periodically review the enrollment goals set forth in RCW 28B.10.776 and 28B.10.782 and submit recommendations concerning modification of these goals to the governor and to the higher education committees of the house of representatives and the senate.
RCW 28C.18.216 — Washington Code / Title 28C / Chapter 18 / Section 216
RCW 28C.18.216: Clean energy technology—Report.
Status: in_force

Beginning November 1, 2023, and at least once every two years thereafter, the board shall report to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature with recommendations on how the state can support worker and employer needs in response to changing workforce requirements for clean energy technology. The report must include the recommendations of the clean energy technology workforce advisory committee established in RCW 28C.18.210 , the findings of the board's evaluation in RCW 28C.18.212 , and the board's training recommendations in RCW 28C.18.214 .