RCW 28A.155.010 Purpose. It is the purpose of RCW 28A.155.010 through 28A.155.160, 28A.160.030, and 28A.150.390 to ensure that all children with disabilities as defined in RCW 28A.155.020 shall have the opportunity for an appropriate education at public expense as guaranteed to them by the Constitution of this state and applicable federal laws. [ 2007 c […]
RCW 28A.155.020 Administration of program in the office of the superintendent of public instruction—Adoption of definitions by rule—Local school district powers not limited. There is established in the office of the superintendent of public instruction an administrative section or unit for the education of children with disabilities who require special education. Students with disabilities are […]
RCW 28A.155.030 Division administrative officer—Duties. The superintendent of public instruction shall employ an administrative officer of the division. The administrative officer, under the direction of the superintendent of public instruction, shall coordinate and supervise the program of special education for eligible children with disabilities in the school districts of the state. He or she shall […]
RCW 28A.155.040 Authority of districts—Participation of department of social and health services. The board of directors of each school district, for the purpose of compliance with the provisions of RCW 28A.150.390, 28A.160.030, and 28A.155.010 through 28A.155.160 and chapter 28A.190 RCW, shall cooperate with the superintendent of public instruction and with the administrative officer and shall […]
RCW 28A.155.045 Certificate of individual achievement. (Expires August 31, 2024.) Beginning with the graduating class of 2008, and concluding with the graduating class of 2021, students served under this chapter, who are not appropriately served by the graduation pathway options established in RCW 28A.655.250, even with accommodations, may earn a certificate of individual achievement. The […]
RCW 28A.155.050 Services through special excess cost aid programs—Apportionment—Allocations from state excess funds. Any child who is eligible for special education services through special excess cost aid programs authorized under RCW 28A.155.010 through 28A.155.160 shall be given such services in the least restrictive environment as determined by the student’s individualized education program (IEP) team in […]
RCW 28A.155.060 District authority to contract with approved agencies—Approval standards. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of RCW 28A.155.020 through 28A.155.050, the board of directors of every school district shall be authorized to contract with agencies approved by the superintendent of public instruction for operating special education programs for students with disabilities. Approval […]
RCW 28A.155.070 Services to students of preschool age with disabilities—Apportionment—Allocations from state excess cost funds. Special educational programs provided by the state and the school districts thereof for students with disabilities shall be extended to include students of preschool age. School districts shall be entitled to the regular apportionments from state and county school funds, […]
RCW 28A.155.080 Appeal from denial of educational program. Where a child with disabilities as defined in RCW 28A.155.020 has been denied the opportunity of a special educational program by a local school district there shall be a right of appeal by the parent or guardian of such child to the superintendent of public instruction pursuant […]
RCW 28A.155.090 Superintendent of public instruction’s duty and authority. The superintendent of public instruction shall have the duty and authority, through the administrative section or unit for the education of children with disabling conditions, to: (1) Assist school districts in the formation of programs to meet the needs of children with disabilities; (2) Develop interdistrict […]
RCW 28A.155.100 Sanctions applied to noncomplying districts. The superintendent of public instruction is hereby authorized and directed to establish appropriate sanctions to be applied to any school district of the state failing to comply with the provisions of RCW 28A.150.390, 28A.160.030, and 28A.155.010 through 28A.155.060 and 28A.155.080 through 28A.155.160 to be applied beginning upon the […]
RCW 28A.155.105 Braille instruction—Definitions. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply in RCW 28A.155.115. (1) “Student” means a student who: (a) Has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with conventional correction or having a limited field of vision such that the widest diameter of the […]
RCW 28A.155.115 Braille instruction—Assessment—Provision in student’s curriculum. (1) Each student shall be assessed individually to determine the appropriate learning media for the student including but not limited to Braille. (2) No student may be denied the opportunity for instruction in Braille reading and writing solely because the student has some remaining vision. (3) This section […]
RCW 28A.155.140 Curriculum-based assessment procedures for early intervening services. School districts may use curriculum-based assessment procedures as measures for developing academic early intervening services, as defined under part B of the federal individuals with disabilities education improvement act, and curriculum planning: PROVIDED, That the use of curriculum-based assessment procedures shall not deny a student the […]
RCW 28A.155.160 Assistive devices and services—Interagency cooperative agreements—Definitions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the department of children, youth, and families, the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth, the Washington state school for the blind, school districts, educational service districts, and all other state […]
RCW 28A.155.170 Graduation ceremony. (1) Beginning July 1, 2007, each school district that operates a high school shall establish a policy and procedures that permit any student who is receiving special education or related services under an individualized education program pursuant to state and federal law and who will continue to receive such services between […]
RCW 28A.155.190 Information on autism. (1) To the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, by September 1, 2008, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, in collaboration with the department of health, the department of social and health services, educational service districts, local school districts, the autism center at the University of Washington, […]
RCW 28A.155.200 Condensed compliance reports—Second-class districts. 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. [ 2011 c 45 § 4.] NOTES: Conflict with federal requirements—2011 c 45: See note following RCW 28A.330.250.
RCW 28A.155.210 Use of restraint or isolation—Requirement for procedures to notify parent or guardian. A school that is required to develop an individualized education program as required by federal law must include within the plan procedures for notification of a parent or guardian regarding the use of restraint or isolation. [ 2013 c 202 § […]
RCW 28A.155.220 High school transition services—Interagency agreements—Education data center to monitor certain outcomes—Annual report by superintendent of public instruction. (1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction must establish interagency agreements with the department of social and health services, the department of services for the blind, and any other state agency that provides high […]
