RCW 28A.180.010 Short title—Purpose. RCW 28A.180.010 through 28A.180.080 shall be known and cited as “the transitional bilingual instruction act.” The legislature finds that there are large numbers of children who come from homes where the primary language is other than English. The legislature finds that a transitional bilingual education program can meet the needs of […]
RCW 28A.180.020 Annual report by superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent of public instruction shall review annually the transitional bilingual instruction program and shall submit a report of such review to the legislature on or before February 1st of each year. [ 2017 c 123 § 1; 1984 c 124 § 8. Formerly RCW 28A.58.801.]
RCW 28A.180.030 Definitions. As used throughout this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) “Eligible pupil” means any enrollee of the school district whose primary language is other than English and whose English language skills are sufficiently deficient or absent to impair learning. (2) “Exited pupil” means a student previously enrolled in the transitional […]
RCW 28A.180.040 School board duties. (1) Every school district board of directors shall: (a) Make available to each eligible pupil transitional bilingual instruction to achieve competency in English, in accord with rules of the superintendent of public instruction; (b) Wherever feasible, ensure that communications to parents emanating from the schools shall be appropriately bilingual for […]
RCW 28A.180.060 Guidelines and rules. The superintendent of public instruction shall: (1) Promulgate and issue program development guidelines to assist school districts in preparing their programs; (2) Promulgate rules for implementation of RCW 28A.180.010 through 28A.180.080 in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW. The rules shall be designed to maximize the role of school districts in […]
RCW 28A.180.080 Allocation of moneys for bilingual instruction program. Moneys appropriated by the legislature for the purposes of RCW 28A.180.010 through 28A.180.080 shall be allocated by the superintendent of public instruction to school districts for the sole purpose of operating an approved bilingual instruction program. [ 2009 c 548 § 705; 1995 c 335 § […]
RCW 28A.180.090 Evaluation system—Technical assistance and support. The superintendent of public instruction shall develop an evaluation system designed to measure increases in the English and academic proficiency of eligible pupils. When developing the system, the superintendent shall: (1) Require school districts to assess potentially eligible pupils within ten days of registration using an English proficiency […]
RCW 28A.180.100 Continuing education plan for older students. The office of the superintendent of public instruction and the state board for community and technical colleges shall jointly develop a program plan to provide a continuing education option for students who are eligible for the state transitional bilingual instruction program and who need more time to […]
RCW 28A.180.110 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 § 9.] NOTES: Conflict with federal requirements—2011 c 45: See note following RCW 28A.330.250.
RCW 28A.180.120 Bilingual educator initiative—Pilot projects—Pipeline to college—Conditional loans—Report—Rules. (1) The Washington professional educator standards board, beginning in the 2017-2019 biennium, shall administer the bilingual educator initiative, which is a long-term program to recruit, prepare, and mentor bilingual high school students to become future bilingual teachers and counselors. (2) Subject to the availability of amounts […]
