1444-S AMS EDU S2336.1
SHB 1444 - S COMM AMD 
By Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education
ADOPTED 04/06/2017
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1.  RCW 28A.320.192 and 2012 c 163 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
In order to facilitate the on-time grade level progression and graduation of students who are homeless as described in RCW 28A.300.542, dependent pursuant to chapter 13.34 RCW, or at-risk youth or children in need of services pursuant to chapter 13.32A RCW, school districts must incorporate the following procedures:
(1) School districts must waive specific courses required for graduation if similar coursework has been satisfactorily completed in another school district or must provide reasonable justification for denial. Should a waiver not be granted to a student who would qualify to graduate from the sending school district, the receiving school district must use best efforts to provide an alternative means of acquiring required coursework so that graduation may occur on time.
(2) School districts are encouraged to consolidate unresolved or incomplete coursework and provide opportunities for credit accrual through local classroom hours, correspondence courses, or the portable assisted study sequence units designed for migrant high school students.
(3) Should a student who is transferring at the beginning or during the student's junior or senior year be ineligible to graduate from the receiving school district after all alternatives have been considered, the sending and receiving districts must ensure the receipt of a diploma from the sending district if the student meets the graduation requirements of the sending district.
(4) Should a student have enrolled in three or more school districts as a high school student and have met state requirements but be ineligible to graduate from the receiving school district after all alternatives have been considered, the receiving school district must waive its local requirements and ensure the receipt of a diploma."
SHB 1444 - S COMM AMD 
By Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education
ADOPTED 04/06/2017
On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "students;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 28A.320.192."
EFFECT: Moves the reference to homeless students and adds a cross reference to a definition.
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