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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 160

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representative P. King

Read first time 1/23/85 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to preadmission screening; amending  RCW 28A.58.190; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.16 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 28A.58.190, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as last amended by section 4, chapter 250, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 28A.58.190 are each amended to read as follows:

          Except as otherwise provided by law, it is the general policy of the state that the common schools shall be open to the admission of all persons who are five years of age and less than twenty-one years residing in that school district.  Except as otherwise provided by law, the state board of education is hereby authorized to adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.04 RCW which establish uniform entry qualifications, including but not limited to birth date requirements, for admission to kindergarten and first grade programs of the common schools.  Such rules may provide for exceptions based upon the ability, or the need, or both, of an individual student.  For the purpose of complying with any rule adopted by the state board of education which requires a preadmission screening process as a prerequisite to granting exceptions to the uniform entry qualifications, a school district may collect fees to cover actual expenses incurred in the administration of such a screening process.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to  chapter 28A.16 RCW to read as follows:

          For the purpose of administering any preadmission screening process for students who apply for entrance into a special program for students of superior capacity, a school district may collect fees from applicants to cover actual expenses incurred in the administration of the screening process.