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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5625
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State of Washington 50th Legislature 1987 Regular Session
By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Gaspard and Bauer;by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Board of Education)
Read first time 3/9/87.
AN ACT Relating to students; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The office of the superintendent of public instruction is authorized to develop a pilot program to design a program for procedures for school districts to offer the following services before the school year begins: Student health screening, school placement and learning readiness assessment, and student and parent school orientation. The principle objective of the program is to maximize academic learning time by decreasing interruptions during the school year. The programs shall be developed in cooperation with representatives of the department of social and health services, the department of community development, and various organizations having an interest in student health and education issues.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The superintendent of public instruction shall grant such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose to selected school districts to conduct pilot programs in student health screening, school placement and learning readiness assessment, and student and parent orientation. The sum of all grants awarded shall not exceed that amount appropriated by the legislature for such purposes. The superintendent of public instruction shall select school districts that: (1) To the extent feasible, are representative of the various geographical locations, sizes, and grade levels of schools and school districts within the state; (2) have the capability to evaluate the program; and (3) are capable of meeting other requirements as the superintendent may establish pursuant to rules implementing this section and section 1 of this act.