BILL REQ. #:  S-3654.1 

Read first time 01/15/14.   Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.

     AN ACT Relating to implementation of the learning assistance program for students needing remediation; and amending RCW 28A.165.005.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 28A.165.005 and 2013 2nd sp.s. c 18 s 201 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) This chapter is designed to: (a) Promote the use of data when developing programs to assist underachieving students and reduce disruptive behaviors in the classroom; and (b) guide school districts in providing the most effective and efficient practices when implementing supplemental instruction and services to assist underachieving students and reduce disruptive behaviors in the classroom.
     (2) School districts implementing a learning assistance program ((shall)) may determine whether the district will focus first on addressing the needs of students who need remediation to pass the statewide assessments required for high school graduation in RCW 28A.655.070 or the needs of students in grades kindergarten through four who are deficient in reading or reading readiness skills to improve reading literacy.