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HOUSE BILL 1374
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By Representatives Ebersole, Brough, Pruitt, R. Fisher, Phillips, Winsley, Dorn, Rasmussen, H. Sommers, Orr, R. Meyers, Basich, McLean, Scott, Ludwig, O'Brien, Jacobsen, Rayburn and Brekke.
Read first time January 28, 1991. Referred to Committee on Education.
AN ACT Relating to programs for at-risk students; and amending RCW 28A.175.030.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 28A.175.030 and 1990 c 33 s 160 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
The superintendent of public instruction is authorized and shall grant funds to
selected school districts to assist in the development of student motivation,
retention, and retrieval programs for youth who are at risk of dropping out of
school or who have dropped out of school. The purpose of the state assistance
for such school district programs is to provide districts ((the necessary
money which will encourage the development by districts)) or cooperatives
of districts ((of integrated)) with start-up funds that will lead to
development of self-supporting motivation or retention programs for
students who are at risk of dropping out of school ((or who have dropped out
of school)). The purpose also is to provide funds for retrieval
outreach efforts for students who have dropped out of school.
(2) Funds as may be appropriated for the purposes of this section and RCW 28A.175.040 through 28A.175.070 shall be distributed to qualifying school districts for initial planning, development, and implementation of educational programs designed to motivate, retain, and retrieve students.
(3) Funds shall be distributed among qualifying school districts on a per pupil basis in accordance with the following state funding formula: To determine the per pupil allocation, the appropriation for this purpose shall be divided by the total full-time equivalent student population of all qualifying districts as determined on October 1 of the first year of each biennium. The resulting dollar amount shall be multiplied by the current school year October 1 total full-time equivalent student population of each qualifying school district to determine the maximum grant that each qualifying school district is eligible to receive. No district may receive more than is necessary for planning and implementation activities outlined in the district's grant application.
(4) The eligibility of a school district or cooperative of school districts to receive program implementation funds shall be determined once every two years.
(5) Should one or more eligible school districts not request funds available under subsection (3) of this section, the funds may be expended or allocated to other qualifying school districts on a nonformula grant basis by the superintendent of public instruction for the purpose of furthering student motivation, retention, and retrieval programs.