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AN ACT Relating to the recommendations of the joint select committee on education restructuring; amending RCW 28A.150.360, 28A.150.370, 28A.150.380, 28A.215.010, 28A.215.040, 28A.625.010, 28A.625.050, 28A.630.868, 28A.630.870, 28A.630.874, 28A.630.880, 28A.205.050, 28A.630.400, 28A.170.075, 28A.170.090, 28A.610.010, 28A.610.020, 28A.610.030, 28A.215.020, 28A.215.030, 28A.215.050, 28A.405.120, 28A.415.105, 28B.90.005, 28A.215.170, 28A.320.200, 28A.330.100, 28A.400.306, 28A.630.885, 28A.630.952, 28A.650.015, 28A.180.080, 28A.225.220, 28A.225.250, 28A.335.160, and 28A.405.070; reenacting and amending RCW 28A.315.680; adding new sections to chapter 28A.410 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 28B RCW; creating new sections; recodifying RCW 28A.405.010, 28A.405.025, 28A.610.010, 28A.610.020, 28A.610.030, 28A.610.040, and 28A.610.050; repealing RCW 28A.310.380, 28A.170.010, 28A.170.020, 28A.170.030, 28A.170.040, 28A.170.060, 28A.170.070, 28A.175.060, 28A.210.050, 28A.225.190, 28A.405.150, 28A.405.160, 28A.415.290, 28A.630.090, 28A.630.091, 28A.630.750, 28A.630.753, 28A.630.756, 28A.630.759, 28A.630.762, 28A.630.765, 28A.630.768, 28A.630.771, 28A.630.774, 28A.630.777, 28A.630.780, 28A.630.783, 28A.630.786, 28A.630.789, 28A.630.800, 28A.175.070, 28A.210.005, 28A.215.300, 28A.215.310, 28A.215.320, 28A.215.330, 28A.234.010, 28A.175.020, 28A.175.030, 28A.175.040, 28A.175.050, 28A.240.010, 28A.240.020, 28A.240.030, 28A.300.110, 28A.300.180, 28A.300.200, 28A.415.110, 28A.415.115, 28A.415.220, 28A.600.425, 28A.600.430, 28A.600.435, 28A.600.440, 28A.600.445, 28A.600.450, 28A.615.060, 28A.625.300, 28A.630.070, 28A.630.075, 28A.630.300, 28A.630.320, 28A.630.330, 28A.630.390, 28A.415.120, 28A.205.060, 28A.225.180, 28A.225.320, 28A.300.210, 28A.335.310, 28A.340.050, 28A.170.100, 28A.175.080, 28A.180.050, 28A.180.070, 28A.415.050, and 28A.400.150; and providing expiration dates.

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I - OBSOLETE REFERENCES................................................... 2

PART II - OBSOLETE SECTIONS.................................................... 6

PART III - RECODIFICATIONS OR TECHNICAL CHANGES................................ 10

PART IV - UNFUNDED PROGRAMS.................................................... 14

PART V - REPORTS............................................................... 16

PART VI - PERMISSIVE LANGUAGE.................................................. 27

PART VII - MANDATES ON SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS.............................. 30

PART VIII - MISCELLANEOUS...................................................... 30

PART I - OBSOLETE REFERENCES

Sec. 101. RCW 28A.150.360 and 1990 c 33 s 113 are each amended to read as follows:

In the event of an unforeseen emergency, in the nature of either an unavoidable cost to a district or unexpected variation in anticipated revenues to a district, the state superintendent is authorized, for not to exceed two years, to make such an adjustment in the allocation of funds as is consistent with the intent of ((~~RCW 28A.150.100 through 28A.150.430~~)) this chapter, RCW 28A.160.150 through ((~~28A.160.220~~)) 28A.160.210, 28A.300.170, and 28A.500.010 in providing an equal educational opportunity for the children of such district or districts.

Sec. 102. RCW 28A.150.370 and 1990 c 33 s 114 are each amended to read as follows:

In addition to those state funds provided to school districts for basic education, the legislature shall appropriate funds for pupil transportation, in accordance with ((~~RCW 28A.150.100 through 28A.150.430~~)) this chapter, RCW 28A.160.150 through ((~~28A.160.220~~)) 28A.160.210, 28A.300.170, and 28A.500.010, and for programs for handicapped students, in accordance with RCW 28A.155.010 through 28A.155.100. The legislature may appropriate funds to be distributed to school districts for population factors such as urban costs, enrollment fluctuations and for special programs, including but not limited to, vocational-technical institutes, compensatory programs, bilingual education, urban, rural, racial and disadvantaged programs, programs for gifted students, and other special programs.

Sec. 103. RCW 28A.150.380 and 1990 c 33 s 115 are each amended to read as follows:

The state legislature shall, at each regular session in an odd-numbered year, appropriate from the state general fund for the current use of the common schools such amounts as needed for state support to the common schools during the ensuing biennium as provided in ((~~RCW 28A.150.100 through 28A.150.430~~)) this chapter, RCW 28A.160.150 through ((~~28A.160.220~~)) 28A.160.210, 28A.300.170, and 28A.500.010.

Sec. 104. RCW 28A.215.010 and 1969 ex.s. c 223 s 28A.34.010 are each amended to read as follows:

The board of directors of any school district shall have the power to establish and maintain ((~~nursery schools~~)) preschools and to provide before-and-after-school and vacation care in connection with the common schools of said district located at such points as the board shall deem most suitable for the convenience of the public, for the care and instruction of infants and children residing in said district. The board shall establish such courses, activities, rules, and regulations governing ((~~nursery schools~~)) preschools and before-and-after-school care as it may deem best: PROVIDED, That these courses and activities shall meet the minimum standard for such ((~~nursery schools~~)) preschools as established by the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, or its successor agency, and the state board of education. Except as otherwise provided by state or federal law, the board of directors may fix a reasonable charge for the care and instruction of children attending such schools. The board may, if necessary, supplement such funds as are received for the superintendent of public instruction or any agency of the federal government, by an appropriation from the general school fund of the district.

Sec. 105. RCW 28A.215.040 and 1973 1st ex.s. c 154 s 45 are each amended to read as follows:

Every board of directors shall have power to establish, equip and maintain ((~~nursery schools~~)) preschools and/or provide before-and-after-school care for children of working parents, in cooperation with the federal government or any of its agencies, when in their judgment the best interests of their district will be subserved thereby.

Sec. 106. RCW 28A.315.680 and 1991 c 363 s 29 and 1991 c 288 ss 7 and 8 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

The school boards of any school district of the first class having within its boundaries a city with a population of four hundred thousand people or more shall establish the director district boundaries. Appointment of a board member to fill any vacancy existing for a new director district prior to the next regular school election shall be by the school board. Prior to the next regular election in the school district and the filing of declarations of candidacy therefor, the incumbent school board shall designate said director districts by number. Directors appointed to fill vacancies as above provided shall be subject to election, one for a six-year term, and one for a two-year term and thereafter the term of their respective successors shall be for four years. The term of office of incumbent members of the board of such district shall not be affected by RCW 28A.315.450, 28A.315.460, 28A.315.570, 28A.315.670, and 28A.315.680((~~, and 29.21.180~~)).

Sec. 107. RCW 28A.625.010 and 1990 c 33 s 513 are each amended to read as follows:

RCW 28A.625.020 through ((~~28A.625.070 and 28B.15.547~~)) 28A.625.065 may be known and cited as the Washington award for excellence in education program act.

Sec. 108. RCW 28A.625.050 and 1991 c 255 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW to carry out the purposes of RCW 28A.625.010 through ((~~28A.625.070~~)) 28A.625.065. These rules shall include establishing the selection criteria for the Washington award for excellence in education program. The superintendent is encouraged to consult with teachers, educational staff associates, principals, administrators, classified employees, superintendents, and school board members in developing the selection criteria. Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 28A.625.020 (1) and (2), such rules may allow for the selection of individuals whose teaching or administrative duties, or both, may encompass multiple grade level or building assignments, or both.

Sec. 109. RCW 28A.630.868 and 1993 c 335 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall administer RCW ((~~28A.630.860~~)) 28A.630.861 through 28A.630.880.

(2) The school-to-work transitions projects may be conducted for up to six years, if funds are provided.

Sec. 110. RCW 28A.630.870 and 1993 c 335 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The superintendent of public instruction may accept, receive, and administer for the purposes of RCW ((~~28A.630.860~~)) 28A.630.861 through 28A.630.880 such gifts, grants, and contributions as may be provided from public and private sources for the purposes of RCW ((~~28A.630.860~~)) 28A.630.861 through 28A.630.880.

(2) The school-to-work transitions program account is hereby established in the custody of the state treasurer. The superintendent of public instruction shall deposit in the account all moneys received under this section. Moneys in the account may be spent only for the purposes of ((~~28A.630.860~~)) RCW 28A.630.861 through 28A.630.880. Disbursements from this account shall be on the authorization of the superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee. The account is subject to the allotment procedure provided under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for disbursements.

Sec. 111. RCW 28A.630.874 and 1993 c 335 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The superintendent of public instruction, in coordination with the state board of education, the state board for community and technical colleges, the work force training and education coordinating board, and the higher education coordinating board, shall provide technical assistance to selected schools and shall develop a process that coordinates and facilitates linkages among participating school districts, secondary schools, junior high schools, middle schools, technical colleges, and colleges and universities.

(2) The superintendent of public instruction and the state board of education may adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW as necessary to implement its duties under RCW ((~~28A.630.860~~)) 28A.630.861 through 28A.630.880.

Sec. 112. RCW 28A.630.880 and 1993 c 335 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

RCW ((~~28A.630.860~~)) 28A.630.861 through 28A.630.880 may be known and cited as the school-to-work transitions program.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 113. RCW 28A.310.380 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 275 s 32, 1971 ex.s. c 282 s 23, & 1969 ex.s. c 176 s 16 are each repealed.

PART II - OBSOLETE SECTIONS

Sec. 201. RCW 28A.205.050 and 1993 c 211 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

In accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act, the state board of education with respect to the matter of certification, and the superintendent of public instruction with respect to all other matters, shall have the power and duty to make the necessary rules ((~~and regulations~~)) to carry out the purpose and intent of this chapter.

((Criteria as promulgated by the state board of education or superintendent of public instruction for determining if any education center is providing adequate instruction in basic academic skills or demonstrating superior performance in student educational gains for funding under RCW 28A.205.040 shall be subject to review by four members of the legislature, one from each caucus of each house, including the chairs of the respective education committees.))

Sec. 202. RCW 28A.630.400 and 1991 c 285 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The state board of education and the state board for community and technical colleges ((~~education~~)), in consultation with the superintendent of public instruction, the higher education coordinating board, the state apprenticeship training council, and community colleges, shall ((~~work cooperatively to develop by September 1, 1992, an educational paraprofessional~~)) adopt rules as necessary under chapter 34.05 RCW to implement the paraeducator associate of arts degree.

(2) As used in this section, ((~~an "educational paraprofessional"~~)) a "paraeducator" is an individual who has completed an associate of arts degree for ((~~an educational paraprofessional~~)) a paraeducator. The ((~~educational paraprofessional~~)) paraeducator may be hired by a school district to assist certificated instructional staff in the direct instruction of children in small and large groups, individualized instruction, testing of children, recordkeeping, and preparation of materials. The ((~~educational paraprofessional~~)) paraeducator shall work under the direction of instructional certificated staff.

(3) The training program for ((~~an educational paraprofessional~~)) a paraeducator associate of arts degree shall include, but is not limited to, the general requirements for receipt of an associate of arts degree and training in the areas of introduction to childhood education, orientation to handicapped children, fundamentals of childhood education, creative activities for children, instructional materials for children, fine art experiences for children, the psychology of learning, introduction to education, child health and safety, child development and guidance, first aid, and a practicum in a school setting.

(4) ((~~In developing the program,~~)) Consideration shall be given to transferability of credit earned in this program to teacher preparation programs at colleges and universities.

((~~(5) The agencies identified under subsection (1) of this section shall adopt rules as necessary under chapter 34.05 RCW to implement this section.~~))

NEW SECTION. Sec. 203. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

(1) RCW 28A.170.010 and 1987 c 518 s 205;

(2) RCW 28A.170.020 and 1990 c 33 s 153, 1989 c 233 s 5, & 1987 c 518 s 206;

(3) RCW 28A.170.030 and 1987 c 518 s 207;

(4) RCW 28A.170.040 and 1990 c 33 s 154 & 1987 c 518 s 208;

(5) RCW 28A.170.060 and 1994 c 245 s 5, 1989 c 271 s 113, & 1987 c 518 s 210;

(6) RCW 28A.170.070 and 1990 c 33 s 155 & 1987 c 518 s 211;

(7) RCW 28A.175.060 and 1987 c 518 s 218;

(8) RCW 28A.210.050 and 1969 ex.s. c 223 s 28A.31.060;

(9) RCW 28A.225.190 and 1969 ex.s. c 223 s 28A.58.220;

(10) RCW 28A.405.150 and 1990 c 33 s 388, 1988 c 241 s 1, 1986 c 73 s 1, & 1985 c 420 s 7;

(11) RCW 28A.405.160 and 1990 c 33 s 389 & 1985 c 420 s 8;

(12) RCW 28A.415.290 and 1993 c 336 s 406;

(13) RCW 28A.630.090 and 1990 c 33 s 524 & 1987 c 401 s 11;

(14) RCW 28A.630.091 and 1987 c 401 s 13;

(15) RCW 28A.630.750 and 1991 c 346 s 1;

(16) RCW 28A.630.753 and 1991 c 346 s 2;

(17) RCW 28A.630.756 and 1991 c 346 s 3;

(18) RCW 28A.630.759 and 1991 c 346 s 4;

(19) RCW 28A.630.762 and 1991 c 346 s 5;

(20) RCW 28A.630.765 and 1991 c 346 s 6;

(21) RCW 28A.630.768 and 1991 c 346 s 7;

(22) RCW 28A.630.771 and 1991 c 346 s 8;

(23) RCW 28A.630.774 and 1991 c 346 s 9;

(24) RCW 28A.630.777 and 1991 c 346 s 10;

(25) RCW 28A.630.780 and 1991 c 346 s 11;

(26) RCW 28A.630.783 and 1991 c 346 s 12;

(27) RCW 28A.630.786 and 1991 c 346 s 13;

(28) RCW 28A.630.789 and 1991 c 346 s 14; and

(29) RCW 28A.630.800 and 1985 c 349 s 3.

Sec. 204. RCW 28A.170.075 and 1990 c 33 s 156 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The legislature finds that the provision of drug and alcohol counseling and related prevention and intervention services in schools will enhance the classroom environment for students and teachers, and better enable students to realize their academic and personal potentials.

(2) The legislature finds that it is essential that resources be made available to school districts to provide early drug and alcohol prevention and intervention services to students and their families; to assist in referrals to treatment providers; and to strengthen the transition back to school for students who have had problems of drug and alcohol abuse.

(3) ((~~New and existing~~)) Substance abuse awareness programs funded ((~~pursuant to RCW 28A.170.010 through 28A.170.070~~)) under this chapter do not fall within the definition of basic education for purposes of Article IX of the state Constitution and the state's funding duty thereunder.

(4) The legislature intends to provide grants for drug and alcohol abuse prevention and intervention in schools, targeted to those schools with the highest concentrations of students at risk.

Sec. 205. RCW 28A.170.090 and 1990 c 33 s 158 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall select school districts and cooperatives of school districts to receive grants for drug and alcohol abuse prevention and intervention programs for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade, from funds appropriated by the legislature for this purpose. The minimum annual grant amount per district or cooperative of districts shall be twenty thousand dollars. Factors to be used in selecting proposals for funding and in determining grant awards shall be developed in consultation with the substance abuse advisory committee appointed under RCW 28A.170.050, with the intent of targeting funding to districts with high-risk populations. These factors may include:

(a) Characteristics of the school attendance areas to be served, such as the number of students from low-income families, truancy rates, juvenile justice referrals, and social services caseloads;

(b) The total number of students who would have access to services; and

(c) Participation of community groups and law enforcement agencies in drug and alcohol abuse prevention and intervention activities.

(2) The application procedures for grants under this section shall ((~~be consistent with the application procedures for other grants for substance abuse awareness programs under RCW 28A.170.020, including~~)) include provisions for comprehensive planning, establishment of a school and community substance abuse advisory committee, and documentation of the district's needs assessment. Planning and application for grants under this section may be integrated with the development of other substance abuse awareness programs by school districts((~~, and other grants under RCW 28A.170.010 through 28A.170.040 shall not require a separate application~~)). School districts shall, to the maximum extent feasible, coordinate the use of grants provided under this section with other funding available for substance abuse awareness programs. School districts should allocate resources giving emphasis to drug and alcohol abuse intervention services for students in grades five through nine. Grants may be used to provide services for students who are enrolled in approved private schools.

(3) School districts receiving grants under this section shall be required to establish a means of accessing formal assessment services for determining treatment needs of students with drug and alcohol problems. The grant applications submitted by districts shall identify the districts' plan for meeting this requirement.

(4) School districts receiving grants under this section shall be required to perform biennial evaluations of their drug and alcohol abuse prevention and intervention programs, and to report on the results of these evaluations to the superintendent of public instruction.

(5) The superintendent of public instruction may adopt rules to implement RCW 28A.170.080 ((~~through 28A.170.100~~)) and 28A.170.090.

PART III - RECODIFICATIONS OR TECHNICAL CHANGES

Sec. 301. RCW 28A.610.010 and 1990 c 33 s 505 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Parents can be the most effective teachers for their children. Providing illiterate or semiliterate parents with opportunities to acquire basic skills and child development knowledge will enhance their ability to assist and support their children in the learning process, and will enhance children's learning experiences in the formal education environment by providing children with the motivation and positive home environment which contribute to enhanced academic performance.

(2) ((~~RCW 28A.610.020 through 28A.610.060~~)) This chapter may be known and cited as project even start.

Sec. 302. RCW 28A.610.020 and 1990 c 33 s 506 are each amended to read as follows:

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definition in this section shall apply throughout ((~~RCW 28A.610.030 through 28A.610.060~~)) this chapter.

"Parent" or "parents" means a parent who has less than an eighth grade ability in one or more of the basic skill areas of reading, language arts, or mathematics, as measured by a standardized test, and who has a child or children enrolled in: (1) The state early childhood education and assistance program; (2) a federal head start program; (3) a state or federally funded elementary school basic skills program serving students who have scored below the national average on a standardized test in one or more of the basic skill areas of reading, language arts, or mathematics; or (4) a cooperative ((~~nursery school~~)) preschool at a community or technical college ((~~or vocational technical institute~~)).

Sec. 303. RCW 28A.610.030 and 1990 c 33 s 507 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The ((~~superintendent of public instruction~~)) state board for community and technical colleges, in consultation with the department of community, trade, and economic development, the department of social and health services, the ((~~state board for community college education~~)) superintendent of public instruction, and community-based, nonprofit providers of adult literacy services, shall develop an adult literacy program to serve eligible parents as defined under RCW 28A.610.020. The program shall give priority to serving parents with children who have not yet enrolled in school or are in grades kindergarten through three.

(2) In addition to providing basic skills instruction to eligible parents, the program may include other program components which may include transportation, child care, and such other directly necessary activities as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of ((~~RCW 28A.610.020 through 28A.610.060~~)) this chapter.

(3) Parents who elect to participate in training or work programs, as a condition of receiving public assistance, shall have the hours spent in parent participation programs, conducted as part of a federal head start program, or the state early childhood education and assistance program under RCW 28A.215.100 through 28A.215.200 and 28A.215.900 through 28A.215.908, or parent literacy programs under ((~~RCW 28A.610.020 through 28A.610.060~~)) this chapter, counted toward the fulfillment of their work and training obligation for the receipt of public assistance.

(4) State funds as may be appropriated for project even start shall be used solely to expand and complement, but not supplant, federal funds for adult literary programs.

(5) The ((~~superintendent of public instruction~~)) state board for community and technical colleges shall adopt rules as necessary to carry out the purposes of ((~~RCW 28A.610.020 through 28A.610.060~~)) this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 304. The following sections are each recodified as new sections in chapter 28A.410 RCW:

RCW 28A.405.010

RCW 28A.405.025

NEW SECTION. Sec. 305. The following sections are recodified as a new chapter in Title 28B RCW:

RCW 28A.610.010

RCW 28A.610.020

RCW 28A.610.030

RCW 28A.610.040

RCW 28A.610.050

NEW SECTION. Sec. 306. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

(1) RCW 28A.175.070 and 1994 c 245 s 6 & 1987 c 518 s 219;

(2) RCW 28A.210.005 and 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 s 239;

(3) RCW 28A.215.300 and 1986 c 150 s 1;

(4) RCW 28A.215.310 and 1990 c 33 s 216 & 1986 c 150 s 2;

(5) RCW 28A.215.320 and 1986 c 150 s 3;

(6) RCW 28A.215.330 and 1990 c 33 s 217 & 1986 c 150 s 4; and

(7) RCW 28A.234.010 and 1993 sp.s. c 4 s 15.

Sec. 307. RCW 28A.215.020 and 1990 c 33 s 210 are each amended to read as follows:

Expenditures under federal funds and/or state appropriations made to carry out the purposes of RCW 28A.215.010 through 28A.215.050 ((~~and 28A.215.300 through 28A.215.330~~)) shall be made by warrants issued by the state treasurer upon order of the superintendent of public instruction. The state board of education shall make necessary rules and regulations to carry out the purpose of RCW 28A.215.010.

Sec. 308. RCW 28A.215.030 and 1990 c 33 s 211 are each amended to read as follows:

In the event the legislature appropriates any moneys to carry out the purposes of RCW 28A.215.010 through 28A.215.050 ((~~and 28A.215.300 through 28A.215.330~~)), allocations therefrom may be made to school districts for the purpose of underwriting allocations made or requested from federal funds until such federal funds are available. Any school district may allocate a portion of its funds for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of RCW 28A.215.010 through 28A.215.050 ((~~and 28A.215.300 through 28A.215.330~~)) pending the receipt of reimbursement from funds made available by acts of congress.

Sec. 309. RCW 28A.215.050 and 1990 c 33 s 212 are each amended to read as follows:

As a supplement to the authority otherwise granted by RCW 28A.215.010 through 28A.215.050 ((~~and 28A.215.300 through 28A.215.330~~)) respecting the care or instruction, or both, of children in general, the board of directors of any school district may only utilize funds outside the state basic education appropriation and the state school transportation appropriation to:

(1) Contract with public and private entities to conduct all or any portion of the management and operation of a child care program at a school district site or elsewhere;

(2) Establish charges based upon costs incurred under this section and provide for the reduction or waiver of charges in individual cases based upon the financial ability of the parents or legal guardians of enrolled children to pay the charges, or upon their provision of other valuable consideration to the school district; and

(3) Transport children enrolled in a child care program to the program and to related sites using district-owned school buses and other motor vehicles, or by contracting for such transportation and related services: PROVIDED, That no child three years of age or younger shall be transported under the provisions of this section unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.

PART IV - UNFUNDED PROGRAMS

Sec. 401. RCW 28A.405.120 and 1985 c 420 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

School districts shall require each administrator, each principal, or other supervisory personnel who has responsibility for evaluating classroom teachers to have training in evaluation procedures. ((~~The superintendent of public instruction shall provide technical assistance to the local school districts and to the educational service districts in providing training to evaluators.~~))

NEW SECTION. Sec. 402. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

(1) RCW 28A.175.020 and 1987 c 518 s 213;

(2) RCW 28A.175.030 and 1990 c 33 s 160, 1989 c 209 s 1, & 1987 c 518 s 214;

(3) RCW 28A.175.040 and 1990 c 33 s 161, 1989 c 209 s 2, & 1987 c 518 s 215;

(4) RCW 28A.175.050 and 1990 c 33 s 162 & 1987 c 518 s 217;

(5) RCW 28A.240.010 and 1990 c 33 s 248 & 1985 c 422 s 2;

(6) RCW 28A.240.020 and 1985 c 422 s 1;

(7) RCW 28A.240.030 and 1990 c 33 s 249 & 1985 c 422 s 3;

(8) RCW 28A.300.110 and 1990 c 33 s 255, 1987 1st ex.s. c 2 s 208, 1987 c 197 s 1, & 1984 c 278 s 5;

(9) RCW 28A.300.180 and 1989 c 146 s 3;

(10) RCW 28A.300.200 and 1991 c 128 s 13 & 1990 c 243 s 9;

(11) RCW 28A.415.110 and 1991 c 258 s 3;

(12) RCW 28A.415.115 and 1991 c 258 s 4;

(13) RCW 28A.415.220 and 1993 c 217 s 1 & 1991 c 252 s 1;

(14) RCW 28A.600.425 and 1992 c 196 s 2;

(15) RCW 28A.600.430 and 1992 c 196 s 3;

(16) RCW 28A.600.435 and 1992 c 196 s 4;

(17) RCW 28A.600.440 and 1992 c 196 s 5;

(18) RCW 28A.600.445 and 1992 c 196 s 6;

(19) RCW 28A.600.450 and 1992 c 196 s 7;

(20) RCW 28A.615.060 and 1989 c 310 s 1;

(21) RCW 28A.625.300 and 1985 c 349 s 4;

(22) RCW 28A.630.070 and 1990 c 148 s 2;

(23) RCW 28A.630.075 and 1990 c 148 s 3;

(24) RCW 28A.630.300 and 1987 c 349 s 1;

(25) RCW 28A.630.320 and 1990 c 33 s 534 & 1987 c 349 s 3;

(26) RCW 28A.630.330 and 1990 c 33 s 535 & 1987 c 349 s 4; and

(27) RCW 28A.630.390 and 1987 c 349 s 7.

Sec. 403. RCW 28A.415.105 and 1991 c 258 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW ((~~28A.415.110~~)) 28A.415.125 through 28A.415.140.

(1) "Cooperating organizations" means that at least one school district, one college or university, and one educational service district are involved jointly with the development of a student teaching center.

(2) "Cooperating teacher" means a teacher who holds a continuing certificate and supervises and coaches a student teacher.

(3) "Field experience" means opportunities for observation, tutoring, microteaching, extended practicums, and clinical and laboratory experiences which do not fall within the meaning of student teaching.

(4) "School setting" means a classroom in a public, common school in the state of Washington.

(5) "Student teacher" means a candidate for initial teacher certification who is in a state board of education-approved, or regionally or nationally accredited teacher preparation program in a school setting as part of the field-based component of their preparation program.

(6) "Student teaching" means the full quarter or semester in a school setting during which the student teacher observes the cooperating teacher, participates in instructional activities, and assumes both part-time and full-time teaching responsibilities under the supervision of the cooperating teacher.

(7) "Student teaching center" means the program established to provide student teachers in a geographic region of the state with special support and training as part of their teacher preparation program.

(8) "Supervisor or university supervisor" means the regular or adjunct faculty member, or college or university-approved designee, who assists and supervises the work of cooperating teachers and student teachers.

Sec. 404. RCW 28B.90.005 and 1993 c 181 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

The legislature finds that it has previously declared in RCW 28B.107.005 that it is important to the economic future of the state to promote international awareness and understanding, and in RCW 1.20.100 ((~~and 28A.630.300~~)), that the state's economy and economic well-being depends heavily on foreign trade and international exchange.

The legislature finds that it is appropriate that such policies should be implemented by encouraging universities and colleges domiciled in foreign countries to establish branch campuses in Washington and that it is also important to those foreign colleges and universities that their status as authorized foreign degree-granting institutions be recognized by this state to facilitate the establishment and operation of such branch campuses.

In the furtherance of such policy, the legislature adopts the foreign degree-granting institution approved branch campus act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 405. RCW 28A.415.120 and 1991 c 258 s 5 are each repealed.

PART V - REPORTS

Sec. 501. RCW 28A.215.170 and 1994 c 166 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

((The governor shall report to the legislature before each regular session of the legislature convening in an odd-numbered year, on the current status of the program, the state-wide need for early childhood program services, and the plans to address these needs. The department shall consult with the office of the superintendent of public instruction in the preparation of the biennial report and on all issues of mutual concern addressed in the report.

~~The governor's report shall include specific recommendations on at least the following issues:~~

~~(1) The desired relationships of a state-funded early childhood education and assistance program with the common school system;~~

~~(2) The types of children and their needs that the program should serve;~~

(3) The appropriate level of state support for implementing a comprehensive early childhood education and assistance program for all eligible children, including related programs to prepare instructors and provide facilities, equipment, and transportation;

~~(4) The state administrative structure necessary to implement the program; and~~

~~(5) The establishment of a system~~)) The department shall annually report to the governor and the legislature on the findings of the longitudinal study undertaken to examine and monitor the effectiveness of early childhood educational and assistance services for eligible children to measure, among other elements, if possible, how the average level of performance of children completing this program compare to the average level of performance of all state students in their grade level, and to the average level of performance of those eligible students who did not have access to this program. The evaluation system shall examine how the percentage of these children needing access to special education or remedial programs compares to the overall percentage of children needing such services and compares to the percentage of eligible students who did not have access to this program needing such services.

Sec. 502. RCW 28A.320.200 and 1990 c 33 s 333 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Each school district board of directors shall develop a schedule and process by which each public school within its jurisdiction shall undertake self-study procedures on a regular basis: PROVIDED, That districts may allow two or more elementary school buildings in the district to undertake jointly the self-study process. Each school may follow the accreditation process developed by the state board of education under RCW 28A.305.130(6), although no school is required to file for actual accreditation, or the school may follow a self-study process developed locally. The initial self-study process within each district shall begin by September 1, 1986, and should be completed for all schools within a district by the end of the 1990‑91 school year.

(2) Any self-study process must include the participation of staff, parents, members of the community, and students, where appropriate to their age.

(3) The self-study process that is used must focus upon the quality and appropriateness of the school's educational program and the results of its operational effort. The primary emphasis throughout the process shall be placed upon:

(a) Achieving educational excellence and equity;

(b) Building stronger links with the community; and

(4) The state board of education shall adopt rules governing procedural criteria. Such rules should be flexible so as to accommodate local goals and circumstances. The rules may allow for waiver of the self-study for economic reasons and may also allow for waiver of the initial self-study if a district or its schools have participated successfully in an official accreditation process or in a similar assessment of educational programs within the last three years. The self-study process shall be conducted on a cyclical basis every seven years following the initial 1990‑91 period.

(5) The superintendent of public instruction shall provide training to assist districts in their self-studies.

(((6) Each district shall report every two years to the superintendent of public instruction on the scheduling and implementation of their self-study activities. The report shall include information about how the district and each school within the district have addressed the issue of class size and staffing patterns.))

Sec. 503. RCW 28A.330.100 and 1991 c 116 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:

Every board of directors of a school district of the first class, in addition to the general powers for directors enumerated in this title, shall have the power:

(1) To employ for a term of not exceeding three years a superintendent of schools of the district, and for cause to dismiss him or her; and to fix his or her duties and compensation.

(2) To employ, and for cause dismiss one or more assistant superintendents and to define their duties and fix their compensation.

(3) To employ a business manager, attorneys, architects, inspectors of construction, superintendents of buildings and a superintendent of supplies, all of whom shall serve at the board's pleasure, and to prescribe their duties and fix their compensation.

(4) To employ, and for cause dismiss, supervisors of instruction and to define their duties and fix their compensation.

(5) To prescribe a course of study and a program of exercises which shall be consistent with the course of study prepared by the state board of education for the use of the common schools of this state.

(6) To, in addition to the minimum requirements imposed by this title establish and maintain such grades and departments, including night, high, kindergarten, vocational training and, except as otherwise provided by law, industrial schools, and schools and departments for the education and training of any class or classes of handicapped youth, as in the judgment of the board, best shall promote the interests of education in the district.

(7) To determine the length of time over and above one hundred eighty days that school shall be maintained: PROVIDED, That for purposes of apportionment no district shall be credited with more than one hundred and eighty-three days' attendance in any school year; and to fix the time for annual opening and closing of schools and for the daily dismissal of pupils before the regular time for closing schools.

(8) To maintain a shop and repair department, and to employ, and for cause dismiss, a foreman and the necessary help for the maintenance and conduct thereof.

(9) To provide free textbooks and supplies for all children attending school.

(10) To require of the officers or employees of the district to give a bond for the honest performance of their duties in such penal sum as may be fixed by the board with good and sufficient surety, and to cause the premium for all bonds required of all such officers or employees to be paid by the district: PROVIDED, That the board may, by written policy, allow that such bonds may include a deductible proviso not to exceed two percent of the officer's or employee's annual salary.

(11) To prohibit all secret fraternities and sororities among the students in any of the schools of the said districts.

(12) To appoint a practicing physician, resident of the school district, who shall be known as the school district medical inspector, and whose duty it shall be to decide for the board of directors all questions of sanitation and health affecting the safety and welfare of the public schools of the district who shall serve at the board's pleasure((; the school district medical inspector or authorized deputies shall make monthly inspections of each school in the district and report the condition of the same to the board of education and board of health)): PROVIDED, That children shall not be required to submit to vaccination against the will of their parents or guardian.

Sec. 504. RCW 28A.400.306 and 1992 c 159 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

The state patrol shall accept fingerprints obtained under this chapter only if it can ensure that the patrol will not retain a record of the fingerprints after the check is complete. It shall not forward fingerprints obtained under this chapter to the federal bureau of investigation unless it can ensure that the federal bureau of investigation will not retain a record of the fingerprints after the check is complete. ((The state patrol shall report to the house of representatives appropriations committee and the senate ways and means committee on measures taken to implement this section before accepting any fingerprints obtained under this chapter.))

Sec. 505. RCW 28A.630.885 and 1994 c 245 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The Washington commission on student learning is hereby established. The primary purposes of the commission are to identify the knowledge and skills all public school students need to know and be able to do based on the student learning goals in RCW 28A.150.210, to develop student assessment and school accountability systems, to review current school district data reporting requirements and make recommendations on what data is necessary for the purposes of accountability and meeting state information needs, and to take other steps necessary to develop a performance-based education system. The commission shall include three members of the state board of education, three members appointed by the governor before July 1, 1992, and five members appointed no later than June 1, 1993, by the governor elected in the November 1992 election. The governor shall appoint a chair from the commission members, and fill any vacancies in gubernatorial appointments that may occur. The state board of education shall fill any vacancies of state board of education appointments that may occur. In making the appointments, educators, business leaders, and parents shall be represented, and nominations from state-wide education, business, and parent organizations shall be requested. Efforts shall be made to ensure that the commission reflects the racial and ethnic diversity of the state's K-12 student population and that the major geographic regions in the state are represented. Appointees shall be qualified individuals who are supportive of educational restructuring, who have a positive record of service, and who will devote sufficient time to the responsibilities of the commission to ensure that the objectives of the commission are achieved.

(2) The commission shall establish advisory committees. Membership of the advisory committees shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, professionals from the office of the superintendent of public instruction and the state board of education, and other state and local educational practitioners and student assessment specialists.

(3) The commission, with the assistance of the advisory committees, shall:

(a) Develop essential academic learning requirements based on the student learning goals in RCW 28A.150.210. Essential academic learning requirements shall be developed, to the extent possible, for each of the student learning goals in RCW 28A.150.210. Goals one and two shall be considered primary. Essential academic learning requirements for RCW 28A.150.210(1), goal one, and the mathematics component of RCW 28A.150.210(2), goal two, shall be completed no later than March 1, 1995. Essential academic learning requirements that incorporate the remainder of RCW 28A.150.210 (2), (3), and (4), goals two, three, and four, shall be completed no later than March 1, 1996. To the maximum extent possible, the commission shall integrate goal four and the knowledge and skill areas in the other goals in the development of the essential academic learning requirements;

(b)(i) The commission shall present to the state board of education and superintendent of public instruction a state-wide academic assessment system for use in the elementary, middle, and high school years designed to determine if each student has mastered the essential academic learning requirements identified in (a) of this subsection. The academic assessment system shall include a variety of assessment methods, including performance-based measures that are criterion-referenced. Performance standards for determining if a student has successfully completed an assessment shall be initially determined by the commission in consultation with the advisory committees required in subsection (2) of this section.

(ii) The assessment system shall be designed so that the results under the assessment system are used by educators as tools to evaluate instructional practices, and to initiate appropriate educational support for students who have not mastered the essential academic learning requirements at the appropriate periods in the student's educational development.

(iii) Assessments measuring the essential academic learning requirements developed for RCW 28A.150.210(1), goal one, and the mathematics component of RCW 28A.150.210(2), goal two, shall be initially implemented by the state board of education and superintendent of public instruction no later than the 1996-97 school year, unless the legislature takes action to delay or prevent implementation of the assessment system and essential academic learning requirements. Assessments measuring the essential academic learning requirements developed for RCW 28A.150.210 (2), (3), and (4), goals two, three, and four, shall be initially implemented by the state board of education and superintendent of public instruction no later than the 1997-98 school year, unless the legislature takes action to delay or prevent implementation of the assessment system and essential academic learning requirements. To the maximum extent possible, the commission shall integrate knowledge and skill areas in development of the assessments.

(iv) Before the 2000-2001 school year, participation by school districts in the assessment system shall be optional. School districts that desire to participate before the 2000-2001 school year shall notify the superintendent of public instruction in a manner determined by the superintendent. Beginning in the 2000-2001 school year, all school districts shall be required to participate in the assessment system.

(v) The state board of education and superintendent of public instruction may modify the essential academic learning requirements and academic assessment system, as needed, in subsequent school years.

(vi) The commission shall develop assessments that are directly related to the essential academic learning requirements, and are not biased toward persons with different learning styles, racial or ethnic backgrounds, or on the basis of gender;

(c) After a determination is made by the state board of education that the high school assessment system has been implemented and that it is sufficiently reliable and valid, successful completion of the high school assessment shall lead to a certificate of mastery. The certificate of mastery shall be obtained by most students at about the age of sixteen, and is evidence that the student has successfully mastered the essential academic learning requirements during his or her educational career. The certificate of mastery shall be required for graduation but shall not be the only requirement for graduation. The commission shall make recommendations to the state board of education regarding the relationship between the certificate of mastery and high school graduation requirements. Upon achieving the certificate of mastery, schools shall provide students with the opportunity to continue to pursue career and educational objectives through educational pathways that emphasize integration of academic and vocational education. Educational pathways may include, but are not limited to, programs such as work-based learning, school-to-work transition, tech prep, vocational-technical education, running start, and preparation for technical college, community college, or university education;

(d) Consider methods to address the unique needs of special education students when developing the assessments in (b) and (c) of this subsection;

(e) Consider methods to address the unique needs of highly capable students when developing the assessments in (b) and (c) of this subsection;

(f) Develop recommendations on the time, support, and resources, including technical assistance, needed by schools and school districts to help students achieve the essential academic learning requirements. These recommendations shall include an estimate for the legislature, superintendent of public instruction, and governor on the expected cost of implementing the academic assessment system;

(g) Develop recommendations for consideration by the higher education coordinating board for adopting college and university entrance requirements for public school students that are consistent with the essential academic learning requirements and the certificate of mastery;

(h) Review current school district data reporting requirements for the purposes of accountability and meeting state information needs. The commission on student learning shall report recommendations to the joint select committee on education restructuring by September 15, 1996, on:

(i) What data is necessary to compare how school districts are performing before the essential academic learning requirements and the assessment system are implemented with how school districts are performing after the essential academic learning requirements and the assessment system are implemented; and

(ii) What data is necessary pertaining to school district reports under the accountability systems developed by the commission on student learning under this section;

(i) By December 1, 1998, recommend to the legislature, governor, state board of education, and superintendent of public instruction:

(i) A state-wide accountability system to monitor and evaluate accurately and fairly the level of learning occurring in individual schools and school districts. The accountability system shall be designed to recognize the characteristics of the student population of schools and school districts such as gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and other factors. The system shall include school-site, school district, and state-level accountability reports;

(ii) A school assistance program to help schools and school districts that are having difficulty helping students meet the essential academic learning requirements;

(iii) A system to intervene in schools and school districts in which significant numbers of students persistently fail to learn the essential academic learning requirements; and

(iv) An awards program to provide incentives to school staff to help their students learn the essential academic learning requirements, with each school being assessed individually against its own baseline. Incentives shall be based on the rate of percentage change of students achieving the essential academic learning requirements. School staff shall determine how the awards will be spent.

It is the intent of the legislature to begin implementation of programs in this subsection (3)((~~(h)~~)) (i) on September 1, 2000;

((~~(i)~~)) (j) Report annually by December 1st to the legislature, the governor, the superintendent of public instruction, and the state board of education on the progress, findings, and recommendations of the commission; and

((~~(j)~~)) (k) Make recommendations to the legislature and take other actions necessary or desirable to help students meet the student learning goals.

(4) The commission shall coordinate its activities with the state board of education and the office of the superintendent of public instruction.

(5) The commission shall seek advice broadly from the public and all interested educational organizations in the conduct of its work, including holding periodic regional public hearings.

(6) The commission shall select an entity to provide staff support and the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall provide administrative oversight and be the fiscal agent for the commission. The commission may direct the office of the superintendent of public instruction to enter into subcontracts, within the commission's resources, with school districts, teachers, higher education faculty, state agencies, business organizations, and other individuals and organizations to assist the commission in its deliberations.

(7) Members of the commission shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

Sec. 506. RCW 28A.630.952 and 1994 c 245 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) In addition to the duties in RCW 28A.630.951, the joint select committee on education restructuring shall review all laws pertaining to K-12 public education and to educator preparation and certification with the intent of identifying laws that inhibit the achievement of the new system of performance-based education. The select committee shall report to the legislature by November 15, 1994. The laws pertaining to home schooling and private schools shall not be reviewed in this study.

(2) The joint select committee on education restructuring shall review ((~~current~~)) the school district data reporting requirements for the purposes of accountability and meeting state information needs reported by the commission on student learning under RCW 28A.630.885. The joint select committee shall report its recommendations to the legislature by January 1996 ((~~on:~~

(a) What data is necessary to compare how school districts are performing before the essential academic learning requirements and the assessment system are implemented with how school districts are performing after the essential academic learning requirements and the assessment system are implemented; and

~~(b) What data is necessary pertaining to school district reports under the accountability systems developed by the commission on student learning under RCW 28A.630.885(3)(h)~~)).

Sec. 507. RCW 28A.650.015 and 1994 c 245 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The superintendent of public instruction, to the extent funds are appropriated, shall develop and implement a Washington state K-12 education technology plan. The technology plan((~~, which~~)) shall be ((~~completed by September 1, 1994, and~~)) updated on at least a biennial basis, shall be developed to coordinate and expand the use of education technology in the common schools of the state. The plan shall be consistent with applicable provisions of chapter 43.105 RCW. The plan, at a minimum, shall address:

(a) The provision of technical assistance to schools and school districts for the planning, implementation, and training of staff in the use of technology in curricular and administrative functions;

(b) The continued development of a network to connect school districts, institutions of higher learning, and other sources of on-line information; and

(2) The superintendent of public instruction shall appoint an educational technology advisory committee to assist in the development and implementation of the technology plan in subsection (1) of this section. The committee shall include, but is not limited to, persons representing: The state board of education, the commission on student learning, the department of information services, educational service districts, school directors, school administrators, school principals, teachers, classified staff, higher education faculty, parents, students, business, labor, scientists and mathematicians, the higher education coordinating board, the work force training and education coordinating board, and the state library.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 508. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

(1) RCW 28A.205.060 and 1993 c 211 s 5 & 1985 c 434 s 2;

(2) RCW 28A.225.180 and 1990 c 33 s 233 & 1969 ex.s. c 223 s 28A.58.215;

(3) RCW 28A.225.320 and 1990 1st ex.s. c 9 s 210;

(4) RCW 28A.300.210 and 1991 c 201 s 18;

(5) RCW 28A.335.310 and 1993 c 461 s 3; and

(6) RCW 28A.340.050 and 1990 c 33 s 370 & 1988 c 268 s 7.

PART VI - PERMISSIVE LANGUAGE

Sec. 601. RCW 28A.180.080 and 1990 c 33 s 167 are each amended to read as follows:

The superintendent of public instruction shall prepare and submit biennially to the governor and the legislature a budget request for bilingual instruction programs. Moneys appropriated by the legislature for the purposes of RCW 28A.180.010 through 28A.180.080 shall be allocated by the superintendent of public instruction to school districts for the sole purpose of operating an approved bilingual instruction program; priorities for funding shall exist for the early elementary grades. No moneys shall be allocated pursuant to this section to fund more than three school years of bilingual instruction for each eligible pupil within a district: PROVIDED, That such moneys may be allocated to fund more than three school years of bilingual instruction for any pupil who fails to demonstrate improvement in English language skills adequate to remove impairment of learning when taught only in English. The superintendent of public instruction shall set standards and approve a test for the measurement of such English language skills. ((School districts are hereby empowered to accept grants, gifts, donations, devices and other gratuities from private and public sources to aid in accomplishing the purposes of RCW 28A.180.010 through 28A.180.080.))

Sec. 602. RCW 28A.225.220 and 1993 c 336 s 1008 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Any board of directors may make agreements with adults choosing to attend school((: PROVIDED, That unless such arrangements are approved by the state superintendent of public instruction, a reasonable tuition charge, fixed by the state superintendent of public instruction, shall be paid by such students as best may be accommodated therein)), and may charge the adults a reasonable tuition.

(2) A district is strongly encouraged to honor the request of a parent or guardian for his or her child to attend a school in another district.

(3) A district shall release a student to a nonresident district that agrees to accept the student if:

(a) A financial, educational, safety, or health condition affecting the student would likely be reasonably improved as a result of the transfer; or

(b) Attendance at the school in the nonresident district is more accessible to the parent's place of work or to the location of child care; or

(4) A district may deny the request of a resident student to transfer to a nonresident district if the release of the student would adversely affect the district's existing desegregation plan.

(5) For the purpose of helping a district assess the quality of its education program, a resident school district may request an optional exit interview or questionnaire with the parents or guardians of a child transferring to another district. No parent or guardian may be forced to attend such an interview or complete the questionnaire.

(6) Beginning with the 1993-94 school year, school districts may not charge transfer fees or tuition for nonresident students enrolled under subsection (3) of this section and RCW 28A.225.225. Reimbursement of a high school district for cost of educating high school pupils of a nonhigh school district shall not be deemed a transfer fee as affecting the apportionment of current state school funds.

Sec. 603. RCW 28A.225.250 and 1969 c 130 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:

((~~Notwithstanding any other provision of law,~~)) (1) The state superintendent of public instruction is directed and authorized to develop and adopt rules ((~~and regulations to implement such voluntary, tuition free attendance programs among school districts that he~~)) governing cooperative programs between and among school districts and educational service districts that the superintendent deems necessary ((~~for the expressed purpose of~~)) to assure:

((~~(1) Providing educational opportunities, including vocational skills programs, not otherwise provided;~~

~~(2) Avoiding unnecessary duplication of specialized or unusually expensive educational programs and facilities; or~~

(3) Improving racial balance within and among school districts: PROVIDED, That no voluntary, tuition free attendance program among school districts developed by the superintendent of public instruction shall be instituted unless such program receives the approval of the boards of directors of the districts))

(a) Correct calculation of state apportionment payments;

(b) Proper budgeting and accounting for interdistrict cooperative program revenues and expenditures;

(d) Protection of the right of residents of Washington under twenty-one years of age to a tuition-free program of basic education.

(2) Unless specifically authorized in law, interdistrict cooperative programs shall not be designed to systematically increase state allocation above amounts required if services were provided by the resident school district.

Sec. 604. RCW 28A.335.160 and 1990 c 33 s 359 are each amended to read as follows:

Any school district may cooperate with one or more school districts in the ((~~following:~~

~~(1) The~~)) joint financing, planning, construction, equipping and operating of any educational facility otherwise authorized by law: PROVIDED, That any cooperative financing plan involving the construction of school plant facilities must be approved by the state board of education pursuant to such rules as may now or hereafter be promulgated relating to state approval of school construction.

(((2) The joint maintenance and operation of educational programs or services (a) either as a part of the operation of a joint facility or otherwise, (b) either on a full or part time attendance basis, and (c) either on a regular one hundred eighty day school year or extended school year: PROVIDED, That any such joint program or service must be operated pursuant to a written agreement approved by the superintendent of public instruction pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated therefor. In establishing rules and regulations the state superintendent shall consider, among such other factors as the superintendent deems appropriate, the economic feasibility of said services and programs, the educational and administrative scope of said agreement and the need for said programs or services.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the state superintendent of public instruction shall establish rules and regulations for the apportionment of attendance credits for such students as are enrolled in a jointly operated facility or program, including apportionment for approved part time and extended school year attendance.))

NEW SECTION. Sec. 605. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

(1) RCW 28A.170.100 and 1991 c 116 s 24, 1990 c 33 s 159, & 1989 c 271 s 313;

(2) RCW 28A.175.080 and 1989 c 233 s 7;

(3) RCW 28A.180.050 and 1984 c 124 s 4, & 1979 c 95 s 4;

(4) RCW 28A.180.070 and 1990 c 33 s 166 & 1984 c 124 s 6; and

(5) RCW 28A.415.050 and 1985 c 419 s 2.

PART VII - MANDATES ON SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS

NEW SECTION. Sec. 701. RCW 28A.400.150 and 1990 c 33 s 380 & 1969 ex.s. c 223 s 28A.58.170 are each repealed.

Sec. 702. RCW 28A.405.070 and 1989 c 206 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

((~~In filling a position~~)) Effective December 31, 1995, school and educational service districts shall ((consider applications from two individuals wishing to share a job. All announcements of job openings shall contain a statement indicating the district will accept applications from individuals wishing to share the position. Job sharing shall be available to certificated staff)) have a policy on the sharing of jobs by district employees.

PART VIII - MISCELLANEOUS

NEW SECTION. Sec. 801. The repeal of any programs that are not funded as of the effective date of this section is not intended to comment on the value of the services provided by the programs. The repeal of statutes in chapter . . ., Laws of 1995 (this act) does not affect the general authority of school districts to provide services to accomplish the purposes of these programs. The deletion or repeal of language that permitted school districts to carry out specific activities that would be within their general authority is not intended to affect the general authority of school districts to continue to carry out those activities.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 802. Sections 109 through 112 of this act shall expire June 30, 1999.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 803. Section 505 of this act shall expire September 1, 1998.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 804. Section 506 of this act shall expire December 1, 2001.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 805. Part headings and the table of contents as used in this act do not constitute any part of the law.