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                          HOUSE BILL 1867

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Wolfe, Romero, Goldsmith, Ogden, Kessler, Costa, Dellwo, Smith, L. Thomas and Cody

Read first time 02/13/95.  Referred to Committee on Education.

Requiring school districts to notify the department of social and health services of students identified as deaf or hard of hearing.

    AN ACT Relating to the deaf and hard of hearing; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.155 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.155 RCW to read as follows:

    School districts shall notify the department of social and health services, office of deaf and hard of hearing services, of students who are identified by the school district as being deaf or hard of hearing as defined by rules of the superintendent of public instruction.  The purpose of the notification is to increase the availability of services to these students.

    School districts shall send a list of deaf and hard of hearing students who were enrolled in the district during the 1994-95 school year to the office of deaf and hard of hearing services by September 1, 1995.  For the 1995-96 school year and thereafter, school districts shall notify the office within thirty days after a student has been identified as being deaf or hard of hearing.

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