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                         SENATE BILL 5539

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Senators McAuliffe, Hochstatter and Rasmussen; by request of Board of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction

Read first time 01/26/95.  Referred to Committee on Education.

Authorizing waivers for educational restructuring.

    AN ACT Relating to educational waivers; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.630 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.630 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) The state board of education, where appropriate, or the superintendent of public instruction, where appropriate, may grant waivers to districts from the provisions of statutes or rules relating to:  The length of the school year; student-to-teacher ratios; the commingling of funds appropriated by the legislature on a categorical basis for such programs as, but not limited to, highly capable students, transitional bilingual instruction, and learning assistance; and other administrative rules that in the opinion of the state board of education or the opinion of the superintendent of public instruction may need to be waived in order for a district to implement a plan for restructuring its educational program or the educational program of individual schools within the district.

    (2) School districts may use the application process in RCW 28A.305.140 or 28A.300.138 to apply for the waivers under subsection (1) of this section.

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