6709 AMH MORR 3

SB 6709 - H AMD TO H AMD (6709 AMH KAGI FRAZ 25) Scoped 3-8-02 0455

By Representative ___

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     "NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.150 RCW to read as follows:

     (1)  The legislature finds that the Washington national guard youth challenge program is an out-of-home care alternative education program for at-risk youth.  The legislation intends to provide coordinated service and education planning for these at-risk youth through a residential education program that helps the youth obtain a high school diploma or successfully complete a general education development assessment.

     (2)   The superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the military department, shall adopt rules for the national guard youth challenge program.  The rules shall include the methodology for allocating funding from the superintendent of public instruction to the military department for the program.  The funding formula shall not be less than statewide average rates for basic and nonbasic education funding and shall calculate one full-time equivalent for every one hundred hours of scheduled instruction that is eligible for high school graduation credit."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references and the title accordingly.

EFFECT:  The Legislature finds that the Washington National Guard Youth Challenge Program is an out-of-home care alternative education program for at-risk youth.  In order to provide coordinated service and education planning for these at-risk youth, the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the military department, will adopt rules for the program. The rules will include a funding methodology for the program based on statewide average rates for basic and nonbasic education funding.  A calculation for one full-time equivalent will be based on one hundred hours of scheduled instruction that is eligible for high school graduation credit.