BILL REQ. #:  H-3387.1 

Read first time 01/16/2006.   Referred to Committee on Education.

     AN ACT Relating to waivers of the one hundred eighty day school year for energy-related fiscal emergencies; amending RCW 28A.305.140; and repealing RCW 28A.305.145.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 28A.305.140 and 1990 c 33 s 267 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The state board of education may grant waivers to school districts from the provisions of RCW 28A.150.200 through 28A.150.220 on the basis that such waiver or waivers are necessary to implement successfully a local plan to provide for all students in the district an effective education system that is designed to enhance the educational program for each student. The local plan may include alternative ways to provide effective educational programs for students who experience difficulty with the regular education program.
     (2) The state board of education may also grant waivers to school districts from the provisions of RCW 28A.150.220(3) in cases where the school district board of directors has adopted a resolution declaring an energy-related fiscal emergency and where the local plan to reduce operating and transportation costs to address the emergency necessitates such a waiver.
     (3) The state board shall adopt criteria to evaluate the need for the waiver or waivers.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   RCW 28A.305.145 (Application process for waivers under RCW 28A.305.140) and 1993 c 336 s 302 are each repealed.