SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 5615

BYSenators Bailey, Rinehart, Pullen and Saling

Changing provisions relating to early entrance programs at the University of Washington.

Senate Committee on Education

Senate Hearing Date(s):February 15, 1989; February 27, 1989

Majority Report:  Do pass.

      Signed by Senators Bailey, Chairman; Lee, Vice Chairman; Anderson, Bender, Benitz, Craswell, Fleming, Gaspard, Murray, Rinehart.

Senate Staff:Susan Finkel (786-7483)

                  March 14, 1989

AS PASSED SENATE, MARCH 13, 1989

BACKGROUND:

The Superintendent of Public Instruction is allowed to allocate to the University of Washington all or a portion of the state basic education moneys, state categorical moneys, and federal moneys generated by a student who is attending the University's Early Entrance Program transition school for highly capable students.  These funds may be spent only for instruction and related activities necessary for these students to fulfill high school requirements.

SUMMARY:

The Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) must contract with the University of Washington for the education of highly capable students below 18 years of age who are admitted or enrolled in the Early Entrance Program transition school at the UW.

The SPI may not allocate state categorical funds provided by the state for the highly capable students while they are attending the UW's transition school or Early Entrance Program.

The expenditure of allocations to the UW of basic education, state categorical, and federal funds by students attending the transition school or Early Entrance Program is limited to the selection, precollege instruction, special advising and related activities necessary for the support of students attending the transition school or Early Entrance Program.

The allocations to the University of Washington will apply during the first three years a student attends the transition school or Early Entrance Program at the UW, or through the academic year in which the student turns 18, which ever occurs first.

The UW may not admit more than 30 students in any one year to the transition school.

The SPI must adopt or amend rules before August 31, 1989.

Appropriation:    none

Revenue:    none

Fiscal Note:      requested February 10, 1989

Senate Committee - Testified: Nancy Robinson, Director of Program for Capable Youth (pro)