Z-930 _______________________________________________
HOUSE BILL NO. 1740
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State of Washington 51st Legislature 1989 Regular Session
By Representatives Betrozoff, Peery, G. Fisher, Rayburn, Cole, P. King, Ferguson, Miller, May, Heavey, Cantwell, Todd and Wood; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Read first time 2/3/89 and referred to Committees on Education/Appropriations (2/20/89).
AN ACT Relating to the development of student motivation, retention, and retrieval programs; amending RCW 28A.120.062 and 28A.120.064; and repealing RCW 28A.120.066.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 214, chapter 518, Laws of 1987 and RCW 28A.120.062 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The
superintendent of public instruction is authorized and shall grant funds to
selected school districts to assist in the development of student motivation,
retention, and retrieval programs for youth who are at risk of dropping out of
school or who have dropped out of school. The purpose of the state assistance
for such school district programs is to provide districts the necessary ((start-up))
money which will encourage the development by districts or cooperatives of
districts of integrated programs for students who are at risk of dropping out
of school or who have dropped out of school.
(2) Funds as may be appropriated for the purposes of this section and RCW 28A.120.064 through 28A.120.072 shall be distributed to qualifying school districts for initial planning, development, and implementation of educational programs designed to motivate, retain, and retrieve students.
(3) Funds
shall be distributed among qualifying school districts on a per pupil basis((.))
in accordance with the following state funding formula: To determine
the per pupil allocation, the ((total)) appropriation for this ((program))
purpose shall be divided by the total full-time equivalent
student population of all qualifying districts as determined on October 1((,
1987)) of the first year of each biennium. The resulting dollar
amount shall be multiplied by the current school year October 1 total full-time
equivalent student population of each qualifying school district to
determine the maximum grant that each qualifying school district is eligible to
receive. No district may receive more than is necessary for planning and
implementation activities outlined in the district's grant application.
(4) The eligibility of a school district or cooperative of school districts to receive program implementation funds shall be determined once every two years.
(5) Should one or more eligible school districts not request funds available under subsection (3) of this section, the funds may be expended or allocated to other qualifying school districts on a nonformula grant basis by the superintendent of public instruction for the purpose of furthering student motivation, retention, and retrieval programs.
Sec. 2. Section 215, chapter 518, Laws of 1987 and RCW 28A.120.064 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) In
distributing grant funds, the superintendent of public instruction shall first
award funds to each school district with a dropout rate which, as determined by
the superintendent of public instruction, is over time in the top twenty-five
percent of all districts' dropout rates. ((The superintendent shall give
priority consideration among such qualifying districts to granting funds to
those districts where no student motivation, retention, and retrieval programs
currently exist.))
(2) The superintendent may grant funds to a cooperative of districts which may include one district, or more, whose dropout rate is not in the top twenty-five percent of all districts' dropout rates.
(3) The sum of all grants awarded pursuant to RCW 28A.120.062 through 28A.120.072 for a particular biennium shall not exceed the amount appropriated by the legislature for such purposes.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. Section 216, chapter 518, Laws of 1987 and RCW 28A.120.066 are each repealed.