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                                           ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2626

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Representatives Wang, Betrozoff, Peery, Walker, Holland, G. Fisher, Ebersole, Rasmussen, Phillips, Horn, Pruitt, Dorn, Valle, Jones, K. Wilson, Cole, P. King, Brumsickle, Winsley, Rector, Ferguson, Nealey, Fraser, D. Sommers, Moyer and Spanel

Read first time 1/17/90 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to high school credit; amending RCW 28A.05.060; and declaring an emergency.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 6, chapter 278, Laws of 1984 as last amended by section 1, chapter 172, Laws of 1988 and RCW 28A.05.060 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) The state board of education shall establish high school graduation requirements or equivalencies for students who commence the ninth grade subsequent to July 1, 1985, that meet or exceed the following:

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@h2 English!tl3

Mathematics!tl2

Social Studies

!sc ,3United States history

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!sc ,3Washington state

!sc ,5history and government!tl1/2

!sc ,3Contemporary world

!sc ,5history, geography,

!sc ,5and problems!tl1

Science (1 credit

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Occupational Education!tl1

Physical Education!tl2

Electives!tl5 1/2

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@la    (2) For the purposes of this section one credit is equivalent to one year of study.

          (3) The Washington state history and government requirement may be fulfilled by students in grades seven or eight or both.  Students who have completed the Washington state history and government requirement in grades seven or eight or both  shall be considered to have fulfilled the Washington state history and government requirement.

          (4) A candidate for graduation must have in addition earned a minimum of 18 credits including all required courses.  These credits shall consist of the state requirements listed above and such additional requirements and electives as shall be established by each district.

          (5) In recognition of the statutory authority of the state board of education to establish and enforce minimum high school graduation requirements, the state board shall periodically reevaluate the graduation requirements and shall report such findings to the legislature in a timely manner as determined by the state board.

          (6) Pursuant to any foreign language requirement established by the state board of education or a local school district, or both, for purposes of high school graduation, students who receive instruction in sign language shall be considered to have satisfied the state or local school district foreign language graduation requirement.

(7) If requested by the student and his or her family, a student:

(a) Who has completed high school courses while in seventh and eighth grade that were taken with high school students; and

(b) Who has successfully passed by completing the same course requirements and examinations as the high school students enrolled in the class

!ixshall be given high school credit.  The credit shall be applied to fulfilling high school graduation requirements.  The course shall be reported on the student's high school transcript.  Students who have taken and successfully completed high school courses under these circumstances shall not be required to take an additional competency examination or perform any other additional assignment to receive credit.  This subsection shall apply to students currently enrolled in high school and who took the courses while they were in seventh and eighth grade.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.