CERTIFICATION
OF ENROLLMENT
ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL 2748
Chapter
234, Laws of 2002
57th
Legislature
2002
Regular Session
HIGHLY CAPABLE STUDENTS
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 6/13/02
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Passed by the House March 11, 2002
Yeas 97 Nays 1
 FRANK CHOPP
Speaker of the House
of Representatives
Passed by the Senate March 7, 2002
Yeas 48 Nays 1
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CERTIFICATE
I, Cynthia Zehnder, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the
State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL 2748 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate
on the dates hereon set forth.
 CYNTHIA ZEHNDER
Chief Clerk
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BRAD OWEN
President of the Senate
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Approved March 28, 2002 Place Style On
Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
March 28, 2002 - 9:07 a.m.
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 GARY LOCKE
Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington
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ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL 2748
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AS
AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed
Legislature - 2002 Regular Session
State
of Washington 57th Legislature 2002 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 01/25/2002. Referred to Committee on Education.
Requiring monitoring of programs for the education of
highly capable students.
AN
ACT Relating to monitoring programs for the education of highly capable
students; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.185 RCW.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1. A
new section is added to chapter 28A.185 RCW to read as follows:
In
order to ensure that school districts are meeting the requirements of an
approved program for highly capable students, the superintendent of public
instruction shall monitor highly capable programs at least once every five
years. Monitoring shall begin during the 2002-03 school year.
Any
program review and monitoring under this section may be conducted concurrently
with other program reviews and monitoring conducted by the office of the
superintendent of public instruction. In its review, the office shall monitor
program components that include but need not be limited to the process used by
the district to identify and reach out to highly capable students with diverse
talents and from diverse backgrounds, assessment data and other indicators to
determine how well the district is meeting the academic needs of highly capable
students, and district expenditures used to enrich or expand opportunities for
these students.
Beginning
June 30, 2003, and every five years thereafter, the office of the superintendent
of public instruction shall submit a report to the education committees of the
house of representatives and the senate that provides a brief description of
the various instructional programs offered to highly capable students.
The
superintendent of public instruction may adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW to
implement this section.
Passed the House March 11, 2002.
Passed the Senate March 7, 2002.
Approved by the Governor
March 28, 2002.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State March 28, 2002.