BILL REQ. #: H-1718.1

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HOUSE BILL 2083
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State of Washington

60th Legislature

2007 Regular Session

By Representatives Ericks, Haler, Hasegawa, Morrell, Walsh, Green, Darneille, Kenney, Pettigrew, Kagi, Bailey, Schual-Berke, McDermott, Linville, Lantz, P. Sullivan, Upthegrove, McCoy, Blake, Moeller, Sells, Hinkle, O'Brien, Simpson and Ormsby

Read first time 02/07/2007. Referred to Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services.

AN ACT Relating to early intervention services for children who are four years old; and amending RCW 28A.155.065.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 28A.155.065 and 2006 c 269 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) By September 1, 2009, each school district shall provide or contract for early intervention services to all eligible children with disabilities from birth to three years of age. Eligibility shall be determined according to Part C of the federal individuals with disabilities education act and as specified in the Washington Administrative Code. School districts shall provide or contract for early intervention services in partnership with local birth-to-three lead agencies and birth-to-three providers. Services provided under this section shall not supplant services or funding currently provided in the state for early intervention services to eligible children with disabilities from birth to three years of age. The state-designated birth-to-three lead agency shall be payor of last resort for birth-to-three early intervention services provided under this section.
     (2) A child receiving services under this section who attains the age of four before the start of the school year in which the child will be eligible for services under RCW 28A.155.020 shall continue to be eligible for services under this section until the start of the school year.
     (3) The services in this section are not part of the state's program of basic education pursuant to Article IX of the state Constitution.

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