Original Notice.

     Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 04-12-111.

     Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 180-27-035 Space allocations.

     Hearing Location(s): Educational Service District 123, 3918 West Court Street, Pasco, WA 98301, on August 25, 2005, at 8:30 a.m.

     Date of Intended Adoption: August 26, 2005.

     Submit Written Comments to: Larry Davis, Executive Director, P.O. Box 47206, Olympia, WA 98504-7206, e-mail ldavis@ospi.wednet.edu, fax (360) 586-2357, by August 10, 2005.

     Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Laura Moore, Executive Assistant, by August 10, 2005, TTY (360) 664-3631 or (360) 725-6025.

     Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The proposed changes will align state board policy with legislation passed in the 2005 session increasing the space allocations for school construction.

     Reasons Supporting Proposal: See Purpose above.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.525.020, 28A.335.120, and 28A.335.100.

     Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

     Name of Proponent: State Board of Education, governmental.

     Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Larry Davis, State Board of Education, Olympia, Washington, (360) 725-6025.

     No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Not applicable.

     A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. Not applicable.

July 8, 2005

Larry Davis

Executive Director

OTS-8195.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 01-19-044, filed 9/14/01, effective 10/15/01)

WAC 180-27-035   Space allocations.   (1) State assistance in the construction of school facilities for grades kindergarten through twelve and classrooms planned for the exclusive use of students with disabilities shall be based on a space allowance per enrolled student and for state matching purposes shall be computed in accordance with the following table:

	Through June 30, 2006		Beginning July 1, 2006
Grade or Area	Maximum Matchable Area Per Student		Maximum Matchable Area Per Student
Grades kindergarten through six	80 square feet		90 square feet
Grades seven and eight	110 square feet		117 square feet
Grades nine through twelve	120 square feet		130 square feet
Classrooms for students with disabilities	140 square feet		144 square feet

For purposes of this subsection, students with disabilities shall be counted as one student for each such student assigned to a specially designated self-contained classroom for students with disabilities for at least one hundred minutes per school day, calculated on actual headcount enrollment submitted to the superintendent of public instruction.

     (2) State assistance for construction of vocational skill centers shall be based on one-half of students enrolled on October 1 and computed as follows:

Type of Facility	Maximum Matchable Area Per One-Half Enrolled Student
Skill Centers	140 square feet

     (3) Space allowance for state matching purposes for districts with senior or four-year high schools with fewer than four hundred students shall be computed in accordance with the following formula:

Number of Headcount Student-Grades 9-12			Maximum Matchable Area Per Facility
0-100			37,000 square feet
101-200			42,000 square feet
201-300			48,000 square feet
301-or more			52,000 square feet

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.525.020. 01-19-044, § 180-27-035, filed 9/14/01, effective 10/15/01; 98-19-143, § 180-27-035, filed 9/23/98, effective 10/24/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.47.830. 84-11-047 (Order 6-84), § 180-27-035, filed 5/17/84; 83-21-066 (Order 11-83), § 180-27-035, filed 10/17/83.]

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