RCW 28A.150.220
Basic education act -- Program
requirements -- Program accessibility -- Rules. (Effective until
September 1, 2011.)
(1) Satisfaction of the basic education
program requirements identified in RCW 28A.150.210 shall be
considered to be implemented by the following program:
(a) Each school district shall make available to students
enrolled in kindergarten at least a total instructional offering
of four hundred fifty hours. The program shall include
instruction in the essential academic learning requirements under
*RCW 28A.630.885 and such other subjects and such activities as
the school district shall determine to be appropriate for the
education of the school district's students enrolled in such
program;
(b) Each school district shall make available to students
enrolled in grades one through twelve, at least a district-wide
annual average total instructional hour offering of one thousand
hours. The state board of education may define alternatives to
classroom instructional time for students in grades nine through
twelve enrolled in alternative learning experiences. The state
board of education shall establish rules to determine annual
average instructional hours for districts including fewer than
twelve grades. The program shall include the essential academic
learning requirements under *RCW 28A.630.885 and such other
subjects and such activities as the school district shall
determine to be appropriate for the education of the school
district's students enrolled in such group;
(c) If the essential academic learning requirements include
a requirement of languages other than English, the requirement
may be met by students receiving instruction in one or more
American Indian languages.
(2) Nothing contained in subsection (1) of this section
shall be construed to require individual students to attend
school for any particular number of hours per day or to take any
particular courses.
(3) Each school district's kindergarten through twelfth
grade basic educational program shall be accessible to all
students who are five years of age, as provided by RCW 28A.225.160, and less than twenty-one years of age and shall
consist of a minimum of one hundred eighty school days per school
year in such grades as are conducted by a school district, and
one hundred eighty half-days of instruction, or equivalent, in
kindergarten: PROVIDED, That effective May 1, 1979, a school
district may schedule the last five school days of the one
hundred and eighty day school year for noninstructional purposes
in the case of students who are graduating from high school,
including, but not limited to, the observance of graduation and
early release from school upon the request of a student, and all
such students may be claimed as a full time equivalent student to
the extent they could otherwise have been so claimed for the
purposes of RCW 28A.150.250 and 28A.150.260.
(4) The state board of education shall adopt rules to
implement and ensure compliance with the program requirements
imposed by this section, RCW 28A.150.250 and 28A.150.260, and
such related supplemental program approval requirements as the
state board may establish.
[1993 c 371 § 2; (1995 c 77 § 1 and 1993 c 371 § 1 expired September 1, 2000); 1992 c 141 § 503; 1990 c 33 § 105; 1982 c 158 § 1; 1979 ex.s. c 250 § 1; 1977 ex.s. c 359 § 3. Formerly RCW 28A.58.754.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 28A.630.885 was recodified as RCW 28A.655.060 pursuant to 1999 c 388 § 607. RCW 28A.655.060 was subsequently repealed by 2004 c 19 § 206.
Contingent expiration date -- 1995 c 77 § 1: "Section 1 of this act shall expire September 1, 2000. However, section 1 of this act shall not expire if, by September 1, 2000, a law is not enacted stating that a school accountability and academic assessment system is not in place." [1995 c 77 § 32.] That law was not enacted by September 1, 2000.
Contingent effective date -- 1993 c 371 § 2: "Section 2 of this act shall take effect September 1, 2000. However, section 2 of this act shall not take effect if, by September 1, 2000, a law is enacted stating that a school accountability and academic assessment system is not in place." [1993 c 371 § 5.] That law was not enacted by September 1, 2000.
Contingent effective date -- 1992 c 141 §§ 502-504, 506, and 507: See note following RCW 28A.150.205.
Findings -- Part headings -- Severability -- 1992 c 141: See notes following RCW 28A.410.040.
Severability -- 1982 c 158: "If any provision of this amendatory act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [1982 c 158 § 8.]
Effective date -- 1979 ex.s. c 250: "This amendatory act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and except as otherwise provided in subsection (5) of section 1, and section 2 of this amendatory act, shall take effect August 15, 1979." [1979 ex.s. c 250 § 10.]
Severability -- 1979 ex.s. c 250: "If any provision of this amendatory act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [1979 ex.s. c 250 § 11.]
Effective date -- Severability -- 1977 ex.s. c 359: See notes following RCW 28A.150.200.
RCW 28A.150.220
Basic education -- Minimum instructional
requirements -- Program accessibility -- Rules. (Effective September
1, 2011.)
(1) In order for students to have the opportunity to
develop the basic education knowledge and skills under RCW 28A.150.210, school districts must provide instruction of
sufficient quantity and quality and give students the opportunity
to complete graduation requirements that are intended to prepare
them for postsecondary education, gainful employment, and
citizenship. The program established under this section shall be
the minimum instructional program of basic education offered by
school districts.
(2) Each school district shall make available to students
the following minimum instructional offering each school year:
(a) For students enrolled in grades one through twelve, at
least a district-wide annual average of one thousand hours, which
shall be increased to at least one thousand eighty instructional
hours for students enrolled in each of grades seven through
twelve and at least one thousand instructional hours for students
in each of grades one through six according to an implementation
schedule adopted by the legislature; and
(b) For students enrolled in kindergarten, at least four
hundred fifty instructional hours, which shall be increased to at
least one thousand instructional hours according to the
implementation schedule under RCW 28A.150.315.
(3) The instructional program of basic education provided by
each school district shall include:
(a) Instruction in the essential academic learning
requirements under RCW 28A.655.070;
(b) Instruction that provides students the opportunity to
complete twenty-four credits for high school graduation, subject
to a phased-in implementation of the twenty-four credits as
established by the legislature. Course distribution requirements
may be established by the state board of education under RCW 28A.230.090;
(c) If the essential academic learning requirements include
a requirement of languages other than English, the requirement
may be met by students receiving instruction in one or more
American Indian languages;
(d) Supplemental instruction and services for underachieving
students through the learning assistance program under RCW 28A.165.005 through 28A.165.065;
(e) Supplemental instruction and services for eligible and
enrolled students whose primary language is other than English
through the transitional bilingual instruction program under RCW 28A.180.010 through 28A.180.080;
(f) The opportunity for an appropriate education at public
expense as defined by RCW 28A.155.020 for all eligible students
with disabilities as defined in RCW 28A.155.020; and
(g) Programs for highly capable students under RCW 28A.185.010 through 28A.185.030.
(4) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to
require individual students to attend school for any particular
number of hours per day or to take any particular courses.
(5) Each school district's kindergarten through twelfth
grade basic educational program shall be accessible to all
students who are five years of age, as provided by RCW 28A.225.160, and less than twenty-one years of age and shall
consist of a minimum of one hundred eighty school days per school
year in such grades as are conducted by a school district, and
one hundred eighty half-days of instruction, or equivalent, in
kindergarten, to be increased to a minimum of one hundred eighty
school days per school year according to the implementation
schedule under RCW 28A.150.315. However, effective May 1, 1979,
a school district may schedule the last five school days of the
one hundred and eighty day school year for noninstructional
purposes in the case of students who are graduating from high
school, including, but not limited to, the observance of
graduation and early release from school upon the request of a
student, and all such students may be claimed as a full-time
equivalent student to the extent they could otherwise have been
so claimed for the purposes of RCW 28A.150.250 and 28A.150.260.
(6) Nothing in this section precludes a school district from
enriching the instructional program of basic education, such as
offering additional instruction or providing additional services,
programs, or activities that the school district determines to be
appropriate for the education of the school district's students.
(7) The state board of education shall adopt rules to
implement and ensure compliance with the program requirements
imposed by this section, RCW 28A.150.250 and 28A.150.260, and
such related supplemental program approval requirements as the
state board may establish.
[2009 c 548 § 104; 1993 c 371 § 2; (1995 c 77 § 1 and 1993 c 371 § 1 expired September 1, 2000); 1992 c 141 § 503; 1990 c 33 § 105; 1982 c 158 § 1; 1979 ex.s. c 250 § 1; 1977 ex.s. c 359 § 3. Formerly RCW 28A.58.754.]
NOTES:
Effective date -- 2009 c 548 §§ 101-110 and 701-710: See note following RCW 28A.150.200.
Intent -- 2009 c 548: See note following RCW 28A.150.198.
Finding -- 2009 c 548: See note following RCW 28A.410.270.
Intent -- Finding -- 2009 c 548: See note following RCW 28A.305.130.
Contingent expiration date -- 1995 c 77 § 1: "Section 1 of this act shall expire September 1, 2000. However, section 1 of this act shall not expire if, by September 1, 2000, a law is not enacted stating that a school accountability and academic assessment system is not in place." [1995 c 77 § 32.] That law was not enacted by September 1, 2000.
Contingent effective date -- 1993 c 371 § 2: "Section 2 of this act shall take effect September 1, 2000. However, section 2 of this act shall not take effect if, by September 1, 2000, a law is enacted stating that a school accountability and academic assessment system is not in place." [1993 c 371 § 5.] That law was not enacted by September 1, 2000.
Contingent effective date -- 1992 c 141 §§ 502-504, 506, and 507: See note following RCW 28A.150.205.
Findings -- Part headings -- Severability -- 1992 c 141: See notes following RCW 28A.410.040.
Severability -- 1982 c 158: "If any provision of this amendatory act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [1982 c 158 § 8.]
Effective date -- 1979 ex.s. c 250: "This amendatory act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and except as otherwise provided in subsection (5) of section 1, and section 2 of this amendatory act, shall take effect August 15, 1979." [1979 ex.s. c 250 § 10.]
Severability -- 1979 ex.s. c 250: "If any provision of this amendatory act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [1979 ex.s. c 250 § 11.]
Effective date -- Severability -- 1977 ex.s. c 359: See notes following RCW 28A.150.200.