Wash. Rev. Code § 71A.20.070

Current through 2024

Section 71A.20.070 - Educational programs

(1) An educational program shall be created and maintained for each residential habilitation center pursuant to RCW 28A.190.030 through 28A.190.050. The educational program shall provide a comprehensive program of academic, vocational, recreational, and other educational services best adapted to meet the needs and capabilities of each resident.

(2) The superintendent of public instruction shall assist the secretary in all feasible ways, including financial aid, so that the educational programs maintained within the residential habilitation centers are comparable to the programs advocated by the superintendent of public instruction for children with similar aptitudes in local school districts.

(3) Within available resources, the secretary shall, upon request from a local school district, provide such clinical, counseling, and evaluating services as may assist the local district lacking such professional resources in determining the needs of its exceptional children.

RCW 71A.20.070

1990 c 33 § 590; 1988 c 176 § 707.

Purpose-Statutory references-Severability-1990 c 33: See RCW 28A.900.100 through 28A.900.102.