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Chapters
28A.150 | General provisions. |
28A.155 | Special education. |
28A.160 | Student transportation. |
28A.165 | Learning assistance program. |
28A.170 | Substance abuse awareness program. |
28A.175 | Dropout prevention, intervention, and retrieval system. |
28A.180 | Transitional bilingual instruction program. |
28A.183 | Language access program. |
28A.185 | Highly capable students. |
28A.188 | Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. |
28A.190 | Residential education programs. |
28A.193 | Education programs for juvenile inmates. |
28A.194 | Education programs for juveniles in adult jails. |
28A.195 | Private schools. |
28A.200 | Home-based instruction. |
28A.205 | Education centers. |
28A.210 | Health—Screening and requirements. |
28A.215 | Early childhood, preschools, and before-and-after school care. |
28A.220 | Traffic safety. |
28A.225 | Compulsory school attendance and admission. |
28A.230 | Compulsory coursework and activities. |
28A.232 | Alternative learning experience courses. |
28A.235 | Food services. |
28A.245 | Skill centers. |
28A.250 | Online learning. |
28A.300 | Superintendent of public instruction. |
28A.305 | State board of education. |
28A.310 | Educational service districts. |
28A.315 | Organization and reorganization of school districts. |
28A.320 | Provisions applicable to all districts. |
28A.323 | Joint school districts—School districts in two or more educational service districts. |
28A.325 | Associated student bodies. |
28A.330 | Provisions applicable to school districts. |
28A.335 | School districts' property. |
28A.340 | Small high school cooperative projects. |
28A.343 | School director districts. |
28A.345 | Washington state school directors' association. |
28A.400 | Employees. |
28A.405 | Certificated employees. |
28A.410 | Certification. |
28A.413 | Paraeducators. |
28A.415 | Institutes, workshops, and training. |
28A.500 | Local effort assistance. |
28A.505 | School districts' budgets. |
28A.510 | Apportionment to district—District accounting. |
28A.515 | Common school construction fund. |
28A.520 | Forest reserve funds distribution. |
28A.525 | Bond issues. |
28A.527 | School facilities—2008 bond issue. |
28A.530 | District bonds for land, buildings, and equipment. |
28A.535 | Validating indebtedness. |
28A.540 | Capital fund aid by nonhigh school districts. |
28A.545 | Payment to high school districts. |
28A.600 | Students. |
28A.604 | Student user privacy in education rights. |
28A.605 | Parent access. |
28A.620 | Community education programs. |
28A.623 | Meal programs. |
28A.625 | Awards. |
28A.630 | Temporary provisions—Special projects. |
28A.635 | Offenses relating to school property and personnel. |
28A.640 | Sexual equality. |
28A.642 | Discrimination prohibition. |
28A.645 | Appeals from board. |
28A.650 | Education technology. |
28A.655 | Academic achievement and accountability. |
28A.657 | Accountability system. |
28A.660 | Alternative route teacher certification. |
28A.690 | Agreement on qualifications of personnel. |
28A.700 | Secondary career and technical education. |
28A.705 | Interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children. |
28A.710 | Charter schools. |
28A.715 | State-tribal education compacts authority. |
28A.900 | Construction. |
NOTES:
Actions against school districts: RCW
4.08.120.
Actions by school district in corporate name: RCW
4.08.110.
Armories, use of by school children: RCW
38.20.010.
Attorney general, supervision of prosecuting attorney: RCW
36.27.020(3).
Bankruptcy readjustment and relief from debts: Chapter
39.64 RCW.
Blind, school for: Chapter
72.40 RCW.
Blind made products, purchase of authorized: RCW
19.06.020.
Bond issues
declaratory judgments: Chapter
7.25 RCW.
general provisions applicable to
declaratory judgments: Chapter
7.25 RCW.
facsimile signatures, legal sufficiency: RCW
39.44.100.
registered bonds, statements and signatures: RCW
39.44.102.
registration of bonds, coupon interest payments: RCW
39.44.120.
registration of bonds, designation of fiscal agent to register bonds, fee: RCW
39.44.130.
refunding bond issues, bankruptcy readjustment and relief from debts: Chapter
39.64 RCW.
registration of bonds, principal payable to payee or assignee: RCW
39.44.110.
United States, sale of bonds to at private sale: Chapter
39.48 RCW.
Boxing, kickboxing, martial arts, and wrestling events
physical examination of contestants, urinalysis: RCW
67.08.090.
Cities and towns operating generating utilities in another county
Clerk of districts, agent to receive summons: RCW
4.28.080.
Common schools
general and uniform system to be established: State Constitution Art. 9 § 2.
special legislation affecting prohibited: State Constitution Art. 2 § 28.
superintendent of public instruction to supervise: State Constitution Art. 3 § 22.
Condemnation: Chapter
8.16 RCW.
Contracts made in violation of indebtedness limitations void: RCW
39.36.040.
Conveyance of real property by public bodies
—Recording: RCW
65.08.095.
Crimes relating to
discrimination to deny public accommodations because of race, color or creed: RCW
9.91.010.
school buses
design, marking of, mode of operation, regulations for, violating: RCW
46.61.380.
stopped, failure to stop on approaching: RCW
46.61.370.
Deaf, mute, or blind youth in districts, clerks of school districts to make report of: RCW
72.40.060.
Debts, authority to contract: State Constitution Art. 8 § 6 (Amendment 27).
Declaratory judgments, bond issues: Chapter
7.25 RCW.
Discrimination
—Separation of sexes in dormitories, residence halls, etc.: RCW
49.60.222.
Discrimination to deny public accommodations because of race, color or creed, penalty: RCW
9.91.010.
Diverse cultures and languages encouraged
—State policy: RCW
1.20.100.
Drivers' training schools, generally: Chapter
46.82 RCW.
Education: State Constitution Art. 9.
Educational employment relations act: Chapter
41.59 RCW.
Educational facilities and programs for state schools for the deaf and blind: RCW
72.40.028.
Educational service districts
teachers' retirement system, employer reports: RCW
41.50.230.
Elections
expenses of consolidated elections, sharing of costs: RCW
29A.04.410.
times for holding, in all other counties: RCW
29A.04.330.
Elementary or secondary school activities, admission tax exclusion: RCW
36.38.010.
Eminent domain by school districts: Chapter
8.16 RCW.
Employees, qualifications to hold school office: RCW
42.04.020.
Escheats
bank dividends unclaimed after liquidation and winding up escheat to permanent school fund: RCW
30A.44.150,
30A.44.180.
estate escheats for support of schools: RCW
11.08.160.
permanent school fund, deposited in: RCW
11.08.160.
Establishment and maintenance of schools guaranteed: State Constitution Art. 26 § 4.
Free from sectarian control: State Constitution Art. 9 § 4, Art. 26 § 4.
Funds
apportionment by special act forbidden: State Constitution Art. 2 § 28(7).
county school fund, stock on highway, limitations, proceeds of sale to county school fund: RCW
16.24.070.
general school fund, school patrol uniforms, traffic signs and signals, insurance for, may be paid from: RCW
46.61.385.
permanent common school fund
applied exclusively to common schools: State Constitution Art. 9 § 2.
apportionment by special act forbidden: State Constitution Art. 2 § 28(7).
banks and trust companies, liquidation and winding up
personal property, proceeds deposited in: RCW
30A.44.220.
enlargement of, legislature may provide: State Constitution Art. 9 § 3.
escheated estates deposited in: RCW
11.08.160.
game and game fish lands, payments to in lieu of property taxes: RCW
77.12.201.
game and game fish lands, withdrawn from lease, payment of amount of lease into: RCW
77.12.360.
income from, to be applied to common schools: State Constitution Art. 9 § 2.
interest in deposited in current state school fund, used for current expenses: State Constitution Art. 9 § 3.
investment generally: State Constitution Art. 16 § 5.
losses occasioned by default, fraud, etc., to become permanent debt against state: State Constitution Art. 9 § 5.
permanent and irreducible: State Constitution Art. 9 § 3.
safe deposit box contents, unclaimed after liquidation and winding up of bank or trust company, proceeds from sale deposited in: RCW
30A.44.220.
sources of: State Constitution Art. 9 § 3.
state land
acquired, lease and sale of, disposition of proceeds: RCW
79.10.030.
withdrawn for game purposes, payment of amount of lease into: RCW
77.12.360.
school fund, fines and forfeitures paid into: RCW
4.24.180.
Garnishment: Chapter
6.27 RCW.
Hearing, reports of deaf, mute, or blind youths in districts: RCW
72.40.060.
High school athletic eligibility, penalty for violating: RCW
67.04.140.
High schools included in public school system: State Constitution Art. 9 § 2.
Hospitalization and medical aid for public employees and dependents
—Premiums, governmental contributions authorized: RCW
41.04.180.
Indebtedness
authority to contract: State Constitution Art. 8 § 6 (Amendment 27).
bankruptcy readjustment and relief from debts: Chapter
39.64 RCW.
exceeding limitations upon, capital outlays: State Constitution Art. 8 § 6 (Amendment 27).
limitation on levies: State Constitution Art. 7 § 2 (Amendment 59), RCW
84.52.050.
limitations upon
contracts made in violation of void: RCW
39.36.040.
exceeding limitations, capital outlays: RCW
39.36.020.
liabilities incurred in violation void: RCW
39.36.040.
limitations prescribed: State Constitution Art. 8 § 6 (Amendment 27), RCW
39.36.020.
Intoxicating liquor, retail licenses, proximity limitations: RCW
66.24.010.
Lands
adverse possession against: RCW
7.28.090.
eminent domain
by corporations, service of notice: RCW
8.20.020.
by railroads and canal companies against: RCW
81.36.010.
by school districts: Chapter
8.16 RCW.
by state, service of notice: RCW
8.04.020.
parks and recreation commission, relinquishment of control over school lands: RCW
79A.05.175.
sale of
educational lands, board of natural resources to fix value: RCW
79.11.080.
generally: State Constitution Art. 16 §§ 2-4.
school district purchases of, maximum and minimum areas, preference right to purchase: RCW
79.11.010.
sale or lease of land and valuable materials, supervision and control of natural resources department over: RCW
79.11.020.
state parks and recreation, relinquishment of control over state lands: RCW
79A.05.175.
Legal adviser, prosecuting attorney as: RCW
36.27.020(2), (3).
Libraries, contracts for library service: RCW
27.12.180.
Medical schools, requisites for accreditation and approval: RCW
18.71.055.
Meetings, minutes of governmental bodies: RCW
42.30.035.
Motor vehicles, speed regulations when passing public school or playground cross walk: RCW
46.61.440.
Open to all children of state: State Constitution Art. 9 § 1, Art. 26 § 4.
Parental responsibility for children with disabilities: Chapter
26.40 RCW.
Parks and recreation
authority to acquire and operate: RCW
67.20.010.
parks, beaches and camps, authority generally: Chapter
67.20 RCW.
Periodicals, purchase of, manner of payment: RCW
42.24.035.
Printing
contracts for outside state work, labor requirements: RCW
43.19.754.
Public bodies may retain collection agencies to collect public debts
—Fees: RCW
19.16.500.
Public employment
—Evidence of educational competence: RCW
41.04.015.
Public lands: Title 79 RCW.
Public libraries: Chapter
27.12 RCW.
Public school system, what included in: State Constitution Art. 9 § 2.
Public utility districts and operating agencies
construction projects causing burden to school districts, reimbursement of districts: Chapter
54.36 RCW.
Pupils, residence or absence does not affect right to vote: State Constitution Art. 6 § 4.
Purchases, periodicals, postage, manner of payment: RCW
42.24.035.
Religion, control of schools by, free from: State Constitution Art. 9 § 4, Art. 26 § 4.
Savings and loan associations, school savings accounts, priority in liquidation distribution: RCW
33.40.050.
School directors' association to furnish information to legislature and governor: RCW
44.04.170.
School districts
clerks
agent to receive service of summons: RCW
4.28.080.
deaf, mute, or blind youth in district, report of: RCW
72.40.060.
contracts, indebtedness limitations, contracts made in violation of void: RCW
39.36.040.
indebtedness
exceeding limitations upon, capital outlays: State Constitution Art. 8 § 6 (Amendment 27).
limitation on levies: State Constitution Art. 7 § 2 (Amendment 59), RCW
84.52.050.
limitations upon
contracts made in violation of void: RCW
39.36.040.
exceeding limitations, capital outlays: RCW
39.36.020.
liabilities incurred in violation void: RCW
39.36.040.
limitations prescribed: State Constitution Art. 8 § 6 (Amendment 27), RCW
39.36.020.
printing must be done within state: RCW
43.19.748.
service of summons to, personal service: RCW
4.28.080.
teachers' retirement system, employer reports: RCW
41.50.230.
Sectarian control, free from: State Constitution Art. 9 § 4.
State school for blind: Chapter
72.40 RCW.
State school for deaf: Chapter
72.40 RCW.
State toxicological laboratories: RCW
68.50.107.
Superintendents, duties: State Constitution Art. 3 § 22.
System of schools to be established by state: State Constitution Art. 9 § 2.
Taxation, property taxes, exemptions: State Constitution Art. 7 § 1 (Amendment 14).
Taxing district relief act: Chapter
39.64 RCW.
Teachers' retirement and pensions: Chapter
41.32 RCW.
Technical schools, included in public school system: State Constitution Art. 9 § 2.
Traffic school of city or town and county: Chapter
46.83 RCW.
Transportation
school buses
automated traffic safety cameras: RCW
46.63.180.
defined for motor vehicle law: RCW
46.04.521.
design, marking and mode of operation, motor vehicle regulations: RCW
46.61.380.
highway-railroad grade crossings, to stop at: RCW
46.61.350.
seat and load capacity fees, exempt from: RCW
46.16A.455(7).
signal lamps, displaying alternately flashing red lights, to have: RCW
46.37.190.
special lighting equipment on: RCW
46.37.290.
stop signals and flasher signal lamps: RCW
46.61.370(1).
stopped school bus, vehicle must stop on approaching: RCW
46.61.370(1).
vehicle license and plates, inspection requisite: RCW
46.16A.170.
special warning equipment and lighting regulated by the Washington state patrol: RCW
46.37.290.
Warrants
rate fixed by issuing officer: RCW
39.56.030.
Year, fiscal year defined: RCW
1.16.030.