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Chapter 28A.320 RCW

PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL DISTRICTS

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DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES
HTMLPDF 28A.320.010Corporate powers.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.015School boards of directors—Powers—Notice of adoption of policy.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.019Condensed compliance reports—Second-class districts.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.020Liability for debts and judgments.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.025School district name change.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.030Gifts, conveyances, etc., for scholarship and student aid purposes, receipt and administration.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.035Contracting out—Board's powers and duties—Goods and services.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.040Bylaws for board and school government.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.046Recording of board of directors' meetings.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.050Reimbursement of expenses of directors, other school representatives, and superintendent candidates—Advancing anticipated expenses.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.055Employee collective bargaining agreements—Publication on school website.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.060Officers, employees or agents of school districts or educational service districts, insurance to protect and hold personally harmless.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.070School district as self-insurer—Authority.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.080Commencement exercises—Lip reading instruction—Joint purchasing, including issuing interest bearing warrants and agreements with private schools—Budgets.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.090Preparing and distributing information on district's instructional program, operation and maintenance—Limitation.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.092Unsolicited information about learning programs—Prohibition on providing to persons who file a declaration of intent to cause a child to receive home-based instruction—Exceptions.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.100Actions against officers, employees or agents of school districts and educational service districts—Defense, costs, fees—Payment of obligation.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.110Information and research services.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.120Cooperation with technical colleges—Jurisdiction over property—Administrative charges—Discrimination against employees of technical colleges prohibited—Dispute resolution.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.123School-based threat assessment program.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.124School safety and security staff—Policy and procedure—Presentation to students.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.1241School safety and security staff—Collected agreements and information.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.1242School safety and security staff—Agreements with law enforcement agencies or security guard companies.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.125Safe school plans—Requirements—Duties of school districts and schools—Drills—Rules—First responder agencies.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.126Emergency response system.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.127Plan for recognition, screening, and response to emotional or behavioral distress in students, including possible sexual abuse.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.1271Model school district plan for recognition, initial screening, and response to emotional or behavioral distress in students.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.128Notice and disclosure policies—Threats of violence—Student conduct—Immunity for good faith notice—Penalty.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.130Weapons incidents—Reporting.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.135Telecommunication and mobile devices—Limits on possession and use—Policies and procedures—Definitions.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.140Schools with special standards—Dress codes.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.142Unaccompanied and homeless youth—Building point of contact—Duty of district liaison for students experiencing homelessness.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.145Homeless students—Support.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.148Foster care liaison—Building point of contact.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.155Criminal history record information—School volunteers.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.160Alleged physical or sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or assault by school employee or contractor—Parental notification—Information on public records act.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.163Notifications—Appeals.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.165Notice of pesticide use.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.168Curricula—Mandatory instruction in sex trafficking awareness and prevention.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.170Curricula—Tribal history and culture.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.171Designating John McCoy (lulilaš) since time immemorial curriculum.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.172Short title—2024 c 200.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.173Curricula—Outdoor-based activities.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.175School data—Collection and submission to the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.180Mathematics college readiness test—Costs.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.185School gardens or farms.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.190Extended learning opportunities program.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.191Program of early learning under RCW 43.216.555.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.192On-time grade level progression and graduation of students who are homeless, subject to a dependency proceeding, at-risk youth or children, or have been released from an institutional education facility—Rules.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.193Community service—Policy—Incentive.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.195Academic acceleration for high school students—Adoption of policy.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.196Academic acceleration incentive program—Dual credit courses—Allocation of funds—Reports.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.203Reading skills—Report cards.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.209State policy of protection of students' safety, education access, and privacy—Technical assistance provided by superintendent.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.211Discipline policies, procedures, and rules—Dissemination of information—Use of disaggregated data—Review.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.230Instructional materials—Instructional materials committee—Complaint system.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.233Student materials—Denial based on protected class prohibited—Complaint procedure.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.235Supplemental instructional materials—Policies and procedures—Definitions.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.240School library information and technology programs—Resources and materials—Teacher-librarians.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.242Teacher hiring data—Reports.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.245Responses to audit findings on use of local revenues—Policies—Hearings—Disciplinary actions.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.250Dyslexia definition.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.260Dyslexia interventions.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.270Dyslexia reporting requirements.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.280School counselors, social workers, and psychologists—Priorities.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.290School counselors, social workers, and psychologists—Professional collaboration.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.292Posting of department of health information.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.294Health and safety information on public school websites.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.296Native American names, symbols, and images as school mascots, logos, or team names.
DEPOSIT, INVESTMENT, AND USE OF PROCEEDS
HTMLPDF 28A.320.300Investment of funds, including funds received by ESD—Authority—Procedure.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.310Investment of building funds—Restrictions.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.320Investment of funds of district—Service fee.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.330School district funds.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.340Temporary interfund loans.
ELECTORS—QUALIFICATIONS, VOTING PLACE,
AND SPECIAL MEETINGS
HTMLPDF 28A.320.400Elections—Qualifications of electors—Voting place.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.410Elections—Elections to be conducted according to Title 29A RCW.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.420Special meetings of voters—Authorized—Purpose.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.430Special meetings of voters—Place, notice, procedure, record.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.440Special meetings of voters—Directors to follow electors' decision.
SUMMER SCHOOL, NIGHT SCHOOL,
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND ATHLETICS
COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS
HTMLPDF 28A.320.500Summer and/or other student vacation period programs—Authorized—Tuition and fees.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.510Night schools, summer schools, meetings, use of facilities for.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.520School credit for participation in youth court.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.530Extracurricular activities—Definitions.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.540Extracurricular activities—Data collection, publishing, and reporting.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.550Extracurricular activities—Calculation of opportunity gaps.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.560Extracurricular activities—Goals for reducing the opportunity gap in possession of an associated student body card.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.570Extracurricular activities—Goals for reducing the opportunity gap in participation.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.580Extracurricular activities—Opportunity gap reduction plan.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.600Comprehensive school counseling programs—Written plan.
HTMLPDF 28A.320.610Comprehensive school counseling programs—Implementation.

Notes:

Assistance of certificated or classified employee—Reimbursement for substitute: RCW 28A.300.035.