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Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.155.010 (2026)

Purpose

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It is the purpose of RCW 28A.155.010 through 28A.155.160, 28A.160.030, and 28A.150.390 to ensure that all children with disabilities as defined in RCW 28A.155.020 shall have the opportunity for an appropriate education at public expense as guaranteed to them by the Constitution of this state and applicable federal laws.
[ 2007 c 115 s 1; 1995 c 77 s 7; 1990 c 33 s 120; 1971 ex.s. c 66 s 1. Formerly RCW 28A.13.005.]

Notes:

Severability—1971 ex.s. c 66: "If any provision of this 1971 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." [ 1971 ex.s. c 66 s 13.]
Effective date—1971 ex.s. c 66: "This 1971 amendatory act will take effect July 1, 1973." [ 1971 ex.s. c 66 s 14.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2022 · leading case: Tunstall v. Bergeson, 5 P.3d 691 (Wash. 2000).
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Tunstall v. Bergeson, 5 P.3d 691 (Wash. 2000). “” RCW 28A.155.010 (emphasis added). “Children with disabilities” includes individuals between the ages of 3 and 22 9 who are: in school or out of school who are temporarily or permanently retarded in normal educational processes by reason of physical or mental disability, or by…”
Sch. Districts'All. v. State, 244 P.3d 1 (Wash. 2010). “RCW 28A.150.250; LAWS OF 2005, ch. 518, § 502(2).”
Sch. Districts' All. for Adequate Funding of Special Educ. v. State, 170 Wash. 2d 599 (Wash. 2010). “The first is the BEA, which the State provides to districts based on the average annual full-time equivalent enrollment of all students, both special education students and other students, in the district. RCW 28A.150.250; Laws of 2005, ch.”
Kok v. Tacoma Sch. Dist. No. 10, 317 P.3d 481 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “§ 1400 (d)(1)(A) (one of the purposes of this chapter is “to ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education”); RCW 28A.155.010 (“It is the purpose of [this chapter] to ensure that all children with disabilities .”
Stenger v. Stanwood Sch. Dist., 977 P.2d 660 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999). “§ 1412 ; see also RCW 28A.155.010; WAC 392-171-300, -471(1)(a).”
Tunstall Ex Rel. Tunstall v. Bergeson, 5 P.3d 691 (Wash. 2000). “" RCW 28A.155.010 (emphasis added). "Children with disabilities" includes individuals between the ages of 3 and 22 [9] who are: in school or out of school who are temporarily or permanently retarded in normal educational processes by reason of physical or mental disability, or…”
J.T. v. Univ. Place Sch. Dist. (W.D. Wash. 2022). · cites it 2× “13), 24 but that Chapter was recodified as Wash. Rev. Code §§ 28A.155.010–230. 1 capacity as a party to this action.”
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