WSR 13-17-031
PROPOSED RULES
SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
[Filed August 12, 2013, 11:16 a.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 13-13-052.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 392-122-421 Full-day kindergarten program-Definitions.
Hearing Location(s): Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Old Capitol Building, 600 South Washington, Olympia, WA, on September 25, 2013, at 10:30 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: September 26, 2013.
Submit Written Comments to: Becky McLean, Old Capitol Building, P.O. Box 47200, Olympia, WA 98504-7200, e-mail becky.mclean@k12.wa.us, fax (360) 664-3683, by September 25, 2013.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Wanda Griffin by September 25, 2013, TTY (360) 664-3631 or (360) 725-6270.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: WAC 392-122-421, requires updating to align the poverty percentage definition with the change that was made previously to WAC 392-122-423.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Office of superintendent of public instruction, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Becky McLean, Old Capitol Building, 600 South Washington, Olympia, WA, (360) 725-6306; Implementation: T. J. Kelly, Old Capitol Building, 600 South Washington, Olympia, WA, (360) 725-6301; and Enforcement: JoLynn Berge, Old Capitol Building, 600 South Washington, Olympia, WA, (360) 725-6292.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328.
August 12, 2013
Randy Dorn
State Superintendent
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 09-11-018, filed 5/8/09, effective 6/8/09)
WAC 392-122-421 Full-day kindergarten program-Definitions.
As used in WAC 392-122-420 through 392-122-426, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Full-day kindergarten (FDK) means an approved program that is eligible for state-funded full-day kindergarten program as provided for in the annual state operating budget;
(2) Full-time equivalent (FTE) has the same meaning as defined in WAC 392-121-122 (1)(a);
(3) "Poverty percentage" means the percentage of a school building's kindergarten through grade 6 students who are eligible for the federal free and reduced price lunch (FRPL) as reported to OSPI for the prior school year October 1st CEDARS reporting.
