2013 Revised Code of Washington
Title 74 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
74.13 Child welfare services.
74.13.105 Program of education coordination for dependent youth -- Public-private partnership -- Selection -- Report.

RCW 74.13.105 Program of education coordination for dependent youth — Public-private partnership — Selection — Report.

(1) To the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, the department must contract with at least one nongovernmental entity to administer a program of education coordination for youth who are dependent pursuant to chapter 13.34 RCW, birth through twelfth grade in Washington state. The selected nongovernmental entity or entities must engage in a public-private partnership with the department and are responsible for raising a portion of the funds needed for service delivery, administration, and evaluation.

     (2) The nongovernmental entity or entities selected by the department must have demonstrated success in working with foster care youth and assisting foster care youth in receiving appropriate educational services, including enrollment, accessing school-based services, reducing out-of-school discipline interventions, and attaining high school graduation.

     (3) The selected nongovernmental entity or entities must provide services to support individual youth upon a referral by a social worker with the department or a nongovernmental agency with responsibility for education support services. The selected nongovernmental entity or entities must be colocated in the offices of the department to provide timely consultation and in-service training. These entities must have access to all paper and electronic case information pertinent to the educational planning and services of youth referred and are subject to RCW 13.50.010 and 13.50.100.

     (4) The selected nongovernmental entity or entities must report outcomes biannually to the department.

[2012 c 163 § 6.]

Notes:

Legislative recommendation -- 2012 c 163: "The legislature strongly recommends that the entities with which the department of social and health services contracts or collaborates to provide educational support services and educational outcomes for students who are dependent under chapter 13.34 RCW and the private agency under contract with the *higher education coordinating board or its successor to perform outreach for the passport to college promise program under chapter 28B.117 RCW and the college bound scholarship program under chapter 28B.118 RCW explore models for harnessing technology to keep in constant touch with the students they serve and keep these students engaged." [2012 c 163 § 12.]      *Reviser's note: The higher education coordinating board was abolished by 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 301, effective July 1, 2012.      Findings -- Effective date -- 2012 c 163: See notes following RCW 28B.117.010.      Short title -- 2012 c 163: See RCW 28B.117.902.