2020 Revised Code of Washington
Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders
Chapter 13.04 - Basic Juvenile Court Act.
13.04.145 Educational program for juveniles in detention facilities—Application of chapter 28A.190 RCW.

A program of education shall be provided for by the several counties and school districts of the state for common school-age persons confined in each of the detention facilities staffed and maintained by the several counties of the state under this chapter and chapters 13.16 and 13.20 RCW. The division of duties, authority, and liabilities of the several counties and school districts of the state respecting the educational programs is the same in all respects as set forth in chapter 28A.190 RCW respecting programs of education for state residential school residents. For the purposes of this section, the terms "department of children, youth, and families," "residential school" or "schools," and "superintendent or chief administrator of a residential school" as used in chapter 28A.190 RCW shall be respectively construed to mean "the several counties of the state," "detention facilities," and "the administrator of juvenile court detention services." Nothing in this section shall prohibit a school district from utilizing the services of an educational service district subject to RCW 28A.310.180.

[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 604; 2014 c 157 § 5; 1990 c 33 § 551; 1983 c 98 § 1.]

NOTES:

Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 601-631, 701-728, and 804: See note following RCW 13.04.011.

Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.

Purpose—Statutory references—Severability—1990 c 33: See RCW 28A.900.100 through 28A.900.102.

Juvenile facilities, educational programs: RCW 28A.190.010.