Title 72 — Title 72 STATE INSTITUTIONS
33 chapters · 476 sections in this title.
RCW 72.40.010 Schools established—Purpose—Direction.
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There are established at Vancouver, Clark county, a school which shall be known as the state school for the blind, and a separate school which shall be known as the *state school for the deaf. The primary purpose of the state school for the blind and the *state school for the dea…
RCW 72.40.015 Center for deaf and hard of hearing youth—Functions.
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(1) The Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth is established to provide statewide leadership for the coordination and delivery of educational services to children who are deaf or hard of hearing. The activities of the center shall be under the authority of the dire…
RCW 72.40.019 Center for deaf and hard of hearing youth—Appointment of director—Qualifications.
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The governor shall appoint a director for the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth. The director shall have a master's or higher degree from an accredited college or university in school administration or deaf education, five or more years of experience teaching o…
RCW 72.40.0191 Center for deaf and hard of hearing youth—Director's powers and duties.
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In addition to any other powers and duties prescribed by law, the director of the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth:(1) Shall be responsible for the supervision and management of the center, including the *state school for the deaf, and the property of various …
RCW 72.40.020 State school for the blind—Appointment of superintendent—Qualifications.
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The governor shall appoint a superintendent for the state school for the blind. The superintendent shall have a master's degree from an accredited college or university in school administration or blind education, five years of experience teaching blind students in the classroom,…
RCW 72.40.022 Superintendent of the state school for the blind—Powers and duties.
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In addition to any other powers and duties prescribed by law, the superintendent of the state school for the blind:(1) Shall have full control of the school and the property of various kinds.(2) May establish criteria, in addition to state certification, for teachers at the schoo…
RCW 72.40.024 Superintendents and director—Additional powers and duties.
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In addition to the powers and duties under RCW 72.40.022 and 72.40.0191, the superintendent of the school for the blind and the director of the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth, or the director's designee, shall:(1) Monitor the location and educational placeme…
RCW 72.40.028 Teachers' qualifications—Salaries—Provisional certification.
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All teachers employed by the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth and the state school for the blind shall meet all certification requirements and the programs shall meet all accreditation requirements and conform to the standards defined by law or by rule of the …
RCW 72.40.031 School year—School term—Legal holidays—Use of schools.
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The school year for the state school for the blind and the *state school for the deaf shall commence on the first day of July of each year and shall terminate on the 30th day of June of the succeeding year. The regular school term shall be for a period of nine months and shall co…
RCW 72.40.040 Who may be admitted.
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(1) The schools shall be free to residents of the state who are blind/visually impaired or deaf/hearing impaired, or with other disabilities where a vision or hearing disability is the major need for services from age three through the end of the school year in which those studen…
RCW 72.40.050 Admission of nonresidents.
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(1) The superintendents may admit to their respective schools visually or hearing impaired children from other states as appropriate, but the parents or guardians of such children or other state will be required to pay annually or quarterly in advance a sufficient amount to cover…
RCW 72.40.060 Duty of school districts.
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It shall be the duty of all school districts in the state, to report to their respective educational service districts the names of all visually or hearing impaired youth residing within their respective school districts who are between the ages of three and 22 years.[ 2025 c 256…
RCW 72.40.070 Duty of educational service districts.
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It shall be the duty of each educational service district to make a full and specific report of visually impaired or deaf or hard of hearing youth to the superintendent of the school for the blind or the director of the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth, or the…
RCW 72.40.080 Duty of parents.
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It shall be the duty of the parents or the guardians of all such visually or hearing impaired youth to send them each year to the proper school. Full and due consideration shall be given to the parent's or guardian's preference as to which program the child should attend. The edu…
RCW 72.40.090 Weekend transportation—Expense.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state school for the blind and the *school for the deaf may arrange and provide for weekend transportation to and from schools. This transportation shall be at no cost to students and parents, as allowed within the appropriations al…
RCW 72.40.100 Penalty.
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Any parent, guardian, or educational service district superintendent who, without proper cause, fails to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, upon the complaint of any officer or citizen of the county or s…
RCW 72.40.110 Employees' hours of labor.
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Employees' hours of labor shall follow all state merit rules as they pertain to various work classifications and current collective bargaining agreements.[ 1993 c 147 s 6; 1985 c 378 s 12.]Notes:Severability—Effective date—1985 c 378: See notes following RCW 72.01.050.
RCW 72.40.120 Center for deaf and hard of hearing youth—School for the blind—Appropriations.
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Any appropriation for the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth or the school for the blind shall be made directly to the center or the school for the blind.[ 2019 c 266 s 7; 2009 c 381 s 8; 1991 c 65 s 1.]Notes:Findings—Intent—Transfer of powers, duties, and prope…
RCW 72.40.200 Safety of students and protection from child abuse and neglect.
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The Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth and the state school for the blind shall promote the personal safety of students and protect the children who attend from child abuse and neglect as defined in RCW 26.44.020.[ 2019 c 266 s 8; 2009 c 381 s 9; 2000 c 125 s 1.…
RCW 72.40.210 Reports to parents—Requirement.
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The director of the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth and the superintendent of the state school for the blind or their designees shall immediately report to the persons indicated the following events:(1) To the child's parent, custodian, or guardian:(a) The de…
RCW 72.40.220 Behavior management policies, procedures, and techniques.
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(1) The director of the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth, or the director's designee, and the superintendent of the state school for the blind shall maintain in writing and implement behavior management policies and procedures that accomplish the following:(a)…
RCW 72.40.230 Staff orientation and training.
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(1) The *state school for the deaf and the state school for the blind shall ensure that all staff, within two months of beginning employment, complete a minimum of fifteen hours of job orientation which shall include, but is not limited to, presentation of the standard operating …
RCW 72.40.240 Residential staffing requirement.
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The residential program at the *state school for the deaf and the state school for the blind shall employ residential staff in sufficient numbers to ensure the physical and emotional needs of the residents are met. Residential staff shall be on duty in sufficient numbers to ensur…
RCW 72.40.250 Protection from child abuse and neglect—Supervision of employees and volunteers—Procedures.
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In addition to the powers and duties under RCW 72.40.022 and 72.40.024, the director of the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth, or the director's designee, and the superintendent of the state school for the blind shall:(1) Develop written procedures for the supe…
RCW 72.40.260 Protection from child abuse and neglect—Student instruction.
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In consideration of the needs and circumstances of the program, the *state school for the deaf and the state school for the blind shall provide instruction to all students in techniques and procedures which will enable the students to protect themselves from abuse and neglect. Su…
RCW 72.40.270 Protection from sexual victimization—Policy.
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(1) The schools shall implement a policy for the children who reside at the schools protecting those who are vulnerable to sexual victimization by other children who are sexually aggressive and residing at the schools. The policy shall include, at a minimum, the following element…
RCW 72.40.280 Monitoring of residential program by department of social and health services—Recommendations—Comprehensive child health and safety reviews—Access to records and documents—Safety standards.
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(1) The department of social and health services must periodically monitor the residential program at the *state school for the deaf, including but not limited to examining the residential-related policies and procedures as well as the residential facilities. The department of so…
RCW 72.40.290 Center for deaf and hard of hearing youth account.
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The center for deaf and hard of hearing youth account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from contracts, grants, gifts, conveyances, devises, and bequests of real or personal property, or payments received from RCW 72.40.0191 (14) and (15) and 72.40.05…
RCW 72.40.300 School for the blind account.
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The school for the blind account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from contracts, grants, gifts, conveyances, devises, and bequests of real or personal property, or payments received from RCW 72.40.022 (10) and (11) and 72.40.050 must be deposited in…
RCW 72.40.310 Language access program.
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The center for deaf and hard of hearing youth and the state school for the blind must comply with the requirements in RCW 28A.183.040 and 28A.183.050.[ 2022 c 107 s 8.]Notes:Findings—Intent—2022 c 107: See note following RCW 28A.183.010.