RCW 28A.180.010 through 28A.180.080 shall be known and cited as "the transitional bilingual instruction act." The legislature finds that there are large numbers of children who come from homes where the primary language is other than English. The legislature finds that a transitional bilingual education program can meet the needs of these children. Pursuant to the policy of this state to insure equal educational opportunity to every child in this state, it is the purpose of RCW 28A.180.010 through 28A.180.080 to provide for the implementation of transitional bilingual education programs in the public schools.
RCW 28A.180.010
Short title—Purpose.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case El Centro de la Raza v. State (2018)
Most recently applied in El Centro de la Raza v. State (October 2018)
2009 c 548 s 704; 1990 c 33 s 163; 1984 c 124 s 1; 1979 c 95 s 1
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