Special education IEPs

AN ACT Relating to improving individualized education plans for 1
special education; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.155 RCW.2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 28A.155 4
RCW to read as follows: 5
(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall develop and 6
maintain a statewide online system for individualized education 7
programs. In developing the online system, the superintendent of 8
public instruction must consult with a nonprofit information 9
processing cooperative authorized under RCW 28A.310.180.10
(2) The purpose of the online system is to: 11
(a) Provide a uniform, centralized platform for creating and 12
managing individualized education programs; 13
(b) Ensure compliance with federal and state special education 14
requirements; 15
(c) Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of individualized 16
education program development and oversight; and 17
(d) Improve educator collaboration and serve as an instructional 18
tool designed to improve educational outcomes by aligning 19
individualized supports and services with evidence-based 20
instructional practices. 21
Z-0335.2
HOUSE BILL 1528
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Pollet, Ryu, Reed, Kloba, Callan, Salahuddin,
Doglio, and Simmons; by request of Superintendent of Public
Instruction
Read first time 01/23/25. Referred to Committee on Education.
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(3) The online system must: 1
(a) Have a statewide model that is made available at no cost to 2
school districts, charter schools established under chapter 28A.710 3
RCW, and state-tribal education compact schools subject to chapter 4
28A.715 RCW; 5
(b) Incorporate safeguards to protect confidential student 6
information, including compliance with the federal family educational 7
rights and privacy act and any other applicable privacy laws;8
(c) Allow for secure, role-based access so that only authorized 9
users may view or modify individualized education programs;10
(d) Be able to integrate emerging technologies to continually 11
enhance its functionality and effectiveness; 12
(e) Ensure that individualized education programs can show 13
evidence of access to grade-level standards, reasonable progress, 14
improved student outcomes, and students' strengths and needs;15
(f) Include integrated language support and translation services;16
(g) Allow for robust family engagement, including access to 17
information about student progress that includes both qualitative and 18
quantitative data and that provides information about how 19
individualized education program goals connect to grade-level 20
standards; and 21
(h) Comply with applicable state and federal accessibility 22
standards. 23
(4) The superintendent of public instruction shall ensure 24
statewide professional development opportunities are available to 25
educators, administrators, and families to support the effective use 26
and implementation of the statewide online system for individualized 27
education programs, including targeted technical assistance.28
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