Infants and toddlers program

AN ACT Relating to adjustments to the early support for infants 1
and toddlers program; and amending RCW 43.216.580. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
Sec. 1. RCW 43.216.580 and 2025 c 368 s 5 are each amended to 4
read as follows: 5
(1) The department is the state lead agency for Part C of the 6
federal individuals with disabilities education act. The department 7
shall administer the early support for infants and toddlers program, 8
to provide early intervention services to all eligible children with 9
disabilities from birth to three years of age. Eligibility shall be 10
determined according to Part C of the federal individuals with 11
disabilities education act or other applicable federal and state 12
laws, and as specified in the Washington Administrative Code adopted 13
by the department. Services provided under this section shall not 14
supplant services or funding currently provided in the state for 15
early intervention services to eligible children with disabilities 16
from birth to three years of age. 17
(2)(a) Funding for the early support for infants and toddlers 18
program shall be appropriated to the department based on the annual 19
average head count of children ages birth to three who are eligible 20
for and receiving early intervention services, multiplied by the 21
Z-0639.1
HOUSE BILL 2688
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Gregerson, Ormsby, and Macri; by request of Office
of Financial Management
Read first time 01/28/26. Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
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total statewide allocation generated by the distribution formula 1
under RCW 28A.150.260 (4)(a), (5), (6), and (8) and the allocation 2
under RCW 28A.150.415, per the statewide full-time equivalent 3
enrollment in common schools, multiplied by ((the multiplier used in 4
RCW 28A.150.390(2)(a))) 1.20. 5
(b) The department shall distribute funds to early intervention 6
services providers, and, when appropriate, to county lead agencies.7
(c) For the purposes of this subsection (2), a child is receiving 8
early intervention services if the child has received services within 9
the same month as the monthly count day, which is the last business 10
day of the month. 11
(3) Federal funds associated with Part C of the federal 12
individuals with disabilities education act shall be subject to payor 13
of last resort requirements pursuant to 34 C.F.R. Sec. 303.510 (2020) 14
for birth-to-three early intervention services provided under this 15
section. 16
(4) The services in this section are not part of the state's 17
program of basic education pursuant to Article IX of the state 18
Constitution. 19
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