WashingtonWashington schools align education plans for students with disabilities
Washington schools align high school and beyond plans with transition plans for students with individualized education programs, and link those plans through statewide online systems where possible.
What it does
Washington’s statewide online system for individualized education programs must be able to connect students’ transition plans with the high school and beyond plan platform, as far as possible, to reduce repeated planning.
For students with individualized education programs, school districts must align high school and beyond plans with transition plans and connect them to the statewide online system as far as possible to reduce repeated planning.
Argument forStudents with individualized education programs could repeat less planning when schools align their high school plans with their transition plans.
Argument againstSchool staff may have to coordinate information across two plans and online systems, adding work when they cannot fully integrate them.
More detail
The statewide online system for individualized education programs must be able to connect students’ transition plans with the high school and beyond plan platform. This applies to students whose transition plans are developed under RCW 28A.155.220 and the statewide high school and beyond plan platform. The system must support this connection to the greatest extent possible to reduce duplicated planning.
School districts must develop and update students’ high school and beyond plans in line with their school-to-postschool transition plans and integrate them with the statewide online system for individualized education programs. This applies to students who have an individualized education program. Plans must be integrated with the online system to the greatest extent possible to reduce duplicated planning. Districts must develop and update these plans in a similar manner and with similar school staff as they do for other students.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Mar 23Effective date 6/11/2026.Latest
- Mar 23Chapter 147, 2026 Laws.Major
- Mar 23Governor Bob Ferguson signed.Became Law
- Mar 12Delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Mar 11Speaker signed.Major
- Mar 10President signed.Passed House
- Mar 9Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Final Passage as Amended by the House (#26). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9Senate concurred in House amendments.
- Mar 5Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.Minor
- Vote recorded Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 5Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Mar 5Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- Mar 4Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.Minor
- Mar 2Referred to Rules 2 Review.Minor
- Mar 2APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Education.Minor
- Mar 2Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 27Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 25Referred to Appropriations.Minor
- Feb 24ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).Minor
- Feb 24Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM.
- Feb 19Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
- Feb 17First reading, referred to Education.Minor
- Feb 13Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 1.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#32). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 132nd substitute bill substituted (WM 26).Major
- Feb 12Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.Minor
- Feb 9Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Feb 9Minority; without recommendation.Minor
- Feb 9WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.Major
- Feb 9Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 2Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- Jan 22Referred to Ways & Means.Minor
- Jan 21Minority; without recommendation.Minor
- Jan 21Minority; do not pass.Minor
- Jan 21And refer to Ways & Means.Minor
- Jan 21EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.Major
- Jan 21Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- Jan 15Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- Jan 12First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.Minor
- Jan 5Prefiled for introduction.Introduced
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