(1) Each school district shall be reimbursed from funds appropriated for traffic safety education.
- (a) The state superintendent shall determine the per-pupil reimbursement amount for the *traffic safety education course to be funded by the state. Each school district offering an approved standard *traffic safety education course shall be reimbursed or granted an amount up to the level established by the superintendent of public instruction as may be appropriated.
- (b) The state superintendent may provide per-pupil reimbursements to school districts only where all the traffic educators have satisfied the continuing education requirement of **RCW 28A.220.030(4).
- (2) The board of directors of any school district or combination of school districts may establish a traffic safety education fee, which fee when imposed shall be required to be paid by any duly enrolled student in any such school district prior to or while enrolled in a *traffic safety education course. Traffic safety education fees collected by a school district shall be deposited with the county treasurer to the credit of such school district, to be used to pay costs of the *traffic safety education course.
[ 2000 c 115 s 10; 1984 c 258 s 331; 1977 c 76 s 4; 1969 ex.s. c 218 s 6; 1967 ex.s. c 147 s 5; 1963 c 39 s 8. Formerly RCW 28A.08.070, 46.81.070.]
Notes:
Reviser's note:*(1) The term "traffic safety education course" was renamed "driver training education course" by 2017 c 197 s 2.
**(2) RCW 28A.220.030 was amended by 2017 c 197 s 3, deleting subsection (4).
Finding—2000 c 115: See note following RCW 46.20.075.
Effective date—2000 c 115 ss 1-10: See note following RCW 46.20.075.
Court Improvement Act of 1984—Effective dates—Severability—Short title—1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010.
Intent—1984 c 258: See note following RCW 3.34.130.
Severability—1977 c 76: See note following RCW 28A.220.010.
Traffic safety commission: Chapter 43.59 RCW.