Each school district shall establish written procedures for the referral of students to participate in programs for highly capable students. Referrals must be available for all grade levels K-12 not universally screened. Such procedures shall permit referrals based on data or evidence from teachers, other staff, parents/guardians, students, and members of the community. The referral process shall include options to check if the student has a section 504 plan, IEP, or receives multilingual services. The referral process must include information about the timeline for the highly capable identification process. Districts must determine whether screened students belong to a protected class or receive special services to ensure that students receive fair accommodations and consideration. The special services include, but are not limited to, those provided by a section 504 plan, an IEP, multilingual services, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, low-income, highly mobile, and/or foster care.

[Statutory Authority: 2023 c 265, RCW 28A.185.010, and 28A.185.030. WSR 26-10-094, s 392-170-045, filed 5/6/26, effective 6/6/26. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.185.050. WSR 18-03-012, § 392-170-045, filed 1/5/18, effective 2/5/18. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.185 RCW. WSR 15-14-034, § 392-170-045, filed 6/23/15, effective 7/24/15; WSR 13-07-020, § 392-170-045, filed 3/12/13, effective 4/12/13. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.16 RCW. WSR 84-14-037 (Order 84-20), § 392-170-045, filed 6/28/84.]