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Committee hears bill to extend special education services through school year when students turn 22
Summary
A bill responding to a federal court finding would require special education and related services be provided through the end of the school year in which a student with disabilities turns 22, and direct agencies to update transition plans.
Substitute Senate Bill 5,253 would require school districts to provide special education and related services through the end of the school year in which a student with disabilities turns 22 or until high school graduation, whichever comes first.
The measure, discussed Feb. 18 before the House Education Committee, was presented to the panel as a response to a November 2024 order from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in N.D. v. Reykdal. Megan Wargacki, counsel to the committee, summarized the court finding that state rules which age students out at 21 could violate the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act when non-disabled students have access to adult secondary education through age 21.
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