28A.150.205 - Definition. - Washington Statutes

Definition.

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definition in this section applies throughout RCW 28A.150.200 through 28A.150.295.

     "Instructional hours" means those hours students are provided the opportunity to engage in educational activity planned by and under the direction of school district staff, as directed by the administration and board of directors of the district, inclusive of intermissions for class changes, recess, and teacher/parent-guardian conferences that are planned and scheduled by the district for the purpose of discussing students' educational needs or progress, and exclusive of time actually spent for meals.

[1992 c 141 § 502.]

Notes: Contingent effective date -- 1992 c 141 §§ 502-504, 506, and 507: "Sections 502 through 504, 506, and 507 of this act shall take effect September 1, 2000. However, these sections shall not take effect if, by September 1, 2000, a law is enacted stating that a school accountability and academic assessment system is not in place." [1993 c 336 § 1202; 1992 c 141 § 509.] That law was not enacted by September 1, 2000.

Findings -- Part headings -- Severability -- 1992 c 141: See notes following RCW 28A.410.040.