Page 1265

$1,487,468,000 1 General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $571,229,000 2 Education Legacy Trust Account—State Appropriation. . . . $54,694,000 3 Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief III 4 Account—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,000,000 5 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,557,353,000)) 6 $3,585,245,000 7 The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 8 conditions and limitations: 9 (1)(a) Funding for special education programs is provided on an 10 excess cost basis, pursuant to RCW 28A.150.390. School districts 11 shall ensure that special education students as a class receive their 12 full share of the general apportionment allocation accruing through 13 sections 504 and 506 of this act. To the extent a school district 14 cannot provide an appropriate education for special education 15 students under chapter 28A.155 RCW through the general apportionment 16 allocation, it shall provide services through the special education 17 excess cost allocation funded in this section. 18 (b) Funding provided within this section is sufficient for 19 districts to provide school principals and lead special education 20 teachers annual professional development on the best-practices for 21 special education instruction and strategies for implementation. 22 Districts shall annually provide a summary of professional 23 development activities to the office of the superintendent of public 24 instruction. 25 (2)(a) The superintendent of public instruction shall ensure 26 that: 27 (i) Special education students are basic education students 28 first; 29 (ii) As a class, special education students are entitled to the 30 full basic education allocation; and 31 (iii) Special education students are basic education students for 32 the entire school day. 33 (b) The superintendent of public instruction shall continue to 34 implement the full cost method of excess cost accounting, as designed 35 by the committee and recommended by the superintendent, pursuant to 36 section 501(1)(k), chapter 372, Laws of 2006. 37 p. 1264 ESSB 5187.SL