H-3505.1
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2688
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By House Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Gregerson, Ormsby, and Macri; by request of Office of Financial Management)
READ FIRST TIME 02/09/26.
AN ACT Relating to adjustments to the early support for infants and toddlers program; and amending RCW 43.216.580 .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 43.216.580 and 2025 c 368 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The department is the state lead agency for Part C of the federal individuals with disabilities education act. The department shall administer the early support for infants and toddlers program, to provide early intervention services to all eligible children with disabilities from birth to three years of age. Eligibility shall be determined according to Part C of the federal individuals with disabilities education act or other applicable federal and state laws, and as specified in the Washington Administrative Code adopted by the department. Services provided under this section shall not supplant services or funding currently provided in the state for early intervention services to eligible children with disabilities from birth to three years of age.