Washington § 28A.707.010 - Definitions.

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(1) "Enroll" and "enrollment" include attending classes and participating fully in school activities.

(2) "Homeless children and youths" means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and includes:

(a) Children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals;

(b) Children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;

(c) Children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and

(d) Migratory children, as such term is defined in 20 U.S.C. Sec. 6399, who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this chapter or under applicable federal law, because the children are living in circumstances described in (a) through (c) of this subsection.

(3) "School of origin" means the school that a child or youth attended when permanently housed or the school in which the child or youth was last enrolled, including a preschool. When the child or youth completes the final grade level served by the school of origin, the term "school of origin" includes the designated receiving school at the next grade level for all feeder schools.

(4) "Unaccompanied youth" includes a homeless child or youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian.

Conflict with federal requirements—2026 c 201: See note following RCW 28A.707.005.