Section 28A.710.900. Application of chapter 241, Laws of 2016—Contracts for charter schools established before April 3, 2016.

(1) Sections 101 through 139 of this act are remedial and curative in nature and apply to the Washington state charter school commission, school district authorizers, and charter schools established before April 3, 2016.

(2) The Washington state charter school commission and school district authorizers, and actions related to their establishment and operation that were in compliance with the laws of the state of Washington before April 3, 2016, or that substantially complied with the provisions of chapter 241, Laws of 2016 before April 3, 2016, are declared to be valid.

(3) Contracts entered into under or in accordance with chapter 2, Laws of 2013 that were in effect on December 1, 2015, may, with the agreement of all parties and within sixty days after April 3, 2016, be executed as new contracts with the same terms and duration or substantially the same terms and duration as were in effect on December 1, 2015. For purposes of this section, "substantially the same terms and duration" includes contract modifications necessary to comply with the provisions of chapter 241, Laws of 2016 or other applicable law.

(4) Nothing in this section entitles a charter school to retroactive payments under chapter 241, Laws of 2016 for services that were rendered after December 1, 2015, and before execution of new contracts pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.

[ 2016 c 241 § 140.]

2016 c 241 § 140.