RCW 28A.300.840

Establishes grants supporting district media-literacy and digital-citizenship leadership teams, curriculum units, open resources and professional learning communities, subject to appropriations.

Media literacy

Jurisdiction: Washington · State / DC
Policy status: Effective
Implementation phase: Current
Requirement: Optional / resource
Grades: All K-12
Audience: Districts / LEAs
Learning evidence: Optional support / resources
Instrument: Statute / enacted law

Dates & implementation

End / review date

Jul 31, 2031

Grant program remains in current code and expires July 31, 2031. Participation is through grant eligibility and selection; this is not a universal student-course mandate.

A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.

Funding & support

Support provision; funding not confirmed

Authorizes a grant program and acceptance of public/private gifts, grants and endowments. The statute does not establish an open application window or guarantee an award.

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Evidence & source location

RCW28A.300.840(1)–(3)

RCW 28A.300.840https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=28A.300.840 ↗

Enable/support action; it does not require every district to teach a specified unit.

Review history

Reviewed against official sources

Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: Source reopened. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.

Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-04

2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update. 2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: Current RCW28A.300.840(1)–(3) reviewed: grants support leadership teams, curriculum and sharing; expiry updated toJuly 31, 2031.

Record ID: WA-2020-MEDIALIT-SUPPORT

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