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WA Legislature passes Rainier School closure bill that includes new transition plans

by By Carleen Johnson/The Center Square
| April 30, 2025 2:05 AM

(The Center Square) – Outside of budget negotiations, one of the bills that dominated Washington state lawmakers' attention during the 2025 legislative session was a proposal to close a state-operated school for people with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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