(1) The major purposes of adult education in the state of Washington, as addressed in this chapter and in the applicable rules of the state board for community and technical colleges, are to raise the educational level of adults in the state who have not obtained an education consistent with their ability to learn and to provide adults disadvantaged through lack of a high school diploma with the opportunity to complete their high school education and to obtain proper recognition for it.

(2) The authority for this chapter is RCW 28A.230.090 and 28B.50.535, which authorizes and requires the state board of education to establish state minimum high school graduation requirements.