CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

             ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5175

                        56th Legislature

                      1999 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate April 22, 1999   YEAS 46   NAYS 0 President of the Senate Passed by the House April 6, 1999   YEAS 92   NAYS 0

CERTIFICATE I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is  ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5175 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

Speaker of the       House of Representatives	Secretary
Speaker of the       House of Representatives

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

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Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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               ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5175

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                      AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

             Passed Legislature - 1999 Regular Session

State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on State & Local Government (originally sponsored by Senators Patterson, Horn, Franklin, Eide, B. Sheldon, Finkbeiner, McCaslin, Goings, Oke, Winsley, Kohl‑Welles, Fraser, Rasmussen, Costa and Benton; by request of Department of General Administration and Superintendent of Public Instruction)

Read first time 02/05/1999.

Authorizing the donation of surplus computers and computer-related equipment to school districts and educational service districts.   

    AN ACT Relating to the donation of surplus computers and computer-related equipment to school districts in Washington and educational service districts in Washington; adding a new section to chapter 43.19 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 44.04 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.19 RCW, to be codified between RCW 43.19.190 and 43.19.1937, to read as follows:

    (1) In addition to disposing of property under RCW 28A.335.180, 39.33.010, 43.19.1919, and 43.19.1920, state-owned, surplus computers and computer-related equipment may be donated to any school district or educational service district under the guidelines and distribution standards established pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.

    (2) By September 1, 1999, the department and office of the superintendent of public instruction shall jointly develop guidelines and distribution standards for the donation of state-owned, surplus computers and computer-related equipment to school districts and educational service districts.  The guidelines and distribution standards shall include considerations for quality, school-district needs, and accountability, and shall give priority to meeting the computer-related needs of children with disabilities, including those disabilities necessitating the portability of laptop computers.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 44.04 RCW to read as follows:

    The chief clerk of the house of representatives may authorize surplus computers and computer-related equipment owned by the house, the secretary of the senate may authorize surplus computers and computer-related equipment owned by the senate, and the directors of legislative agencies may authorize surplus computers and computer-related equipment owned by his or her respective agency, to be donated to school districts and educational service districts.  This section shall not be construed to limit the discretion of the legislature regarding disposal of its surplus property.

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