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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 296

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Jacobsen, Appelwick, D. Nelson, Wineberry, Niemi, Armstrong, Locke, Sommers, Lux and O'Brien

Read first time 1/28/85 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to school districts; adding a new section to chapter 28A.57 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     The legislature declares it is the policy of the state to:

          (1) Ensure, for the sake of educational excellence, that the electorate has the broadest possible field in which to choose qualified candidates for its school boards of first class districts;

          (2) Ensure that the opportunity to serve on school boards of first class districts be open to all, regardless of financial circumstances; and

          (3) Ensure that the time-consuming and demanding service as directors in first class districts not be limited to those able or willing to make substantial personal and financial sacrifices.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.57 RCW to read as follows:

          Each member of the board of directors of a first class school district having an enrollment of thirty thousand or more students shall receive compensation of two thousand dollars per month.