H-290                _______________________________________________

 

                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 311

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Ebersole, Chandler, O'Brien, Padden, Smitherman, Long, Basich, J. Williams and Day

 

 

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

 

 


AN ACT Relating to the state board of education; and amending  RCW 28A.04.010, 28A.04.020, 28A.04.050, and 28A.04.090.

 

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

 

        Sec. 1.  Section 28A.04.010, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as amended by section 1, chapter 179, Laws of 1980 and RCW 28A.04.010 are each amended to read as follows:

          The state board of education shall be comprised of two members from each congressional district of the state, not including any congressional district at large, elected by the members of the boards of directors of school districts thereof, as hereinafter in this chapter provided, the superintendent of public instruction, and one ((nonvoting)) member elected at large, as hereinafter in this chapter provided, by the members of the boards of directors of all private schools in the state meeting the requirements of RCW 28A.02.201, as now or hereafter amended.

 

        Sec. 2.  Section 28A.04.020, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as amended by section 1, chapter 38, Laws of 1981 and RCW 28A.04.020 are each amended to read as follows:

          Not later than the twenty-fifth day of August of each year, the superintendent of public instruction shall call for the following elections to be held:  An election in each congressional district within which resides a member of the state board of education whose term of membership will end on the second Monday of January next following, and an election of the ((nonvoting)) member of the state board of education representative of the private schools if the term of membership will end on the second Monday of January next following.  The superintendent of public instruction shall give written notice thereof to each member of the board of directors of each common school district in such congressional district, and to the chairperson of the board of directors of each private school who shall distribute said notice to each member of the private school board.  Such notice shall include the election calendar and rules and regulations established by the superintendent of public instruction for the conduct of the election.

 

        Sec. 3.  Section 28A.04.050, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as amended by section 2, chapter 38, Laws of 1981 and RCW 28A.04.050 are each amended to read as follows:

          Each member of the board of directors of each school district in each congressional district shall be eligible to vote for the candidates who reside in his congressional district.  Each chairperson of the board of directors of each eligible private school shall cast a vote for the candidate receiving a majority in an election to be held as follows:  Each member of the board of directors of each eligible private school shall vote for candidates representing the private schools in an election of the board, the purpose of which is to determine the board's candidate for the ((nonvoting)) member representative of the private schools of the state board.  Not later than the first day of October the superintendent of public instruction shall mail to each member of each common school district board of directors and to each chairperson of the board of directors of each private school, the proper ballot and voting instructions for his congressional district together with biographical data concerning each candidate listed on such ballot, which data shall have been prepared by the candidate.

 

        Sec. 4.  Section 28A.04.090, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as amended by section 1, chapter 160, Laws of 1982 and RCW 28A.04.090 are each amended to read as follows:

          The state board of education shall annually elect a president and vice president.  The superintendent of public instruction shall be an ex officio member and the chief executive officer of the board.  As such ex officio member the superintendent shall have the right to vote ((only when there is a question before the board upon which no majority opinion has been reached among the board members present and voting thereon and the superintendent's vote is essential for action thereon)) on any matter before the board.  The superintendent, as chief executive officer of the board, shall furnish all necessary record books and forms for its use, and shall represent the board in directing the work of school inspection.