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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6053

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senators Gaspard and Bauer

Read first time 3/3/87 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to educational service districts; and amending RCW 28A.21.090 and 28A.21.310.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 9, chapter 176, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as last amended by section 3, chapter 56, Laws of 1983 and RCW 28A.21.090 are each amended to read as follows:

          In addition to other powers and duties as provided by law, every educational service district board shall:

          (1) Approve the budgets of the educational service district in accordance with the procedures provided for in this chapter.

           (2) Meet regularly according to the schedule adopted at the organization meeting and in special session upon the call of the chairman or a majority of the board.

           (3) Approve the selection of educational service district personnel and clerical staff as provided in RCW 28A.21.100, as now or hereafter amended.

           (4) Fix the amount of and approve the bonds for those educational service district employees designated by the board as being in need of bonding.

           (5) Keep in the educational service district office a full and correct transcript of the boundaries of each school district within the educational service district.

           (6) Acquire by directly borrowing funds or by purchase, lease, devise, bequest, and gift and otherwise contract for real and personal property necessary for the operation of the educational service district and to the execution of the duties of the board and superintendent thereof and sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of that property not necessary for district purposes:  PROVIDED, That no real property shall be acquired or alienated without the prior approval of the state board of education and the acquisition or alienation of all such property shall be subject to such provisions as the board may establish.

           (7) Adopt such bylaws and rules and regulations for its own operation as it deems necessary or appropriate.

           (8) Enter into contracts, including contracts with common and educational service districts for the joint financing of cooperative service programs conducted pursuant to RCW 28A.21.086(3), and employ consultants and legal counsel relating to any of the duties, functions, and powers of the educational service districts.

        Sec. 2.  Section 2, chapter 210, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 28A.21.310 are each amended to read as follows:

          The board of any educational service district may enter into contracts for their respective districts for periods not exceeding ((five)) twenty years in duration with public and private persons, organizations, and entities for the following purposes:

          (1) To rent or lease building space, portable buildings, security systems, computers and other equipment; and

          (2) To have maintained and repaired security systems, computers and other equipment.

          The budget of each educational service district shall identify that portion of each contractual liability incurred pursuant to this section extending beyond the fiscal year by amount, duration, and nature of the contracted service and/or item in accordance with rules and regulations of the superintendent of public instruction adopted pursuant to RCW 28A.65.465 and 28A.21.135, as now or hereafter amended.