WSR 98-05-021

PERMANENT RULES

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

[Filed February 6, 1998, 3:20 p.m.]

Date of Adoption: January 29, 1998.

Purpose: To provide clear notice to school districts about state constitutional limitations on gifts of public funds when districts are involved with central purchasing activities.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.335.100.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 98-01-196 on December 23, 1997.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, amended 0, repealed 0.

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

February 6, 1998

Larry Davis

Executive Director

NEW SECTION

WAC 180-36-007 Central purchasing by school districts. Two or more school districts, or a purchasing association formed by two or more school districts, may centrally or collectively purchase real and personal property, on such terms and conditions as the board of directors or the association judge appropriate, so long as the districts or association comply with state constitutional limitations on gifts (Article 8, subsections 5 and 7).