WASHINGTON ATTORNEY GENERAL
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opinions in response to requests by the heads of state
agencies, state legislators, and county prosecuting attorneys.
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attorney general's office of your interest by January 25,
2011. This is not the due date by which comments must be
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Solicitor General Division, Attention Jeffrey T. Even, Deputy
Solicitor General, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA 98504-0100.
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The attorney general's office seeks public input on the following opinion request(s):
Request by Brian Sonntag, State Auditor
| 1. | With RCW 28A.310.200 as the context, does the term "instruments" include bonds? If the answer is no, does the term "notes" include bonds? |
| 2. | Does RCW 28A.310.200 require an educational service district to pledge the property (real or personal) as collateral when borrowing under this statute? |
| 3. | Does RCW 39.46 apply to an educational service contract? |
| 4. | If the answer to question 3 is yes, is an education service district required to comply with both RCW 28A.310.200 and RCW 39.46 when issuing bonds, and therefore harmonize the two statutory schemes? |
| 5. | If an educational service district has authority to issue bonds, are there applicable constitutional or statutory debt limitations? |