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HOUSE BILL 2049
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By Representatives G. Fisher, Brough, Cantwell, Phillips, Belcher, Peery, Vance, Wineberry, Scott, Ebersole, R. Johnson, Holland, Dorn, Brumsickle, Cole, R. Meyers, Fraser, Hine, Grant, Cooper, Valle, R. Fisher, Spanel, Jacobsen, Morris, H. Myers, Haugen, Brekke, Nelson, Braddock, Jones, Bray, Hargrove, Leonard, Fuhrman, Orr, Rasmussen, Heavey, Sheldon, Sprenkle, Anderson, Riley, Roland, Winsley, Mitchell, Forner, Basich, Ludwig and Silver.
Read first time February 20, 1991. Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
AN ACT Relating to education financial accountability; and creating new sections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that the state expends an extraordinary amount of funds every year to support our common schools, and that the wise and efficient use of these funds is extremely important. The legislature further finds that the allocation, distribution, and expenditure of these funds is extremely complicated, and that a need exists to evaluate and assess how funds are allocated, distributed, and expended.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1) The legislative budget committee, with the assistance of an independent contractor or contractors, shall conduct a performance audit of the funding system for common schools in the state. The audit shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) An analysis of the state allocation formulas and requirements, and the effect of these formulas and requirements on school district decisions;
(b) The role of the office of the superintendent of public instruction in administering programs and distributing state and federal funds, including, but not limited to:
(i) The degree to which the office of the superintendent of public instruction has implemented the legislative intent of legislative education initiatives; and
(ii) How efficiently the office of the superintendent of public instruction uses personnel and other resources in implementing state and federal education programs;
(c) The administration of programs and expenditures by local school districts.
(2) By June 30, 1992, the legislative budget committee shall submit to the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives the findings of the audit, and its recommendations for improving the allocation, administration, and distribution of state and federal education resources.