HB 2359-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

      Establishes an academic and vocational integration development program to fund and coordinate pilot projects to develop model secondary school projects combining academic and vocational education.

      Establishes requirements and application procedures to participate in the program.

      Provides for the appointment of a ten-member task force.

      Establishes the academic and vocational integration development program account.

      Authorizes waivers of designated statutes and rules for pilot project districts.

      Requires reports on the progress of the pilot projects by December 15, of each odd-numbered year.

      Provides for dissemination of information about the pilot projects.

VETO MESSAGE ON HB 2359-S

                        March 31, 1992

To the Honorable, the House

  of Representatives of the

  State of Washington

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      I am returning herewith, without my approval as to section 5, Substitute House Bill No. 2359 entitled:

"AN ACT Relating to academic, vocational, and technological education."

      Substitute House Bill No. 2359 establishes pilot projects to integrate vocational and academic education in secondary schools.  Section 5 would set certain requirements for the pilot project applications submitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.  Section 5 references requests for waivers even though the original language specifying such waivers does not appear in the substitute bill.  A veto of this section is necessary to eliminate confusion with waivers.

      For this reason, I have vetoed section 5 of Substitute House Bill No. 2359.

      With the exception of section 5, Substitute House Bill No. 2359 is approved.

                        Respectfully submitted,

                        Booth Gardner

                        Governor