FINAL BILL REPORT

                 SHB 1211

                     Synopsis as Enacted

                         C 298 L 93

 

 

Brief Description:  Granting additional powers to boards of directors of educational service districts.

 

By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Ogden, Brumsickle, Franklin, Jacobsen, Carlson, Springer, Orr, Leonard, H. Myers and Basich).

 

House Committee on Education

Senate Committee on Education

 

Background:  School districts and educational service districts (ESDs) have only those powers expressly authorized by law or necessarily or fairly implied in the powers expressly authorized by law.

 

During the 1992 session, the Legislature gave school districts broad discretionary power to adopt written policies that provide for the development and implementation of programs, activities, services, or practices the school board determines will promote the education of students or the efficient or safe management and operation of the school district.

 

No similar power was given to ESDs.

 

Summary:  An ESD may provide cooperative and informational services concerning the development and implementation of programs, activities, services, or practices supporting the education of students or the effective and safe management and operation of school districts.

 

Before an ESD provides such services, one or more school districts served by the ESD must have requested the services in writing.

 

By January 10, 1994, the Washington State Institute for Public Policy must submit a report to the Legislature.  The report is to include recommendations for the design of a comprehensive study of the role and performance of educational service districts.

 

Votes on Final Passage:

 

House  96 0

Senate 45 1 (Senate amended)

  House  95 0 (House concurred)

 

Effective:  July 25, 1993