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                          HOUSE BILL 1762

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Brumsickle and Cole

Read first time 02/08/95.  Referred to Committee on Education.

Allowing travel and subsistence expenses for educational employee candidates.

    AN ACT Relating to educational employee candidates' travel and subsistence expenses; and amending RCW 28A.320.050.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 28A.320.050 and 1977 c 73 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    The actual expenses of school directors in going to, returning from and attending upon directors' meetings or other meetings called or held pursuant to statute shall be paid.  Likewise, the expenses of school superintendents and other school representatives chosen by the directors to attend any conferences or meetings or to attend to any urgent business at the behest of the state superintendent of public instruction or the board of directors shall be paid.  The board of directors may pay the actual and necessary expenses for travel, lodging and meals ((a superintendent candidate)) an applicant for employment incurs when he or she attends an employment interview in the school district.  The school directors, school superintendents, other school representatives or ((superintendent candidates)) employment applicants may be advanced sufficient sums to cover their anticipated expenses in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the state auditor and which shall substantially conform to the procedures provided in RCW 43.03.150 through 43.03.210.

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