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                          HOUSE BILL 2721

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1996 Regular Session

By Representatives Beeksma, Quall, McMorris, Brumsickle, Mulliken, Pelesky, Hymes, Talcott, B. Thomas, Stevens, Huff, Silver, McMahan, Sherstad, Cooke, Blanton, Thompson, Elliot and Costa

Read first time 01/17/96.  Referred to Committee on Education.

Authorizing advertising on school buses.

    AN ACT Relating to advertising on school buses; amending RCW 28A.160.130; and adding a new section to chapter 46.61 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 46.61 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) The rules of the state superintendent of public instruction under RCW 46.61.380 governing the marking of school buses shall allow school districts to place advertising on the side of school buses if such advertising is approved by the school district board of directors.

    (2) Revenue received by the school district for the advertising shall be deposited into the school district's transportation vehicle fund in RCW 28A.160.130.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 28A.160.130 and 1991 c 114 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) There is created a fund on deposit with each county treasurer for each school district of the county, which shall be known as the transportation vehicle fund.  Money to be deposited into the transportation vehicle fund shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

    (a) The balance of accounts held in the general fund of each school district for the purchase of approved transportation equipment and for major transportation equipment repairs under RCW 28A.150.280.  The amount transferred shall be the balance of the account as of September 1, 1982;

    (b) Reimbursement payments provided for in RCW 28A.160.200 except those provided under RCW 28A.160.200(((4)))(3) that are necessary for contracted payments to private carriers;

    (c) Earnings from transportation vehicle fund investments as authorized in RCW 28A.320.300; ((and))

    (d) The district's share of the proceeds from the sale of transportation vehicles, as determined by the superintendent of public instruction; and

(e) The revenue generated from advertising on the side of school buses in accordance with section 1 of this act.

    (2) Funds in the transportation vehicle fund may be used for the following purposes:

    (a) Purchase of pupil transportation vehicles pursuant to RCW 28A.160.200 and 28A.150.280;

    (b) Payment of conditional sales contracts as authorized in RCW 28A.335.200 or payment of obligations authorized in RCW 28A.530.080, entered into or issued for the purpose of pupil transportation vehicles;

    (c) Major repairs to pupil transportation vehicles.

    The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules which shall establish the standards, conditions, and procedures governing the establishment and use of the transportation vehicle fund.  The rules shall not permit the transfer of funds from the transportation vehicle fund to any other fund of the district.

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