CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 1223

                        54th Legislature

                      1995 Regular Session

Passed by the House March 7, 1995   Yeas 96   Nays 0 Speaker of the        House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 4, 1995   Yeas 45   Nays 0

CERTIFICATE I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1223 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

President of the Senate

Chief Clerk

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                        State of Washington

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                                  HOUSE BILL 1223

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                     Passed Legislature - 1995 Regular Session

State of Washington              54th Legislature             1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Brumsickle, Cole, B. Thomas, Silver and Carlson; by request of Board of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction

Read first time 01/18/95.  Referred to Committee on Education.

Changing state board of education staff provisions.

     AN ACT Relating to the state board of education office staff; and amending RCW 28A.305.110.

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

     Sec. 1.  RCW 28A.305.110 and 1990 c 33 s 265 are each amended to read as follows:

     The state board of education shall appoint ((some person to be ex officio secretary of said board who shall not be entitled to a vote in its proceedings)) or employ an executive director who shall also serve as secretary of the board.  The state board of education shall also appoint or employ other state board office assistants and clerical persons to perform duties in support of the activities of the state board and such other duties including duties involving supervision over matters pertaining to the public schools as the superintendent of public instruction may delegate to the state board.  The secretary shall keep a correct record of board proceedings((, which shall be kept in the office of the superintendent of public instruction.  He or she shall also)) and, upon request, furnish to interested school officials a copy of such proceedings.  The executive director and his or her confidential secretary are exempt from civil service provisions pursuant to RCW 41.06.070(1)(h)(ii).

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