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CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1156

Chapter 235, Laws of 1995

54th Legislature

1995 Regular Session

NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS

EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/23/95

Passed by the House April 19, 1995

Yeas 91 Nays 6

CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

Passed by the Senate April 13, 1995

Yeas 26 Nays 22

CERTIFICATE

I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1156 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

JOEL PRITCHARD

President of the Senate

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN

Chief Clerk

Approved May 5, 1995

FILED

May 5, 1995 - 10:05 a.m.

MIKE LOWRY

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1156

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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

Passed Legislature - 1995 Regular Session

State of Washington 54th Legislature 1995 Regular Session

By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Dickerson, Brumsickle, Radcliff, Chopp, Mason, Cody, Hatfield, Poulsen, Veloria, Morris, Cole, Skinner, Tokuda, Costa, Elliot, Wolfe and Ogden)

Read first time 03/06/95.

AN ACT Relating to assisting school districts to establish and develop educational foundations; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that nonprofit educational foundations created to provide financial and other support to public schools can play an important role in enhancing the quality of education in Washington state. Educational foundations are private nonprofit corporations that are organized to benefit education in school districts and local communities. These foundations do not supplant the role of the state. They are able to access private, federal, and local resources not otherwise available to public schools, to devise innovative solutions to solve problems, and to serve students in new and innovative ways. Existing efforts supported or administered by foundations include drop-out prevention programs, innovative classroom grants, and math clubs for girls.

The legislature further finds that while the number of public school foundations in Washington is increasing, only a small percentage of the school districts in the state are assisted by foundations. In addition, many states have one hundred to two hundred education foundations enhancing educational opportunities for their students. Additional leadership and support from the state in assisting in the establishment and development of foundations would increase the number of foundations, and thereby increase the number of students who would benefit from their support.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1) The department of community, trade, and economic development shall enter into a contract with one or more organizations or individuals to provide support, guidance, training, and technical assistance to individuals and organizations for the establishment and development of nonprofit educational foundations established to provide financial support and services to assist public schools.

(2) The department shall solicit contract proposals from the following: Washington state school directors' association, Washington coalition of public schools foundations, northwest development officers association, Washington association of partners in education, and other individuals and organizations that have the appropriate experience and expertise.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill number, is not provided by June 30, 1995, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. This act shall expire December 31, 1997.