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                         SENATE BILL 5546

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Senators McAuliffe, Finkbeiner, Rasmussen, B. Sheldon, Fairley, Johnson, Hewitt, Eide and Kohl‑Welles; by request of State Board of Education

Read first time 01/25/2001.  Referred to Committee on Education.

Reclassifying the state board of education as a class four group.

    AN ACT Relating to reclassifying the state board of education as a class four group; and amending RCW 28A.305.120.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 28A.305.120 and 1984 c 287 s 60 are each amended to read as follows:

    The state board of education shall hold an annual meeting and such other regular meetings at such time and place within the state as the board shall determine and may hold such special meetings as may be deemed necessary for the transaction of public business, such special meetings to be called by the superintendent of public instruction, or by a majority of the board.  The persons serving as members of the state board of education shall be compensated in accordance with RCW ((43.03.240)) 43.03.250 and shall be reimbursed by the superintendent of public instruction for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 incurred in the performance of their duties which expenses shall be paid by the state treasurer on warrants out of funds appropriated or otherwise available, upon the order of the superintendent.

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