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                         SENATE BILL 6243

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State of Washington   57th Legislature        2002 Regular Session

By Senators McAuliffe, Eide, Carlson, Kastama, Rasmussen and Kohl‑Welles

Read first time 01/14/2002.  Referred to Committee on Education.

Requiring an evaluation of the current governance structure of the K-12 public school system.

    AN ACT Relating to evaluating the current governance structure of the K-12 public school system in Washington state; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The superintendent of public instruction, the state board of education, the academic achievement and accountability commission, the professional educator standards board, and the work force training and education coordinating board shall evaluate the current governance structure of the K-12 public school system in Washington state and report to the legislature with recommendations regarding how the governance structure could be improved.  The purpose of the evaluation is to determine how well the current governance structure functions and how it might be changed to better serve the students and citizens of the state in the twenty-first century.  In reviewing options for changes to the governance structure, the group shall develop multiple alternatives to the existing governance structure.  The evaluation shall be coordinated by a facilitator of a national educational organization, if available.  The recommendations shall be presented to the education and fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives by December 1, 2002.

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