5732-S AMS MCAU S2473.1

SSB 5732  - S AMD179
     By Senators McAuliffe, Schmidt

ADOPTED 03/10/2005

     On page 2, line 4, after "and" strike "eight" and insert "nine"

     On page 2, line 9, after "education;" strike "and"

     On page 2, line 15, after "large" insert "; and
     (c) One member elected at large by the members of the boards of directors of all private schools in the state meeting the requirements of RCW 28A.195.010. The member representing private schools shall not vote on matters affecting public schools. If there is a dispute about whether or not an issue directly affects public schools, the dispute shall be settled by a majority vote of the other members of the board. Not later than the twenty-fifth day of August of each year, the superintendent of public instruction shall call for an election of the member of the state board of education representing private schools if the term of membership will end on the second Monday of the following January. The superintendent of public instruction shall give written notice thereof to the chair of the board of directors of each private school who shall distribute the notice to each member of the private school board. The notice shall include the election calendar and rules established by the superintendent of public instruction for the conduct of the election"

EFFECT:  Adds a representative of private schools to the State Board of Education as a nonvoting member except on issues pertaining to private schools, and provides for the election of that member.

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