5841-S2 AMS ZARE MOOR 012

2SSB 5841 - S AMD 141

   By    Senator Zarelli

NOT ADOPTED 3/9/2007

   On page 2, after line 9, insert the following:

   "In furtherance of those goals, and in recognition it is the legislature's paramount duty to make ample provision for the education of all of Washington's children, it is the intent of the legislature to require that all appropriations for K-12 basic education, together with appropriations for other K-12 education programs, be enacted into law before the legislature takes final action on omnibus operating appropriations legislation.

   Sec. 2. RCW 28A.150.380 and 2001 c 3 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

   (1) The state legislature shall, at each regular session in an odd- numbered year, appropriate from the state general fund for the current use of the common schools such amounts as needed for state support to the common schools during the ensuing biennium as provided in this chapter, RCW 28A.160.150 through 28A.160.210, 28A.300.170, and 28A.500.010.

   (2) The state legislature shall also, at each regular session in an odd-numbered year, appropriate from the student achievement fund and education construction fund solely for the purposes of and in accordance with the provisions of the student achievement act during the ensuing biennium.

   (3) Beginning with the 2009-2011 fiscal biennium and thereafter, appropriations for the purposes of this section and other K-12 education purposes must be made in legislation that is separate from the omnibus operating appropriations act. Such appropriations shall be enacted into law before it is in order for the legislature to take final action on omnibus operating appropriations legislation.

   Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

2SSB 5841 - S AMD 141

   By    Senator Zarelli

NOT ADOPTED 3/9/2007

   On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "RCW 28A.150.210", insert "and 28A.150.380"

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EFFECT: States the legislature's intent, in furtherance of the goals of the basic education act, to enact K-12 appropriations into law before taking final action on omnibus operating appropriations legislation. Beginning with the 2009-11 biennium, requires K-12 appropriations be separate from the omnibus appropriations act and be enacted into law prior to the legislature taking final action on omnibus operating appropriations legislation.