BILL REQ. #:  H-5442.1 



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SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2918
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State of Washington60th Legislature2008 Regular Session

By House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Wallace, Chase, Fromhold, Sells, Appleton, Darneille, Rolfes, Kelley, Green, VanDeWege, and Conway)

READ FIRST TIME 02/12/08.   



     AN ACT Relating to an interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children; and creating new sections.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   (1) The governor shall appoint a task force to study the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children and make recommendations to the legislature by December 1, 2008, on whether it is in the state's interest to adopt the compact.
     (2) The task force shall consist of the following members:
     (a) The attorney general or his designee;
     (b) The superintendent of public instruction or her designee;
     (c) A representative from the department of defense;
     (d) A representative from each educational service district;
     (e) A representative from the state board of education; and
     (f) A superintendent from a school district with a high concentration of military children.
     (3) Staff support for the task force shall be provided by the office of the superintendent of public instruction.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 2008, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void.

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