EHB 1702 -
By Senator Nelson
NOT CONSIDERED 05/25/2011
On page 3, after line 6 of the amendment, insert the following:
"(g)(i) The school district growth management assistance account is
hereby established in the state treasury. Money may be placed in the
school district growth management assistance account from the proceeds
of bonds when authorized by the legislature or from any other lawful
source. The superintendent of public instruction shall distribute
money in the school district growth management assistance account
consistent with (g)(ii) of this subsection to make loans to school
districts to provide school capacity to serve new growth and
development. A school district may borrow up to the amount the
district anticipates receiving in school impact fee payments based on
the projected amount of school impact fees subject to deferred payment
over the preceding one-year period. School districts must repay the
loans, without interest, within sixty days of receiving the anticipated
school impact fee payments.
(ii) In order to assist school districts in accommodating new
growth and development, the superintendent of public instruction may:
(A) Make interest-free loans to school districts from the school
district growth management assistance account for the purpose of
assisting school districts to provide school capacity to serve new
growth and development. Money received from school districts in
repayment of loans made under this section must be paid into the school
district growth management assistance account for uses consistent with
this section;
(I) The superintendent of public instruction's obligation to make
any loan to a school district pursuant to the terms of a contingent
loan agreement is subject to appropriation from the school district
growth management assistance account;
(II) In order to provide for the state of Washington's obligations
under the terms of contingent loan agreements, the legislature must
make provision, from time to time in appropriations acts, for such
amounts as may be required to make timely payments from the school
district growth management assistance account;
(B) Create such subaccounts in the school district growth
management assistance account as the superintendent of public
instruction deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this section;
and
(C) Provide a method for the allocation of loans and contingent
loan agreements, and for the provision of technical assistance under
this section."
EFFECT: Creates a growth management assistant account to assist school districts adversely affected by the deferral of school impact fee payments.