CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 2485

Chapter 209, Laws of 2012

62nd Legislature
2012 Regular Session



SCHOOL DISTRICTS--ELECTRONIC WARRANTS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 06/07/12

Passed by the House March 5, 2012
  Yeas 94   Nays 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate February 27, 2012
  Yeas 48   Nays 0


BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
 
CERTIFICATE

I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2485 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


BARBARA BAKER
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Chief Clerk
Approved March 30, 2012, 11:20 a.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
March 30, 2012







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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HOUSE BILL 2485
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

Passed Legislature - 2012 Regular Session
State of Washington62nd Legislature2012 Regular Session

By Representatives Probst, Upthegrove, and Dahlquist

Read first time 01/16/12.   Referred to Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight.



     AN ACT Relating to authorizing school districts to use electronic formats for warrants; and amending RCW 28A.330.080 and 28A.330.230.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 28A.330.080 and 1990 c 33 s 346 are each amended to read as follows:
     Moneys of such school districts shall be paid out only upon orders for warrants signed by the president, or a majority of the board of directors and countersigned by the secretary: PROVIDED, That when, in the judgment of the board of directors, the orders for warrants issued by the district monthly shall have reached such numbers that the signing of each warrant by the president personally imposes too great a task on the president, the board of directors, after auditing all payrolls and bills as provided by RCW 28A.330.090, may authorize the issuing of one general certificate to the county treasurer, to be signed by the president, authorizing said treasurer to pay all the warrants specified by date, number, name and amount, and the funds on which said warrants shall be drawn; thereupon the secretary of said board shall be authorized to draw and sign said orders for warrants. Orders for warrants and warrant registers may be sent in an electronic format and using facsimile signatures as provided under chapter 39.62 RCW.

Sec. 2   RCW 28A.330.230 and 1990 c 33 s 352 are each amended to read as follows:
     Second-class school districts, subject to the approval of the superintendent of public instruction, may draw and issue warrants for the payment of moneys upon approval of a majority of the board of directors, such warrants to be signed by the chair of the board and countersigned by the secretary: PROVIDED, That when, in the judgment of the board of directors, the orders for warrants issued by the district monthly shall have reached such numbers that the signing of each warrant by the chair of the board personally imposes too great a task on the chair, the board of directors, after auditing all payrolls and bills, may authorize the issuing of one general certificate to the county treasurer, to be signed by the chair of the board, authorizing said treasurer to pay all the warrants specified by date, number, name and amount, and the funds on which said warrants shall be drawn; thereupon the secretary of said board shall be authorized to draw and sign said orders for warrants. Orders for warrants and warrant registers may be sent in an electronic format and using facsimile signatures as provided under chapter 39.62 RCW.


         Passed by the House March 5, 2012.
         Passed by the Senate February 27, 2012.
         Approved by the Governor March 30, 2012.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 30, 2012.