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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1394

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Representatives Sayan, Vekich and Ebersole

Prefiled with Chief Clerk 1/10/86.  Read first 1/13/86 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to school directors; and amending RCW 28A.57.318 and 28A.57.415.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 28A.57.318, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. and RCW 28A.57.318 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Directors of school districts shall be elected at regular school elections.

(2) No person shall be eligible to the office of school director who is (a) not a citizen of the United States and the state of Washington; and (b) except as provided by subsection (3) of this section, not a registered voter of either the school district or director district, as the case may be.

(3) If, pursuant to RCW 29.21.350, a void in candidacy has been declared for a director district in a second class school district, any registered voter of the school district is eligible to file a declaration of candidacy for the office of school director when filing for the office is reopened pursuant to RCW 29.21.360 or 29.21.370.

        Sec. 2.  Section 9, chapter 15, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 28A.57.415 are each amended to read as follows:

          Upon receipt of a written petition by an educational service district superintendent signed by at least twenty percent of the registered voters of (1) a first class school district ((theretofore)) divided into directors' districts after a majority vote thereon in accordance with RCW 28A.57.050(4), ((as now or hereafter amended)) or (2) a second class school district divided into director districts at any time, which petition shall request a return to the system of directors running at large within the district, the superintendent, after formation of the question to be submitted to the voters, shall give notice thereof to the county auditor who shall call and hold a special election of the voters of the entire school district to approve or reject such proposal, such election to be called, conducted and the returns canvassed as in regular school district elections.

          If approval of a majority of those registered voters voting in said election is acquired, at the expiration of terms of the incumbent directors of such school district their successors shall be elected at large.