SENATE BILL REPORT

SHB 1745

BYHouse Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Peery, Holm, Taylor, Rasmussen, Betrozoff, Cole, Haugen, Holland, P. King, Schoon, D. Sommers, Dorn and Ebersole)

Specifying when school directors officially start their terms of office.

House Committe on Education

Senate Committee on Education

Majority Report:  Do pass.

      Signed by Senators Bailey, Chairman; Kiskaddon, Vice Chairman; Bauer, Bender, Benitz, Craswell, Gaspard, Lee, Rinehart.

Senate Hearing Date(s):February 22, 1988; February 24, 1988

Senate Staff:Don Bennett (786-7424)

                  February 24, 1988

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 24, 1988

BACKGROUND:

No uniform date for beginning terms of office for school directors is provided under current law.  The statute governing terms of office for directors in first class school districts is silent on the subject.  The law addressing terms for directors in second class districts refers to other sections which subsequently were amended to exclude application to school districts.

Important matters addressed by school district directors in November and December meetings usually include final decisions regarding special levies and bond issues to be placed on the February ballot.  The issue of whether school directors completing their terms of office or the newly-constituted board should be responsible for those decisions would be clarified by providing a uniform date for beginning directors' terms of office.

SUMMARY:

Terms of office for school directors shall begin at the first official meeting of the board of directors following certification of the election results.

Appropriation:    none

Revenue:    none

Fiscal Note:      none requested

Senate Committee - Testified: Dwayne Slate, Washington State School Directors Association (for)