SENATE BILL REPORT

SSB 5626

BYSenate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Gaspard, Bender, Bauer, Rasmussen and von Reichbauer; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Board of Education)

Providing for an inventory of school facilities.

Senate Committee on Education

Senate Hearing Date(s):February 16, 1987; February 17, 1987

Majority Report:  Do pass as amended and refer to Committee on Ways & Means.

      Signed by Senators Gaspard, Chairman; Bauer, Vice Chairman; Rinehart, Vice Chairman; Bender, Benitz, Saling, Smitherman, Warnke.

Senate Staff:Marcia Costello (786-7419)

                  February 17, 1987

Senate Committee on Ways & Means

Senate Hearing Date(s):March 5, 1987

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5626 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

      Signed by Senators McDermott, Chairman; Gaspard, Vice Chairman; Bauer, Fleming, Kreidler, Moore, Owen, Rinehart, Saling, Talmadge, Vognild, Warnke, Williams, Wojahn.

Senate Staff:Mike Williams (786-7439)

                  March 18, 1987

AS PASSED SENATE, MARCH 17, 1987

BACKGROUND:

In December of 1984 the Temporary Committee on Educational Policies, Structure, and Management recommended as a part of its report to the Legislature that "The Superintendent of Public Instruction should be authorized to conduct a statewide facilities needs assessment and the Office of Facilities and Organization within the Superintendent's office should be afforded the necessary resources to conduct that assessment."  Currently, school districts are required to complete a facilities study when they make a request for construction funds from the State Board of Education.

SUMMARY:

The office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction will establish and maintain an inventory of all structures owned by school districts.  The inventory will be used to:  (1) determine types and trends of facility construction; (2) describe existing systems; (3) review standards for student housing; (4) forecast construction and modernization needs; and (5) analyze construction project requests.

The inventory is to be completed by December 31, 1988 and updated every two years.

Appropriation:    $500,000 from the common school construction fund.

Fiscal Note:      available

Senate Committee - Testified: EDUCATION:  Mike Roberts, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

Senate Committee - Testified: WAYS & MEANS:  Mike Roberts, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction