SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 6520

BYSenators Bailey, Rinehart, Warnke, Bender, Bauer, Saling, Smitherman, Kiskaddon, Lee, Garrett and Anderson

Specifying that grants should include funding the incidental costs of support services in the schools.

Senate Committee on Education

Senate Hearing Date(s):February 2, 1988

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6520 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

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

Senate Staff:Larry Davis (786-7422)

                  February 3, 1988

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 2, 1988

BACKGROUND:

Under law, school districts have general authority to accept gifts, grants, and contributions from public or private sources which may be used for the benefit of the district or its students.  There is no obligation that districts use a portion of such moneys to pay for increased support service costs which result from the receipt of the gift, grant or contribution.

SUMMARY:

Any increased support service costs incurred through the use of any gifts, grants, conveyances, devices, and bequests of real or personal property from public or private sources shall be paid from the moneys from the gift, grant, conveyance, device or bequest.

EFFECT OF PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE:

School district boards of directors are encouraged rather than required to use a portion of gifts and grants they may receive to pay for any increased support service costs incurred as a result of the receipt of the gifts or grants.

Appropriation:    none

Revenue:    none

Fiscal Note:      none requested

Senate Committee - Testified: David Westberg, International Union of Operating Engineers (for); Ann Olson, Washington State Parent-Teacher Association (for)