SENATE BILL REPORT

HB 2276

BYRepresentatives Peery, Betrozoff, G. Fisher, Brumsickle, Jones, Holland, Phillips, Horn, McLean, Spanel, P. King and Crane

Reorganizing Title 28A RCW.

House Committe on Education

Senate Committee on Education

Senate Hearing Date(s):February 14, 1990; February 19, 1990

Majority Report:  Do pass.

      Signed by Senators Bailey, Chairman; Lee, Vice Chairman; Bender, Benitz, Craswell, Fleming, Metcalf, Murray.

Senate Staff:Leslie Goldstein (786-7424)

                  February 20, 1990

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 19, 1990

BACKGROUND:

In 1969, following an 18 month review, the entire education code of the state of Washington was restructured and recodified into Title 28A, 28B, and 28C RCW.  At that time all statutes relating to education in grades kindergarten through twelfth grade were placed in Title 28A RCW.  Since the recodification in 1969, hundreds of sections on a variety of topics have been added to Title 28A RCW.  In recent years it has become increasingly difficult to locate sections on particular topics and sections on related topics that passed at different times, which are not necessarily placed together.

SUMMARY:

Title 28A RCW is reorganized into seven parts: 1)  The Basic Education Programs; 2) Organization; 3)  Employees; 4)  Finance; 5)  Students, Parents and Community; 6) Awards and Special Projects; and 7) Miscellaneous.  The parts are further divided into a total of 57 chapters divided by subject matter.  All existing provisions of Title 28A RCW are renumbered and placed within the new organizational structure.  Sections containing references to the current sections in Title 28A RCW are amended to reference the new section numbers.

All terms are made gender neutral.  Where there has been confusion in the use of terms, one consistent term has been selected.  The term chair has been selected to identify the person in charge of a committee.  Police officer has been selected to refer to a member of a law enforcement agency.

Four provisions have been decodified.  Sections RCW 28A.04.167, 28A.04.170,  28A.04.172 and 28A.04.174 relate to reports, studies and recommendations that have been completed.  Section RCW 28A.70.900 relates to a window of opportunity for certification that has expired.  These provisions are still law and will remain part of the code for historical purposes, but will not be reprinted in the code.

All changes are technical in nature.  No policy changes are made.

Appropriation:    none

Revenue:    none

Fiscal Note:      none requested

Senate Committee - Testified: Susan Patrick, Staff Counsel/Analyst, House Committee on Education; Susan Goldstein, Office of the Code Reviser; Margaret Casey, Food Services Workers Association (pro)