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SENATE BILL NO. 5859
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State of Washington 51st Legislature 1989 Regular Session
By Senators Gaspard, Lee, Murray and Bailey
Read first time 2/10/89 and referred to Committee on Education.
AN ACT Relating to the Washington school directors' association; amending RCW 28A.61.030; and repealing RCW 28A.61.900.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 28A.61.030, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as last amended by section 1, chapter 187, Laws of 1983 and RCW 28A.61.030 are each amended to read as follows:
The school directors' association shall have the power:
(1) To prepare and adopt, amend and repeal a constitution and rules and regulations, and bylaws for its own organization including county or regional units and for its government and guidance: PROVIDED, That action taken with respect thereto is consistent with the provisions of this chapter or with other provisions of law;
(2) To arrange for and call such meetings of the association or of the officers and committees thereof as are deemed essential to the performance of its duties;
(3) To provide for the payment of travel and subsistence expenses incurred by members and/or officers of the association and association staff while engaged in the performance of duties under direction of the association in the manner provided by RCW 28A.58.310;
(4) To employ an executive secretary and other staff and pay such employees out of the funds of the association;
(5) To conduct studies and disseminate information therefrom relative to increased efficiency in local school board administration;
(6) To buy, sell or exchange such personal and real property as necessary for the efficient operation of the association;
(7) To purchase liability insurance for school directors, which insurance may indemnify said directors against any or all liabilities for personal or bodily injuries and property damage arising from their acts or omissions while performing or while in good faith purporting to perform their official duties as school directors;
(8) Upon
request by a local school district board(s) of directors, to make available on
a cost reimbursable contract basis (a) specialized services, (b) research
information, and (c) consultants to advise and assist district board(s) in
particular problem areas: PROVIDED, That such services, information, and
consultants are not already available from other state agencies, educational
service districts, or from the information and research services authorized by
RCW 28A.58.530((: PROVIDED FURTHER, That any such contract shall be filed
with the office of financial management and the legislative budget committee
prior to the date any work commences under any such contract)).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. Section 6, chapter 187, Laws of 1983 and RCW 28A.61.900 are each repealed.