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HOUSE BILL 1176
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1993 Regular Session
By Representatives Jacobsen, Dellwo, J. Kohl, Dunshee, Pruitt, Johanson, Leonard and Kessler
Read first time 01/20/93. Referred to Committee on Education.
AN ACT Relating to education; and amending RCW 28A.505.050 and 28A.505.060.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 28A.505.050 and 1990 c 33 s 417 are each amended to read as follows:
Upon completion of their budgets as provided in
RCW 28A.505.040, every school district shall publish a notice stating that the
district has completed the budget ((and placed the same)) which is
on file in the school district administration office, that a copy ((thereof))
will be furnished any person who will call upon the district for it, and that
the board of directors will meet for the purpose of fixing and adopting the
budget of the district for the ensuing fiscal year. ((Such)) The
notice shall designate the date, time, and place of ((said)) the
meeting which shall occur no later than the thirty-first day of August for
first class school districts, and the first day of August for second class
school districts. The notice shall also state that any person may appear ((thereat))
at the meeting and be heard for or against any part of such budget. ((Said))
The notice shall be published at least once each week for two
consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the district, or, if
((there be)) none, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county
or counties in which ((such)) the district is a part. The last
notice shall be published no later than seven days immediately prior to the
hearing.
The district shall provide a sufficient number of copies of the budget to meet the reasonable demands of the public not later than July 20th in the first class school districts, and not later than July 15th in second class school districts. School districts shall submit one copy of their budget to their educational service districts for review and comment by these dates. A copy of the notice also shall be sent to the chairperson of all Indian education committees within the school district.
Sec. 2. RCW 28A.505.060 and 1990 c 33 s 418 are each amended to read as follows:
On the date given in ((said)) the
notice as provided in RCW 28A.505.050 the school district board of directors
shall meet at the time and place designated. Any person may appear ((thereat
and)) at the meeting to be heard for or against any part of such
budget. ((Such)) The hearing may be continued not to exceed a
total of two days((: PROVIDED, That)). However, the budget must
be adopted no later than August 31st in first class school districts, and not
later than August 1st in second class school districts.
Upon conclusion of the hearing, the board of
directors shall fix and determine the appropriation from each fund contained in
the budget separately, and shall by resolution adopt the budget and the
appropriations as so finally determined, and enter the same in the official
minutes of the board((: PROVIDED, That)). The first class
school districts shall file copies of their adopted budget with their
educational service district no later than September 3rd, and second class
school districts shall forward copies of their adopted budget to their
educational service district no later than August 3rd, for review,
alteration and approval as provided for in RCW 28A.505.070 by the budget review
committee. Indian parent education committees, and other individuals and
groups, may notify the superintendent of public instruction of concerns
regarding the school district's budget, whereupon the superintendent shall work
with the school district and the respective individuals or groups to address
the identified concerns.
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