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                          HOUSE BILL 1819

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representatives Anderson, Barlean, Thomas and O'Brien

Read first time 02/08/1999.  Referred to Committee on Education.

Changing provisions for school district name changes.

    AN ACT Relating to procedures for changing the names of school districts; adding a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW; and repealing RCW 28A.315.690, 28A.315.700, 28A.315.710, and 28A.315.720.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.320 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) The board of directors may change the name of the school district if:

    (a) Either ten percent of the registered voters of the district file a petition requesting that the name of the school district be changed and submit the proposed new name with the request to the board or the board passes a motion to hold a hearing to change the school district name;

    (b) After receiving the petition or adopting the motion, the board holds a hearing within one month after the petition was submitted to the board.  The board shall publish notice of the hearing and the proposed new name once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the school district.  At the hearing, other names may be proposed and considered by the board without additional notice requirements; and

    (c) A majority of the board votes to adopt the new name.

    (2) If the board adopts the new name, the new name shall be recorded in the school district office and with the educational service district superintendent, the superintendent of public instruction, the state board of education, and the secretary of state.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

(1) RCW 28A.315.690 (Change of district name--Authorized--Petition for) and 1969 ex.s. c 223 s 28A.58.600;

(2) RCW 28A.315.700 (Change of district name--Public hearing on--Notice of--Hearing may include additional petitions) and 1969 ex.s. c 223 s 28A.58.601;

(3) RCW 28A.315.710 (Change of district name--Board selection of name for voter approval) and 1969 ex.s. c 223 s 28A.58.602; and

(4) RCW 28A.315.720 (Change of district name--Procedure upon voter approval--Recording--Notice to interested institutions) and 1975 1st ex.s. c 275 s 114, 1971 c 48 s 32, & 1969 ex.s. c 223 s 28A.58.603.

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