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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1520

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Representatives Sommers, Prince, Silver, Holland and Ebersole

Read first time 1/17/86 and referred to Committee on Higher Education.

AN ACT Relating to regional universities' and The Evergreen State College's extension departments; and amending RCW 28B.35.380 and 28B.40.380.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 60, chapter 169, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 28B.35.380 are each amended to read as follows:

          In order to assist teachers in service, candidates for certificates, and others, each regional university shall establish and maintain an extension department.  The work of the department may supplement the previous training of teachers in service and comprise subjects included in the regional university curriculum, or otherwise.

          ((In order to prevent overlapping of territory in connection with this extension work, the state board of education shall district the state making a definite assignment of territory to each institution:  PROVIDED, That such assignments of territory shall not preclude any other contractual arrangements initiated by a regional university to carry out its duties under this section.))  The head of the extension department of each regional university((, after being assigned specific territory,)) shall cooperate with the several  educational service district superintendents or educational executive officers of the educational service districts in making public the courses or seminars available for each year, such information being forwarded by the head of the extension department to the state superintendent of public instruction.

          A report of the work accomplished by any such extension department during the preceding school year shall be made by the board of trustees upon request of the governor or any member of the legislature.

        Sec. 2.  Section 28B.40.380, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as last amended by section 80, chapter 169, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 28B.40.380 are each amended to read as follows:

          In order to assist teachers in service, candidates for certificates, and others, The Evergreen State College shall establish and maintain an extension department.  The work of the department may supplement the previous training of teachers in service and comprise subjects included in the state college curriculum, or otherwise.

          ((In order to prevent overlapping of territory in connection with extension work, the state board of education shall make a definite assignment of territory to said institution:  PROVIDED, That such assignment of territory shall not preclude any other contractual arrangements initiated by The Evergreen State College to carry out its duties under this section.))  The head of the extension department of the state college((, after being assigned specific territory,)) shall cooperate with the several  educational service district superintendents or educational executive officers of the educational service districts in making public the courses or seminars available for each year, such information being forwarded by the head of the extension department to the state superintendent of public instruction.

          A report of the work accomplished by any such extension department during the preceding school year shall be made by the board of trustees upon request of the governor or any member of the legislature.