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HOUSE BILL NO. 383
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State of Washington 50th Legislature 1987 Regular Session
By Representatives Ebersole, Fuhrman, O'Brien, Padden, Pruitt, Day, P. King, Chandler, Amondson, Gallagher, L. Smith, Lewis, D. Sommers, Kremen, Hargrove, C. Smith, Winsley, Moyer and Ferguson
Read first time 1/28/87 and referred to Committee on Education.
AN ACT Relating to the state board of education; and amending RCW 28A.04.010, 28A.04.020, 28A.04.050, and 28A.04.090.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 28A.04.010, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as amended by section 1, chapter 179, Laws of 1980 and RCW 28A.04.010 are each amended to read as follows:
The state
board of education shall be comprised of two members from each congressional
district of the state, not including any congressional district at large,
elected by the members of the boards of directors of school districts thereof,
as hereinafter in this chapter provided, the superintendent of public
instruction and one ((nonvoting)) member elected at large, as
hereinafter in this chapter provided, by the members of the boards of directors
of all private schools in the state meeting the requirements of RCW 28A.02.201,
as now or hereafter amended.
Sec. 2. Section 28A.04.020, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as amended by section 1, chapter 38, Laws of 1981 and RCW 28A.04.020 are each amended to read as follows:
Not later
than the twenty-fifth day of August of each year, the superintendent of public
instruction shall call for the following elections to be held: An election in
each congressional district within which resides a member of the state board of
education whose term of membership will end on the second Monday of January
next following, and an election of the ((nonvoting)) member of the state
board of education representing private schools if the term of
membership will end on the second Monday of January next following. The
superintendent of public instruction shall give written notice thereof to each
member of the board of directors of each common school district in such
congressional district, and to the chairperson of the board of directors of
each private school who shall distribute said notice to each member of the
private school board. Such notice shall include the election calendar and
rules and regulations established by the superintendent of public instruction
for the conduct of the election.
Sec. 3. Section 28A.04.050, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as amended by section 2, chapter 38, Laws of 1981 and RCW 28A.04.050 are each amended to read as follows:
Each member
of the board of directors of each school district in each congressional
district shall be eligible to vote for the candidates who reside in his
congressional district. Each chairperson of the board of directors of each
eligible private school shall cast a vote for the candidate receiving a
majority in an election to be held as follows: Each member of the board of
directors of each eligible private school shall vote for candidates
representing the private schools in an election of the board, the purpose of
which is to determine the board's candidate for the ((nonvoting)) member
((of)) representing private schools on the state board. Not
later than the first day of October the superintendent of public instruction
shall mail to each member of each common school district board of directors and
to each chairperson of the board of directors of each private school, the
proper ballot and voting instructions for his congressional district together
with biographical data concerning each candidate listed on such ballot, which
data shall have been prepared by the candidate.
Sec. 4. Section 28A.04.090, chapter 223, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. as amended by section 1, chapter 160, Laws of 1982 and RCW 28A.04.090 are each amended to read as follows:
The state
board of education shall annually elect a president and vice president. The
superintendent of public instruction shall be an ex officio member and the
chief executive officer of the board. ((As such ex officio member)) The
superintendent shall have the right to vote ((only when there is a question
before the board upon which no majority opinion has been reached among the
board members present and voting thereon and the superintendent's vote is
essential for action thereon)) on any matter before the board. The
superintendent, as chief executive officer of the board, shall furnish all
necessary record books and forms for its use, and shall represent the board in
directing the work of school inspection.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.