HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 1429

BYRepresentatives Betrozoff, Peery, Walker, Brough, Schoon, Ferguson, Fraser, Dorn and Brekke

Permitting school levies for operation and maintenance to be for a four-year period.

House Committe on Education

Majority Report:  Do pass.  (18)

      Signed by Representatives Peery, Chair; G. Fisher, Vice Chair; Betrozoff, Ranking Republican Member; Brumsickle, Cole, Dorn, Fuhrman, Holland, Horn, Jones, Phillips, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rayburn, Schoon, Valle, Walker and K. Wilson.

House Staff:Susan Patrick (786-7111)

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION FEBRUARY 27, 1989

BACKGROUND:

Currently, school districts may put in place a maintenance and operation school levy which will remain in effect for two years with the approval of a majority of the voters.

SUMMARY:

The maximum duration of a maintenance and operation levy is increased from two to four years.

Fiscal Note:      No Impact.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    Perry Keithley, Superintendent of Public Instruction; Bob Maier, Washington Education Association; Kris Van Gorkom, Washington Association of School Administrators; and Dwayne Slate, Washington State School Directors' Association.

House Committee - Testified Against:      Paul Locke, Citizen.

House Committee - Testimony For:    The four year levy provides flexibility for school districts and also increases the stability of their funding.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      School districts should be responsive to their residents and no extension of the duration of levies should be allowed.