Title 28A — Title 28A COMMON SCHOOL PROVISIONS
76 chapters · 1,542 sections in this title.
RCW 28A.343.010 Director candidates in undivided districts—Indication of term sought—How elected.
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Whenever the directors to be elected in a school district that is not divided into directors' districts are not all to be elected for the same term of years, the county auditor shall distinguish them and designate the same as provided for in RCW 29A.24.020, and assign position nu…
RCW 28A.343.020 Certain school districts—Election for formation of new school district.
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Whenever an election shall be held for the purpose of securing the approval of the voters for the formation of a new school district other than a school district of the first class having within its boundaries a city with a population of four hundred thousand people or more, if r…
RCW 28A.343.030 Certain school districts—Election to authorize division in school districts not already divided into directors' districts.
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The board of directors of every first-class school district other than a school district of the first class having within its boundaries a city with a population of four hundred thousand people or more which is not divided into directors' districts may submit to the voters at any…
RCW 28A.343.040 Division or redivision of district into director districts.
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(1) It is the responsibility of each school district board of directors to prepare for the division or redivision of the district into director districts no later than eight months after any of the following:(a) Receipt of federal decennial census data from the redistricting comm…
RCW 28A.343.050 Dissolution of directors' districts.
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Upon receipt by the educational service district superintendent of a resolution adopted by the board of directors or a written petition from a first-class or second-class school district signed by at least twenty percent of the registered voters of a school district previously di…
RCW 28A.343.060 District boundary changes—Submission to county auditor.
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(1) Any district boundary changes, including changes in director district boundaries, shall be submitted to the county auditor by the school district board of directors within thirty days after the changes have been approved by the board. The board shall submit both legal descrip…
RCW 28A.343.070 Map of directors' districts.
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Each educational service district superintendent shall prepare and keep in his or her office a map showing the boundaries of the directors' districts of all school districts in or belonging to his or her educational service district that are so divided.[ 2008 c 159 s 9; 1990 c 33…
RCW 28A.343.080 Condensed compliance reports—Second-class districts.
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Any compliance reporting requirements as a result of laws in this chapter that apply to second-class districts may be submitted in accordance with RCW 28A.330.250.[ 2011 c 45 s 29.]Notes:Conflict with federal requirements—2011 c 45: See note following RCW 28A.330.250.
RCW 28A.343.090 Voluntary change to electoral system.
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The school board of directors may authorize a change to its electoral system pursuant to RCW 29A.92.040. Any staggering of directors' terms shall be accomplished as provided in RCW 28A.343.030 and 28A.343.600 through 28A.343.650.[ 2018 c 113 s 203.]Notes:Findings—Intent—Short tit…
RCW 28A.343.100 Governance training program.
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(1) Except as provided otherwise by this subsection (1), beginning with the 2022 calendar year, each member of a board of directors shall complete a governance training program once per term of elected office. If the director is appointed or elected to a first term of office, the…
RCW 28A.343.300 Directors—Terms—Number.
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The governing board of a school district shall be known as the board of directors of the district.Unless otherwise specifically provided, as in RCW 29A.04.340, each member of a board of directors shall be elected by ballot by the registered voters of the school district and shall…
RCW 28A.343.310 Terms for directors in divided districts.
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Whenever all directors to be elected in a school district that is divided into directors' districts are not all to be elected for the same term of years, the county auditor, prior to the date set by law for filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of director, shall deter…
RCW 28A.343.320 Declarations of candidacy—Positions as separate offices.
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Candidates for the position of school director shall file their declarations of candidacy as provided in Title 29A RCW.The positions of school directors in each district shall be dealt with as separate offices for all election purposes, and where more than one position is to be f…
RCW 28A.343.330 Ballots—Form.
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Except as provided in RCW 29A.52.210, the positions of school directors and the candidates therefor shall appear separately on the nonpartisan ballot in substantially the following form:SCHOOL DIRECTOR ELECTION BALLOTDistrict No. . . . .Date . . . . . .To vote for a person make a…
RCW 28A.343.340 When elected—Eligibility.
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Directors of school districts shall be elected at regular school elections. No person shall be eligible to the office of school director who is not a citizen of the United States and the state of Washington and a registered voter of either the school district or director district…
RCW 28A.343.350 Residency.
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Notwithstanding RCW 42.12.010(4), a school director elected from a director district may continue to serve as a director from the district even though the director no longer resides in the director district, but continues to reside in the school district, under the following cond…
RCW 28A.343.360 Oath of office.
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Every person elected or appointed to the office of school director, before entering upon the discharge of the duties thereof, shall take an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of the United States and the state of Washington and the laws of the state of Washington and…
RCW 28A.343.370 Vacancies.
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(1) In case of a vacancy from any cause on the board of directors of a school district other than a reconstituted board resulting from reorganized school districts, a majority of the legally established number of board members shall fill such vacancy by appointment: PROVIDED, Tha…
RCW 28A.343.380 Meetings.
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Regular meetings of the board of directors of any school district shall be held monthly or more often at such a time as the board of directors by resolution shall determine or the bylaws of the board may prescribe. Special or deferred meetings may be held from time to time as cir…
RCW 28A.343.390 Quorum—Failure to attend meetings.
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A majority of all members of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum. Absence of any board member from four consecutive regular meetings of the board, unless on account of sickness or authorized by resolution of the board, shall be sufficient cause for the remaining memb…
RCW 28A.343.400 Compensation—Waiver.
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Each member of the board of directors of a school district may receive compensation of fifty dollars per day or portion thereof for attending board meetings and for performing other services on behalf of the school district, not to exceed four thousand eight hundred dollars per y…
RCW 28A.343.600 Certain first-class districts—Staggered terms.
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Any first-class school district having a board of directors of five members as provided in RCW 28A.343.300 and which elects directors for a term of six years under the provisions of RCW 29A.04.340 shall cause the office of at least one director and no more than two directors to b…
RCW 28A.343.610 First-class districts having city with population of 400,000 people or more—Directors' terms.
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After July 1, 1979, the election of directors of any first-class school district having within its boundaries a city with a population of four hundred thousand people or more, shall be to four year terms. The initial four year terms required by this section shall commence upon th…
RCW 28A.343.620 First-class districts containing no former first-class district—Number and terms of directors.
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Upon the establishment of a new school district of the first class as provided for in *RCW 28A.315.580 containing no former first-class district, the directors of the old school districts who reside within the limits of the new district shall meet at the call of the educational s…
RCW 28A.343.630 First-class districts containing only one former first-class district—Number and terms of directors.
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Upon the establishment of a new school district of the first class as provided for in *RCW 28A.315.580 containing only one former first-class district, the directors of the former first-class district and two directors representative of former second-class districts selected by a…
RCW 28A.343.640 First-class districts containing more than one former first-class district—Number and terms of directors.
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Upon the establishment of a new school district of the first class as provided for in RCW 28A.343.020 containing more than one former first-class district, the directors of the largest former first-class district and three directors representative of the other former first-class …
RCW 28A.343.650 New first-class district having city with population of 400,000 people or more—Number and terms of directors.
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Upon the establishment of a new school district of the first class having within its boundaries a city with a population of four hundred thousand people or more, the directors of the largest former first-class district and three directors representative of the other former first-…
RCW 28A.343.660 First-class districts having city with population of 400,000 people or more—Boundaries of director districts—Candidate eligibility—Declaration of candidacy—Primary limited to district voters—Terms of directors.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school district of the first class having within its boundaries a city with a population of four hundred thousand people or more shall be divided into seven director districts. The boundaries of such director districts shall be esta…
RCW 28A.343.670 First-class districts having city with population of 400,000 people or more—Initial director district boundaries—Appointments to fill vacancies for new director districts—Director district numbers.
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The school boards of any school district of the first class having within its boundaries a city with a population of four hundred thousand people or more shall establish the director district boundaries. Appointment of a board member to fill any vacancy existing for a new directo…
RCW 28A.343.680 New second-class districts—Number and terms of directors.
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Upon the establishment of a new school district of the second class, the directors of the old school districts who reside within the limits of the new district shall meet at the call of the educational service district superintendent and shall constitute the board of directors of…