Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 28A Common School Provisions - Chapter 28A.310 Educational Service Districts

28A.310.010 Purpose
It shall be the intent and purpose of this chapter to establish educational service districts as regional agencies which are intended to: (1) Provide cooperative ...
28A.310.020 Changes in number of, boundaries -- Initiating, hearings, considerations -- Superintendent's duties
The state board of education upon its own initiative, or upon petition of any educational service district board, or upon petition of at least half ...
28A.310.030 ESD board -- Membership -- Board member district boundaries
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, in each educational service district there shall be an educational service district board consisting of seven members elected ...
28A.310.040 ESD board -- Members -- Terms
The term of office for each board member shall be four years and until a successor is duly elected and qualified. For the first election ...
28A.310.050 ESD board -- Members -- Nine member boards
Any educational service district board may elect by resolution of the board to increase the board member size to nine board members. In such case ...
28A.310.060 ESD board -- Members -- Terms -- Vacancies
The term of every educational service district board member shall begin on the second Monday in January next following the election at which he or ...
28A.310.070 ESD board -- Members -- Restriction on other service
No person shall serve as an employee of a school district or as a member of a board of directors of a common school district ...
28A.310.080 ESD board -- Members -- Elections, calling and notice
Not later than the twenty-fifth day of August of every odd-numbered year, the superintendent of public instruction shall call an election to be held in ...
28A.310.090 ESD board -- Members -- Elections -- Declarations of candidacy
Candidates for membership on an educational service district board shall file declarations of candidacy with the superintendent of public instruction on forms prepared by the ...
28A.310.100 ESD board -- Members -- Elections -- Certification
Each member of an educational service district board shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast at the election for all candidates for ...
28A.310.110 ESD board -- Members -- Elections, contest of
Any common school district board member eligible to vote for a candidate for membership on an educational service district or any candidate for the position, ...
28A.310.120 ESD board -- Return to seven member board
Any educational service district board which elects under RCW 28A.310.050 to increase the size of the educational service district board from seven to nine members, ...
28A.310.130 ESD board -- Vacation of board member position because of failure to attend meetings
Absence of any educational service district board member from four consecutive regular meetings of the board, unless excused on account of sickness or otherwise authorized ...
28A.310.140 School district to be entirely within single educational service district
Every school district must be included entirely within a single educational service district. If the boundaries of any school district within an educational service district ...
28A.310.150 ESD board -- Members -- Qualifications, oath, bond -- Organization -- Quorum
Every candidate for membership on a educational service district board shall be a registered voter and a resident of the board-member district for which such ...
28A.310.160 ESD board -- Reimbursement of members for expenses
The actual expenses of educational service board members in going to, returning from and attending meetings called or held pursuant to district business or while ...
28A.310.170 ESD superintendent -- Appointment, procedure -- Term, salary, discharge -- ESD superintendent review committee
(1) Every educational service district board shall employ and set the salary of an educational service district superintendent who shall be employed by a written ...
28A.310.180 ESD board -- Compliance with rules and regulations -- Depository and distribution center -- Cooperative service programs, joint purchasing programs, and direct student service programs including pupil transportation
In addition to other powers and duties as provided by law, every educational service district board shall: (1) Comply with rules or regulations of the ...
28A.310.190 ESD board -- Teachers' institutes, directors' meetings -- Cooperation with state supervisor -- Certification of data
In addition to other powers and duties as provided by law, every educational service district board shall: (1) If the district board deems necessary, hold ...
28A.310.200 ESD board -- Powers and duties -- Rules
In addition to other powers and duties as provided by law, every educational service district board shall: (1) Approve the budgets of the educational service ...
28A.310.202 ESD board -- Partnership with regional support network to operate a wraparound model site
Educational service district boards may partner with regional support networks to respond to a request for proposal for operation of a wraparound model site under ...
28A.310.210 ESD board -- Payment of member expenses -- Payment of dues into statewide association of board members, restrictions
In addition to other powers and duties prescribed by law every educational service district board shall be authorized to: (1) Pay the expenses of its ...
28A.310.220 ESD board -- Delegation of powers and duties to superintendent
Each educational service district board, by written order filed in the headquarters office, may delegate to the educational service district superintendent any of the powers ...
28A.310.230 Assistant superintendents and other personnel -- Appointment, salaries, duties
The educational service district superintendent may appoint with the consent of the educational service district board assistant superintendents and such other professional personnel and clerical ...
28A.310.240 Employee leave policy required
(1) Every educational service district board shall adopt written policies granting leaves to persons under contracts of employment with the district in positions requiring either ...
28A.310.250 Certificated employees of district -- Contracts of employment -- Nonrenewal of contracts -- Notice
No certificated employee of an educational service district shall be employed as such except by written contract, which shall be in conformity with the laws ...
28A.310.260 Certificated employees of district -- Adverse change in contract status -- Notice -- Probable cause -- Review -- Appeal
Every educational service district superintendent or board determining that there is probable cause or causes for a certificated employee or superintendent, hereinafter referred to as ...
28A.310.270 ESD superintendent's powers and duties -- Chief executive officer
In addition to other powers and duties as provided by law, each educational service district superintendent shall: (1) Serve as chief executive officer of the ...
28A.310.280 ESD superintendent's powers and duties -- Records and reports
In addition to other powers and duties as provided by law, each educational service district superintendent shall: (1) Perform such record keeping, including such annual ...
28A.310.290 ESD superintendent's powers and duties -- Oaths and affirmations
In addition to other powers and duties as provided by law, each educational service district superintendent shall: (1) Administer oaths and affirmations to school directors, ...
28A.310.300 ESD superintendent's powers and duties -- Generally
In addition to other powers and duties as provided by law, each educational service district superintendent shall: (1) Assist the school districts in preparation of ...
28A.310.310 Headquarters office -- Official records -- Transfers of records
The educational service district board shall designate the headquarters office of the educational service district. Educational service districts shall provide for their own office space, ...
28A.310.320 ESD superintendents, employees -- Travel expenses and subsistence -- Advance payment
For all actual and necessary travel in the performance of official duties and while in attendance upon meetings and conferences, each educational service district superintendent ...
28A.310.330 Budgeting procedures for districts
The superintendent of public instruction by rule and regulation shall adopt budgeting procedures for educational service districts modeled after the statutory procedures for school districts ...
28A.310.340 Identification of core services for budget purposes -- Generally
It is the intent of the legislature that a basic core of uniform services be provided by educational service districts and be identified in statute ...
28A.310.350 Identification of core services for budget purposes -- Specific services listed
The basic core services and cost upon which educational service districts are budgeted shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Educational service ...
28A.310.360 Identification of core services for budget purposes -- Formula utilized for ESD's biennial budget request
The superintendent of public instruction, pursuant to RCW 28A.310.330 shall prepare the biennial budget request for the operation of educational service districts based upon a ...
28A.310.370 District budget -- State funds, allocation of -- District general expense fund -- Created, deposits, expenditures
The superintendent of public instruction shall examine and revise the biennial budget request of each educational service district and shall fix the amount to be ...
28A.310.390 District budget request -- Procedure for approval
The biennial budget request of each educational service district shall be approved by the respective educational service district board and then forwarded to the superintendent ...
28A.310.400 Legal services
The superintendent of public instruction shall be responsible for the provision of legal services to all educational service districts: PROVIDED, That any educational service district ...
28A.310.410 Ex officio treasurer of district
The county treasurer of the county in which the headquarters office of the educational service district is located shall serve as the ex officio treasurer ...
28A.310.420 County or intermediate district superintendent and board employees to terminate or transfer employment -- Benefits retained
As of July 1, 1969, employees of the various offices of county or intermediate district superintendent and county or intermediate district board shall terminate their ...
28A.310.430 Local school district superintendents to advise board and superintendent
The superintendents of all local school districts within an educational service district shall serve in an advisory capacity to the educational service district board and ...
28A.310.440 ESD as self-insurer -- Authority
The board of directors of any educational service district is authorized to enter into agreements with the board of directors of any local school district ...
28A.310.460 Contracts to lease building space and portable buildings and lease or have maintained security systems, computers and other equipment
The board of any educational service district may enter into contracts for their respective districts for periods not exceeding twenty years in duration with public ...
28A.310.470 Delegation to ESD of SPI program, project or service -- Contract
The superintendent of public instruction may delegate to any educational service district or combination of educational service districts all or any portion of a program, ...
28A.310.480 Delegation to ESD of state board of education program, project or service -- Contract
The state board of education may delegate to any educational service district or combination of educational service districts all or any portion of a program, ...
28A.310.490 ESD employee attendance incentive program -- Remuneration or benefit plan for unused sick leave
Every educational service district board of directors shall establish an attendance incentive program for all certificated and classified employees in the following manner. (1) In ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009