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Bob Ferguson

AGO 1987 NO. 1 >
DISTRICTS ‑- SCHOOLS ‑- CHILD CARE PROGRAMS ‑- AUTHORITY OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE CHILD CARE SERVICES  School districts have the authority to provide programs that offer care for children, including children not enrolled as students of the school district.  The facilities of the
AGO 1987 NO. 2 >
STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY ‑- AUTHORITY TO REGULATE ‑- REGISTRATION AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS OF DRUG MANUFACTURERS, REPRESENTATIVES OR AGENTS REGARDING LEGEND DRUGS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES  (1) The Washington State Board of Pharmacy has the statutory authority to regulate the distribution of
AGO 1987 NO. 3 >
DISTRICTS ‑- WATER ‑- AUTHORITY TO FLUORIDATE WATER  Water districts do not have authority to fluoridate water by state statute.  Assuming water district commissioners obtain authority to fluoridate by county, city or town ordinance, fluoridation for the water districts' users would be
AGO 1987 NO. 4 >
PENSIONS ‑- RETIREMENT ‑- RCW 43.135.060(1) ‑- IMPACT ON PROPOSED PENSION LEGISLATION  If the Legislature amends the statutes governing the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System, Plan II (LEOFF II), by reducing the retirement age from 58 years to 50 years, reducing the
AGO 1987 NO. 5 >
TAXATION ‑- REAL ESTATE CONTRACT ‑- TAXABILITY OF DECLARATION OF FORFEITURE  RCW 82.20.010 which imposes a tax upon certain conveyances does not apply to declarations of forfeiture recorded pursuant to chapter 61.30 RCW.             
AGO 1987 NO. 6 >
STATUTES ‑- APPROPRIATIONS ‑- COMMUNITY COLLEGES ‑- USE OF BUDGET ACT TO LIMIT DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO FIX COMPENSATION  1.  The Legislature may not, through the use of conditions in its biennial appropriation act and without amending permanent statute, eliminate or limit the authority of
AGO 1987 NO. 7 >
STATE ‑- HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD ‑- DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  The Higher Education Coordinating Board may not delegate to its executive director the authority to adopt rules. The Board may delegate authority to its executive director to administer the
AGO 1987 NO. 8 >
PLATTING & SUBDIVISIONS ‑- REAL ESTATE ‑- DENIAL OF SHORT PLAT APPLICATION ‑- FORUM FOR APPEAL  King County is not required to allow an appeal to the county council of an administrative decision denying a short plat application.           
AGO 1987 NO. 9 >
CHILDREN‑‑CHILD ABUSE‑‑REPORTING BY SCHOOL OFFICIALS‑‑ALLEGED ABUSE BY STUDENT              RCW 26.44.030 does require school officials to report incidents of alleged child abuse when the alleged abuser is a fellow student.
AGO 1987 NO. 10 >
STATE ‑- COUNTY DEEDED FOREST LANDS ‑- TRUST ‑- AGENCY FLAT RATE OF RETURN ‑- SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS FROM TIMBER SALE LITIGATION  RCW 76.12.030 does not establish a separate trust for each county with reference to the lands deeded by each county to the DNR for state forest lands.  RCW 76.12.