Other LanguagesThis is in response to your request for an opinion on the definition of "major surgery," both in the context of chapter 18.36 RCW, drugless therapeutics, which presently regulates the activities of naturopaths, and of House Bill 603.
By letter previously acknowledged you have requested an opinion of this office concerning the authority of the state board of education to examine and accredit private secondary schools in this state. We paraphrase your question in two parts as follows: (1) In view of the enactment of chapter 215, Laws of 1971, 1st Ex. Sess., does the state board of education continue to have authority to examine and accredit private secondary schools in this state? (2) If question (1) is answered in the affirmative, to what extent, if at all, may the state board of education utilize as criteria for accreditation any standards which are beyond those specifically set forth in § 3, chapter 215, Laws of 1971, 1st Ex. Sess.?
We acknowledge receipt of your letter dated March 11, 1970, requesting our opinion on a question pertaining to membership in the new Washington law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system.
"1. Is the applicable portion of the Generation Tax against Public Utility districts, imposed by RCW 54.28.020, and distributed by the State to the Counties, pursuant to RCW 54.28.050, to be distributed pursuant to RCW 54.28.090, by the Counties (1) to all school districts lying in the County and within the boundaries of the Public Utility District, (2) to the school districts lying within the County and having any Public Utility district property within their boundaries, or, (3) to the school districts lying within the County and having property acquired by the Public Utility District from within their boundaries for generating facilities and land acquired for reservoir purposes?
We are in receipt of your letter dated April 26, 1972, requesting our comments with regard to a certain bulletin which was issued by Secretary of State Kramer to all county auditors and city clerks on March 22, 1972.
This is written in response to your recent letter requesting our opinion on a question pertaining to excess property tax levies, as affected by the provisions of chapter 92, Laws of 1970.
By recent letter you have requested the opinion of this office on several questions relating to the funding of the state auditor's division of municipal corporations. By way of background, you have indicated in your letter that the proposed state budget for the 1971-1973 fiscal biennium, as submitted to the legislature under chapter 43.88 RCW, includes a proposal to delete all financial support for the division of municipal corporations from either the state general fund or the motor vehicle fund, representing a departure from administrative and legislative practice over a period of several biennia. We are further informed that a question was raised at a committee hearing on the proposed budget as to the validity of that proposal, and that certain members of the committee, as well as your office, desired to obtain the attorney general's opinion on the matter.
This is written in response to your recent letter requesting our opinion on the question of whether the board of directors of a school district would be prohibited by any existing state statute or regulation from permitting the use of tobacco by students on the campuses of high schools under its jurisdiction.
We acknowledge receipt of your letter dated March 13, 1970, requesting our opinion on a question pertaining to the authority of a park and recreation district organized under chapter 36.69 RCW to provide for leisure time facilities in the nature of gymnasiums and arts and crafts centers.
This is written in response to your recent request for our opinion on the constitutionality of House Bill No. 419, in the light of certain provisions of our state and federal constitutions relating to, or otherwise inhibiting, the use of public funds in aid of private educational institutions.