Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1951 NO. 22 >

Section 1, chapter 255, Laws of 1951 has no effect upon section 37, chapter 266, Laws of 1947 and section 37 remains in full force and effect.

AGO 1973 NO. 26 >

It is not a violation of § 13 of Initiative No. 276 (RCW 42.17.130 for the board of directors of a school district to allow the facilities of that district to be used by others on a nondiscriminatory basis for the conduct of meetings at which members of the legislature, or others, appear and speak either in favor of, or in opposition to pending ballot proposals or candidates for election to public office.

AGO 1959 NO. 27 >

RCW 36.22.050, providing a $500.00 limitation on the amount for which county warrants may be issued when there is insufficient cash on hand to pay the same upon presentation is not applicable to school district warrants.

AGO 1953 NO. 33 >

The cost of printing and distributing brochures advising the electors concerning a proposition to be voted on at a special election is an unauthorized expenditure of public funds and not an allowable claim.

AGO 1955 NO. 34 >

School districts which are consolidated for all purposes for which such districts are operated lose their individuality and become a new and distinct entity for all such purposes except as to those matters expressly reserved by statute.

AGO 1967 NO. 38 >

Pursuant to § 64, chapter 8, Laws of 1967, Ex. Sess., the community college districts which have taken over from common school districts the responsibility for administration of community colleges are now primarily liable for the performance of all contractual obligations (except those covered by §§ 60 and 75 of the act) which were entered into for community college purposes by the school districts prior to the effective date of the act; however, the common school districts remain secondarily liable for the performance of these contracts.

AGO 1955 NO. 45 >

A school district election authorizing an excess levy is valid if the total vote was at least 40% of the vote at the last regular school district election.

AGO 1955 NO. 51 >

1. "Sufficient cause" for nonrenewal must be of substantial nature. 2. In a hearing to establish "sufficient cause" for nonrenewal of contract witnesses and proof must be produced substantiated by competent evidence.

AGO 1959 NO. 55 >

The provisions of RCW 36.17.040, as amended in 1959, authorizing pay days twice monthly are not applicable to certified or noncertified personnel of school districts.

AGLO 1973 NO. 58 >

A board of trustees of Yakima Valley College, a community college operating under chapter 28B.50 RCW, has the legal right thereunder to operate certain adult education programs in the Grandview area following expiration of an existing contract with the Grandview district on June 30, 1973.