Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1959 NO. 48 >

(1)  Money left from the state allocation of funds to the county superintendent for the 1958-59 school year should be transferred to the new county superintendent's special service fund by order or resolution of the board of county commissioners. (2)  Any state funds received under the allocation for the year 1958-59 that will be unexpended on July 1, 1959, must be considered in computing the amount of state funds to be allocated for the year 1959-60. (3)  Money remaining in the special service fund December 31, 1959, will remain in the fund and will not lapse; and in expending funds from the special service allotments, the calendar year prescribed for county budgets must be followed.  (4)  The county board of education cannot by resolution give authority to the county superintendent of schools to sign vouchers drawn upon such fund.